This game is AWESOME. I'm not usually so inarticulate but, trust me, this game rocks. You play spy Cate Archer who gets assigned, more because no one else could do it, to find out the leak that's leading to the deaths of several top spies. As Cate, you work for a security service called UNITY aka 'The Good Guys' and trying to thwart you along the way is the organisation H.A.R.M aka 'The Bad Guys'. The game is hilarious from start to finish, whether it be because of a snort-inducing conversations you overhear between two characters, or because of the witty banter between Cate and her collegues. Despite the laugh-out-loud factor that is definately present in No One Lives Forever, you can't take away from the actual genius of the plot. You are armed with an array of weapons such as the .32 automatic hand-gun to the robot poodle that distracts the rather rabid guard dogs that could act as your undoing. Even through all of this, you find yourself taking every level seriously, focussing on working out the best strategy through each locale, which are numerous by the way. Cate starts off in Morocco, heads through an army base in Germany, parachutes out of a crashing aeroplane over london, sneaks through a ski lodge in Switzerland, and the list goes on. Every environment is different and interesting to look at, and teamed with the extreme retro theme, you're lucky your eyes don't go funny. Let's face it; you're a babe who's armed and dangerous with tons of great gadgets and a brilliant line of dialogue. What's not to love!
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