The Operative: No One Lives Forever (2000)
Fox Interactive, MacPlay, Monolith Productions, MumboJumbo, Sierra Entertainment
No One Lives Forever is to be a fast-paced, story-driven first-person shooter that delivers over-the-top action, outrageous villains, and wry humor in the tradition of the great 1960's Bond films. You play Cate Archer an undercover operative for MI-Zero. Your mission is to arrange for the defection of a prominent East German biophysicist that goes by the name of Otto Dentz. However things go wrong when a terrorist group known as the HARM abducts Dentz during a flight to England. Assume the role of Cate Archer, an operative working for UNITY, a secret organization fighting to free the world from the clutches of H.A.R.M.. From tense subterfuge to in-your-face combat, No One Lives Forever ups the ante with 1960's-influenced spy action, vivid international locates, and deadly arch villains.
Platforms
Mac PC PS2Genres
ShooterThemes
Action Comedy StealthMedia
Critic Reviews
Cubed3
By AthanasiosThe Operative: No One Lives Forever is a stealth game were stealth doesn't work that well, has plenty of neat gadgets that won't really get many chances to shine, and the adventure as a whole takes about five or so hours more than it should. And yet, it's still hard not to fall in love with its strong '60s spy film vibe, clever and funny writing, cool and sexy protagonist, and fast-paced and varied gameplay. Strictly viewed as a game this is flawed, yet as an experience it has a strange charm that almost makes up for its issues.
