Comparing Every Version of James Bond: Nightfire

[@rodolfohernandez2702]

I've only played 007 Nightfire on my PC way back in 2003. Still have both discs to this day. My first James Bond FPS game. Got to play it with my 2nd older brother RIP back in the day and he became quite a fanatic to the game, even waited for me to get back from school so we could play each one a mission.

[@Nick-r9z]

Sounds like you had a good time. Sorry to hear about your brother.

[@Elvisbackpack]

Hilariously, AUF Bond, while he looks like five men combined into one, he's actually based on a real British actor. He was also going to be the model for Nightfire if they couldn't get Brosnan, and shows up as male party guests in the castle.

[@NebLleb]

Actually, said actor admitted that they created a "Generic Bond" for AUF.

[@TheChaosLupin]

The model is also used in the GBA version of EON as a Casino patron.

[@IceCreamNotCoffee]

His model was used for the guy shooting at bond at the end of Alpine Escape during the cutscene

[@ordelian7795]

Is it the guy at 8:50?

[@HylianSith920]

I can't not see Sterling Archer as AUF Bond nowadays.

[@overvieweffect9034]

this is one of those games that hits hard on the nostalgia. I remember not only playing the campaign quite a lot, but also the local multiplayer with my friends. the bots made it the best of the 007 multiplayers because of that

[@DamBaker95]

03:10 that punch in the nuts with the immediate game over made me laugh out loud

[@nyne010]

He died apparently😂

[@generalcjg]

I definitely want you Flandrew to tackle more James Bond games, but I do want you to cover all console versions of each one, even if the sixth gen console versions only have minor differences between them.

[@ImWithTeamTrinity]

I remember the facial movements and expressions were top notch in this game for the time, it had the polish and feel of a blockbuster movie, while still retaining and improving most of the Goldeneye gameplay elements and gadgets. To be fair, I liked all the James Bond fps games that came out for the N64 and ps2/gamecube/xbox generation, they were all fun and provided lots of entertainment, especially the multiplayer modes.

[@cougar-town]

Nightfire multiplayer on PC was the best one for it's time and is still fun today. It reminds me of Medal of Honor: Allied Assault multiplayer.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Nightfire on the Xbox was the first FPS game that I ever owned, I spent so many great hours on that game. Thanks for the nostalgia hit!

[@mj1205]

I'm a madlad and own all three. Love this game, lots of good times playing with my siblings! I kind of miss how PC versions of games tended to differ from the console versions. Gave us more variety and stuff to compare at school with friends

[@matthewwalter3257]

You are a poet with such a beautiful voice. Every new video you put out makes me swoon for your crooning

[@WH250398]

Best movie game ever made alongside Everything Or Nothing. Still plays like a dream 22 years later.

[@Quintingent]

Everything or Nothing always gets overshadowed by Nightfire, but I think it may have the superior campaign. Both are great though (and Agent Under Fire ain't too shabby either)

[@WH250398]

@@Quintingent It does. What keeps me coming back to Nightfire though, is the gunplay, and multiplayer. They are both amazing games... I think I consider Everything or Nothing the better game, but Nightfire has that pick up and play factor, and the replayability.

[@autosaver]

Note, the PC version used the original outline intended for the console version. The console devs ran out of time to implement all the levels leading to cut levels, story changes, and removal of gadgets. The cutscenes originally used AuF placeholder model which is why the GBA version uses it sometimes. Early promo trailers of the console version have this placeholder as well. AuF and Nightfire were created by different teams but they borrowed concepts from AuF. The car sections of both games were made by Need for Speed development team but the Nightfire car levels suffered as the NfS team was busy at the time.

[@prezidenttrump5171]

Now try to repeat everything you said without using the internet as a resource.

[@itsgeegra]

@@prezidenttrump5171 huh?

[@prezidenttrump5171]

@@itsgeegra Huh?! What?!

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

Yet, it still seems like the ps2 version is the better one

[@cooliomendez88]

@@prezidenttrump5171 such a stupid argument, that's like saying learn astrophysics without going to school or reading a book

[@himynameisben95]

I played the hell out of the PS2 Bond games as a child, and I revisit them like every two years. Last year I grinded for highest score without 007 tokens just for fun and managed the following: The Exchange 863,886 Enemies Vanquished 970,106 Double Cross 771,882 Chain Reaction 1,045,725 Phoenix Fire 587,490 I'm only sharing this here because I have nowhere else 😭

[@janschaffstall8261]

We are here for you. I cant remember really much of the game but im sure those stats are awesome. Maybe go for speedrunning in 2 years!

[@IceCreamNotCoffee]

There is a website where all of the mission scores for Nightfire are posted

[@IceCreamNotCoffee]

Also my highest score in the game was on Chain Reaction with a score of 1.4 million

[@gameragodzilla]

Nightfire is my favorite James Bond game alongside Everything or Nothing.

[@CianCarnageMusic]

The funniest comparison between the two is after the heli fight on the ski lift. In the PS2 version, 007 falls and lands on Nightshade, but in the PC version he falls beside her and ROLLS ONTO HER!!! Nightfire is peak PS2 couch multiplayer and I still have matches with my mates to this day.

[@CryptoSeb]

NightFire & Everything or Nothing were absolutely brilliant. Still have them both on PS2

[@WreckItRolfe]

This was my and my mates' FPS game we'd play before we discovered Timesplitters 2. The most memorable part of the campaign is the impossible jump you fail but also magically achieve in your car near the start

[@Danziii]

The local multiplayer on this was so much fun, I remember taking this around a friend's house and loved it. I grew up with Goldeneye, and this was still way more fun

[@GenuineLand]

My man Flandrew back with another golden ticket! 🎫

[@naththeace]

Loved playing local multiplayer as odd job and getting that hat throw instakill

[@kabob0077]

5:43 That's an actual weapon for the US Military, not adopted of course, but still part of one of many weapons programs in the late 20th and early 21st Centuries.

[@IkeSan]

These 007 games on the sixth generation era were far better than Goldeneye. You actually did a lot of spy stuff with your gadgets instead of just shooting.

[@NebLleb]

Agent Under Fire and NightFire just felt like natural evolutions of GoldenEye's gameplay, and also far more successful at letting you be James Bond. EDIT: Oh, and the Action Adventure games that came after (Everything or Nothing and From Russia with Love) were also brilliant. The late 1990s and 2000s were basically the golden age of James Bond games, weren't they?

[@oneblacksun]

They probably just aged better. Stuff like how the graphics and voice acting are readily apparent, but there's also to consider how the upgraded hardware allowed them to have more intricate level design, complex missions and objectives, and the little touches and details that just wasn't possible with a max of 64mb on a cartridge.

[@kingstarscream3807]

The level design in the Eurocom games is more streamlined and linear.

[@NebLleb]

@@kingstarscream3807 You misspelled "GoldenEye: Rogue Agent".

[@IkeSan]

@@oneblacksun Not really, because Mission Impossible exist on N64 and also has better spy elements than FPS Goldeneye.

[@DimBeau]

I remember how impressed I was with the GBA version. I really hope you do Everything or Nothing next! It was so good, especially the vehicules missions!

[@TheSandersLifeDad]

Nightfire flying little helicopters against friends was epic

[@Andrew53670]

I never thought id see the day of someone talking about the forgotten James Bond games, thank you Flandrew and keep it up

[@TheChaosLupin]

It is great that you consider doing a series with the Bond games. Although this won’t be as long as with other franchises I want to see more of this.

[@realDesertLad]

I've always heard the console ports are better than the PC port, but since I grew up with the PC port it will always have a special place in my heart

[@mrdabrow]

you should take into account the fact that most have most likely played the console version at the time so nostalgia may be a factor

[@codezero7981]

this was a time of gaming where console versions were superior than their PC counterpart

[@steev.homohumanism]

That sniping mission at the power plant was so good, I must have played it a hundred times

[@steev.homohumanism]

I think this video wasnt harsh enough on the Gearbox PC version. It is inferior in every way to the point of being a broken, frustrating mess.

[@Sthomp10]

This was great! I'd love to see more james bond videos

[@NcWcN1]

Multiplayer on consoles was also capable of being single player by setting all other characters to CPU. Once I cleared the story I spent my time on multiplayer, which eventually got funnier by fully randomizing the weapon load outs.

[@LHeyMX]

Interesting seeing a Alajuelense fan , cheers tico 😎

[@Simonskilamb]

What a game Nightfire was. Glad you recognised that Agent Under Fire also deserves love!

[@walkerwhited]

God I wish we could play Nightfire in VR on Quest...

[@acmiguens]

As much as I love the main versions, the portable ones are the most fun to me. The amount of GB and DS games that shouldn't exist but do never cease to fascinate me

[@gothamite27]

I played through all the EA Bond games last year and I think Agent Under Fire hasn't aged very well. Bad shooting, very stagey levels and a story that feels like Austin Powers. BUT! Nightfire has aged like a diamond. A far, far better game. Eurocom were a really underrated developer. It's such a shame Activision ran them into the ground during the Craig era.

[@micklar2000]

Yes please do more 007 games!!! I’d love to see you compare every version of games like Everything Or Nothing and Quantum Of Solace

[@Highretrogamelord]

Nightfire is by far my favorite James Bond game. (I own the GameCube version) Only rocket launchers or only fists with/against bots is so much fun. The singleplayer is also blast.

[@ringfitmaster3079]

This was a very fun video to watch. I loved playing this on my GC. It was always a toss up between playing this game or Time Splitters 2. The PC version I got to play last year. While I don't think it's as good as the console version it was still fun to play a different version I never played before. The GBA version is a very ambitious game for the system. Maybe a little too ambitious. I would like to see in the future, Everything or nothing be talked about. Again I played the GC version as a kid and back in the late 2000's I got the GBA game and what was really cool was seeing how both games supported the GBA link cable. Your GBA turned into a “Q Transmitter” which showed your time, kills and even helped you when you got close to an objective you would hear M's voice. By this time I already had a PSP but the GBA was still a fun portable system to play on road trips and at the time where PSP games cost almost as much as a new game on a home console. In comparison, I got everything or nothing loose and other GBA games loosely for peanuts are some of my fondest memories as a pre teen. :)

[@MaidenBruceBlaze]

Yes, please more James Bond game. They are an awesome basis for comparisons.

[@chr1998is]

We had a flurry of games from 1997 - 2005 . Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough , 007 Racing, Agent Under Fire, Nightfire , Everything Or Nothing, Goldeneye:Rogue Agent & From Russia With Love (Everything Or Nothing is my favourite) That’s 9 Games in 8 years !! To then have 4 games released over last 18 years is really depressing. There is no denying Activision handled the franchise poorly. Hoping IO Interactive can resurrect it.

[@boingaon]

So many memories on Xbox. The multiplayer is so enjoyable. Many memories playing split screen with explosives weapon set on Industrial Espionage (capture the disk). The developers places so many cool details into the environments. The Japan and skyscraper levels in particular.

[@michaelmiller8279]

loved this game! only played the playstation 2 and PC versions as a kid, but it was a fantastic bond game under the blanket of my Nostalgia

[@mothertrucker341]

Better couch multiplayer than GoldenEye. You heard me

[@Bale4Bond]

You are correct.

[@Rschr101]

Whatever floats your boat. Though it doubtful you're old enough to have played Goldeneye when it was released.

[@mothertrucker341]

@@Rschr101 apart from owning it since 1997... Nightfire is better. Take off your age gate keeping hat and your rose tinted glasses

[@SwoffeX]

Man you are the best thank you very much for making a nightfire Video. Love u Mister Bond Fan 007

[@jack1394]

Brosnan’s likeness didn’t come to until July 2002 when the game was nearing its final stages. It’s beautifully covered in the book ‘The Bond of the Millennium’. Highly recommended.

[@McIrish_Lad]

Loved the PS2 & PC versions of this game growing up, just now learning there was also a gba version. I had the PC version(it was my first FPS I owned as a kid so I’ll always have nostalgia for it), my best friend had the PS2 version. Played countless hours of split screen multiplayer. I also still find the theme song to be very relaxing. Look forward to more Bond videos! 💯

[@NerdyWeaponXGames]

This game was great when it came out, but it was soon forgotten when everything or nothing came out - I replayed that free-fall level so many times.

[@jamesb.3869]

I played this game religiously when I was kid on Xbox original. The night shift as a kid use to give trouble for awhile until I noticed that you punch them if you run out tranquilizer darts. I always used oddjob multiplayer, so I could use his hat if I ran out of bullets. Fun fact, Xbox live came out 3 days before the release of nughtfire. Would’ve been an even better experience if you could play people online. I still own the game and the Xbox. I haven’t played my Xbox in like 8 years. I wonder if it still works

[@eklypse21]

Just replayed the PC version a month ago. What a ride

[@david-TheRave]

I miss these style of James bond games, if they had gadgets and stuff in Goldeneye reloaded and more old school multiplayer like starting off with pistols and picking up weapons then that would have been amazing

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

I'm very much looking forward to IO interactives new Bond game. We had such a great plethora of these games when I was a kid and I hope they make a come back.

[@RyanHaney55]

I loved that Aston Martin. But, I played Agent Under Fire a lot more, for whatever reason. I'd definitely watch more videos about 007 games, if you cover them.

[@vodo1983]

Yo the true sequel to Goldeneye! (IMO). Had the GameCube version back in the day. Love this game. Maybe start doing some tier lists of Mario games, Final Fantasy, Spider-Man, Indy, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and Bond games. Curious what your favorites in each are. Keep up the awesome content!

[@LMK-Gaming]

From what I remember, Everything or Nothing had a vastly different version on the GBA compared to the console/pc version so that'd be interesting to see get covered.

[@Qasemiro]

Interesting ❤ Please compare more spider man,007 and lego games.

[@garrcakes67]

I loved this game so much as a kid

[@brandonkirkendall1466]

Yes, I would like to see you do more videos based on James Bond games! This video also makes me kind of wish that we could get a collection of all the modern 007 games that weren't based off of preexisting movies. But damn, the GBA Nightfire graphics are janky as hell!

[@Danziii]

Man, I loved this game as a kid, it had completely been wiped from my memory until this video. I was a dumb kid and never saw anything past the 3rd level, I love how over the top this game is, I'm definitely going to give it a go soon, it seems absolutely nuts 😂

[@allurhatrbelongtome]

Pierce Brosnan made out quite well having his voice and likeness be part of the game. There are many actors and actresses that have used their face in a videogame that were complete flops. He will be remembered in cinematic as well as gaming history.

[@ArmaBiologica35]

I remember the multiplayer on the GameCube version being a lot of fun and the GBA version was really difficult. I played on real hardware using a device called a Super Card which is like an early everdrive with less compatibility with some games but with built in save state support and even playing that way was hard.

[@jedigamer9935]

Great video! 💙❤️ I loved playing Nightfire on Xbox. It was fun.

[@Lukethefox]

I do hope you review more James Bond games. I do feel we need a break from Spider-Man and Star Wars games. I remember enjoying Goldeneye on the N64. I can't remember the last James Bond game that was released. Was it the Goldeneye reboot with Daniel Craig on the Wii?

[@spoo5122]

3:37 lower center of gravity 🤔🤔🤔? I'm not gonna miss that line like i did as a child

[@bsquared89]

You should definitely do a video on "From Russia With Love".

[@deceasedvoter7970]

More Bond, please!

[@Ghost7264]

This was my first 007 game, I have many fond memories of spawn-camping the enemy AI...

[@ACE1918]

One thing to note about the GameCube and Xbox versions is that they both had bot support for the multiplayer and possibly more maps as well.

[@generalcjg]

The PS2 version does have AI bot support too, it ain't just the GameCube and Xbox versions. Likely people think PS2 version does not have AI bots cause in GameCube and Xbox you can probably have a few more than on PS2.

[@TheKappaTwink]

Interesting. I’d love to see a video on the different versions of Rayman 2 as well.

[@ShooterWDT]

Quantum of Solace would be a good one to do! I played the heck out of that, Nightfire and Agent Under Fire as a kid

[@Firebrand128]

I played the living hell out of the PS2 version. I saw the PC version and because of the nicer graphics, figured it must've been the better one. Most people I've ehard from say the console one is better though. I'd love to see more James Bond games covered by you.

[@chaoscommentary2179]

Night fire is my favorite bond game i had it for the GameCube and i was just playing the multiplayer on sky rail with my brother last week

[@nicholasshort1186]

I literally just played through this on GameCube plus all the other 007 games from the early 2000s. Look into Agent Under Fire and Everything or Nothing too.

[@jariussmith6688]

Please do more James Bond! There's a lot to cover...

[@therancorbattalion]

I love this! Please cover the Quantum of Solace game!

[@nintyfan1991]

The console version (GCN, PS2) are the best versions by far. I had fun with the PC version, but that version was rough... thanks, Randy...

[@goranisacson2502]

Hadn't even heard about this game before, most 007 games after Goldeneye didn't leave much of an impression on most people... but this at least seems like a neat Bond-esque game. Shame that the PC version cuts out the vehicle section and freefloating through space stuff, I feel like that sounds like the MOST Bond-esque stuff you could include here.

[@radishdalek]

I would like to see you cover the other bond games

[@threatlevel_TACO]

I played the PC version and it was hard! I remember trying to fight my way out of Drakes Tower and it took me forever. That game was unforgiving on PC.

[@feplays007]

007 Nightfire is certainly among the top best 007 games, and the Xbox, PS2 and GB version is the most complete James Bond adventure to date!

[@MediaWindowsMaker]

Nostalgic

[@syedshamrezrehanshahkazmi3324]

You for sure should cover the other Bond games

[@arkwrightdubstep]

How do you get your ps2 emulators to look so good!? I'd love to see your settings!!

[@latewizard301]

Had a blast with this game (except for Vehicle missions obviously) and couch co-op is amazing with all the gadgets and oddjobs weird hat. And not to mention the gadgets, which was so fun to use. Did i mention gadgets?

[@jhilumdas5228]

Mann it's like you've played all my favorite games growing up!

[@TheTambi87]

Yes please do all the james bonds!

[@josephchandrasegaran276]

Please do more Bond. I loved it when you did Harry Potter, Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. To do Bond is a great idea.

[@CHATNOCEDA]

The guy running into the bomb is hilarious

[@Kleavers]

Damn that GBA version is rough. They really liked shovelware back in the day. "Look! It's James Bond! Buy it!"

[@jacobtasiemski1176]

You should do Goldeneye Rogue Agent! When we got that one we were completely thrown off by the fact that its an alternate timeline where Bond dies and you play as an evil agent!

[@wyzachidmond]

I actually love you Flandrew

[@59spadesofalife52]

Night fire was absolutely amazing

[@thefirstguyjaek255]

Ngl the facial scans on this 20 year old game are really really impressive

[@TheAmazingMoose-Man]

For sure I wanna see an agent under fire episode

[@adrenaliner91]

I don't even like Shooters, but some things about this one is burned into my mind - and I only watched my cousin play it back in the day on a PS2, I never played it myself iirc. And Goldeneye was on the Index (kinda banned and it never released) in Germany, so Nightfire was the only one I saw for a long time. (I knew the PS1 games existed, I don't know if I ever saw gameplay of them, would be interesting, even though I hate Shooters, watching 007 hits different)

[@hanzdarm7849]

Never had a Gameboy and i'm kinda confused: Why try to make the gameboy version look like the PC Version, instead of making it a Sidescroller or Top-Down?

[@jsutton0010]

I had the Gamecube version and I loved it the story mode was great, and the multiplayer was extreamly fun. I hated when someone picked Nick Nack, due to his size he was hard to shoot.

[@LDMythos]

It's worth noting the golden handgun was an unlockable skin in this game.

[@FirebirdDude]

I had this one on the GameCube. It's still my favorite Bond game ever! I can play the multiplayer mode for HOURS!! It's all thanks to the bots.

[@MuchWhittering]

Since decompliations and unofficial PC ports are now a thing for many games, I'd like to nominate this one as a candidate if someone wants to work on it. So we can get the PC port this game deserves, without the best versions being stuck on old consoles.

[@klaudiagrob]

Yes please cover other James Bond games.

[@The_Str4nger]

This game was together with Timsplitters 2 and GTA Vice City one of first Ps2 games and FPS ever.