Was it Good? - 007: Nightfire

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Do pay attention double-o seven, one of your best video games released the same year as Morrowind.
Everyone loved Goldeneye, but, was Nightfire better?
Thank you to the super awesome patreon supporters who keep King and Country safe, you're all mini bonds.

[@ssjaken]

The multiplayer for this was legendary for sleepovers. That ski lodge level with control rockets. Good memories

[@freddysw]

Oh god it was so fun

[@Maityist]

Skyrail, one of the best maps ever.

[@dummekopf]

best

[@rawmaw]

100% !!

[@DannyyBravo]

Spot on!

[@adreyn6650]

"Hanry Cavill from wish" was absolutely brilliant.

[@DrEcho]

"Which for you zoomers it's like a Betamax but worked better" was equally brilliant.

[@inhisglory960]

@@DrEcho betabax

[@DrEcho]

@@inhisglory960 ope. Edited. Cheers m8.

[@theonewhoknows2]

Hanry😂

[@enzymewsa3168]

They Call him Hayes... Josh "Your MMO is Trash" Hayes...

[@seraphin2902]

Fun fact, if you use the camera to zoom in on Kiko's chest on the Castle level, she'll ask if you're enjoying the view. I'm sure there are more of these kinds of Easter egg interactions, but that's the one that comes to mind first.

[@freddysw]

Oh really? I never did that as a kid. Wow I really missed that

[@zzzzzz1039]

@@freddyswweird, thats all i did, that and cortana

[@freddysw]

@@zzzzzz1039 I mean, I never looked at hot women in games when I was a kid. Dude trust me

[@tonyl9636]

Pretty sure you unlocked a memory

[@onegoldengraham]

Quite

[@DemoncF]

I don't really have a problem with sponsor ads in general but going for a 3 second spot immediately after sponsoring was relevant is a nice touch and I appreciate it.

[@PIMPTD]

Right it was so short I actually want to use the ad for once. Everytime I hear some long rambling about raycons etc I get turned off. I originally wanted a pair but it’s been shoved down my throat so much I’ll never buy a pair. If I wasn’t broke I’d done his ad to support him cuz I appreciate the shortness that much.

[@NTripleOne]

@@PIMPTD If it makes you feel any better, raycons are overpriced tat anyway.

[@KasumiRINA]

​@@NTripleOne a lot of things sold directly to customer are overpriced as otherwise they'd be competitive in the free market... Not saying it's always right just to be wary of goods that are sold through KZbinrs or your mum's friend like Amway or Zepter.

[@musicman24X]

​@@PIMPTDThe contracts often dictate ad length. Raymond is handing that down. (Just making sure your ire is pointed at the right place, away from the creator trying to eat.)

[@PIMPTD]

@@musicman24X no I definitely know all about that. It just sucks as someone that pays to have no ads to have to listen to them say the same thing over and over for 5 mins and have same product shoved down our throat. I don’t blame the creators , this was just so refreshing.

[@benh5541]

Great choice. I remember endless hours in multiplayer just sitting at the opposite ends of the map trying to kill each other with remote controlled missiles or Oddjob hats.

[@joshgoodwin8308]

This was my childhood

[@makeitthrough_]

My friend and I used to set up tripwires outside our base (we'd always play that frozen fountain one from outside Drake's party) and kill everyone with choppers

[@collinhalverson4681]

Everything you guys are saying in the comments are also how my friends and I played multiplayer. We also did 2v2 King of the Hill on Skyrail and would set up tons of trip mines ahead of time and see if we could get through each other's death traps. One person would head to the other base while the other person would hold down the fort. It was so much fun. I want to do it all over again.

[@L4nd0C4lr1s14n]

I was coming to say this lmao.

[@Broockle]

yep, I never played the missions but I can still vividly remember all the multiplayer maps 😆 A m8 had the game and I'd hang out at his place after school.

[@jennabee309]

I didn't grow up with this game, but my husband did. He's been talking about this game for 11 years. Thank you for increasing my education on the topic 😂

[@BlackxExorcistitsyaboi]

I made my wife play it. For the culture. If you play video games take your education to the next level and play it!

[@Broockle]

@@BlackxExorcistitsyaboi Definitely a classic. The best of bond imho since I hardly cared about the movies. Tho Halo actually made me read books so I value it much higher. 😆

[@rogermucroy750]

@@BlackxExorcistitsyaboi nerd

[@Cynsham]

@@Broockle Goldeneye 007 will forever be the definitive classic Bond game imo

[@maxwellium9721]

This is the best Bond game of all time.

[@DragonElixion]

"We snipe him with a few grenades...gets you his space laser weapon." Yeah, that tracks.

[@ciboria1]

Josh presenting a "Bond Move" Tutorial is such a fantastic showing what this entire channel is about

[@raphaeldias5705]

Curious Story: This game was inside my ps2 the night some thug entered my house when I was a kid. He stole my ps2 along with some other stuff. It belonged to a friend, who quite frankly hated the game, and he liked to think that it would be a punishment to the guy that stole it.

[@viewtifulpes]

lol

[@neinbruderja7519]

thug life

[@boilerhousegarage]

Was the bastard robber ever caught?

[@raphaeldias5705]

@boilerhousegarage Sadly no. At least, not that I know. Maybe he got caught for something else. The thug life is a short one

[@TheJurnalyst]

Cool story bro (I actually mean it)...

[@razekal4255]

I like how a lot of the critiques Josh brings up are actually addressed in the next Bond game, Everything or Nothing. Gadgets are less restricted and you can choose to use them or not more freely, score rewards are toggleable, the Bond Moments feel more polished; and they even got the voices of Brosnan, Judi Dench, Willem Dafoe, and John Cleese.

[@filmcameras4evr45]

The song and especially the first cutscene will be stuck in my head until I die. Absolutely adored that game

[@Deuzen_FIN]

@@filmcameras4evr45 Give me Everything or Nothing ♪ Give me Everything or Nothing at all ♫

[@caddph]

Everything or Nothing I think had that weird isometric boxing style multi-player too right? It was so weird, yet tons of fun.

[@dynamicsushy]

Everything or Nothing was the last great Bond game imo. Loved that game, and Nightfire as well. Tho I haven’t tried From Russia with Love yet

[@Dadbot]

Night fire was far more superior. Not mode was un matches

[@Muninnnr]

Playing this in multiplayer on the PS2 was a large part of my childhood. We typically had a house rule banning the Golden Gun and the remote controlled rocket launcher. I remember the campaign levels being extremely difficult, but that might have been because I barely knew English at the time so I had absolutely no idea what I was doing or what was going on.

[@ZedZdeD462]

Ha, me too! I remember buying the 4-controller adapter for the PS2 to play things like this and Unreal Tournament with my friends all on one tiny screen. Good times!

[@sempersteel2799]

Great video as always Josh. There's one small (and almost entirely inconsequential) thing I can add. That AIMS-20 wasn't just a "random sci-fi machine gun". Its an actual prototype weapon called the HK OICW. It was all the rage back in the late 90s/early 00s as the "future of infantry weapons". The main barrel is a 20mm airbursting grenade launcher, and the underslung bit is a 5.56mm rifle. And then it was cancelled because someone in the Department of Defense finally came to work sober and went "this is wildly impractical".

[@bahamut256]

It wasn't cancelled for being impractical. The horrific injuries caused from firing the 20mm airburst grenades violated the Geneva convention. They had a very high propensity to cause permanent blindness.

[@DeepFriedDoom]

@@bahamut256 Nonsense. The grenade launcher portion did not violate any arms treaties. In fact, after the OICW program got canned, it was fielded in 2010 as a standalone grenade launcher, designated the XM25 CDTE.

[@sempersteel2799]

@@bahamut256 Nah. That's just an urban myth, for a couple reasons. One, the US was never a signatory to the 1868 prohibition on exploding projectiles. Two, 20mm high explosive is not banned. Its a pretty common projectile. And three, it was far more likely the project was cancelled because the rifle weighed nearly 20 pounds, which would be just god awful to carry.

[@Pyroteq]

The OICW also featured in Soldier of Fortune 2 which came out the same year as Nightfire.

[@KasumiRINA]

@@bahamut256 Geneva convention doesn't ban 20mm grenades lol, and guess what, 5.56 bullets also cause permanent blindness if they hit someone in the eyes.

[@roastinNAVY]

I had this on the Gamecube. Over summer break, My friends and I would play Smash Bros Melee, Conflict Desert Storm 2, and 007 Nightfire for hours every day. My favorite map was the Skyrail map for split-screen.

[@Gameprojordan]

Tbf if you had a Gamecube this game was one of the best first person shooters on it, aswell as one of if not the best first person split-screen multiplayer shooters on it.

[@ksrhys-]

Played the shit out of this and Skyrail on GC with friends! So good. (Also Melee, of course)

[@Seergun]

HOLY SHIT! Conflict Desert Storm 2! Played this with my best friend back in the day, but could not for the life of me remember the name! OMFG, thank you!

[@PewPewPewDieDieDie]

Remember how much my eyes hurt after having those ridiculously bright flashbangs constantly piercing your eyes in an otherwise dark room while playing it with friends.

[@satellizera6446]

​@@GameprojordanNot true, timesplitters 2 was hands down the best fps and split screen fps on gamecube.

[@FrenchFriesOfFury]

"...this is the level where..." I exactly knew what he was going to say. Never have I felt so exposed.

[@The_Kentuckian]

He just called me right out.

[@Rex0142king]

11 year old me did the same... Honestly the most accurate point in the entire video.

[@Enthusiastics]

I think most of us stared at….things on that level. 😂

[@HumanPerson_final]

We all had a moment like that. I didn’t play this game, but I spent a lot of time looking at things in Time Splitters 2. >_>

[@trevpack9458]

​@@HumanPerson_finalalso things in Soul Calibur 2 🤣

[@nauscakes1868]

Oh my God, you covered Nightfire. I can't wait to dig into this video! This game was one of those absolutely TREASURED childhood games for me. I have this core memory of me playing Nightfire on my Xbox while waiting for the airships in Final Fantasy 11. Or when I would wait for a group to fill up. I played Nightfire. I know, I KNOW the game isn't the best, and I've watched sooo many reviews on it to feel my nostalgic thirst for an old time favorite. But goddamn, it was my comfort game for a long time. That mission with the snipers, and you crawl through the abandoned power plant. I remember in high school asking my crush out, and her rejecting me. And how I spent that night working through that mission. It's just so baked into my head, this weird dream. Almost liminal how this game was so involved during my high school years. And if I think of playing it while I played Final Fantasy 11, that means it was previous to WoW coming out. WoW gave me a lot of great memories. But WoW didn't come out until after high school. -- I missed that Playstation train, so when people talk about Tomb Raider or Final Fantasy 7, Twisted Steel as their childhood games, I wasn't playing those ones. I had Nintendo. Super Nintendo in elementary school. Mario and Donkey Kong. DK2 has so many elementary school memories. Middle school was Golden Eye, Donkey Kong 3d. Command and Conquer. High School was Xbox, Nightfire, Final Fantasy 11, Warcraft 3. -- I wish Josh Strife would cover Earth and Beyond, because I can't seem to find any good videos covering it. And I played that game for what feels like 3 months before quitting, lol...

[@warhai803]

I appreciate the swiftness of the ad delivery

[@BCDeshiG]

Same here, usually KZbin sponsor segments are quite long with people saying the same crap you've heard a million times already.

[@EllieP.-hi5fx]

The Judi Dench voicealike was actually pretty solid.

[@TheJurnalyst]

It was... Spot on.

[@KazRow]

So much nostalgia for this game. The first mission of the story, playing split screen with friends.. so good

[@Broockle]

I got really good at not screen looking, was never sure if my m8s did the same tho 😆

[@JediMastr80]

I remember playing the PC version of this a lot (I didn't have a PS2, Xbox, or GameCube back then). While the PC version did lack the vehicle levels, the levels themselves were larger than the console versions, sometimes slightly, sometimes much more. Another thing is the PC version was MUCH tougher, compared to the console version. One good example is the level title "High Treason" (I think it's called Phoenix Rising on console). This level is VERY long on PC and can easily take many people over an hour. This is that major "difficulty spike" level, especially since there are probably more enemies in this level than probably half or most of the console version. Unlike the console version where you can get out much quicker, it can take a while going through the building. While you don't have to go through every floor, you will have to go through many of them, plus the stairwell which are flooded with enemies. Not saying it's the "hardest" level, but for 1st time players, it could be a challenge if they aren't expecting it. There is one thing that also wasn't said, because the console and PC levels differ, the ordering can change. Example: After the Chain Reaction level, Bond sees the vent, then it cuts to bond on the rook with Kiko. At least this is how THAT level ended for consoles. On PC, THAT bond going into the vent starts a completely different level as Bond infiltrate's the base. It still ends the same at the end with Kiko knocking bond out with the tranquiller dart, but still. Another level is the Airfield Ambush (2nd level). On consoles, I think this was where you used the snowmobile and car, but on PC, you get a stealth section mission (at least the first part). Moving through the base in stealth took me a while back then (I was in my younger teen years). However, I LOVED the sniper section when you have to cover Zoe from the tower with a sniper rifle. I did eventually get the PS2 version years later. I honestly like both versions as each has their own positives. The PC version wasn't as bad as people kept saying. My guess, they played the console version first, when played the PC version, saw there were no vehicle sections on PC so instantly thought it was terrible.

[@daminox]

I remember the biggest issue with the PC version being the poor bullet hit registry. Granted I've only played the demo, I vividly remember being annoyed at how half my bullets would go right through an enemy without doing any damage. I also read some reviews (such as in PC Gamer magazine) that mentioned this issue being in the full release of the PC version. I dont know how any developer can put out a free demo- which is meant to entice gamers to buy the full product- that causes frustration and anger lol

[@JediMastr80]

@@daminox - Either I didn't notice or the multiple patches that game had fixed the issue (as when I played, I did make sure to install all the patches). I did NOT play the PC version at launch. I didn't play it until sometime much later on, though I can't think when as it was about 20 years ago). I did see some videos of people that were just clipping through things for no reason and I never had that issue happen. I still have the retail 2 CDs somewhere.

[@alexdenton1174]

A great continuity gameplay element of Nightfire being a sequel to Agent under Fire is it uses the same familiar mechanics, Health bar, Sound effects, music, gadgets, Arena multiplayer, score & so much more. Truly Nightfire was an innovative sequel to Agent under Fire and a successful one at that.

[@oldlemon1087]

I remember having problems with the security guards on the stealth level waking up after being sleep darted. I discovered that they would just despawn if you punched them, but it didn't count as a kill, and so didn't fail the level. Core memory unlocked.

[@CatalystOfFire]

I finally just beat that level thanks to you.

[@oldlemon1087]

@@CatalystOfFire I'm glad some trial and error gameplay from ~8 year old me can help someone 20 years hence!

[@ianfinrir8724]

The cheat SLEEPY makes the tranq darts last twice as long

[@nickcashman2908]

On the stealth mission with the decoder i didnt know u just held the button down to decodethe locks. Instead id decode each number 1 at a time and write it down to type into the keypads. Got stuck there for wayyy to long

[@CatalystOfFire]

@@oldlemon1087 it's hilarious because I could figure out how to get through that level 20 years ago when I first got the game, but absolutely not yesterday lol

[@geese5061]

Ngl the cutscenes in this game feels like what would happen if Hugh Grant played Bond

[@KasumiRINA]

We dodged a bullet here... An entire bullet belt, actually.

[@StonegazeSteam]

Playing Nightfire and Halo 2 was the highlight of me and my cousins whenever we got together. I miss those days.

[@gallagher410]

I had this on GameCube, my sisters and my dad and I would play skyrail for years together, well after the games release. Great memories.

[@moamenmoataz6135]

My heart literally throbbed when I saw this title, this game was a remarkable part of my childhood, thank you for covering it ❤

[@nauscakes1868]

Oh man, I felt the same way. I'm almost too excited to start the video. Like I need to get some food and prepare for a good show. I've went back and watched reviews on my childhood classic, so I know reviewers have bagged on it, but I'm still interested to hear what Josh has to say

[@Nipah.Auauau]

@@nauscakes1868 So did you end up agreeing or disagreeing with his take on it?

[@nauscakes1868]

@@Nipah.Auauau I thought he was much more positive than some of the other reviews I've seen for the game. I enjoyed his coverage. I only wish I could play it without buying an outdated console, lol! Maybe one day I'll suck it up and just buy one.

[@Nipah.Auauau]

@@nauscakes1868 It's got t be easy to emulate at this point...right?

[@TheTuttle99]

Should probably get that checked out

[@danielsirkis9389]

i LOVED this game back then intresting to see what josh will say

[@pragmaticpundit7703]

5:13 "you've got ext-really limited controls" Sorry, I just couldn't unhear that

[@Sir_Blinky]

I have so many good memories of me and my friends playing on Skyrail, picking Oddjob who weirdly had his hat as a weapon, and one of us would sit at the top and see if we could hit the other with the Hat that homed in to the person at the bottom. So incredibly fun 😆

[@TomParky]

The Eragon comment unlocked a core memory for me I had totally forgotten about. Please do a video on it!

[@mafiousbj]

I may have spent too much time with my brother on the 2 player co-op mode for the campaign that game had. Funny little gem I only bought because I liked the books back then but even today I remember how fun sharing a campaign was.

[@poeskey]

While me and my friends were too young to really enjoy goldeneye, we had this on gamecube. We played split screen multiplayer on this game so much that the original disc went bad and we had to get a second copy. The amount of time this game took me to beat the harder levels on singleplayer was crazy especially on the harder difficulties. I even found one of the guides for this game recently and ive been tempted to play through it using the guide. Such a nostalgic game for me, and considering it was a franchise tie in game (not specifically for any movie, but the last game in the brosnan line of james bond games I believe) and what a Gem of a game it was. This and Goldeneye are two of the best Bond games. I know people will say agent under fire but Nightfire was better. Also the name is badass. Edit: I looked it up, everything or nothing released in '04 and that I believe was the last brosnan based bond game. From russia with love was connery, and I stopped paying attention after that. Edit2: Its the Prima official Strategy Guide for 007 Nightfire

[@mauruhkatigaming4807]

I always liked how Agent Nightshade showed up again after Agent Under Fire. It tied things together nicely.

[@megamanstudios]

Wow, seeing you cover this game brought back so many memories. Awesome stuff!

[@Lux__Veritatis]

You unlocked a memory of me playing the ski hut multiplayer level with the bots and the little helicopters!

[@TheTuttle99]

It's funny it's the only map I remember

[@Kavou]

This game was my childhood. Had so many hours into it that after the 4th mission my game was crashing.

[@PeterThomson7855]

The VHS/Betamax joke got a full out loud laugh. Great vid - loved playing this game, especially the multiplayer!

[@tame_stranger9713]

0:37 You and I, sir, are unique amongst the human race in that we agree that Pierce Brosnan is the best Bond.

[@copperbadge1]

It's always great seeing a new JSH video pop up in my feed.

[@ChristinaCreatesGames]

Really loving your Was It Good series. Had never heard of this Bond game before, but it looked really cool!

[@ThePowerfulOne100]

Oh my word. This game was such a huge part of my childhood and I forgot all about it until now!! Thanks again Mr.

[@wockawocka8051]

Mastering the skill of hitting someone with Oddjob's hat from the opposite side of the ski lodge was a crucial part of my childhood.

[@tangy8102]

The Bond game on the N64 “The world is not enough” was one of my favorites due to it having BOTS to fight so I could practice and beat my older brothers in golden eye 😂

[@FargonNemeloc]

Perfect dark was the upgraded version of goldeneye, with the option to have 8 simultaneous combatants in multiplayer, with 4 humans and 4 bots, and the bots can go to such difficulty, they were literal aimbots, one glance that "blink and you miss", some if not all times you just dropped dead and never knew what killed you so fast But tranquilizers, when applied to humans made their sight blurry, when applied to bots made their aim go haywire and walk randomly (we lovingly named that gun "the dancer")

[@NavyHuskie]

You are unreasonably handsome for a man who makes KZbin retrospectives on classic PS1 games

[@lauraiss1027]

Thank you so much! Love these videos. Totally understand why they are rare and really, really appreciate your work. Thank you!

[@Fluxicity]

My first and only 007 game - love that you've chosen this for your WIAG series 😁 Played the ski-lift level to absolute death with my brother and sister, so fun

[@psyhodelik]

Love your works so much ♥

[@mafiousbj]

Pierce Brosnan will forever be the "perfect Bond" in the looks department, damn if he was playing Bond today we would be like Henry Cavill for boomers and gen X....and probably for every other age group! Also you unlocked memories of too many hours spent on Agent Under Fire 4 player split screen multiplayer in a 29 inch CRT tv. Meaning each individual screen was as big as a notepad and for sure none of my friends were screen snipping each other. Same with the Eragon game having 2 player co-op in the campaign. As a fan of the books that´s the only good thing that came out of that movie ^^

[@budyll1]

Both Roger Moore and Sean Connery were far more handsome.

[@mafiousbj]

@@budyll1 not according to my mom and gran 😂 (and my personal taste). My gran specially comparing him to previous Bonds said he was wooden and lacked the charm of Connery but had a face to kill for 😂

[@budyll1]

@@mafiousbj he was the least handsome Bond actor ever in my opinion. He only beat Niven (1967 Casino Royale Bond), because Niven was your typical Brit guy face-wise, so not handsome in the slightest.

[@jacobturnerart]

Brosnan was the 'action figure' Bond. If you described James Bond and a Bond movie to a person who'd never watched one, they'd probably visualise someone like Brosnan's Bond. His run was okay, but very generic (if you class Bond as his own genre).

[@budyll1]

@@jacobturnerart I didn't like a single Bond movie starring Brosnan.

[@BucklingSwashes]

My little brother and I played multiplayer on Xbox a ton, and I think that's genuinely the time during which he and I really started to get along. I'll never forget when he killed me with a grenade and said "KLUDOOiE!" which has been my favorite onamatopoeia ever since.

[@Eta_Hoyimi]

Thanks for the excellent content. For this old of a game, the space helmet call overlay effect is absolutely stunning. I missed out on playing this back in the ol high school days but looks like Imma have to give it a download later!

[@TheJurnalyst]

Bond girl: " why do you always end up on top?" Bond: "because I'm Xenia..." 😎🤨(Cue Bond theme).

[@Link-ik4ww]

That’s gonna go over so many heads 😂

[@TheJurnalyst]

@@Link-ik4ww RIGHT?!?!!

[@IndustrialBonecraft]

Holy shit. Took me a while... Well done.

[@bimbendorf5166]

Josh got a really nice sleeved vest for this video, wow!

[@dorky5256]

YESSSS!!!! I've been waiting for you to play this game! Nightfire has been such a nostalgic game for me on the gamecube. I've spend so many hours playing the mission on the construction site (mission 7). Without knowing what speedrunning was, doing that mission fast was my fuel for a fun time. I've never timed it but it gave me so much fun to do. Thank you so much for reviewing this game ! Mission 1 also gives me soooo many flashbacks to the good old times... I'm 30 :D

[@GeoDota]

This is peak nostalgia for me. This game made 7 year old me FEEL like James Bond. I remember replaying the levels over and over to try and be sneaky and try new things. The part on the Japanese levels where the ninjas kill the guy you're trying to save is a core memory of mine, once I saw that I knew this game meant business. Damn what I'd give to be that kid playing this again.

[@TheDJArtChannel]

The best 007 game. Would love to see it on PS5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch

[@DantesGrill]

Nah, Goldeneye 64 was easily the best. This is probably second though. It's not as tight as Goldeneye, but it hits the Bond stuff so well compared to other games, together with the Need for Speed car sequences. It compiles the cool concepts from the Everything or Nothing game into a more solid package too!

[@DIEGhostfish]

@@DantesGrill Eh, Everything or Nothing was great too.

[@DantesGrill]

@@DIEGhostfish it is! But I only borrowed it from a friend as a kid so I'm not sure if it's a "the grass is greener on the other side" situation

[@Mrchair905]

Ohhhh yes! Man I miss the days of 007 games, I still have very fond memories of playing Everything or Nothing, Agent Under Fire, and From Russia With Love on ps2. Also, Roger Moore is the best Bond hands down. I won’t hear otherwise.

[@F.Castle93]

The cut scenes are awesome for the time they came out. Like better than most games today. That says a lot. So many memories with this game. Thanks Josh! Lookin forward to this weekends streams!

[@CineGoodog]

I love how they kept the "bond moments"mechanic on Everything or Nothing, IMO the best 007 single player experience.

[@alexk191]

It might be worth playing Agent Under Fire for comparison honestly. It followed a lot of the same beats like the gadgets, Bond moves, and the progression between on foot, driving, and on rails levels. The Nightshade character was also first introduced in Agent Under Fire, which is probably why she showed up in Nightfire for five mintues and then disappeared without a trace lol. The multiplayer didn't have the mini vehicles or quite as memorable maps, but it had some crazy modifiers, and you could use gadgets like the grapple phone whenever and wherever you wanted. Flying around with the grappling hook and low gravity turned on was an absolute blast as a kid.

[@FatalKitsune]

I was in the middle of typing a snarky 'Henry Cavill from Wish' joke when Josh beat me to it, much like James Bond besting the movie's villain moments before he pushes a button to blow up all the Queen's corgis. Damn you, Josh Strife Hayes! Damn you!

[@JakalairVG]

Ok, hearing the Voice of Rex Manning come out of the face of Remington Steele is just amazing! 🤯

[@ret9896]

right? when the picture flashed on screen, i had a moment of "wait, is that...REX MANNING?"

[@koolerstream921]

I loved this game as a child. Used to play multiplayer with my siblings and friends so often that I still remember some maps, even though its been ages. Crazy

[@frizzman1991]

Pierce Brosnan isn't just the best Bond; he is the best Pierce. Thank you, Josh. Always a pleasure.

[@Thatguy55595]

I guess you missed TWINE for N64? Way better than PS1 version

[@Gendor64]

I've watched so many shorts i didn't even think about the idea of josh making an actual video. I DID NOT REALIZE THIS WAS HIM UNTIL HE SHOWED HIS FACE.

[@Ruenvale]

So many fond memories of both the single player and the local splitscreen vs. mode for this absolute banger. Cheers josh

[@MrGrossbaff]

DMCA avoided with class, good job Agent josh

[@Ellebeeby]

Fun fact: I worked with Pierce Brosnan. I did not know I would be working with him until the guy I had been talking to left when I wasn’t looking, and I turned back to see THE James Bond in the seat next to me. Apparently I’d been chatting to his stand-in. Cool guy, cannot do an Icelandic accent at all.

[@skengman6364]

Look so forward to these videos its actually insane

[@yeturs69420]

I like the implication that josh will leave a can of gamer supps on the ground, walk away, and detonate it in an act of excessive product placement

[@Boyahda]

Was it good on GameCube? Yes. Was it good on PC? Fuck no.

[@Zumama2]

I don't think my young self ever went beyond the second (third?) mission on PC where you had to stealth through the military base in the snow. Horrible, especially for a kid like me that didn't speak English back then

[@maaauel]

Oh my teadrinkin' god! the tickles of nostalgia you gave me with this piece of artwork is beyond words to describe... Love you

[@ratheonhudson3311]

Your videos are a brilliant mix of historical fact, perfect humour, reality of the games at their time, and reliving the fun! Thank you as always

[@seraphin2902]

During Night Shift, after you tranquilize a guard, you can punch them while they're unconscious on the floor and they will despawn as if they were killed, but it won't count as killing them (making you fail the mission). This makes moving around a lot easier as you only need to take out each guard once.

[@manuelacosta9463]

This is an iconic game and I'm glad I still have my PS2 copy. The opening level alone is quite a map to explore in infiltration.

[@Dracowinges]

Ohh good day! I am going to savor this. Always a good time a new Josh Strife Hayes video comes out.

[@vodkajaybulls]

Truly one of my favorite games on the PS2(now GameCube). Sometimes I still put in music or a podcast & play for hours.

[@SonOfmowgef]

Nightfire was one of the first games I ever played with my son. Our favourite thing to do was to stand at opposite ends of the Ravine level and see if we could hit the each other by throwing hats.

[@carlbutcher2268]

I didn't expect you to cover this one! The PS2 James Bond games were a core part of my childhood! I spent so many hours on that Skyrail map having snipe-offs with my friends from opposite buildings.

[@Rorshacked]

Always watch your videos but this is the first one where it was on a game I played. Solid review

[@cougar-town]

Nightfire on PC, at least in multiplayer was really fun back when this game was newly released. I wish this multiplayer experience could come back to 2024 or even 2025.

[@KarazolaX]

I already know the answer is YES. The fact that we never got a legitimate PC port of this game is still so sad, the PC 'version' they put out isn't even worth a pirate and just makes anyone who played the real version incredibly sad.

[@EnraiChannel]

4 player multiplayer was pretty cool in this game. One of the few games I ever got to see the multitap being used.

[@OttermanNathan]

I had this for the GameCube. It was one of my favorite games I had, and I remember spending hours on a multiplayer map (the snow one with the building in the middle of it) and I tried to guide the guided missile launcher into the building as far as I could. I made it to the lobby eventually but couldn’t get past it

[@BaldingSasquatch]

Dude honestly you're one of the only people on this website where I look forward to your uploads

[@Vash_tha_Stampede]

The bond move mechanic is pretty cool. Early Assassin's Creed did something similar where you got more mission completion points by doing specific actions that were more in character with what the main character would have done in that time

[@invisAG]

Playing Nightfire split screen multiplayer is some of my earliest memories in gaming

[@SwervingRain]

also you could unlock special characters that had little quirks, like xenia onatopp had a higher jump i believe, oddjob let you throw his hat which would give an instant kill if you landed it. getting oddjob hat trickshots across skyrail is a core memory

[@unlucky1752]

I used to play multiplayer for hours with my brothers. It was the first game I could beat them at and we still always play when we're all at our mom's.

[@Thund3rstorm]

I liked both Agent under Fire and Nightfire. Not because of their singleplayer missions but because of the multiplayer. Agent under Fire was very fun grappling around the maps, setting up mines etc. while we had lots of fun sniper and gadget duels in Nightfire.

[@MorganHagg]

Love the video, love all the videos you make - But when is Golden Sun 2: Was it any good, coming?

[@Furious321]

Syphon Filter, Agent Under Fire, Nightfire, Winback, and Spy Hunter 2 fulfilled my love for espionage games.

[@sven_bender]

34:36 Man, I haven't heard anyone use the word "choice" like that in ages. What a throwback, choice as.

[@miata.acronym]

My brothers and I used to play the splitscreen pvp for hours - usually the skyrail level. This video brought back tons of memories.

[@naff78]

>green industrialist >dismantles nuclear power plants Pick one

[@user-fn1cq4df3g]

This was my fav game as a kid I've been waiting on your vids forever I love this series to death :D

[@Ch1pp007]

Wow, I'd forgotten about this game. Massive blast of nostalgia. Thanks Josh

[@Zentenski]

So many duels were fought on the Skyrail and Ravine maps. So many accusations of looking at the others' screen (which I obviously never did). Good times!

[@casualcadaver]

Bro I freaked out when you mentioned Esthero. i love that artist. Her debut album Breathe from Another is a 90s Trip-Hop classic. Its actually one of the few CD's I own.

[@els236]

God I remember playing the multiplayer element of this with one of my neighbours who had an Xbox at the time... what a nostalgia trip

[@Gokkee]

Goldeneye and golden eye rogue agent will always be my gems when it comes to james bond games 😊

[@ghoohg551]

I remember playing this as a kid at a friends house, andi had so much fun having grappling hook shenanigans. For some reason I always thought it was a different bond game and couldn't find the grappling hook but your line about the skihut map with the minicopters triggered a memory for me lol.