007: Agent Under Fire

10 out of 10 - A Forgotten Gem That Still Hits Like a Heavyweight

Before Nightfire took the Bond crown in the early 2000s, Agent Under Fire was out here setting the tone. Released in 2001, this was Bond stepping confidently into the sixth-gen console era, and despite flying a bit under the radar, it's packed with style, tension, and everything you expect from the Bond legacy-explosions, espionage, and gadgets for days.

This wasn't based on a film. This was an original Bond story, and that made it feel fresh and unpredictable. You weren't retracing steps from the movies-you were living out a brand new Bond mission, one gun barrel roll at a time.

Gameplay: Classic Bond, Elevated

This game's got that tight first-person shooter foundation, but what separates it is variety. You're not just shooting your way through corridors-you're ziplining, driving, sneaking, scuba-diving, and unleashing gadgets like a true MI6 agent. The pacing is slick, the missions diverse, and the action? Clean.

The gadgets are wild: laser watches, grapple hooks, remote drones, and more. You feel like a spy-not just a soldier with a license to kill.

Multiplayer? Completely slept on. Split-screen chaos with explosive gadgets, custom loadouts, and vertical map design that rewards creative mayhem.

Story: Clones, Conspiracies, and Chaos

The plot's got classic Bond flavor: a secret organization cloning world leaders, shady biotech corporations, and a mysterious villain with global domination on the brain. You're chasing intel, sabotaging labs, and trying to prevent the biggest power grab in human history.

It's campy in that signature Bond way, but it never loses its edge.

Set Piece Power

Let's talk set pieces. From covert infiltration on bullet trains to high-speed car chases with rockets flying through city streets, Agent Under Fire serves some unforgettable moments. "Poseidon" (the underwater level)? Iconic. Driving missions with the Q-laden BMW 750iL? Straight-up gold.

Everything is tightly choreographed to give you that perfect balance of spy stealth and blockbuster action.

Legacy: Bond Before the Boom

It walked so Nightfire could run. But make no mistake-Agent Under Fire still stands tall. The originality of the story, the mission diversity, and that unforgettable early 2000s Bond energy make this a must-play for fans of the franchise. It's not as flashy as its successors, but it's got heart, charm, and guts.

Final Verdict

10 out of 10.

An underrated Bond classic that holds up remarkably well. It may not be remembered as loudly as GoldenEye or Nightfire, but real ones know-Agent Under Fire is the blueprint.

This wasn't just a test run.

This was Bond proving once again: He never needed a movie to steal the show.

Once "Goldeneye 007" was released for the Nintendo '64 console, that title instantly became the standard by which all future Bond FPS's would be judged. In the case of "Agent Under Fire" for the Gamecube, it does just enough "to get by" but fails to stand out in any of the categories that made its predecessor great.

The main problem with this game is that it just feels "clunky" sometimes. Whereas "Goldeneye" was always slick and smooth, "Agent Under Fire" is bulky and awkward.

The single player mode is hit-and-miss, with some missions being quite fun and others just being a shoot-em-up fest. Not having an actual Bond movie to base the levels around was the downfall here.

Of course, one of the hallmarks of any Bond game is the multiplayer mode, and in this aspect "Agent Under Fire" just doesn't hold a candle to its predecessors. It seems as if the multiplayer experience SHOULD be better than it is (same basic layout as other similar game modes), but again it just lacks that "punch" of the seminal "Goldeneye" multiplayer mode that re-defined FPS games.

Though some Nintendo Gamecube games still hold up today even in the world of XBOX 360 and beyond, "Agent Under Fire" is not one of them. You would be better off sticking with "Goldeneye" on the N64 than "upgrading" to this.

Featuring Voices from: Adam Bicknell, Adam Blackwell, and Caron Pascoe

James Bond is assigned to rescue Special Agent Zoe Nightshade who is being held captive in a terrorist's submarine station. He leaves with her as they drive by to retrieve a stolen, classified briefcase. They bring it back to R, Bond's gadget man, and it isn't before long when an assassin comes and steals the briefcase and gets away. But not for long. Bond gets in his new BMW and pursues her and gets it back. After that, he is assigned to go to Romania, to find information on a cloning operation. He travels all over Europe in order to foil a terrorist's, Nigel Bloch's, plan to clone politicians from all over the world.

Fair Bond game. Not as good as Goldeneye, but is an improvement over TWINE for Playstation. This may not be very realistic, but it is filled with Action and Adventure. Although, the worst thing is that this barely has a plot. The lack of realism is pretty high. It is your average James Bond adventure, where he saves the world, as usual, in the end. I do recommend Agent Under Fire, however, I do recommend that you also play Goldeneye and Nightfire.

6 out of 10

Genre: Action; Adventure; Sci-Fi; Spy

Rating: T

This bond game is pretty good because: The mission's are pretty good they are most of the time fun and sometimes hard and challenging to complete that can be fun sometimes. The cars in this game are good the car mission's are pretty fun to do. The voice over actors are good. The way bond looks is pretty good but would have been better if they made bond look like one of the actors but who cares it is still fun to play. It also has lots of action in it and the graphics are pretty good as well. This game is really fun so rent it or buy it some time because it is pretty fun to play.

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Agent Under Fire is the best 1st Person Shoot I've ever played! Graphics are awesome, gameplay is intuitive and there are so many features and it's so much fun you just don't get bored! Each time I play each level it becomes even more fun and I always discover something new every time! Definitely buy this game!!!