It may seem to some that the spy genre has been done to death since James Bond first came to the big screen with Dr. No. There were the Flint films which gently mocked the cliches of the Bond films, and we can't really forget the Austin Powers films. In video games it isn't really the same as Bond titles haven't always captured the feel of the movies well. Goldeneye is of course a classic and Everything or Nothing was a Bond movie in game format but none captured the feel of the early films. Not even Sean Connery appearing in From Russia With Love could save the game from average reviews. A brilliant alternate to the Bond titles and a worthy contender is No One Lives ...  Read the complete review

What do you do if you're a games developer who wants to make a James Bond fps (first person shooter) without the expense of the licence? Well, obviously high on your list you make sure you come up with a plot worthy of a typical Bond film. Then you ensure you include the gadgets, the one-liners and the exotic locations. Perhaps during development you're inspired by the Austin Powers movies which are going down a storm in the cinema so you base your game in the 60's and just for good measure you make the lead character female to distance yourself a little from the male spy. Oh, and don't forget to round it all off with an obvious Bond-like game ...  Read the complete review