007 - NightFire ROM

James Bond 007: Nightfire is a 2002 first-person shooter video game published by Electronic Arts for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows, with additional versions released for the Game Boy Advance in 2003, and the Mac OS X in 2004. The computer versions feature modifications to the storyline, different missions and the removal of driving sections used in home console versions.

The game’s story involves fictional British secret agent James Bond, as he undertakes a mission to investigate the operations of a noted industrialist, uncovering a plot by them to conquer the world via a major defence satellite created by the United States. The game uses the likeness of James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan, although the character is voiced by Maxwell Caulfield. Nightfire features two game modes for use – a single-player mode featuring a variety of missions and focused on the game’s story, and a multiplayer mode where players can engage with other players, as well as AI bots.

The game operates from a first-person perspective and features a variety of weapons all based on real-life models, but, much like previous games involving James Bond, have alternate names. The game features a similar arrangement to monitoring health as with GoldenEye 007, in that players have a health meter that decrease when they take damage, with the player’s character killed when it is fully depleted, though armor can be acquired to absorb the damage during gameplay. British MI6 agent James Bond works alongside French Intelligence operative Dominique Paradis to prevent the use of a stolen nuclear weapon within the city of Paris by a terrorist group during New Year’s Eve.

The pair manage to thwart the terrorists and prevent the device from being detonated before Bond and Dominique spend the evening celebrating the new year. Shortly after returning, Bond’s boss M reveals news that a missile guidance chip, intended for the Space Defense Platform (SDP) – a new militarised space station built by the United States – has been stolen. MI6 suspects the theft is linked to Phoenix International, a company owned by industrialist Raphael Drake – and that the head of Drake’s Asian division, Alexander Mayhew, is due to bring the chip to him during a party at his castle in Austria.