EA "Nightfire" (2002)
"The name is... Excuse me, I have a frog in my throat..."
Nightfire (2002) was a sequel to James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire, published by Electronic Arts. The game was developed by Eurocom for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube video game consoles, Gearbox Software developed the game for Windows, JV Games developed the game for the Game Boy Advance and TransGaming Inc. developed the game alongside Aspyr who published the game for the Mac. The computer versions are substantially different from the console versions, featuring different missions and a modified story line. The game is also the first Bond video game sequel, as it features several characters introduced in the previous game, James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire. It was the first James Bond video game to have its own original theme song, "Nearly Civilized", performed by Canadian trip-hop vocalist Esthero. It also featured a small easter egg relating to the previous game, as in the underwater level the sunken ship has the logo of Malprave industries: the company of the antagonist from Agent Under Fire. It marked Pierce Brosnan's fourth appearance as James Bond before the release of his fourth and final Bond film Die Another Day. His likeness was featured in the game, but not his voice, which was provided by Maxwell Caulfield. This is also the first Bond video game since GoldenEye for which Pierce Brosnan consented to have his image used for that of 007 (in James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire, Bond had an original face somewhat resembling a blend of the facial features of all the actors who had previously played him). The game received more positively than previous EA games, with some reviews calling it the best game in the series since GoldenEye. While not overtly based on a specific book or film, it had similarities with the plot of Moonraker. (Just what the world needs -- a longer version of that movie...)
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