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MI6 previews the Game Boy Advance version of "Everything
or Nothing" - the only
new James
Bond
007 adventure
this
year...
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EoN Game Boy Advance Preview
3rd November 2003
With only a couple of weeks to go until the new Bond adventure
for 2003 hits the shelves, MI6 previews what you can expect from
the Game Boy Advance version of "Everything or Nothing" - due
out in the USA on Friday 21st November .
As with the next-generation consoles, which will see
Bond action in early 2004, Pierce Brosnan IS James Bond
in the
GBA version too.
It also features the return of Richard
Kiel as henchman “Jaws”, John Cleese as “Q”,
and Judi Dench as “M”. Plus, new cast members
Willem Dafoe as Bond’s new nemesis, Nikolai Diavolo,
supermodel Heidi Klum as all-new Bond girl Katya Nadanova,
and singing sensation Mya Harrison as Agent Starling. |
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The Game Boy Advance version of "Everything or Nothing" uses
the same locales, characters, and storyline, but the development
team
at EA have created a
unique set
of missions in order to take advantage of the small 2D platform.
Miniaturizing 007
Perhaps the most notable difference between the handheld game
and console versions is that the Game Boy Advance game has a
third person isometric perspective. Essentially, EA have taken
the best of the console mechanics and adapted those to what is
fun to do on GBA. Although the GBA has a tiny screen compared
to the next generation consoles - only 240x160 pixels - Bond
still looks good as he goes about his mission on foot and in
the Aston Martin Vanquish and Porsche Cayenne
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One example of how the game has been squeezed
onto the GBA is Bond’s rappelling ability. This
feature was first designed by EA's internal console team.
The GBA
development team then took the animations and modified
them to work on the GBA with the different controller
configuration.
As Bond, you can still experience the
same efficient descent
down the side of a building, taking out enemies, but
the gameplay is more fun because it is better suited
to the
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Location, Location, Location
The GBA will also have Bond globe-trotting just as much. You will
be dispatched to exotic international locations including a high-roller’s
Cairo casino, a secret facility in New Orleans, a mountain fortress
in Peru, and Moscow’s
Red Square. There are also several driving missions where you
must pursue the villain and their nanotechnology.
Link Up
Using the link feature turns your GBA into a Q gadget called
the "Q-Transceiver" (it transmits and receives info
from "MI6").
As you play through the Nintendo Gamecube game, you
can receive information from "MI6" on your GBA
screen. This includes messages from M and Q as well as
surveillance
images which are screenshots from the Gamecube version
that reveal hidden information or provide hints to help
you through
the console game.
You can also see real time scoring statistics
on the GBA screen without having to go to the Pause menu
on the Gamecube.
"Everything or Nothing" for GBA will go on sale in the
USA on Friday 21st November 2003. |
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Order Online
UK
- MI6 GBA Price: £24.99
USA
- MI6 GBA Price: $29.99
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