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James Bond 007: Nightfire

by Eurocom Entertainment Software · published by Electronic Arts

Released November 18, 2002 on PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube.

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About James Bond 007: Nightfire

007: Nightfire is a first-person shooter featuring the character of the British secret agent James Bond and a sequel to Agent Under Fire. The game 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. Overall there are many weapons that the player can carry including grenades of various sorts and other types of explosives. In addition, there are numerous amounts of mounted weapons found throughout the game. As with previous James Bond games, the weapons that appear are based on actual weapons, but with the names changed. Some weapons appear in the console version but not the PC version, and vice-versa.

The game's prologue mission starts in Paris, France, with James Bond helping French Intelligence operative Dominique Paradis evade a gang chase while chasing a truck with a stolen nuclear weapon, before continuing in his car. After stopping the truck from blowing up the Eiffel Tower, Dominique and James celebrate New Year's Eve. The British Government sends Bond undercover to a party in industrialist Raphael Drake's Austrian castle. M believes that the party is a cover for the exchange of a missile guidance chip between Raphael Drake and Alexander Mayhew, who manages the Japanese branch of Drake's industry, Phoenix International, and had stolen the chip from the United States. Phoenix is believed to be a front for weapon smuggling. M gives Bond the instruction for 007 to rendezvous with CIA agent Zoe Nightshade and Dominique, who is posing as Drake's mistress. While Zoe distracts the guards, Bond makes his way to the exchange and steals the chip. Agents Nightshade and 007 make an try to make an escape on a cable car, when Drake's bodyguard, Rook, attacks the cable car with a rocket-launching helicopter. Bond shoots down the attacking helicopter using rockets found in the cable car. James and Zoe then escape Drake's forces in an armored snowmobile before continuing in James' car. They rendezvous with Q, who takes them out of Austria. After the breach, Drake threatens to kill Mayhew, should the operation fail. Mayhew contacts MI6, saying he will provide vital information if Bond comes to his rescue. At his Japanese estate, Mayhew is attacked by Drake's men, consisting of Japanese thugs. Bond fights his way through the estate and manages to obtain a file from Mayhew's safe. As they are prepared to make an escape from the estate, Mayhew is killed by a ninja. The file leads Bond to Mayhew's office at the Phoenix Building in Tokyo. Bond is able to infiltrate the building while the guards are changing shifts and secures official NightFire documents. He is then attacked by Drake's men before Dominique provides a distraction, which allows Bond to escape via parachute off the roof of the building. The NightFire documents lead Bond to a nuclear power plant being decommissioned by Phoenix International. Bond retrieves evidence of Drake's activities and escapes. However, he is then double crossed and captured by Kiko, Mayhew's former bodyguard, and turned over to Drake. On the top of the Phoenix building, Drake plans to kill Bond and Dominique, who has been discovered as a mole. Dominique is kicked off the rooftop and killed by Kiko. Bond escapes to the ground level before being saved by Australian Intelligence agent Alura McCall. M sends Bond and Alura to Drake's private island, where Drake has set up a jamming signal. The pair infiltrate the island and eliminate Drake's defenses. M makes Bond aware of the UN, EU, and NATO forces arriving on the island to dismantle remaining enemy combatants. Bond makes his way to Drake's underground silo, fighting off Kiko before entering one of three space shuttles intending to capture the Space Defense Platform. Kiko incinerates in the blast pit when Bond's space shuttle launches. Bond reaches the U.S. Space Defense Platform, where Drake is. He successfully sends all eight missiles off course, saving millions of lives, and causes Drake's laser weapon to malfunction, leading to a huge explosion. Finally, Bond kills Drake. As the station goes up in flames, Bond blasts from an escape pod and goes back down to Earth, where M informs him that astronomers from around the globe are reporting "unexpected meteor showers" (which is actually the debris of the now-destroyed Space Defense Platform).

Release dates by platform

GameCubeNANovember 18, 2002 · Out now
PlayStation 2NANovember 18, 2002 · Out now
XboxNANovember 18, 2002 · Out now
PlayStation 2EUNovember 29, 2002 · Out now
XboxEUNovember 29, 2002 · Out now
GameCubeEUNovember 29, 2002 · Out now
PlayStation 2JPJanuary 30, 2003 · Out now

Reviews & players

Critic score583 reviews
Player score75123 ratings on IGDB

James Bond 007: Nightfire FAQ

When did James Bond 007: Nightfire come out?

James Bond 007: Nightfire was released on November 18, 2002 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube.

Is James Bond 007: Nightfire on PlayStation 5?

No. James Bond 007: Nightfire has not been announced for PlayStation 5. It is available on PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube.

Is James Bond 007: Nightfire on Xbox Series X|S?

No. James Bond 007: Nightfire has not been announced for Xbox Series X|S. It is available on PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube.

Is James Bond 007: Nightfire on Nintendo Switch 2?

No. James Bond 007: Nightfire has not been announced for Nintendo Switch 2. It is available on PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube.

Is James Bond 007: Nightfire on PC?

No. James Bond 007: Nightfire has not been announced for PC. It is available on PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube.

Who is making James Bond 007: Nightfire?

James Bond 007: Nightfire is developed by Eurocom Entertainment Software and published by Electronic Arts.

Is James Bond 007: Nightfire multiplayer?

Yes. James Bond 007: Nightfire supports single player, multiplayer, and split screen.

Is James Bond 007: Nightfire good?

Critics give James Bond 007: Nightfire an average score of 58/100 across 3 reviews.

James Bond series

25 games in release order

Full timeline
  1. Shaken but Not Stirred!1982
  2. James Bond 0071983
  3. James Bond 007: A View to a Kill1985
  4. James Bond 007: Goldfinger1986
  5. James Bond 007: The Living Daylights1987
  6. James Bond 007: Licence to Kill1989
  7. James Bond 007: The Stealth Affair1990
  8. James Bond 007: The Duel1993
  9. GoldenEye 0071997
  10. James Bond 0071998
  11. James Bond 007: Tomorrow Never Dies1999
  12. James Bond 007: The World Is Not Enough2000
  13. 007 Racing2000
  14. James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire2001
  15. James Bond 007: Nightfire2002
  16. James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing2004
  17. GoldenEye: Rogue Agent2004
  18. James Bond 007: From Russia with Love2005
  19. James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace2008
  20. James Bond 007: Blood Stone2010
  21. GoldenEye 0072010
  22. GoldenEye 007: Reloaded2011
  23. 007 Legends2012
  24. 007 First Light2026
  25. GoldenEye 007: Xbox Live ArcadeTBA

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