Aesthetics:  
Environments are a beautiful marvel to gaze upon. In a nutshell, what you see in TWINE is a slightly less pretty version than Perfect Dark. This means there aren’t as many lighting effects, and in general textures are a little bit grainier. This fact aside, TWINE is one smooth experience. All the action is entirely hitch free, and fog is virtually nonexistent in outdoor environments. Additionally, human characters and their animations are nothing short of stunning; highlights including watching civilians drop to the ground immediately when they hear gunfire in the subway, or superb explosion effects that are the result of a superb particle effects system. Moreover, reloading animations go above and beyond those within Perfect Dark or Goldeneye, with their increased variety. This means that you’ll see Bond’s hands on the screen while reloading the weapon, and even witness him reloading his sniper rifle bullet by bullet. Finally, further graphical wows include the scenes that take place when a helicopter with a huge blade goes soaring across the screen, back and forth – cutting up whatever is in its path – all in real-time. Cut scenes also occur in real-time, but most of them are short in length and don’t compare to Perfect Dark’s; in terms of visual splendor.

Sound:  
The Bond atmosphere keeps its feel with some excellent voice acting. EA told us at E³ that they hired professional sound alike voice actors for the game, and it shows in TWINE. Every character that has dialogue sounds just as they do within the movie. This fact, coupled with complete dialogue in level briefings and other close encounters between characters.

Music in TWINE is never a distracter. However, as is the case in most games, some of the tunes are better than others. Much of the music has a “Goldeneye/Bond” feel to it, but a few of the selections just don’t do the levels justice, and the fact that the Bond theme song is not in the game is absurd. Thankfully, all the audio is crisp and clear, especially sound effects. Whether it is a jet, helicopter, explosion, gun, car, or right down to the sound Bond’s feet make while pounding on the ground, they’re are all exceptionally sharp.

Control:
If you've played Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, or Turok, then you probably know what to expect from TWINE. Everything is similar, add a jump option in TWINE and some slight aiming issues that come about. Overall though, the control scheme works well.

Multiplayer:
As it is, multiplayer battles are what ultimately draw a lot of people into first person shooters. On the whole, TWINE doesn’t have that “Goldeneye feel”, nor the amount of options that Perfect Dark packs. But these facts aside, TWINE’s multiplayer mode is very competent and a highly enjoyable experience. I must admit that it is disappointing to only be able to use bots when filling in any remaining spots. Additionally, the bots in multiplayer, on the whole, lack the intelligence of the bots in Perfect Dark. They’re not too difficult to lose to, unless they strike you with a head shot before you do them in. This aside, as well as a lack of being able to customize much about the bots, TWINE’s multiplayer experience is worthy of play time. Features include:
· 14 multiplayer arenas; some based off of environments from the one-player missions.
· 6 game types: Arena (standard free-for-all), team arena, capture the flag, king of the hill, uplink, and last agent standing.
· 7 weapon settings: standard, covert, combat, rapid fire, close combat, sniper combat, and explosive.
· 14 selectable characters initially, with additional secret characters to be unlocked. Characters are classified as ‘good’ or ‘evil’, and ‘good’ characters cannot wage war against other ‘good’ characters.

Weaknesses aside, the overwhelming positive of The World is Not Enough’s multiplayer mode is the level design. Simply put, they’re some of the most brilliant layouts ever conceived for multiplayer arenas on an N64. Frostbite, an outdoor snow level, is an immensely fun level for Sniping. Hidden Volcano, with its smallish, simplistic nature and such, makes a perfect arena for King of The Hill. Field of Fire, a dark, dank level that has some stupendous graphics, fits the bill for some outstanding capture the flag battles. Silo Surprise brings wonderful nostalgic feelings and reminds of Goldeneye’s Stack level. And of course, there is Air Raid and your freedom to duke it out on the outside of an airplane.

The multiplayer offers more Bond, in a slew of unique and diverse arenas. Although there is some minor aiming issues that require coping with while playing in it (as well as the missions), and the other previously mentioned flaws, any gamer that has enjoyed Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, or Turok multiplayer action should be able to find a lot of enjoyable TWINE battles with friends.

OVERALL:
The World is Not Enough packs more than enough punch for any First Person Shooting fan – regardless of its inherent flaws. It is a game that has far too many sweet experiences and positives to be ignored because “it isn’t a Rare game.” Eurocom has done a first-rate job using the tried and true Goldeneye formula while also tweaking it to make an entirely new gaming experience. Bond has returned; and returned with class.

 

The Lowdown on  The World is Not Enough Aesthetics: Awesome Control: Very Good Gameplay: Very Good Multiplayer: Very Good Sound: Very Good Innovation: 5/6 Lasting Appeal: 5/6 Overall: Very Good! "A Must-Buy"