Alien Bases, Enemy Starships, Dank Space Dungeons been there, done that, blew them all to bits along with their equally clich d inhabitants. Don't get me wrong, these settings have made their way into many great games, but a change from the norm is always welcome in gaming. And so, like a welcome gust of fresh air, No One Lives Forever arrives in overcrowded FPS genre and distinguishes itself from the rest of the pack with style. Forever by now, especially considering the PR push Fox has put behind this title. The finger of blame is pointed at up and coming terrorist organisation HARM, leading Cate Archer into a series of encounters with countless HARM goons and master criminals.
Variety is the spice of life.
Forever a metaphorical five-course spicy Cajun feast. With extra spice. And a side order of jalapeno peppers. Obviously, at heart it's a first person shooter and these sections devoted mainly to shooting countless enemies are invariably polished and a joy to play through, but there is much more to the game than that. The Monolith level designers did an excellent job of convincingly portraying a slew of 60s settings throughout the globe and this attention to detail didn't stop them from producing a ton of levels either as the game has around sixty in all.