Cate Archer Returns in NOLF 2: A Spy in H.A.RM.’s Way
Even ninjas clash with their parents over the proper way to dress. That’s just one of many humorous conversations you’ll overhear as you guide sneaky secret agent Cate Archer through the adventures in MacPlay’s No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.’s Way. It’s the sequel to The Operative: No One Lives Forever, which successfully whipped Austin Powers, James Bond and 60s nostalgia into a frothy blend that had you grinning madly as you defeated the evil organization known as H.A.R.M.
New Characters, New Gadgets, New Skills
NOLF 2 also introduces some new characters, including H.A.R.M.’s leader The Director, whose mother doesn’t understand why he won’t call more often, and Isako, who owes The Director a blood debt and must repay it by turning her ninjas into his private security force. To make up for Magnus Armstrong’s defection to UNITY, H.A.R.M. now also employs Pierre, the Mime King, and his La Troupe de Pantomine. Pierre’s secret weapon is his “glide attack.”
While weapons and gadgets are vital when squaring off against the bad guys, stealth is just as important in NOLF 2 as it was in the original. Cate can now become undetectable by H.A.R.M. henchmen as long as she remains motionless in shadowy alcoves, and enhanced enemy AI means that it’s even more important for her to move dead bodies out of the way and listen for alerted guards. Sometimes it’s better to slip past someone than attack them and risk that she’ll set off an alarm, which will result in a swarm of enemies.
NOLF 2 also introduces a point system that allows you to increase Cate’s skills in eight different categories as the game progresses. She receives points for successfully completing certain tasks in each mission, and you can allot those points as you see fit. Perhaps you’d like her to get better at searching, which dictates how fast she can comb dead bodies for weapons and intelligence items. Or maybe you think she should increase her marksmanship abilities and get in more head shots during firefights.
Multi-Player Spy Action
In addition to the usual deathmatch and team deathmatch modes, the multi-player side of NOLF 2 includes a four-chapter campaign that up to four players can tackle. It requires them to cooperate as they try to accomplish certain tasks, such as moving Cate’s unconscious body to a safe zone. Because you can’t have a weapon out while carrying a body, the person assigned to that task has to be protected by the others.
There’s also doomsday mode, but we’ll let you discover what that’s all about when you play the game. Let’s just say that doomsday is something you definitely want to prevent in the single-player campaign, but not in multi-player.
Fighting in a Winter Wonderland. Luckily, frostbite is not a factor in this game.
Samurai Jane. These H.A.R.M. bodyguards may be funny, but they sure pack a whallop…
System Requirements:
 | Mac OS X version 10.2.6 or higher |
| 700MHz PowerPC G4 processor or faster |
| 256MB of RAM (512MB on iMacs) |
| 32MB video card (ATI Radeon or NVIDIA Geforce or higher) |
If you liked this game, check out:
| Alias Underground |
| Bloodrayne |
| Medal of Honor: Spearhead |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein |
| SpyHunter |
