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''No One Lives Forever'' (full title: '''''The Operative: No One Lives Forever'''''), commonly abbreviated '''NOLF''', is the name of a '' was released in 2002 , followed by an expansion pack, '' Contract J.A.C.K. '', in 2003 . ''NO ONE LIVES FOREVER The Operative: No One Lives Forever was published in 2000, and starred a female s, or by going in with guns blazing. The basic plot of the game is that a secret organization, ''UNITY'', watches over world peace. Several UNITY agents are murdered within a week of each other, leaving UNITY with a critical manpower shortage. In response, Cate Archer (an ex- Cat Burglar ) is given a role as field agent to try to discover the cause of the Agent assassinations. All roads lead to a new terrorist organization named H.A.R.M., run by a colorful assortment of characters intent on destroying the free world. The game is set in the and James Bond with the lead character resembling Emma Peel from '' The Avengers ''. The player is able to Scuba Dive near a shipwreck, freefall from an airplane and explore a space station in zero gravity, all the while fighting armed villains. A novel feature of the game is its array of gadgets, including a body-removing powder (for disposing of incriminating corpses), lock picks, and an electronic poodle to distract guard dogs. Additionally, the missions are littered with "intelligence items": textual notes which often provide humorous side-notes to the game. Points awarded from intelligence items could gain certain awards at the end of the mission that would add up for bonuses. For example the 'Thanks For Not Getting Hurt' Award allowed a 10% increase in maximum health - up to a limit of 120%. Such bonuses were available for Health, Armour, Ammo Capacity, Damage, Accuracy and Reputation. The reputation awards are earned by choosing the 'nice' responses in dialogue trees (although it is uncertain what benefits the reputation bonuses confer). The game is also notable for its use of sound: not only are enemies aware of noise made by the player, but the game features music in the style of the 1960s, which flexibly adapts to the situations that players finds themselves in, similar to that of movie soundtracks (for instance, increasing in Tempo or urgency when the player is in a combat situation). The game won several Game Of The Year awards, including ones from ''Computer Games Magazine'', ''Computer Gaming World'', ''PC Gamer'', and ''Gamespy''.
Weapons No One Lives Forever has a variety of weapons, many are real guns but with their names changed. Real:
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In addition, there are a variety of ammunition choices for many of the weapons. The standard for most guns is the full metal jacket bullet. Alternatives are Cyanide and Phosphorus tipped rounds as well as Dum-dum bullets. Their effects are hallucinations, burns, and excessive bleeding, respectively. Gadgets
A simple lock pick disguised as a fashionable hair accessory, its second function is a potent poison capsule used similarly to a knife.
A bit of spare change, when thrown, it creates an easy distraction for a stealthy move.
A very powerful Acid , which only reacts with dead flesh, used to instantly remove corpses in order to avoid detection.
Stylish 60's Sunglasses with many secret functions. To begin with, the glasses only have a camera with a zoom feature. But later on, the glasses gain other gadgets which can detect mines and see infra-red beams.
As well as being a simple lighter, the second function of this gadget is a high powered welding torch used to cut through padlocks.
Each disguised as a feminine Perfume bottle, these are short range gas weapons: one is a stun gas, which will leave the enemy confused; the second is a sleeping gas which induces sleep for around a minute and the third, acid gas, is a very deadly weapon.
This gadget, when placed over a camera lens, plays a re-recorded stream of video footage of the area it is monitoring. So the player can sneak past without being seen.
Each Lipstick cleverly contains a different explosive, they are a mainly used as a replacement for the game's lack of grenades. The first is a simple impact explosive, the second is a proximity explosive (that sticks to walls and ceilings) and the third is a timed explosive with a five-second fuse.
This belt buckle (in the shape of the Venus Symbol ) inhabits a grappling hook with a high powered winch, used to access high or out of reach areas.
This gadget is used to distract guard dogs, when released, it makes use of Pheromones to distract the dogs thus preventing them from giving away the player's position
An electronic piece of equipment that, when placed on keypads, unlocks keypad encoded doors. TRIVIA
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