The Operative: No One Lives Forever

Lara Croft's Mum? Agent Archer is every bit as daring and heroic as her 90's counterpart...and has a few more tricks up her sleeve.

The briefing. While the story itself may not be the most original, good voice acting makes such scenes enjoyable.

Reminiscent of Goldeneye, the gun battles that occur when stealth fails are lively and fun.

Don't call me fat, laddy! While the multiplayer version pales compared to the fun of the single player game, the fact that you can play all the colorful characters from the main game (and drive vehicles on some levels) makes things interesting.

Like shooting Pintos in a barrel. Both you and the enemy can use vehicles, from motorcycles to snowmobiles. If you can hit their gas lines, you can send their cars flipping end over end in a ball of fire.

No secret agent man...or woman...would be complete without gadgets, such as their innocent looking sunglasses that can take photos, zoom in on enemies, or detect mines and lasers. 'Santa' demonstrates all these nifty gadgets to you between missions in tru

Despite the sometimes campy nature, there are some very beautiful moments in the game, as here when the engine meets aesthetically lovely architecture.

riding a bike

a big mix up?

a stand off

the starting point in the game

Cate needs to take the cable-car up to Chateau Dumas - but it's guarded.

You can't even fall from the sky in peace these days.

Unwelcome guests at the Frankfurt Inn.

Agent Archer is a proficient sharpshooter as well.

They're not very smart, these DUMAS guards...

Magnus Armstrong and Inge Werner, two of the main baddies

Checking yourself out in the mirror

Cate in scuba gear, moments before a deep sea salvage mission

Exploring sunken ships with the scuba gear

The H.A.R.M. Handpuppet makes his demands

The robo poodle distracts otherwise alert guard dogs