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Contract J.A.C.K.

Description

Contract J.A.C.K. is the official prequel to No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way. The game revolves around John Jack, a contract killer under the H.A.R.M. flag. Jack is sent on a mission by H.A.R.M., whether he likes it or not, to stop an Italian crime organization. Contract J.A.C.K. lets players explore "the dark side" of the No One Lives Forever universe, using a large arsenal of weapons over 10 single player levels.

Alternate Titles

• "无人永生2：杀手JACK" -- Chinese title (simplified)
• "Агент Д.Ж.Е.К." -- Russian spelling
• "Wu Ren Yong Sheng 2: Shashou JACK" -- Chinese title

Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: Lithtech Jupiter
• No One Lives Forever series

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User Reviews

Monolith makes a Molehill	Terrence Bosky (5238)
Fun, if somewhat short-lived and uninspired.	Tomer Gabel (4418)
What a disgrace.	kbmb (399)	unrated
Monolith should be ashamed of this putrid shooter.	Kadath Bird (619)
No One Lives Forever 2 Minus Cate Archer And The Charm.	MasterMegid (899)
No One Lives Forever without the espionage. At least you get to shoot a lot.	Steelysama (106)

The Press Says

PC Action	Nov 19, 2003	82 out of 100	82
PC Games (Germany)	Dec 12, 2003	81 out of 100	81
ActionTrip	Nov 18, 2003	80 out of 100	80
Gry OnLine	Jan 19, 2004	66 out of 100	66
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Jan, 2004	62 out of 100	62
IGN	Nov 19, 2003	6.1 out of 10	61
Gamereactor (Sweden)	Dec 08, 2003	6 out of 10	60
GameSpot	Nov 14, 2003	5.9 out of 10	59
Gameguru Mania	Dec 07, 2003	54 out of 100	54
Super Play	Jan, 2004	4 out of 10	40

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Trivia

German version

In the German version all blood effects and death cries were removed. Also missing are ragdoll physics for corpses and the possibility to set them on fire.

References to the predecessors

Here are a few references to the other games of the No One Lives Forever series:

• The game begins above the Drunken Scotsman (Magnus Armstrong?) which has a vandalized poster advertising Inge Wagner.
• During the insertion into Czechoslovakia, Cate Archer is briefly visible near a rabbit.
• Cate Archer wanted posters pop up from time to time.
• The game shows off H.A.R.M.'s NOLF 2 lair including comments on the "lava".
• Music from NOLF2 appears in some missions.
• The Jade Hamster, a fictional movie spy from NOLF2 returns on several cinematic posters.

Awards

• Computer Games Magazine
  • March 2004 - #4 Worst Game of the Year 2003

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