Every great Bond film has a stunning teaser sequence, and "Everything or Nothing" looks set to continue that trend into the gaming domain...

"Everything or Nothing" Teaser Sequence
19th January 2004

Just like any Bond film, the latest adventure featuring 007 will start with an enthralling edge-of-the-seat teaser sequence before the main titles grace the screen.

"Everything or Nothing", due out in February 2004, experienced the opposite problem as the 1999 movie "The World Is Not Enough" during production. Whereas Brosnan's third film was changed to include the thrilling boat chase ahead of the titles because the first cut of the teaser sequence was too short, the latest game had to move action out of the teaser because it was too long.

Originally, gamers would have guided Bond through the opening Nanotech Facility level, where 007 discovers Nikolai Diavolo attempting to steal scientific blueprints and has seemingly captured top scientist Katya Nadanova. From rappelling down the building, to jumping in either a Porsche Cayenne or dirt bike (depending on player preference) and chasing Diavolo's two track train, the action - although thrilling - was just too much for the opening sequence.

Consequently the development team had to create a new "stand alone" teaser to introduce gamers into the new digital 007 adventure, much like the older Bond movies where the characters and plot of the pre-title scenes had no reference to the rest of the plot. In brief, the new game teaser sequence could be compared to the terrorist arms bazaar of "Tomorrow Never Dies".

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Blow By Blow The classic gun barrel motif opens the action with the familiar Bond theme played on twangy guitar. The action takes place at a military base in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan, where a weapons trade is about to take place. A Russian military helicopter lands at the base with of "Die Another Day"s opening sequence. A small Russian tactical nuclear device (or "suitcase bomb") is to be sold to very suspect looking people. But they are not alone. Bond has infiltrated the base dressed as a local, much like Timothy Dalton's 007 from the Afghanistan sequences in "The Living Daylights". Over a secure comm's link, M briefs Bond on the latest status: M: "Intelligence reports that a nuclear suitcase bomb, stolen from the ex-Soviet stockpile, has surfaced in southern Tajikistan. Unfortunately it's about to change hands - the wrong hands. We cannot allow this to occur. Recover the bomb and bring it back."

Bond has to disrupt the arms deal and take ownership of the case - but the base is buzzing with guards. A sniper sight closes in on a plane... Bond shoots one of the missiles loaded on the jet and the base descends into chaos as explosions rock the area. Both sides immediately blame each other for the sabotage and start firing at each other, whilst Bond looks on from behind his cover.

At this point the player has to take over from the cinematics, controlling Bond for the first time. Onscreen instructions prompt the player of the objectives and important control buttons. To complete the mini-mission, Bond must steal the suitcase bomb (which has conveniently skidding across the floor towards Bond during the shoot-out) and find a rocket launcher to shoot down an enemy jet that is lurking, as well as three tanks that are onto him. The crashing jet explodes into a ball of fire, causing a large hole to open up in the base wall. 007 runs through the maelstrom and out of the base into a nearby helicopter. Flying off into the night, the camera pans to the moon and fades into the title sequence.

Buyer: "$100 million as we agreed. You have the device?" Seller: "Of course..." Bond: "Well, what have we here?" M: "It's confirmed 007. A Soviet PU239 with 12 kiloton yield. You are authorized to use all means necessary to retrieve that case." Bond: "Understood."

Comm's: "This is EVAC 1. ETA 60 seconds. Hang on Sir."

You can download two short videos from the "Everything or Nothing" teaser sequence. Click here for the IGN download page. Alternatively, right-click and "Save Target As" the two links below to save the movie files:
"Everything or Nothing" Teaser Sequence - Part 1
"Everything or Nothing" Teaser Sequence - Part 2

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