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{{Short description|2001 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire
| image = James Bond 007 - Agent Under Fire Coverart.png
| developer = [[Visceral Games|EA Redwood Shores]]{{Efn|Additional work by [[EA Vancouver|EA Canada]]. Ported to [[Xbox]] by [[Savage Entertainment]].}}
| publisher = [[Electronic Arts]]
| director = 
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| series = ''[[James Bond in video games|James Bond]]''
| engine = [[id Tech 3]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]], [[GameCube]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
| released = '''PlayStation 2'''{{Vgrelease|NA|13 November 2001|EU|30 November 2001}}'''GameCube'''{{Vgrelease|NA|12 March 2002|EU|14 June 2002}}'''Xbox'''{{Vgrelease|NA|26 March 2002|EU|14 June 2002}}
| genre = [[First-person shooter]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
}}

'''''James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire''''' is a 2001 [[first-person shooter]] video game developed by [[EA Redwood Shores]] and published by [[Electronic Arts]] for [[PlayStation 2]], [[GameCube]], and [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]. It originally began development as a PlayStation 2 and PC game based on the 1999 [[James Bond]] film ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]''. However, the game was delayed and eventually reworked into ''Agent Under Fire'', featuring an original Bond storyline that is unrelated to the films. Playing as Bond, the player must thwart an attempt to replace world leaders with clones.

''Agent Under Fire'' was released for PlayStation 2 in November 2001, followed by the other versions in March 2002. The game received "mixed or average" reviews, according to [[Metacritic]].

==Gameplay==
''Agent Under Fire'' features over fifteen different types of firearms, as well as other weapons. Each firearm is based on a real firearm, but is given a pseudonym, the same manner as the weapons in ''[[GoldenEye 007 (1997 video game)|GoldenEye 007]]'', and ''[[The World Is Not Enough (Nintendo 64 video game)|The World is Not Enough]]''. Most of the gadgets are concealed in a mobile phone, including a decryptor, grapple, laser, and remote transmitter. Bond is also provided with a card that disrupts electronic signals, as well as a jetpack. During the game, players may encounter opportunities to utilize the level's environment or their gadgets to dispatch enemies, clear obstacles, or open up alternative pathways; doing so awards the player a "Bond Moment" which contributes to the player's end-of-level score.

The multiplayer mode in ''Agent Under Fire'' features up to four players, with several unique arenas to host multiplayer battles in. The multiplayer games can also be played with one player against an [[Artificial intelligence in video games|AI]] player.

==Plot==
[[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] agent Zoe Nightshade, a mole in the [[Hong Kong]]-based botanical research firm Identicon Corporation, is discovered and captured while investigating Identicon as a possible front for a weapons-smuggling ring. [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] Agent James Bond infiltrates the Identicon facility in an attempt to rescue her, as well as retrieve a suspicious courier case in the same building. After rescuing Nightshade from a submarine set to launch, the pair flee the facility with the courier case. Nigel Bloch, the head of Identicon, has his henchmen chase the agents through the streets of Hong Kong. The two steal a second case of vials from a nearby Identicon factory, then rendezvous with R, who provides Bond with a gadget-laden [[BMW Z8]]. A limousine pulls up, and a figure inside fires a rocket at the agents, killing Nightshade, and steals the case. Bond pursues in his new car, stopping an armoured van containing the stolen vials.

The vials contained nine blood samples, eight of which contained the blood of world leaders. The ninth one contains the blood of Reginald Griffin, a British diplomat serving at the British embassy in [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]], who is obsessed with protecting a room, that is outside his jurisdiction, in the embassy. Bond investigates the embassy. In the office, he finds Griffin dead, before a man, identical to Griffin, confronts him. After overcoming him, Bond finds a message from Bloch on Griffin's computer that mentions Malprave Industries, based in [[Switzerland]]. Bond takes the information from the computer and escapes from the embassy.

At the Malprave Industries' branch in Switzerland, Bond poses as a journalist and notices that a woman he encountered at the embassy is the company's CEO: Adrian Malprave. Knowing that she will recognise him, he plans an escape. After collecting evidence, he makes his escape from the facility. Analysis of the computer message from Romania mentions "Defective Merchandise", believed to be a code name for Dr. Natalya Damescu, formerly an employee of Malprave, now under protection at the British Embassy in Bucharest, the same one in which Griffin was serving as a diplomat. She also has inside information to offer. Carla the Jackal, an infamous terrorist who also killed Zoe in Hong Kong, leads a raid on the embassy. Bond fights the terrorists before running into Damescu. After a confrontation with the Jackal, Bond kills her and picks up a data chip on something known as "Poseidon".

The data chip leads Bond to an oil rig located in the [[South China Sea]]. After running into Bloch, Bond follows him into Poseidon, an underwater base devoted to cloning. After seemingly killing Bloch and destroying his lab, Bond escapes the complex by climbing onto a submarine bound for a [[British Royal Navy|Royal Navy]] aircraft carrier in the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]]. Onboard the submarine, Bond finds Zoe, still alive, and she reveals that the woman he "saved" from the Identicon facility was actually a clone meant to gain information from Bond on what MI6 knew about Poseidon and then to infiltrate the CIA. The Jackal had intended to kill Bond.

Depending on whether or not the player picked up a verification code, Bond and Zoe are either captured and taken to the brig, or have a sexual encounter as the submarine is automatically piloted to the aircraft carrier. In either case, the pair investigate the ship. It is discovered that eight world leaders have been cloned, and are to be replaced by Malprave-loyal duplicates. Bond destroys the craft carrying the clones, and the pair make their escape from the carrier. They head back to the Malprave Industries building in the [[Swiss Alps]], where Bond successfully rescues the eight world leaders. Before he can escape from the base, however, Bond encounters Malprave, who has set the base to self-destruct. She also reveals that Bloch is still alive and that Bond had merely killed his clone. After a firefight with him, Bond follows Bloch into Malprave's main office and shoots him with a rocket launcher, sending him crashing through a stained-glass window to his death. Just as Bond manages to leap free of the base before it explodes, Malprave appears and tries to jump clear too, but is consumed by the blast and ultimately killed. Bond lands on a military aircraft being commandeered by Zoe, and together they escape the smoldering base.

==Development and release==
''Agent Under Fire'' originally began development as a [[PlayStation 2]] (PS2) and PC game based on the 1999 Bond film ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]'' (TWINE).<ref name=IGN-2001>{{cite web |title=The World Is Not Enough |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/04/27/the-world-is-not-enough-6 |website=IGN |access-date=23 September 2021 |date=27 April 2001 |archive-date=13 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113182048/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/04/27/the-world-is-not-enough-6 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Stahl |first=Ben |title=The World is Not Enough Hands-On |url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/jamesbond007inagentuf/preview_2569351.html |website=GameSpot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050331211200/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/jamesbond007inagentuf/preview_2569351.html |archive-date=31 March 2005 |date=18 May 2000}}</ref> The game would include 10 large levels, featuring a combination of [[Stealth game|stealth]] and action gameplay similar to the 1997 Bond game ''[[GoldenEye 007 (1997 video game)|GoldenEye]]''. The game would feature boating, skiing, and casino levels, and the player would have access to 20 gadgets throughout the game. Players would have multiple ways to complete a mission, with interactive environments playing a role. Multiplayer would be a prominent part of the game.<ref name=Multiplayer>{{cite web |last=Perry |first=Douglass C. |title=Multiplayer PS2 Bond in 2000 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/02/25/multiplayer-ps2-bond-in-2000 |website=IGN |access-date=23 September 2021 |date=24 February 2000 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923184753/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/02/25/multiplayer-ps2-bond-in-2000 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Perry/><ref name=Stahl>{{cite web |last=Stahl |first=Ben |title=The World is Not Enough Preview |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-world-is-not-enough-preview/1100-2557927/ |website=GameSpot |access-date=23 September 2021 |date=18 May 2000 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923184758/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-world-is-not-enough-preview/1100-2557927/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Electronic Arts]] (EA) was developing the game, which would run on the [[id Tech 3]] game engine, commonly known as Quake III Arena.<ref name=Stahl/><ref>{{cite web |title=Quake III Engine Should Be Enough for Bond |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/01/27/quake-iii-engine-should-be-enough-for-bond |website=IGN |access-date=23 September 2021 |date=26 January 2000 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923184756/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/01/27/quake-iii-engine-should-be-enough-for-bond |url-status=live }}</ref> It was initially scheduled to release in late 2000,<ref name=Perry>{{cite web |last=Perry |first=Douglass C. |title=Bond, James, Bond on PlayStation 2 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/02/15/bond-james-bond-on-playstation-2 |website=IGN |access-date=23 September 2021 |date=14 February 2000 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923184752/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/02/15/bond-james-bond-on-playstation-2 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Multiplayer/> subsequently changed to late 2001. However, EA announced in February 2001 that it was delaying the game until the following year. The delay would allow the company to achieve its vision of a game that would be noticeably different from [[The World Is Not Enough (Nintendo 64 video game)|the Nintendo 64]] and [[The World Is Not Enough (PlayStation video game)|PlayStation version]] of ''The World Is Not Enough''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Shahed |title=EA delays TWINE PS2 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/jamesbond007inagentuf/news_2685505.html |website=GameSpot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050319071212/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/jamesbond007inagentuf/news_2685505.html |archive-date=19 March 2005 |date=13 February 2001}}</ref> Two months later, EA announced that ''The World Is Not Enough'' had instead been reworked into a new Bond game with an original storyline, under the title ''James Bond 007 in...Agent Under Fire''. It also uses the Quake engine,<ref name=IGN-2001/><ref>{{cite web |title=First look: James Bond 007 in Agent Under Fire |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/first-look-james-bond-007-in-agent-under-fire/1100-2713448/ |website=GameSpot |access-date=23 September 2021 |date=27 April 2001 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923184753/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/first-look-james-bond-007-in-agent-under-fire/1100-2713448/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as the [[EA Vancouver#EA Graphics Library|Electronic Arts Graphics Library]] engine.<ref name=Q&A/>

Jon Horsley of EA said, "We thought we could deliver a good TWINE game for the PS2--but we also thought we could combine forces with some of our other studios and deliver a great original Bond experience with Agent Under Fire. The extra time has provided us the opportunity to create an entirely new game, not tied to a specific movie, and address some points that we knew we couldn't get into TWINE under that timeline". EA worked with MGM and [[Danjaq]] to create the game's storyline, and [[EA Canada]] developed the game's driving levels, after previously working on EA's ''[[Need for Speed]]'' series. The developers played [[James Bond in video games|previous Bond games]] as research.<ref name=Q&A/><ref name=Preview>{{cite web |last=Lopez |first=Miguel |title=Agent Under Fire Preview |url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/jamesbond007inagentuf/preview_2813093.html |website=GameSpot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050201023625/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/jamesbond007inagentuf/preview_2813093.html |archive-date=1 February 2005 |pages=1–2 |date=18 September 2001}}</ref>

The game features some returning characters from the films, but without using the actors' likenesses.<ref name=Q&A/><ref name=Preview/> [[John Cleese]] appeared in a commercial for the game, reprising his role as [[Q (James Bond)|R]]. However, he and other actors from the films did not reprise their roles for the game itself, which instead used sound-alike voice actors.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cleese |first=John |title=An advert I did as 'R'. Did any of you ever play Agent Under Fire? |url=https://twitter.com/johncleese/status/1360663782523981825 |website=Twitter |access-date=23 September 2021 |date=13 February 2021 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923184752/https://twitter.com/johncleese/status/1360663782523981825 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=IGN-PS2/><ref name=EG/> R was originally modeled after Cleese, but his likeness was removed from the final game.<ref>{{cite news |last=ten Cate |first=Hans |title=John Cleese to Reprise Role of "Q" in Next James Bond Video Game |url=http://www.dailyllama.com/news/2003/llama202.html |work=Daily Llama |date=6 September 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040623021011/http://www.dailyllama.com/news/2003/llama202.html |archive-date=23 June 2004}}</ref> [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] companies, such as [[Industrial Light & Magic]] and [[Pacific Data Images]], worked on the game's cinematic cutscenes.<ref name=Q&A>{{cite web |title=Agent Under Fire Q&A |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/agent-under-fire-qanda/1100-2812861/ |website=GameSpot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050316215311/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/jamesbond007inagentuf/preview_2812861.html |archive-date=16 March 2005 |date=17 September 2001}}</ref>

The PS2 version was completed on 31 October 2001, and shipped to North American retailers on 13 November,<ref>{{cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Shahed |title=Agent Under Fire goes gold |url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/jamesbond007inagentuf/news_2821562.html |website=GameSpot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050306040445/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/jamesbond007inagentuf/news_2821562.html |archive-date=6 March 2005 |date=31 October 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bond Goes Gold |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/11/01/bond-goes-gold-2 |website=IGN |access-date=23 September 2021 |date=31 October 2001 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923184754/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/11/01/bond-goes-gold-2 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Shahed |title=Bond arrives on the PlayStation 2 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bond-arrives-on-the-playstation-2/1100-2825000/ |website=GameSpot |access-date=23 September 2021 |date=15 November 2001 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923184757/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bond-arrives-on-the-playstation-2/1100-2825000/ |url-status=live }}</ref> followed by a European release on 30 November.<ref>{{cite web |last=Minkley |first=Johnny |title=Screenshots under fire |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=20879 |website=ComputerAndVideoGames.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070920090408/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=20879 |archive-date=20 September 2007 |date=25 October 2001}}</ref> Versions for the [[GameCube]] and [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] were announced shortly thereafter.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Shahed |title=Agent Under Fire goes multiplatform |url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/jamesbond007inagentuf/news_2832467.html |website=GameSpot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050323111310/http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/jamesbond007inagentuf/news_2832467.html |archive-date=23 March 2005 |date=13 December 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=EA Makes Bond Cube Official |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/12/14/ea-makes-bond-cube-official |website=IGN |access-date=23 September 2021 |date=13 December 2001 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923184755/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/12/14/ea-makes-bond-cube-official |url-status=live }}</ref> The GameCube version features the addition of [[Video game bot|bot players]] in the multiplayer mode.<ref>{{cite web |last=Satterfield |first=Shane |title=New details: James Bond in Agent Under Fire |url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/jamesbond007inagentuf/news_2840288.html |website=GameSpot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050310163126/http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/jamesbond007inagentuf/news_2840288.html |archive-date=10 March 2005 |date=17 January 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hands-on: Agent Under Fire |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/02/02/hands-on-agent-under-fire |website=IGN |access-date=23 September 2021 |date=1 February 2002 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923184756/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/02/02/hands-on-agent-under-fire |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=James Bond 007 in... Agent Under Fire |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/13/james-bond-007-in-agent-under-fire-2 |website=IGN |access-date=23 September 2021 |date=13 March 2002 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923184754/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/13/james-bond-007-in-agent-under-fire-2 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was released in North America on 12 March 2002, followed by the Xbox version at the end of the month.<ref name=GZ-GC/><ref>{{cite web |title=Bond is Back |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/13/bond-is-back-2 |website=IGN |access-date=23 September 2021 |date=13 March 2002 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923184758/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/13/bond-is-back-2 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Varanini |first=Giancarlo |title=Agent Under Fire goes gold |url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/jamesbond007inagentuf/news_2853113.html |website=GameSpot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050329060540/http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/jamesbond007inagentuf/news_2853113.html |archive-date=29 March 2005 |date=6 March 2002}}</ref> Both versions released in Europe on 14 June 2002.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bishop |first=Stuart |title=Agent Under Fire on Xbox - screenshot blitz |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=49432 |website=ComputerAndVideoGames.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309023656/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=49432 |archive-date=9 March 2007 |date=10 June 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=L'Agent 007 Récidive Sur GameCube |url=https://www.gamekult.com/jeux/james-bond-007-espion-pour-cible-3010000531/test-ngc.html |website=Gamekult |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327185340/https://www.gamekult.com/jeux/james-bond-007-espion-pour-cible-3010000531/test-ngc.html |archive-date=27 March 2020 |date=14 June 2002 |language=fr}}</ref>

In 2003, a hacker discovered a method to make the Xbox run [[Linux]] software, using a copy of ''Agent Under Fire''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Becker |first=David |title=Hacker cracks Xbox challenge |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/hacker-cracks-xbox-challenge/ |website=CNET |access-date=23 September 2021 |date=1 April 2003 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923184753/https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/hacker-cracks-xbox-challenge/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| MC = (GC) 74/100<ref name="MCGC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/james-bond-007-agent-under-fire/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube|title=James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire for GameCube Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=20 August 2012|archive-date=14 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111214065504/http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/james-bond-007-agent-under-fire|url-status=live}}</ref><br>(PS2) 72/100<ref name="MCPS2">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/james-bond-007-agent-under-fire/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2|title=James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire for PlayStation 2 Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=20 August 2012|archive-date=9 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709195939/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/james-bond-007-agent-under-fire|url-status=live}}</ref><br>(Xbox) 71/100<ref name="MCXBOX">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/james-bond-007-agent-under-fire/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox|title=James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire for Xbox Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=20 August 2012|archive-date=29 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429224323/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/james-bond-007-agent-under-fire|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Allgame = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=34780&tab=review|title=James Bond 007 in Agent Under Fire (PS2) - Review|last=Marriott|first=Scott Alan|publisher=[[AllGame]]|access-date=9 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115052445/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=34780&tab=review|archive-date=15 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=37744&tab=review|title=James Bond 007 in Agent Under Fire (GC) - Review|last=Marriott|first=Scott Alan|publisher=AllGame|access-date=9 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116011909/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=37744&tab=review|archive-date=16 November 2014}}</ref>
| Edge = 5/10<ref>{{cite magazine|title=007: Agent Under Fire (PS2)|author=Edge staff|magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]|issue=106|date=January 2002}}</ref>
| EGM = (Xbox) 5.17/10<ref>{{cite magazine|title=007: Agent Under Fire|author=EGM staff|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|issue=155|date=May 2002|page=113}}</ref><br />(PS2) 4.83/10<ref>{{cite magazine|title=007: Agent Under Fire|author=EGM staff|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=151|date=January 2002|page=208}}</ref>
| EuroG = (PS2) 7/10<ref name=EG>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_agentunderfire_ps2|title=James Bond 007 .. in Agent Under Fire Review|last=Bramwell|first=Tom|website=[[Eurogamer]]|date=18 December 2001|access-date=2 December 2013|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062132/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_agentunderfire_ps2|url-status=live}}</ref><br />(Xbox) 6/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/content/r_007auf_x|title=James Bond 007 in Agent Under Fire|last=Bye|first=John "Gestalt"|website=Eurogamer|date=30 June 2002|access-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021229102559/http://www.eurogamer.net/content/r_007auf_x|archive-date=29 December 2002|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GI = 9.25/10<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200201/R03.0731.1823.32577.htm|title=007: Agent Under Fire (PS2)|last=Helgeson|first=Matt|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|date=January 2002|page=77|access-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919132853/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200201/R03.0731.1823.32577.htm|archive-date=19 September 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=007: Agent Under Fire (GC)|magazine=Game Informer|date=May 2002|page=85}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=007: Agent Under Fire (Xbox)|magazine=Game Informer|date=May 2002|page=87}}</ref>
| GamePro = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/reviews/21680.shtml|title=007: Agent Under Fire Review for GameCube on GamePro.com|author=The Man in Black|magazine=GamePro|date=18 March 2002|access-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050310020653/http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/reviews/21680.shtml|archive-date=10 March 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/22587.shtml|title=Agent Under Fire Review for Xbox on GamePro.com|author=Four-Eyed Dragon|magazine=GamePro|date=15 April 2002|access-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204055058/http://gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/22587.shtml|archive-date=4 February 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />(PS2) {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/18205.shtml|title=Agent Under Fire Review for PS2 on GamePro.com|author=Air Hendrix|magazine=[[GamePro]]|date=14 November 2001|access-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204052752/http://gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/18205.shtml|archive-date=4 February 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GameRev = C+<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/james-bond-007-agent-under-fire|title=James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire Review|last=Liu|first=Johnny|publisher=[[Game Revolution]]|date=18 November 2001|access-date=2 December 2013|archive-date=11 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911170944/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/james-bond-007-agent-under-fire|url-status=live}}</ref>
| GSpot = 6.8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/james-bond-in-agent-under-fire-review/1900-2825345/|title=James Bond in Agent Under Fire Review (PS2)|last=Fielder|first=Joe|website=[[GameSpot]]|date=26 November 2001|access-date=1 December 2013|archive-date=5 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205175950/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/james-bond-in-agent-under-fire-review/1900-2825345/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/agent-under-fire-review/1900-2857742/|title=Agent Under Fire Review (GC)|last=Fielder|first=Joe|website=GameSpot|date=25 March 2002|access-date=1 December 2013|archive-date=21 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221025512/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/agent-under-fire-review/1900-2857742/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/agent-under-fire-review/1900-2858971/|title=Agent Under Fire Review (Xbox)|last=Fielder|first=Joe|website=GameSpot|date=28 March 2002|access-date=1 December 2013|archive-date=22 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022152047/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/agent-under-fire-review/1900-2858971/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| GSpy = (GC) 80%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/april02/007aufgcn/|title=007: Agent Under Fire (GCN)|last=Chick|first=Tom|publisher=GameSpy|date=23 April 2002|access-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040629065018/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/april02/007aufgcn/|archive-date=29 June 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />(PS2) 75%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetps2.com/features/reviews/2001/007agentunderfire/|title=007: Agent Under Fire (PS2)|last=Tutterrow|first=Barak|publisher=[[GameSpy]]|date=30 November 2001|access-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011201043103/http://www.planetps2.com/features/reviews/2001/007agentunderfire/|archive-date=1 December 2001|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />(Xbox) 65%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/april02/007aufxbox/|title=007: Agent Under Fire (Xbox)|last=Mahood|first=Andy|publisher=GameSpy|date=17 April 2002|access-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040923083250/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/april02/007aufxbox/|archive-date=23 September 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GameZone = (GC) 8.7/10<ref name=GZ-GC>{{cite web|url=http://gamecube.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18578.htm|title=James Bond 007 in Agent Under Fire Review - GameCube|last=Knutson|first=Michael|publisher=GameZone|date=8 April 2002|access-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926171432/http://gamecube.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18578.htm|archive-date=26 September 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />(PS2) 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18578.htm|title=James Bond 007 in Agent Under Fire Review - PlayStation 2|last=Krause|first=Kevin|publisher=GameZone|date=30 November 2001|access-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622022433/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18578.htm|archive-date=22 June 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| IGN = (PS2) 7.9/10<ref name=IGN-PS2>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/11/13/james-bond-007-inagent-under-fire-3|title=James Bond 007 in...Agent Under Fire (PS2)|last=Perry|first=Doug|website=[[IGN]]|date=12 November 2001|access-date=1 December 2013|archive-date=19 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719230456/http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/11/13/james-bond-007-inagent-under-fire-3|url-status=live}}</ref><br />(GC) 7.7/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/15/james-bond-007-in-agent-under-fire|title=James Bond 007 in... Agent Under Fire (GC)|last=Mirabella III|first=Fran|website=IGN|date=15 March 2002|access-date=1 December 2013|archive-date=11 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111064949/http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/15/james-bond-007-in-agent-under-fire|url-status=live}}</ref><br />(Xbox) 7.6/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/04/05/james-bond-007-inagent-under-fire|title=James Bond 007 in...Agent Under Fire (Xbox)|website=IGN|date=5 April 2002|access-date=1 December 2013|archive-date=15 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515034940/http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/04/05/james-bond-007-inagent-under-fire|url-status=live}}</ref>
| NP = 3.6/5<ref>{{cite magazine|title=007: Agent Under Fire|magazine=[[Nintendo Power]]|volume=155|date=April 2002|page=146}}</ref>
| OPM = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=007: Agent Under Fire|magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]]|date=January 2002|page=128}}</ref>
| OXM = 7.9/10<ref>{{cite magazine|title=007: Agent Under Fire|magazine=[[Official Xbox Magazine]]|date=May 2002|page=72}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]''
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Cincinnati2">{{cite news|url=http://cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/042802_moviegames.html|title=Movies inspire more video game titles|last=Saltzman|first=Marc|newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]|date=28 May 2002|access-date=20 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418010525/http://cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/042802_moviegames.html|archive-date=18 April 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />(PS2) {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Cincinnati1" />
| rev2 = ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Maxim" />
}}

''James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire'' received "mixed or average" reviews, according to [[review aggregator]] [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MCGC"/><ref name="MCPS2"/><ref name="MCXBOX"/> It was a runner-up for ''GameSpot''{{'}}s annual "Most Disappointing Game" award among [[console game]]s, but lost to ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''.<ref name=bestworst2001>{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020803185618/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2001/ | url=http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2001/ | title=''GameSpot''{{'}}s Best and Worst Video Games of 2001 | author=''GameSpot VG'' Staff | date=23 February 2002 | work=[[GameSpot]] | archive-date=3 August 2002 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

''[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]'' gave the PlayStation 2 version three-and-a-half stars out of five and called it "Slick, sexy and jam-packed with action — but this adventure is short with limited playability over time, except perhaps for its multiplayer modes."<ref name="Cincinnati1">{{cite news|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/122601_bond.html|title=Bond game shakes, but it doesn't stir|last=Saltzman|first=Marc|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=26 December 2001|access-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515161638/http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/122601_bond.html|archive-date=15 May 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, it later gave the other two versions a score of four stars out of five.<ref name="Cincinnati2"/> ''[[FHM]]'' gave the PS2 version three stars out of five, stating, "There is the usual mix of chick[s], cars and guns to keep even the most special of agents happy."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.fhm.com/games/reviews/gamereview.asp?intID=1555|title=James Bond: Agent Under Fire (PS2)|magazine=[[FHM]]|date=2 December 2001|access-date=9 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020414181652/http://www.fhm.com/games/reviews/gamereview.asp?intID=1555|archive-date=14 April 2002|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'' also gave the PS2 version six out of ten and stated that "At last you'll infiltrate the secret lair, where you'll discover…you've been playing a very standard-issue game."<ref name="Maxim">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_2039.html|title=007: Agent Under Fire|last=Porter|first=Alex|magazine=[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]|date=16 November 2001|access-date=9 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011210105011/http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_2039.html|archive-date=10 December 2001|url-status=dead}}</ref>

By July 2006, the PlayStation 2 version of ''Agent Under Fire'' had sold 1.5 million copies and earned $58 million (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=58000000|start_year=2006}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) in the United States. ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' ranked it as the 30th highest-selling game launched for the [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] or [[GameCube]] between January 2000 and July 2006 in that country. Combined sales of ''James Bond'' console games released in the 2000s reached 4 million units in the United States by July 2006.<ref name=nextgensales2>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028115051/http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3537&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=1 |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3537&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=1 |title=The Top 100 Games of the 21st Century|author1=Campbell, Colin |author2=Keiser, Joe | date=29 July 2006 |work=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |archive-date=28 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The PlayStation 2 version also received a "Platinum" sales award from the [[Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] (ELSPA),<ref name=platinumelspa>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515224703/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3944 |url=http://www.elspa.com:80/?i=3944 |title=ELSPA Sales Awards: Platinum |work=[[Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] |archive-date=15 May 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.<ref name="gamasutrasales">{{cite web|author=Caoili, Eric|date=26 November 2008|title=ELSPA: ''Wii Fit'', ''Mario Kart'' Reach Diamond Status In UK|url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918063107/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php|archive-date=18 September 2017|work=[[Gamasutra]]}}</ref>

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==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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