<s>
The	B-Application
Operative	I-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
(	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
NOLF	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
stealth	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Monolith	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Fox	O
Interactive	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
later	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
story-driven	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
1960s	O
,	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
has	O
been	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
for	O
its	O
stylistic	O
representation	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
in	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
many	O
spy	O
films	O
and	O
television	O
series	O
of	O
that	O
decade	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
its	O
humor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
many	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
that	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
since	O
1998	O
's	O
Half-Life	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Operative	I-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
,	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
A	O
Spy	O
in	O
H.A.R.M.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
s	O
Way	O
,	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
spin-off	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
time	O
between	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
entitled	O
Contract	B-Application
J.A.C.K.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Operative	I-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
is	O
a	O
story-driven	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
1960s	O
,	O
and	O
stars	O
spy	O
Cate	O
Archer	O
as	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Operative	O
,	O
who	O
works	O
for	O
UNITY	O
—	O
a	O
secret	O
international	O
organization	O
"	O
dedicated	O
to	O
protecting	O
humanity	O
from	O
megalomaniacs	O
bent	O
upon	O
world	O
domination.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
certain	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
dialog	B-Application
tree	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
between	O
different	O
questions	O
and	O
responses	O
when	O
talking	O
to	O
another	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
online	O
or	O
over	O
a	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
started	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Monolith	O
Productions	O
 '	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Shogo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Armor	I-Application
Division	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Describing	O
the	O
pressure	O
on	O
Monolith	O
,	O
Hubbard	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
were	O
still	O
trying	O
to	O
live	O
down	O
the	O
stigma	O
"	O
of	O
their	O
1998	O
game	O
,	O
Blood	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Chosen	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
prematurely	O
released	O
buggy	O
and	O
unpolished	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
"	O
had	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
prove	O
,	O
both	O
to	O
ourselves	O
and	O
the	O
gaming	O
public.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
long	O
time	O
for	O
finding	O
a	O
publishing	O
partner	O
,	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
"	O
mutated	O
constantly	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
please	O
prospective	O
producers	O
and	O
marketing	O
departments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
actually	O
started	O
off	O
as	O
a	O
mission-based	O
,	O
anime-inspired	O
,	O
paramilitary	O
action	B-Application
thriller	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Shogo	O
and	O
ended	O
up	O
as	O
a	O
60s	O
spy	O
adventure	O
in	O
the	O
tradition	O
of	O
Our	O
Man	O
Flint	O
and	O
countless	O
other	O
60s	O
spy	O
movies	O
and	O
shows.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Parts	O
of	O
the	O
initial	O
"	O
paramilitary	O
action	B-Application
thriller	O
"	O
concept	O
evolved	O
into	O
F.E.A.R.	O
,	O
another	O
Monolith	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
after	O
the	O
NOLF	O
series	O
,	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
was	O
originally	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
male	O
character	O
called	O
Adam	O
Church	O
who	O
worked	O
for	O
MI0	O
,	O
"	O
Her	O
Majesty	O
's	O
Most	O
Secret	B-Application
Service	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
at	O
least	O
July	O
1999	O
,	O
Monolith	O
has	O
decided	O
to	O
introduce	O
many	O
major	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
the	O
main	O
reason	O
being	O
that	O
the	O
gaming	O
press	O
unexpectedly	O
started	O
comparing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
James	O
Bond	O
games	O
,	O
like	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
face	O
and	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
were	O
changed	O
in	O
the	B-Application
game	I-Application
's	I-Application
sequel	I-Application
,	O
where	O
she	O
was	O
voiced	O
by	O
Jen	O
Taylor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
character	O
and	O
plot	O
changes	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
decided	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
working	O
title	O
,	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
,	O
to	O
something	O
else	O
,	O
for	O
similar	O
reasons	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Bond	O
franchise	O
(	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
the	O
novel	O
Nobody	O
Lives	O
for	O
Ever	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
possible	O
legal	O
considerations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
instead	O
stayed	O
consistent	O
throughout	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
The	O
Operative	O
"	O
(	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
heroine	O
,	O
Cate	O
Archer	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
was	O
removed	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
,	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
A	O
Spy	O
in	O
H.A.R.M.	O
</s>
<s>
Hubbard	O
also	O
expressed	O
dissatisfaction	O
with	O
the	O
balance	O
between	O
action	B-Application
and	O
intrigue	O
:	O
"	O
Unfortunately	O
,	O
we	O
came	O
up	O
a	O
little	O
short	O
on	O
intrigue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
paid	O
attention	O
to	O
these	O
points	O
while	O
developing	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
No	O
One	O
Lives	O
Forever'''s	O
team-based	O
multiplayer	O
portion	O
was	O
originally	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
story-driven	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
mode	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Assault	O
"	O
game	O
type	O
in	O
the	O
1999	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
including	O
objectives	O
and	O
obstacles	O
for	O
the	O
two	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
:	O
Fully	O
realized	O
co-operative	O
multiplayer	O
was	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
TechnologyNo	O
One	O
Lives	O
Forever	O
utilizes	O
the	O
LithTech	B-Application
game	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Monolith	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
by	O
its	O
subsidiary	O
,	O
LithTech	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
later	O
known	O
as	O
Touchdown	O
Entertainment	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
LithTech	B-Application
2.5	O
(	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
this	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
custom	O
additions	O
and	O
modifications	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
support	O
for	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
creators	O
,	O
characters	O
in	O
NOLF	O
were	O
built	O
from	O
more	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
than	O
any	O
other	O
PC	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
Cate	O
Archer	O
's	O
model	O
having	O
approximately	O
1,700	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
in	O
NOLF	O
was	O
significantly	O
advanced	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemy	O
AI	B-Application
can	O
react	O
to	O
eleven	O
different	O
stimuli	O
,	O
including	O
hearing	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
footsteps	O
or	O
weapon	O
firing	O
,	O
seeing	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
footprints	O
in	O
the	O
snow	O
,	O
or	O
hearing	O
an	O
ally	O
scream	O
in	O
pain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	B-Application
can	O
try	O
and	O
investigate	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
these	O
stimuli	O
,	O
by	O
following	O
the	O
footprints	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
sound	O
alarms	O
or	O
call	O
for	O
backup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
combat	O
,	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
finds	O
cover	O
positions	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
to	O
some	O
extent	O
,	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
its	O
environment	O
for	O
protection	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
flipping	O
over	O
a	O
table	O
and	O
hiding	O
behind	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
advancing	O
AI	B-Application
technology	O
in	O
their	O
subsequent	O
games	O
,	O
Monolith	O
likened	O
the	O
way	O
NOLFs	O
AIs	B-Application
pop	O
randomly	O
in	O
and	O
out	O
of	O
cover	O
to	O
a	O
shooting	B-Device
gallery	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Groups	O
of	O
AI	B-Application
guards	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
logic	O
when	O
investigating	O
and	O
combating	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
includes	O
friendly	O
and	O
enemy	O
humans	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
dogs	O
,	O
sharks	O
,	O
and	O
helicopters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
Monolith	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
stealth/action	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
Tenchu	B-Application
:	I-Application
Stealth	I-Application
Assassins	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
"	O
interested	O
in	O
a	O
blend	O
of	O
stealth	O
and	O
action	B-Application
rather	O
than	O
focusing	O
on	O
one	O
or	O
the	O
other	O
exclusively.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
1981	O
stealth	O
game	O
Castle	B-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
was	O
also	O
cited	O
as	O
being	O
influential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thematically	O
,	O
influences	O
behind	O
The	B-Application
Operative	I-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
were	O
primarily	O
1960s	O
spy-themed	O
films	O
,	O
novels	O
,	O
television	O
shows	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
historical	O
references	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
hear	O
explicit	O
popular	O
culture	O
references	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
TV	O
series	O
The	B-Device
Prisoner	I-Device
and	O
The	O
Fugitive	O
,	O
the	O
Matt	O
Helm	O
films	O
The	O
Silencers	O
and	O
The	O
Ambushers	O
,	O
and	O
exotica	O
musicians	O
Les	O
Baxter	O
and	O
Sondi	O
Sodsai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
conversations	O
allude	O
to	O
major	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
studio	O
years	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Beatles	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
commercial	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
Edsel	O
automobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Humor	O
plays	O
an	O
important	O
role	O
in	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
heart	O
,	O
NOLF	O
is	O
an	O
action/adventure/espionage	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
healthy	O
dose	O
of	O
levity.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
actually	O
stands	O
for	O
is	O
never	O
revealed	O
,	O
and	O
speculation	O
about	O
its	O
true	O
meaning	O
is	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
running	O
gag	O
in	O
the	B-Application
game	I-Application
's	I-Application
sequel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
comparisons	O
between	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
Austin	O
Powers	O
film	O
series	O
,	O
Hubbard	O
pointed	O
out	O
on	O
several	O
occasions	O
that	O
,	O
unlike	O
Austin	O
Powers	O
,	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
the	O
spy	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
later	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
port	O
)	O
was	O
chiefly	O
composed	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Guy	O
Whitmore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
DirectMusic	B-Library
technology	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
music	O
is	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
an	O
adaptive	O
score	O
:	O
the	O
music	O
smoothly	O
and	O
flexibly	O
adapts	O
to	O
the	O
situations	O
that	O
players	O
finds	O
themselves	O
in	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
simulate	O
film	O
soundtracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
increases	O
in	O
tempo	B-Application
or	O
urgency	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
in	O
a	O
combat	O
situation	O
,	O
or	O
if	O
enemies	O
become	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
presence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
instrument	O
sounds	O
came	O
from	O
professional	O
collections	O
,	O
others	O
were	O
home-made	O
samples	O
,	O
including	O
solo	O
cello	B-Application
sounds	O
performed	O
by	O
Lori	O
Goldston	O
,	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
H.A.R.M.	O
</s>
<s>
Whitmore	O
's	O
adaptive	O
score	O
was	O
not	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
theme	O
song	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Rich	O
Ragsdale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
9	O
songs	O
were	O
written	O
by	O
Rebecca	O
Kneubuhl	O
(	O
who	O
created	O
the	O
in-game	O
score	O
for	O
the	O
later	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
as	O
well	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
recorded	O
at	O
Asylum	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Original	O
release	O
and	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
EditionThe	O
Operative	O
:	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
by	O
Fox	O
Interactive	O
,	O
after	O
it	O
went	O
gold	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Monolith	O
Productions	O
released	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
editing	O
tools	O
for	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
that	O
included	O
the	O
level	O
editor	O
and	O
model	O
editor	O
used	O
for	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
at	O
E3	O
,	O
Fox	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
that	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
although	O
no	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
planned	O
within	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Interactive	O
Publishing	O
and	O
Fox	O
Interactive	O
signed	O
a	O
co-publishing	O
agreement	O
for	O
four	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
port	O
of	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Sierra	O
division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
is	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Edition	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
includes	O
three	O
exclusive	O
flashback	O
levels	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
other	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
"	O
Nine	O
Years	O
Ago	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
younger	O
Cate	O
Archer	O
,	O
when	O
she	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
cat	O
burglar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
–	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Edition	O
for	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
was	O
developed	O
by	O
MumboJumbo	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
MacPlay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
soon	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
Windows	O
release	O
of	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
A	O
Spy	O
in	O
H.A.R.M.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
s	O
Way	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
by	O
MacPlay	O
later	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
port	O
also	O
uses	O
GameSpy	O
technology	O
for	O
its	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
no	O
matter	O
which	O
platform	O
they	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
digital	O
distribution	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
latter	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
2000s	O
,	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
speculation	O
about	O
a	O
possible	O
re-release	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
Activision	O
community	O
manager	O
Dan	O
Amrich	O
attempted	O
to	O
explain	O
the	O
acquisition	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
IP	O
in	O
a	O
public	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Hubbard	O
,	O
"	O
my	O
understanding	O
was	O
that	O
Monolith	O
owned	O
the	O
IP	O
and	O
Fox	O
owned	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
technically	O
The	B-Application
Operative	I-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
s	O
Way	O
,	O
the	O
subtitle	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
,	O
but	O
I	O
could	O
be	O
wrong	O
about	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
Nightdive	O
Studios	O
,	O
a	O
publisher	O
of	O
classic	O
PC	O
titles	O
,	O
filed	O
trademarks	O
for	O
"	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
"	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Operative	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
A	O
Spy	O
in	O
H.A.R.M.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
s	O
Way	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Contract	B-Application
J.A.C.K.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
unclear	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
property	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
owned	O
solely	O
or	O
in	O
part	O
by	O
20th	O
Century	O
Fox	O
(	O
which	O
owned	O
Fox	O
Interactive	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
)	O
,	O
Activision	O
(	O
which	O
acquired	O
and	O
merged	O
with	O
Vivendi	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
was	O
the	O
parent	O
to	O
Sierra	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
the	O
publisher	O
of	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
had	O
acquired	O
Fox	O
Interactive	O
in	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
which	O
acquired	O
Monolith	O
Productions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
said	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
since	O
the	O
influential	O
and	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
1998	O
title	O
Half-Life	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
Erik	O
Wolpaw	O
gave	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
9.3	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
game	O
's	O
unrelenting	O
inventiveness	O
shows	O
in	O
virtually	O
every	O
aspect	O
of	O
its	O
design.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
5	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
and	O
claimed	O
that	O
"	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
combines	O
a	O
fantastic	O
sense	O
of	O
style	O
with	O
great	O
animation	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
clever	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
industry-leading	O
interactive	O
music	O
,	O
a	O
wry	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
that	O
keeps	O
you	O
coming	O
back	O
for	O
more.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sequel	B-Language
please.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
of	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
was	O
much	O
less	O
positive	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
an	O
overall	O
rating	O
of	O
6.9	O
(	O
"	O
Passable	O
"	O
)	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
received	O
a	O
4.6	O
score	O
(	O
"	O
Poor	O
"	O
)	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
panned	O
mainly	O
for	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
the	O
quicksave	O
feature	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
9.1	O
rating	O
overall	O
(	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
"	O
)	O
by	O
IGN	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
called	O
"	O
a	O
fabulous	O
Mac	O
version	O
of	O
this	O
top	O
notch	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
sold	O
36,501	O
copies	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2000	O
,	O
which	O
accounted	O
for	O
$1.32	O
million	O
in	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NOLF	O
was	O
named	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Action	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
by	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
received	O
"	O
Action	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
awards	O
from	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
and	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
magazines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
by	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
for	O
their	O
annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Award	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Game	O
Play	O
Engineering	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
PC	O
Action/Adventure	O
"	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2003	O
GameSpy	O
feature	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Top	O
25	O
Underrated	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
as	O
#19	O
,	O
dubbing	O
it	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	B-Language
"	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
memorable	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
past	O
10	O
years.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
article	O
written	O
in	O
2009	O
(	O
nine	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
)	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
states	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
"	O
dated	O
enormously	O
but	O
survives	O
well	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
you	O
simply	O
could	O
n't	O
make	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
today	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2010	O
online	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
feature	O
titled	O
"	O
Why	O
you	O
must	O
replay	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
"	O
,	O
Tim	O
Stone	O
hailed	O
the	O
10-year-old	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
humor	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
NOLF	O
"	O
is	O
every	O
bit	O
the	O
amusing	O
,	O
inventive	O
,	O
life-affirming	O
experience	O
I	O
remembered.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sequel	B-Language
and	O
spin-offThe	O
Operative	O
:	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
in	O
2002	O
,	O
entitled	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
A	O
Spy	O
in	O
H.A.R.M.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
No	B-Application
One	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
chronologically	O
set	O
between	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
No	O
One	O
Lives	O
Forever''	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
focuses	O
more	O
on	O
action	B-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
on	O
stealth	O
.	O
</s>
