Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run (2006) (VG)

Director:

Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

Release Date:

5 September 2006 (USA)

Tagline:

The Hunt Is On.

Cast

Dwayne Johnson	...	Alex Decker (as Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson)
Jake Eberle	...	IES Soldier A / IES Soldier H / IES K / Nostra Soldier B / Thompson / Nostra Soldier / Nostra Soldier Call (voice)
Steve Blum	...	Dante / Keller / IES Scientist E / IES Soldier I / IES Soldier Callout / IES Soldier E / Marduk (voice) (as Steven Jay Blum)
Chad Randau	...	Murphy / Nostra Soldier A (voice)
Alan Blumenfeld	...	IES Soldier B / IES Soldier D / Kryo / Nostra Scientist (voice)
Phil Hayes	...	IES Pilot B / Dr. Adamson / IES Soldier F / Nostra Soldier C / Wallace (as Philip Hayes)
S. Scott Bullock	...	Gomez / Cyrus / IES Scientist A / IES Pilot A / Nostra Dispatcher / Nostra officer / Olaf / Wounded IES Soldier (as Scott Bulloch)
Kari Wahlgren	...	Karin / Zora / Computer (voice)
Dave Wittenberg	...	IES Pilot A / Robotics Scientist / Sergeant A / Nostra Soldier / Callout Light / IES Soldier C / Nostra Scientist / IES Scientist C (voice)
Jamieson Price	...	Crawford / Nostra Captain / IES Scientist B / Nostra Callout / IES Scientist D / Sergeant C (voice)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:T

Company:

Terminal Reality

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Disturbia (2007)

Knows that it's a video game, and sticks by it.

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

Most games these days try to be as deep and epic as they can just to try to make their value more worthy than your standard video game, Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run doesn't try to be more than it is and just goes back as to why we play games in the first place-To be the ultimate action hero.

Originally intended to be a tie in to a live action film adaptation directed by John Woo and starring professional wrestler turned blockbuster star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson( who also lends his voice to his character Alex Decker in this) Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run follows the journey of super agent Alex Decker trying to take back the Intercepter from NOSTRA, who left him for dead and took a female scientist over a year ago. Decker gets the car and the girl back from a NOSTRA dock ship. Then the real hunt begins, as does the fun.

To sum up Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run is action set piece topping action set piece in a dog/cat/ and mouse fight. There are so many stylized cinema tics and well done locations with interesting and intense deadly weapons/gadgets. It's every action movie fan's dream come true. It literally feels like one long John Woo action set piece, and that's not a bad thing, that's a good thing. It also has some nice characters in between.

And unlike the other Spy Hunter games, you can actually get out and release your rage with The Rock's finishing wrestling maneuvers.

It's a shame a movie might not happen, but at least this is evidence that it was in the works, wonder how it could've worked out in the end.

Whatever's the case, this game is excellent and is a must have for fans of the previous games.