his prequel to No One Lives Forever 2 manages to take out all the good things about the series (like an entertaining story, niffy Bond-esque gadgets, and interesting gameplay), and replace it with pure, uninspired action. Featuring 10 levels that can be blasted through in a mere four hours tops, and more blood and bullets than the Valentine Day’s Massacre, this title is a complete turnaround from the cool, hip ‘60s vibe of the first two in the series. J.A.C.K. (which stands for Just Another Contract Killer) certainly has testosterone running through its gameplay, but that doesn’t make this game anything but mediocre. The gunplay is bland, the graphics are solid but repetitive, and most of the multiplayer aspects can be found in a free patch for NOLF 2.