You could do much worse with a licensed platformer from the early ‘90s. Eggman’s leftover boss machines) also make appearances.Įven though it feels a little by the numbers at times, the controls are tight and the 16-bit soundtrack is surprisingly strong. There are plenty of generic henchmen to shoot, but Oddjob and Jaws (apparently borrowing one of Dr. Timothy Dalton lends his “likeness” to Bond for the last time as the secret agent infiltrates enemy bases with only his trusty pistol so that he can plant bombs and rescue identical damsels in distress. The Duel is a really ridiculous game, but also way more enjoyable than it has any right to be.
Still, the level design never quite reaches the heights of the N64 classic, and the AI is pretty bad in the single player campaign, which keeps this from being an all-time great Bond game. There’s even a respectable multiplayer mode that channels a lot of what made the original game great. It actually feels like an authentic James Bond experience. Instead of dealing with legalities, Activision decided to just make its own version of GoldenEye with a modified story and Daniel Crag in the Bond role instead of Pierce Brosnan.Īnd Goldeneye Reloaded is pretty good, with lots of varied objectives and high production value. Never say never again, but due to the complicated rights issues, GoldenEye 007 will probably never see an official re-release, even if it would certainly be welcomed by millions of gamers who grew up in the ’90s. At least the skiing and driving levels are pretty fun though. And Syphon Filter hasn’t exactly aged gracefully. Tomorrow Never Dies is heavily inspired by the shooting and stealth gameplay of Syphon Filter, but not quite as good.
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Of course it includes the classic Bond theme, and the movie theme by Sheryl Crow, but just minute-to-minute, the game has a lot of pumping tracks that would feel right at home in any film in the franchise.Īs for the gameplay…it’s fine. The best thing that can be said about Tomorrow Never Dies is that it has a really great soundtrack. It has nothing else to do with the movie, or the much better 1997 video game. That’s also why the game is called GoldenEye. Instead, you’re an ex-MI6 agent with a cybernetic eye. The reason Rogue Agent is on this list is because it tried to do something new with the Bond franchise, even if it ultimately missed the mark. Make a new 007 Racing with a decent budget and it could top a list like this in a few years. But if you love Bond’s cars, this is the best way to get in the driver’s seat. The biggest problem with 007 Racing is just that it tried to do too much in a PS1 game. More problems arise if you find yourself in any sort of combat situation. There’s a good selection of cars from the movies here (including the iconic Ashton Martin DB5), and when missions focus on just driving as quickly as possible, it’s a pretty fun game. There have been so many amazing chase sequences in the James Bond films that a 007 game focused solely on driving seems like the perfect fit. All that said, this installment does provide a great tour of Bond’s greatest cinematic hits for newcomers and longtime fans alike. In a spy game! There are worse ways to kill a few hours, but there are also much better Bond games out there. While stealth is an option in most scenarios, it doesn’t even work that well.
Worse, the entire campaign feels more like a generic Call of Duty clone than a true 007 experience. That sounds fun in theory, but seeing the current Bond and modern gadgets in missions based on Goldfingerand Moonraker never quite feels right. You play as the Daniel Craig version of Bond re-living his past adventures. While 007 Legends is the most recently released Bond game, it also has some serious issues that keep it from placing higher on this list. If you’re looking to get an extra fix of 007 ahead of No Time to Die, these are the secret agent’s very best adventures on consoles and PC: 15. There are a couple of stinkers out there, but also some all-time classics. Just like the films, some Bond video games are much better than others. It’s still too early to say in which direction the storied franchise will go next, but now is the perfect time to look back at the history of 007 in video games, especially as Hitman studio IO Interactive prepares to bring James Bond back to gaming! After multiple delays, No Time to Die is finally hitting theaters in the UK and U.S., marking Daniel Craig’s final appearance as super spy James Bond, the end of an era for one of the more beloved 007s.
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