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What is the BEST James Bond Game? And why?

arrow762 — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 08:44:59 +0100

I think Bloodstone was a the best game.

Everything or Nothing Vs. Blood Stone

Agent007391 — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:57:04 +0000

I've been going though most of these Vs. threads on the movies and decided to put one up for the two best third-person Bond games. Which do you think is better, or which has better elements? Personally, I bring it all down to elements. Blood Stone has the better story, better gameplay, better graphics (but those are lowest on my list) and better controls, while Everything or Nothing has the better cast (except for Craig and Joss Stone, who are both excellent in Blood Stone), better music and (from what I've heard) better multiplayer.

I prefer Blood Stone, but only by a little bit.

Metal Gear Solid (1987 - present)

WillardWhyte — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:19:57 +0100

I still remember the day back in 1998 when I first played the PS1 demo for Metal Gear Solid. I had never heard or played the original games on msx2. But playing the demo of MGS gave me a new thrill of gaming. you gotta imagine a 12 year old kid trying to understand the game for the first time and enjoying the challenge of not being spotted by enemies in their territory (which can be a hard time). So I immidetely got the full game and began playing it non stop. And I loved every second of it. To date no other game besides Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater has given me such a thrill in gaming. And there are alot of factors that go into that. First being the characters. Solid Snake is the greatest hero to come out of a game since maybe Mario. The way he talks and acts are special in every scene. Second, Snake's allies and his enemies all have unique story lines. At first sometimes it was hard to understand everything that was going on in the games universe, but after several replays of the game you can always learn something new. And its special to start putting the pieces of the puzzle together (this applies to all the MGS games). It's amazing how much I can understand the story so well now, looking back at it, I never knew how much one game would change my life forever. The games become a part of you, and you embrace the messages that Hideo Kojima has offered over the years. His games are truly pieces of art and that to me, that is one of the best things about this series.

Here is my ranking of the games:

1) Metal Gear Solid (PS1) No matter how bad people think the graphics are this game will go down in history as one of the best games ever made.

2) Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2) An amazing journey set in the cold war, as you play as Naked Snake who will eventually become Big Boss after defeating his mentor and teacher, The Boss. This mans journey is quite interesting.

3) Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3) It hard to put this game in 3rd place because it is such a fine game. The adventures of Old Snake and Otacon are special because you see these two guys battling time and time again to try to leave this world a better place for future generations.

4) Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty (PS2) Not a bad game at all, but I now know why Kojima had us play as Raiden. And it was kinda cool to perceive Solid Snake in other characters mind.

So now I am curious, who else has played the games, loved the fantasy, or just loves sneaking around in enemy territory?

Take Bond Away from Activision

002 — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:31:31 +0000

i swear i am sick of Activision destroying FPS by having their crappy Call of Duty games and well given that they defeciated on the good name of James Bond and Goldeneye.. i say the bond licence for video games goes to rocksteady, valve or even EA as they know what makes a good game...
Slightly edited for content by @NicNac

007 Legends Fan Arts

X3MSonicX — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 03:21:15 +0100

Auto-Explaining Title... ;)

Post Yours!

The 'Agent Under Fire' appreciation thread !!

DaltonCraig007 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:35:58 +0100

This game is just awesome. 2nd best game (tied with EoN) after GE007 on the N64. Some levels are just too cool. Like the one where you have to go into Q's appartment, and he is hiding in the shower.....

A lot of great gadgets, fun action, exciting levels... I always have a blast when replaying the game ! all in all a wonderful game !

Any fans of 'Agent Under Fire' on MI6Community ??

Gameplay tips for next Bond developers

007GAMER — Sat, 25 May 2013 06:20:14 +0100

What gameplay would you like to see in a Bond title? Fps or 3rd person? Along the lines of EA or activision , free-aim or lock-on targeting. And Who do you think EON Should give the licence to?

Tomorrow Never Dies game (1999)

samainsy — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:31:59 +0100

I looked through all the gaming section didnt find this anywhere so you know I'm making one now about this great game.So did anyone play the TND game?What did you like and dislike about it , in my opinion great game I loved the hotel bit but it wasnt in great detail because Carver & Kaufman had 100 life and I dont remember killing Stamper , but all around it was a good game.Your thoughts?

Disney shuts down Lucas Arts

QsAssistant — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:21:33 +0100

Sad day. Any Star Wars games that were coming out have now been cancelled as well.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/04/03/disney-closes-game-publisher-lucasarts.aspx

Maybe Disney will be kind enough to us fans and give us the games we want like Battlefont 3, Knights of the Old Republic 3, and Jedi Knight 4.

Nightfire video error in windows 8

Zeus — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:34:46 +0100

My nightfire worked fine after I installed k-lite. Now I got windows 8 pro x64 free from glowgaze.com and no matter what I try, the codecs just refuse to work and my arch nemesis, Mr. White screen came back. Please help! :o3

Virtual, but Memorable - The Bond games with the Best Soundtrack

X3MSonicX — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:56:11 +0100

here's the list of games:

Goldeneye
The World Is Not Enough (N64)
The World Is Not Enough (PS1)
TND
007 Racing
Agent Under Fire
Nightfire
Everything Or Nothing
Goldeneye: Rogue Agent
From Russia With Love
Quantum Of Solace
Blood Stone
Goldeneye 2010
Goldeneye: Reloaded

I prefer 007 Nightfire's Soundtrack. It's very Bond, and a lot of action on them. At this exact moment, i'm listening to Enemies Vanquished.

Publishing Bond: Game Over?

FromCanadaWithLove — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:35:55 +0100

Activision has officially dropped the Bond license, mainly due to poor sales.

Which publisher do you want to take hold of the Bond license now? And when should they release their first game? Do you think there is enough demand to keep publishing Bond games?

How to make a James Bond Vgame with Replay Value

SanxPineda — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:47:37 +0100

I believe that the best way to make an interesting Bond game with replay value is to do the following:

1) Have an original globe-throtting action adventure single player plot, taking under consideration all the elements that make a good Bond story. However, you mustn't forget that games nowadays come by the dozen, so if you want your single player to outshine others, you need to be able to give the same thrills as say, Uncharted, or Splinter Cell. And of course, you need it to be a lasting experience. Nobody plays again which doesn't have a heart and feels like a quickie.
I'm well aware that James Bond is nothing like Uncharted, but we can't deny this type of games are the ones that have kicked James Bond's ass in videogames in the last few years. Here are some of the things that Uncharted learnt from James Bond's playbook
- Incredible locations around the world
- Over the top action and stunts
- Interesting villains with world domination schemes
- Interesting girls who do more than just being eye candy
So, if you add those up in a James Bond game it might make it quite interesting. Oh, another thing, try to show more through gameplay and less through videos or briefings. Nowadays if you don't show it through gameplay, the most probable thing is that people ain't gonna care.

2) Nice gameplay and a good variety of weapons. Nothing kills a game faster than having a gameplay which doesn't feel right. You must feel agile, and able to move around the map easily, as well as having weapons with the right “kick“. No two weapons should feel the same.

3) Reward players with real stuff and not useless trophies/achievements. Add cheats in singleplayer story, that can be bought through your progress. How would this work? Imagine for a moment that if you kill 30 enemies with headshots you earn a certain amount of money which then you can use to buy this things from Q Branch. Q Branch can appear in the main menu as an option to visit, where you can decide what you want to buy. For instace, certain tweaks on gameplay can really change the mechanic. Here some ideas about this:
- Add weapon selection. Nothing makes you feel more badass than being able to shoot people with an explosive weapon and wreaking havock. Or what about being able to use the laser gun from MR? Or the golden gun? Or what about a spear gun and impaling enemies in the walls?
- Add skin selection. Once you've played the game you can unlock certain skins, and here's where you could actually play as other James Bonds without disrupting the main storyline, nor the core concept of the game. And you could also use some villain skins, and Bond girls skins, making it even more fun to see and replay the story. I would most certainly love to play as Jaws while doing the main storyline.
- Add single player tweaks that change gameplay. What if out of the sudden you could only use old weapons? Even your enemies have to use them. It changes gameplay completely. Or what having enemies with more body armor? Or making you deal half the damage to them?
- Let players find things that are related to other James Bond films hidden through the game. For instance, lets say that you can find a cat belt that belonged to Blofeld's cat. Or something less cheesy, like finding Jaw's teeth, Oddjob's hat, Rosa Klebb's shoe, Kananga's fake face, Tee Hee's claw, Gobinda's tuurbant, Octopussy's octopus, TSWLM Faberge egg, options are endless.

3) Robust competitive multiplayer. This can be really made a jewel if you use interesting multiplayer maps and features to play with. For example, you should have at least one major location from each Bond film as a multiplayer map. Who wouldn't love battling in the Golden Gate bridge? Or in Dr No's lair? Or what about Fort Knox? Or the gypsy camp? or the maze from FRWL? or the monastery from FYEO?
Now, add certain elements to the maps that make them more engaging. What if you are playing in the Volcano Lair and as the scoreboard grows, the map starts being destroyed? Or what if you are playing in Scaramanga's funhouse and it starts burning? Or the Ice Palace and it starts melting?
Also in the same multiplayer thing, make certain kill streak rewars, a la Call of Duty, where u can summon certain things from James Bond films? For example, lets suppose that a 5 kill streak allows you to call in some henchmen (or soldiers) that can battle for your cause? Or a 20 kill streak that allows you to use Goldeneye on the map, or even the earthquake device that Max Zorin intended to use? Or what about obtaining rare weapons or gadgets? Or even being more outlandish, what about obtaining a rare Baron Samedi ability where u can only die after being killed three different times? or obtaining Gustav Graves' combat suit?
Now, this is important. Give both customization and skin selection. Way too many times we've seen games who let us play through multiplayer in the skin of a soldier who his mother wouldn't even recognize. Give us faces we know, and allow us to tweak them. How about buying different suit pieces for our James Bond character? Making them wear an astrounaut suit in multiplayer?
And above all, make it rewarding. Add plenty of unlockables. Unlockable maps, weapons, skins. Make the player feel they are achieving something through gameplay. You could even add certain clips or behind the scenes footage from the films.

4) Robust cooperative multiplayer. How can you make this? Easy. Take a cue from Spec Ops in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. In this game you could play missions that were kinda related to the main storyline in order to promote certain gameplay elements, either sabotage, elimination, infiltration, etc, making it quite intresting to play with someone else.
Now, how do we do these for a Bond game? Name it “For Your Eyes Only“ and make gamers relive certain missions from Bond past. Just certain key moments. This way you can reimagine certain things about James Bond and utilize different weapon sets for a particular mission. I'm giving some examples about this:
- Hai Fat's Garden (Infiltration) Gain access to Hai Fat private quarts from TMWTGG without being detected. You and your partner play through the garden and face guards. Special reward for the player who manages to shoot Nick Nack.
- The Gyspy Camp (Elimination) Survive with your partner unti a certain number of enemies is dispatched.
- Fort Knox (Assault) - Infiltrate Fort Know and sabotage Goldfinger's plans
- Space Station (Stealth) Make Drax's space station visible to your allies without alerting other guards.
- Ice Melting (Timed Race) Escape the deadly Icarus using a high speed vehicle
Among others, the point is to revisit the main action sets from the films and make them missions that either one or two players can play. Don't be afraid to change things. After all, it's always regarding to eliminate some major James Bond villains.

5) Make Mi6 Headquarters a place you can visit and explore. Ever played Perfect Dark? It was great to walk around the Carrington Institute and do things. Imagine this but in a James Bond context. You can have a shooting gallery, some bomb defusing practice, some hand combat practice, gadget practice, and make them available for scoreboards online. This way, whenever someone tells you that they can certainly kill people with an M-16, you can say, but you haven't got a golden medal using Bond's wristwatch gun, have you?

Well, those are some ideas that I believe might make a James Bond i would actually buy and not just play. Everything's so expensive nowadays that you actually think twice about buying a game which is only going to last you a week.

Liked my ideas?

Ideas for new Bond games?

samainsy — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:17:40 +0100

Personally I think they should do a SC/GL era then a RM/TD era then a PB/DC era but all on seperate games, but if they were on Legends or already a game they should be made shorter to fit all the games in.(but no NSNA)

2013 Bond Game

MrMeGusta — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 10:23:23 +0000

I looked on Wikipedia today in bond gaming and it says on 2013 'Skyfall' However when I clicked it it went to the films wiki page. What do you think? http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bond_(games)#section_1

007 Nightfire: The always-same Videos problem.

X3MSonicX — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:15:33 +0000

Hello guys,
Yesterday at night I've had installed 007 Nightfire on my PC. However, you guys already know my problem. The videos doesn't work, only the sound.
The main theme video appears with a small "ActiveWindow", outside the game. And also, when I'm on the main menu, the small "ActiveWindow" appears outside of the game with an animation of a Bond Girl. And when I try to alternate to the game, the ActiveWindow automatically alternates for her, opposite to my command. I can stop it when I start a new game, but when i pause it she returns. For any doubts, my PC runs at 'Windows 7 Home Basic'.
I had already played it on my old PC, when I used XP on it, and i made the video problem get fixed, but i don't remember how i did that. If it was with Codec Packs, or a patch, idk.

Oh, And the ActiveWindow did never appeared at XP, this is just happening at my Windows 7.

Anyone knows what i can do about'em?

Quantum of Solace ps3 online meet up

stagg — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 13:23:10 +0000

Hi. I loved the game quantum of solace. I was just wondering if someone would like to play the game together with me and other participants just playing the game for a couple of hours. I cant find anyone else anymore that plays the game online.

If you are interested, just leave a comment :)

Bond's Gaming Future(News, Speculation, Discussion)

oo7 — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:15:08 +0100

After a skim through ravensofts website I realise they cannot be making this years call of duty maps. Job listings mention the need of an animator. It occurs to me that CoD DLC packs normally just are new levels which do not require the skills of new animations.
The job is states for a FPS.

http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/33231/watch-the-max-payne-3-multiplayer-gameplay-series-video-part-two.html
Legends has trouble.

neversoft are looking for people to make a FPS, Hanjin Song animator of the raven bond game is currently working for neversoft

Bond Games you would have liked to have been a movie

fjdinardo — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:16:59 +0100

Out of these 4 Bond games which one would you have liked to have been a movie?

Agent Under Fure
Night Fire
Everything Or Nothing
Blood Stone

for me it would be Agent Under Fire. I always had fun playing that game and i thought the plot to it was just excellent

Your review of Goldeneye 007: Reloaded

QsAssistant — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:49:15 +0000

Now that the game has finally been released to us, what do you think of it? If you have the time, give us details.

what is your favorite game about agent 007?

R_JohnCleese — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:21:44 +0000

1. Nightfire
2. Quantum of Solace
3. Blood Stone
3. 007 Legends

Connery did a FRWL game in 2005, which film/actor would you like to see with a game next?

Bond — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:13:30 +0100

I'd love to see Roger Moore reprise a voice role for OO7 in a game version of one of his films, maybe Moonraker or For Your Eyes Only. I also wouldn't mind seeing a License to Kill game with Dalton voicing, but I doubt that would ever get made as Dalton was not a popular Bond and they'd be afraid the game wouldn't sell.

Your ideas?

Concept i had for a Bond Fighting game a while back

jka12002 — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:43:12 +0000

With all of the diffrent types of characters in the Bond films and how they are famous for epic fight scenes, It kinda suprises me that they have never tried to licence the franchise for a fighting game, Here was the idea i came up with, what would you guys think if it was made ?

Title : 007 The Legacy

Characters : All 6 James Bonds,Doctor No,Red Grant,Mayday,Max Zorin,Hugo Drax,Goldfinger,Oddjob,Quarrell,Quarrell Jr,Dr.Kanaga,Whisper,Tee Hee,Baron Samedi,Le Cheffree,Jaws,Largo,Nik Nak,Osato,Scaramanga,Kristatos,Xenia Onnatop,General Ourumov,Alec Trevelyan,Dominic Greene,Franz Sanchez,Dario,Necros,Brad Whitaker
Unlockable Characters : Earnest Blofeld,Witt and Kidd,James Bond Jr,NSNA James Bond,Cartoon Dr.No,Cartoon Jaws,Q,Mr.Big (Alt attire for Kanaga),Baron Samedi without makeup and in Civilian clothes.

Stages: Universal Exports Q Lab,Dr.No's Island,Fort Knox,On top the Golden Gate Bridge,SPECTRE Headquarters,On top the train from TSWLM,Archives from GE64,Moonraker Launch site,Moon Landing studio,Gypsy Encampment,Sanchez Mansion,Largo's Boat,Zorin Headquarters,Plz Gloria,Universal Exports Training Room, El Sagrita Temple from GE64

Modes :
Versus Mode - Traditonal Fighting arcade style mode
Movie Mode - Relive classic moments from the Bond films
Endurance Mode - 4 on 4 team battles
Edit Mode - Modify the characters or create your own character
Tournament Mode - Up to 8 players via online play
Online Versus Mode

Anyone here ever play James Bond 007: Role-Playing In Her Majesty's Secret Service?

mikeninja008 — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:23:43 +0000

I was a very active player and game master back in the 80s and played the game many times. I ran a 00 character named Brian Power who was 008.

It was not the best of systems but we had a lot of fun

I still have all the adventures and core rules just dont have the time to play.

From Russia With Love needs a new release!

Oddjob95 — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:45:31 +0000

I absolutely LOVED this game! I had it for PlayStation2, however after I sold my console I was left with no option to play the game. The original xbox version doesn't work on a 360 console and it hasn't been released on PC. The only possible option would be Gamecube which can be played on a Wii, but that would be pretty bad. I do wish that a company re-release it for the 360 or PS3 and even PC because it definitely deserves it!

When will a James bond game be made with good graphics?

vitus27 — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:12:19 +0000

I've played most of the Bond games including the recent 007 legends game. Games ok. But has graphics like Agent Under Fire. The bad graphics give James Bond games a bad name.

007 Legends Announced

Nightfire88 — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:44:22 +0100

New game developed by Eurocom for PS3 and Xbox360.

Press release.

SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate the James Bond franchise's 50th anniversary, Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), will launch gamers back through time to relive a selection of Bond's most iconic and intense undercover missions from the popular Bond film franchise with 007™ Legends.

A first-of-its-kind Bond video game, 007 Legends features an original, overarching storyline tying together six classic Bond movies, concluding with this year's highly-anticipated 23rd installment — SKYFALL — to offer the most diverse Bond gaming experience yet! As with the feature films, 007 Legends equips players with state-of-the-art spy gadgets, an arsenal of weapons, including Bond's signature Walther PPK, and sleek vehicles as they jet off to exotic locations and utilize Bond's quick wits, class and style to take down notorious villains and their brutal henchmen, perform impressive stunts, and of course...mingle with gorgeous Bond women.

"To honor 50 years of the world's top secret agent, 007 Legends offers a collection of his most famed moments in the smartest and most treacherous Bond game yet," said David Oxford, Executive Vice President at Activision Publishing, Inc. "Creating a video game storyline that ties together six popular, yet very different, Bond movie narratives can be challenging, but together with EON Productions, our developer Eurocom, has pulled it off to create an homage that we think will be a unique and highly entertaining Bond video game."

In addition to 007 Legends' main story, the game will feature the return of fan-favorite single-player Mi6 Ops Missions, which debuted in GoldenEye 007: Reloaded and challenges players to complete extra missions ranging from all-out action to stealth and gadget-based gameplay and compete for the highest online leader board scores. For the first time ever, players will be able to participate as one of Bond's cohorts or villainous foes, reliving the missions through their eyes, as well as 007's. The robust James Bond multiplayer experience includes local four-player split-screen game modes and online competitive gameplay with new maps, weapons and characters derived from Bond's 50 year legacy. With more gadgets, deeper stealth and spy investigation gameplay, gamers will have every opportunity to truly feel like the world's favorite spy.

Planned to launch this fall, 007 Legends is being developed by Eurocom, under license from EON Productions Ltd. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. (MGM) for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. Stay tuned for more information on the game's official Web site and Facebook page.[/quote]

Goldeneye XBLA...It can come back

002 — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 10:03:45 +0000

I was thinking with the news of Activison Loosing the bond licence (thank god) that means that perhaps Rare could actually
finish completing and possibily (a very big possibility) release the original Goldeneye for Xbox Live and Virtural Console (which back in 2006/2007 was going to happen if it wasnt for Nintendo Japan forcing Activison to C&D)

Now depending on whoever gets the game licence we could possibily be seeing The Greatest Bond Game returning for
the next gen consoles?

well i hope atleast

Surely a Joke? 007 Legends nominated for "Outstanding Writing" award.

Mallory — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:54:24 +0000

I kid you not!

Six games representing a broad range of developers and genres have been given the nod. They are:

007 Legends
Assassin's Creed 3
Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
Halo 4
Uncharted: Golden Abyss

The nominations have triggered some criticisms from within the games community - particularly for the omission of Telltale Game's The Walking Dead, a game which scooped up numerous 'game of the year' awards and is widely regarded as a benchmark for interactive fiction.

By contrast, nominee 007 Legends has been subjected to damning assessments from critics due to its apparently unadventurous narrative.

However, the Writers Guild of America awards are reserved for those who nominate themselves within certain lobbying periods, or those who are already members of the guild.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/387240/writers-guild-names-outstanding-writing-award-nominees/

Splinter Cell: Broken Arrow (possible info on 6th Splinter Cell game)

Risico007 — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:20:31 +0000

http://kotaku.com/5800132/leaked-splinter-cell-6-details-point-to-night-vision-goggles-and-nukes-on-the-loose

I figure since there is a few non 007 gaming threads here one more wouldn't hurt.

Honestly As long as the bring back the rogue element of conviction with a few of the stealthier options of the first 4 I'll be happy. I may be the only Splinter cell fan who loved Conviction and felt the fluidity of it was great it just needed some minor tweaking and it would be the ultimate game.

Also the title is ok not spectacular but I hated all of the splinter cell titles but the games are fun.