Shaken not Stirred

Author's Rating:

Pros: Sean Connery Narrates as the voice of Bond Character Accuracy Bond Gadgets

Cons: Easy Targeting Hand as the Best Weapon?

The Bottom Line: 
Fun Game, if you're a true Bond fan get it. If you're a hardcore GoldenEye fan, you might not want it.

Author's Review
From Russia with Love was the first Bond movie I ever saw. It is easily my favorite (although Casino Royale certainly was a new look). When I heard that there was a new Bond game coming out, I was excited. When I heard that it was to be based on From Russia with Love, I was even more excited. When I heard that it would include the voice of Sean Connery (the true Bond) I was ecstatic. This is the first Bond game that I played the first player mode almost exclusively. On Agent difficult, the game is really easy. The good thing is that the game forces you to play on higher difficulty if you want to unlock certain upgrades. The storyline is great and scenes flow together very nicely. The cinematic scenes are decent and the gameplay graphics are pretty good.

Regarding the gameplay, this Bond game is a much more non-gamer-friendly version. Targeting is automated. All you have to do is press a button and you automatically lock on to the nearest target. The good thing about this is that once you're locked on, you can move your target with the C-Stick. This allows you to shoot a grenade on the enemy's belt or shoot him in the heart or shoot his radio.

Another complaint that I have is in the multiplayer mode. I have played this mode much less than the single player and this is probably because it's just not as fun for the people playing. When I was playing with my brother, I was able to kill him more quickly with no weapon than he was able to with a gun. It was a little ridiculous.

A good point about the multiplayer, though, is the ability to use Bond gadgets and vehicles. The Q-Copter is really fun, allowing you to strike your opponent from across the level. Also, the jet pack is a whole lot of fun (there's even jet-pack only multiplayer mode) and the mini-tanks make for tons of laughs. The last really cool thing that you can do that you couldn't do in earlier Bond games, is setting traps. There are some levels where you can pull a switch on the wall to spray poison gas somewhere else in the level or you can push a button and incinerate your buddy at the bottom of the staircase.