James Bond is back to settle the score in Quantum of Solace: The Game. Introducing a more lethal and cunningly efficient Bond, the game blends intense first-person action with a unique third-person cover combat system that allows you to feel what it’s like to be the ultimate secret agent as you use your stealth, precision shooting and lethal combat skills to progress through missions.
Seamlessly blending the heart-pounding action and excitement of the upcoming Quantum of Solace feature film with the Casino Royale movie, the title propels players into the cinematic experience of international espionage. Based on the renowned Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare game engine that has been specifically engineered to immerse players in the Bond universe, Quantum of Solace: The Game delivers high-definition graphics, reactive AI and visually stunning locations inspired by locales portrayed in the films.
System: Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, PC, DS
Genre: Shooter, Action
Release dates: October 31st 2008 (EU), November 4th 2008 (USA/CAN), November 19th 2008 (AUS)
Players: 1-12
Developer: Treyarch (Xbox 360, PS3)
Publisher: Activision
Origin: America
Rating: T for Teen with Alcohol Reference, Mild Language & Violence
Save requirement: 1.5MB
The Quantum of Solace features include:
* Be the New Bond – Quantum of Solace: The Game marks the first time players can become the dangerous and cunning Bond as portrayed by Daniel Craig in Quantum of Solace and Casino Royale.
* Combat Variety — From silent take downs and sneaking through confined spaces, to one-on-one shoot outs and large scale battles, players experience a variety of gameplay that challenges them to think through situations and choose how they progress, whether it’s through covert means or confronting enemies in full force.
* Advanced combat and Realistic AI — Players engage in both first-person and third-person gameplay that allows gamers to be Bond in unscripted battles against the world’s most evil villains and mercenaries.
* Cinematic Appeal — Filled with armed combat, massive explosions and vertigo-inducing chases, gamers are immersed in an authentic Bond universe and drawn into epic movie moments with theatrical camera angles, split screen effects, picture-in-picture sequences, and amazing environments inspired by real world locations such as Montenegro, Venice, Bolivia and Austria.
* Unparalleled Bond Multiplayer Experience — Bringing James Bond to next-gen consoles for the first time, gamers now have the ability to battle online in a variety of modes.
The multiplayer modes are:
* Bond Versus: Bond versus the Organization. Bond is a one man army sent in to disarm Organization explosives, or eliminate the Organization. While Bond can see all enemies and have all weapons, he only has two lives. Organization members must protect the explosives with their lives. Everyone plays as Bond, the player with the most points at the end wins.
* Bond Evasion: MI-6 vs. the Organization. MI-6 must assist Bond to the escape zone or kill all Organization members. The Organization wins if Bond is prevented from escaping in the time limit or kill him. The teams swap sides at the end of each round.
* Golden Gun: Control the Golden Gun and eliminate your rivals to make it to the top in this free-for-all conflict.
* Territory Control: Capture the control point and hold it for as long as you can to score points. Once a point is under control the team does not need to remain at it, but it would serve them well to protect it.
* Classic: Classic mode with weapon spawn points.
* Conflict: Eliminate everyone and anyone – Free For All.
* Team Conflict: MI-6 vs. the Organization. Teamwork rules the day.
Watch the Quantum of Solace launch trailer.
As a conclusion let’s see how much fun James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace: The Game is on a scale from 1 to 10?
FUN FACTOR – 7.5
The Quantum of Solace game lets you enter the ruthless world of international espionage through the single player story or test your secret agent skills across the globe with a variety of 12-player online multiplayer modes. Having seen the movies is a must, it’s assumed by the creators so you have a full backstory as the game diverts from it sometimes or doesn’t always give you the full details, leaving you to fill in the blanks yourself. It’s not just the cutscenes scattered throughout the game that make you feel like Bond, it’s also thanks to first-person shooting with a third-person cover system that allows you to adjust your progress tactics to meet each challenge. The game successfully lets you use Bond’s MI-6 training in high-octane combat, explosive shootouts and stealth close-quarter takedowns.
A fun and enjoyable romp for as long as the evening-filling single player campaign lasts, the good multiplayer modes make up for that as the more you play; the more new weapons (attachments), explosives, and gadgets you can unlock. It’s a great game for James Bond fans, while the rest of you may want to get the upcoming Call of Duty: World At War (by the same developer) instead. After GoldenEye, Nightfire and Everything or Nothing, Quantum of Solace is another must-try.
Graphics – 8.0
The game’s environments are very diverse as they run you through locales from both of the new James Bond movies. With a few exceptions, for the most part the graphics in each level are sharp and pretty. Weapon reload animations look absolutely fantastic and — along with the third-person cover — this helps make you feel like Daniel Craig’s Bond all the more for it.
Audio – 8.5
The music to the Quantum of Solace video game was written by composer Christopher Lennertz, who first recorded the strings for his score, and then recorded brass, percussion and guitar with members of the Hollywood Studio Symphony. The result is a great soundtrack, and of course the variation on the main James Bond theme will be stuck in your head long after you finished playing. The Dolby Digital support makes the game sound as explosive as the two movies its based on. Completing the package is the new James Bond actor Daniel Craig lending his voice to the game to great effect!
Ingenuity – 8.0
Both the single player and multiplayer focus on fun and easy gameplay over complicated missions. The single player has you going through lots of awesome scripted moments, I’d say 66% of the game is from the Casino Royale movie and 34% from the Quantum of Solace movie (they mix it up for you). In multiplayer there are unlockable weapons you can buy with money earned by playing matches, but no level up or a perks system. Since it runs on the Call of Duty 4 engine, the game comparisons are naturally there, but Quantum of Solace has less speed, gunfire, and instead adds minigames like hacking locks & balancing acts, a cover system, and close-quarters melee combat quick-button-sequences.
Replay Value – 7.0
Expect the single player campaign in Quantum of Solace to take little over 4 up to 6 hours to play through, depending on the difficulty setting you select, but you won’t need much skill with this kind of dumb enemy A.I., and there’s not really any reason to get back to it after you finish. That said, for as long as it does last it’s a fun romp, there are lots of surprising gameplay scenarios packed in the game and as a Bond fan I loved every minute of it!
For some odd reason 4-players split-screen offline multiplayer is exclusive to the Wii version. But there’s still bigger online multiplayer on the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, where up to 12 players can join in on the fun in: Bond Versus, Bond Evasion, Golden Gun, Territory Control, Classic, Conflict, and Team Conflict. So the replayability is definitely there when playing with others online.