NY Post writes: "When it comes to videogame ""curses,"" gamers always point to the ""Madden"" franchise, which has a history of seeing its cover athletes get real injuries that season. But the James Bond games have been cursed since 1997 -- the year Nintendo released its superb first-person shooter for Nintendo 64, GoldenEye 007. Since then, there've been a slew of Bond games – all from Electronic Arts, none of them as good.
Well, now Acitivision has jumped into the game, and here comes Quantum of Solace, available for PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS. It's actually a blending of Casino Royale and its sequel, with an emphasis on the original story so there aren't too many movie-plot spoilers.
We played it. Here's what we found:"
Everyone’s been thinking about James Bond lately, with the franchise’s latest cinematic release tantalisingly close yet pushed back by the pandemic. It serves as a reminder of the wider obstacles faced by this particular franchise—one that can be nimble, competitive, and invigorating—but yet is a behemoth always struggling against the weight of its reputation in a changing creative landscape. The video games inspired by these films are a particular testament to those difficulties, considering their trajectory: an early enormous success in GoldenEye, through weakly received adaptations and original stories, to a near-decade of non-existence.
In the 38th episode of GO!, the first person who plays as three different characters in three different video games who have the same first name as an Achievement Hunter becomes this week's victor and gets a sticker to add to their collection.
Continue Play's Shehzaan Abdulla takes a look back at the first major Bond outing for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 - an FPS/TPS hybrid that does justice to neither of the genres it draws inspiration from.
You should try Blood Stone if you haven't already. It's going for the same price as Quantum but I reckon it's a better game all round.
I actually enjoyed the game. The scenery was really good and varied. It wasnt the best shooter ever, but it was certainly worth playing if you like the bond franchise at all. Bloodstone was good to, just different.
