GameOver: "Although Quantum of Solace uses the same engine, it's not nearly as polished as Call of Duty 4. Obviously the art direction is decidedly different, but you can't help notice that character animations are stiff and the lighting is generally poor. There are some highlights worth mentioning, like the awesome opening movie and the solid character models for Daniel Craig, as James Bond, and the rest of the cast from the films, and the environments are, for the most part, well designed. The soundtrack features, as you'd expect, songs that recall the famous James Bond theme, and the voice cast does a fine job delivering their lines. Quantum of Solace doesn't really fall on either side of the fence, instead it just sits on it. It's not a bad game by any means, but it lacks originality."
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.
