Platform: Xbox 360
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Price I Paid: Free! (I think)
Well, we've finished our strategy games month, I need a break from strategy games, so why not play a mindless, movie tie in shooter that may or may not be any good.
I played a lot of this game when I was a child, so my judgement may be shrouded by nostalgic memories of doing things in this game, like shooting generic bad guys, shooting a bloke in the head with a nail gun and a bunch of quick time events.
Storyline wise, it sort of hap-haphazardly follows the plot of Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, with a few original missions thrown in too. It's confusing but I the missions sort of link up when they're explained in cutscenes that I skipped because I've already seen both films and I don't really feel like having that experience ruined by some half arsed cutscenes.
Obviously the main part of a first person shooter is the shooting which is done by guns, So what type of weaponary is available to us? Well, Bond can carry up to three weapons at a time, always starting the mission with his P99. The weapon variety, while small, is nice, it's not overwhelming, but at the same time it's not underwhelming, they got it just right.
Equipment wise, you get grenades, that's it. No watch that sprays toxic gas, no telephone shoe, the invisible car is permanently invisible and there is no signs of a tuxedo jetpack I'm afraid. But that's alright, Bond took a much more serious tone when it re-booted so there's a lot less quirky gadgets available to Bond and they're more serious now.
Something that struck me as rather odd was the fact that when I went to look for the logo of the game, there wasn't one. Not one that I could find anyway, maybe it's because we should forget about this game. But we shouldn't forget about this game, it's quite enjoyable if I'm honest. Yeah, the controls can be clunky, the quick time events are infuriating and the shooting can be boring, but there is some fun you can kick out of this game.
Achievement wise, this game can get you an easy few hundred gamerscore for an easy, relaxing play-through of the game, multiplayer achievements are now almost impossible to get because the one person that plays the multiplayer has hacked everything, probably.
A mildly fun game that's worth playing through, for fun and for achievements,
007 Quantum of Solace gets a 6/10
*This is probably going to be the last post in a while, sorry everyone, updownright.com is my new home, does not mean that this blog is dead though*
