In single-player, they’re essentially instant kills, slowing down time and lining up headshots at the press of a button. In both modes, melee attacks earn players focus aim shots.

That carries over to the multiplayer segments as well.

I was tempted to lean on the melee attacks because the guns feel underpowered. Thanks to his prowess as a melee fighter (and his quickly regenerating health), Bond can rush into firefights, disable a nearby enemy in hand-to-hand combat, and finish the encounter by popping off a few guards in the background with a silenced pistol. While he still looks good in a tuxedo, this Bond is just as happy snapping necks and hyperextending arms as he is sipping cocktails at a baccarat table. You’d expect to have a few issues with tire grip on a Siberian ice floe, but the cars seem equally squirrely on the streets of Bangkok.īizarre took its cue from the latest incarnation of the character, which focuses on the brutality lurking just underneath Bond’s polished veneer. The vehicular sections are overly long, with slippery controls and spotty collision detection. Blood Stone divides its gameplay between on-foot action and vehicle-based sequences, and the shooting segments are surprisingly the stronger of the two styles.

The studio built its reputation on racing games like the Project Gotham series, but it also showed its potential in the shooter genre with the criminally overlooked The Club. James Bond 007: Blood Stone delivers a solid dose of the agent, with the same exotic locations, over-the-top action sequences, and enough double-crosses to keep fans busy for a while.Īctivision made a great choice in tapping Bizarre Creations for the all-new Bond adventure. While the studio’s financial troubles could mean a new film won’t be hitting theaters in the foreseeable future, Activision has come to the rescue. The fate of MGM’s James Bond series is in limbo, even after a pair of successful films starring Daniel Craig.

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