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| From: Activision
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 2294
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
ESRB: Teen
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 33245A
Model: Bond 007
UPC: 047875332751
EAN: 0047875332751
ASIN: B001AWIP0Y
Release Date: November 4, 2008
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James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace PC
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 By Far the Best Bond Game (Move Over, Goldeneye) January 2, 2009
Throughout my 18 years of living on this planet, I have played many Bond games. My first was Goldeneye on my friend's N64: Good game, but never managed to enthrall me. Then, I came across Tomorrow Never Dies; a substandard TPS that had a frustrating moment that followed or preceded every fun moment (a mixed bag). Nightfire was the next Bond game I've played; fully functional, but incredibly boring. Once I finally got a PS2, I bought Everything or Nothing and From Russia With Love; these two games tried so many different things that they ended up lacking cohesion in the gameplay. Now I've gotten my hands on Quantum of Solace, and must report that this is easily the best Bond game ever made.
Pros:
1. Translated the action scenes in Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace quite well.
2. Graphics that are good looking (but not cutting edge).
3. No driving sequences (at least, for me, that is a positive).
4. Fluid cover system.
5. Seamless fusion of FPS and TPS.
Cons:
1. Short (I beat it in about 5-6 hours).
2. Requires a Games for Windows account in order to save.
3. A little bit repetitive.
Many reviewers panned this game as a "Gears of War rip-off". This game has nothing to do with GoW. I like to compare this game with the Rainbow Six: Vegas series and Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (except without the squad members).
I give this game a 9.3 not because it is revolutionary, but because it is the kind of game I like and does everything reasonably well (I'm just a sucker for games with cover systems, since the cover system tends to create an extra dimension of gameplay).
If you enjoyed RSV, RSV2, and/or BIA:HH, I suggest you buy this one. If not, wait until it reaches the bargain bin.
My name is Bond - James Bond December 28, 2008
*SHOT!* Bond turns, fires! Blood fills the screen and the music flourishes.
A very cool game: Bond, James Bond - doesn't that just say it all? This 007 game is everything that a diehard Bond fan would like and even more. Real actors do voice-overs (most phrases are directly out of the movie) and some of the action (not all - it is after all rate T) is exactly like I remember it from the film! Very cool. The graphics are quite good and the interiors of lavish buildings (without giving much away) look very real. Daniel Craig looks real, for that matter! The sound is quite good... The weapons are OK and look real enough although their names have been obviously changed. It looks and feels just like CoD4... because it uses the same engine. One of the best engines of our time. One real cool feature of QoS is the hand-to-hand combat. Again, without giving too much away, it is quite refreshing and keeps things fun. You'll also find the "cover" feature very useful - `E' by default. The game isn't very long nor is it very short, but very fun and not incredibly hard either. Nearly everything affiliated with James Bond is the epitome of cool and this game is no exception. It runs with all graphics maxed out on my humble DELL (2.6GHz core 2 duo, 2GB RAM, Vista home premium, 8800GTX video, and a 2ms Samsung monitor).
This game is a must-have for any 007 fan, especially one that thinks Daniel Craig is much better than any previous Bond (including Sean Connery.)
*Spoiler* Some scripted events (like in CoD4) are very cool and a lot of fun to watch (like a guy falling from the second floor with a scream after being shot, and breaking something on the way.)
 Meh, not much Bond in this one. December 9, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Unlike the movie, which received mixed reviews but I thought was fantastic, this game is a bit of a dud. It's not a terrible game, but it simply doesn't live up to the standards of modern games. It plays somewhat like an arcade game and the graphics are also 'arcade' like. They're probably about equivalent to 2005-2006 level, which would be ok with me if the game was really solid. I still enjoy older games like "No One Lives Forever 2," or even really old games like "System Shock II." A great game can stand on its own regardless of graphics. Sadly, this game has some real problems:
1. The game is very easy. You better play it on the 007 level if you play many FSP games or you will be bored out of your mind. I had to restart the game half way through because it was much too easy on the default difficulty.
2. The game is very short. I didn't expect an "Oblivion," or "Fall Out," epic length game, but I did expect it to play at least as long as other FPS games. This game is easily beat in 10 hours or less. I think I would have beat it in less than 6 hours on the default difficulty.
3. The save system was not ported in correctly for the PC. Unlike pretty much ANY OTHER PC GAME, this game does not allow real time saves. You're limited to saving your game at predetermined times, and that can be irritating if you have to leave your game immediately for some reason.
4. Many elements of the movie were left out of the game. Notably missing are some of the key scenes like the amazing opening of the movie (car chase). This game makes it feel like Bond is mostly just a run-and-gun commando, not a highly skilled and trained secret agent. If you want a game with almost as good graphics, and a much more fun 'agent' game, seriously get yourself a copy of No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M.'s Way, or go back and play Golden Eye on the N64.
Conclusion:
A sub-par game with very poor value, if you really have to play this game, get a copy in six months or so when you can get it from a bargain bin for a 1/4 the original price.
 Great Fun! November 29, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am not yet done with the single player, but so far it has been pretty entertaining and the levels can defiantly be played over and over and still be fun. The 1st person to 3rd person cover only takes a short while to master, and is a great new feature that will hopefully become common in new video games. While it did take me a little while to update LIVE for Windows, it was defiantly worth it once I started playing multiplayer. Guns, sidearms, perks, grenades, and accessories are bought through credits that are awarded at the end of rounds.
-Great fun, must play
 What were they thinking? November 15, 2008
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
I picked this up because I heard it kept with the basic FPS controls and didn't try to reinvent the genre. YES, it keeps the controls simple and straight forward.
New stuff:
There's a target system when you are in close combat which was easy to pick up even though there was no tutorial. There will be a crosshair on the enemy and you have to move your crosshair to match his and click (or shoot). You will then counter his move or make your strike.
Weapons: You have 2 weapons slots. One for a large calibre weapon and one for a sidearm. It doesn't tell you that you can carry 2 sidearms and by pressing "2" a second time, you can use the alt pistol you picked up along the way.
Movement: Every time you are near a wall or cover, the popup to let you know you can take cover shows up in the center of the screen and is more annoying than helpfull.
Graphics:
Not cutting edge but not bad by far. I had no problems with getting stuck in the environments, no clipping problems and the characters didn't give you that, "I've killed the same guy 100 times!" feel.
Environments looked well designed and it was pretty easy to find where you needed to go to complete the missions.
THE BAD:
There is NO save system. I played up until the first sniper scenario in the opera house and had to quit to rest. I pressed escape and there was no choice to save! Even though along the way, after multiple cut scenes loading new areas and "objectives met", it didn't save my progress. It said since I wasn't using Windows LIVE it won't save my progress!!?? YOU HAVE TO COMPLETE AN ENTIRE LEVEL or it won't save the progress. I DO NOT plan to go back and restart every time I log off.
This is enough in my book to warrent the 2 stars for gameplay but any game that has no save system gets me 1 star since it's a well known fact that gamers ALWAYS want a save point of checkpoint system.
Wait for the bargain bin on this.
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