Activision is keen on keeping its James Bond franchise alive, and after 2008's Quantum of Solace, developed by Treyarch, the games publisher has just launched a new title with the famous British MI6 agent, entitled Blood Stone 007, developed by Bizarre Creations.
While Quantum of Solace was a pretty decent title, it didn't offer much in player choice, only letting players shoot and sometimes hack their way through linear levels taken from the two new Bond films, Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace.
Now, Blood Stone 007 delivers a new original story with everybody's favorite spy, and promises to deliver a more varied and longer experience.
Did Bizarre manage to really recreate the experience of being a famous world spy and hunting terrorists? Let's find out.
Story
As opposed to previous James Bond games, this time the story of the game is completely new, with the British agent being on the hunt for a missing researcher that worked on cures for different biological weapons.
As you can imagine, one thing leads to another, and Bond must now stop a global conspiracy to smuggle biological weapons, as well as unmask those who are behind the whole thing.
During his escapades in Athens, Monte Carlo, Russia, Thailand and other such exotic locations, he also meets famous jewelry designer Nicole Hunter, voiced by the lovely British singer Joss Stone. She joins current Bond actor Daniel Craig, as well as Judi Dench as M, the leader of MI6.
While at first glance the story may not seem interesting, Bizarre really managed to pull it off, offering a few interesting twists and turns, especially one late in the game. You have all sorts of interesting things to do besides killing bad guys, like racing cars or boats after the aforementioned bad guys.
Overall, if it would've been turned into an actual James Bond movie, Blood Stone would certainly have had some success, especially with hardcore fans of the movie and book franchise.
James Bond Blood Stone 007 is a pretty decent game, which will no doubt keep you interested if, by any chance, you haven't bought any of the big fall blockbusters like Fallout: New Vegas or Call of Duty: Black Ops.
If you know a James Bond fan and you want to surprise him this holiday season, then Blood Stone is pretty good choice.
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