Quantum of Solace (PC)
Bond. James Bond. Not Rambo.
11/12/2008 8:00 PM | 0 Comments | Page 2 of 2
What's Hot: Great presentation, faithful to the franchise; Plenty of action; Good Bond-themed multiplayer game types.
What's Not: Some parts of the game are annoyingly repetitive; Lag can be an issue at times in multiplayer.
Superman's not the only one who can leap tall buildings.
Although Bond is usually a loner,
Quantum of Solace offers up a decent helping of 007-themed multiplayer games. One mode gives each team a special VIP target who must survive longer than the opposition's VIP. In another, one team must find and defuse bombs placed by its opponents. And then, there's the return of the Golden Gun. One player is gifted with Scaramanga's golden firearm, earning points with its one-shot kills. The other players try to gain control of the Golden Gun by taking out the agent armed with it. Online games ran fairly smoothly for me, though there was some noticeable lag during some matches. Whether this was an issue with the game itself, or just a few players with bad connections, is hard to tell.
Bond contemplates a little skinny-dipping.
You'd be hard pressed to find any faults with
Quantum of Solace's presentation. Visually, the game is pretty impressive. Bond's character model is an exact likeness of Daniel Craig's 007, as are those of the other characters from the films. All of the models move fluidly, as opposed to the stiff mannequin-like models of many first-person shooters. And many of the environments look like they could have been pulled straight from the films. Depending on the strength of your graphics card, the visuals on the PC version are sharper, cleaner and simply better than in either of the console releases of the game. Add to this the phenomenal voice acting from all the principal actors and a score worthy of the big screen, and you've got a truly cinematic experience.
The tux is standard-issue for MI6 agents these days.
Just like the two Bond films it's based on,
Quantum of Solace isn't perfect, but it's the shot in the arm the franchise has needed for some time. If you're a fan of 007, you won't be disappointed in this first-person shooter. And even if you're not a James Bond wannabe, you should still find enough in the game to warrant checking it out. If nothing else, the development team has laid a solid foundation for future appearances from Ian Fleming's superspy.
This review is based on a retail copy of the game provided by the publisher.
