Recent efforts have been solid at best, with EA Redwood Shores' From Russia With Love and Brosnan-starring Everything Or Nothing standing out as the best that 007 has had to offer since 1997's GoldenEye.
#Project 007 gameplay license#
That pretty much leaves IO's Project 007 as the spy game genre's great hope – the only game in town when it comes to inhabiting the role of a digital secret agent.Īside from a dearth of spy games, the underuse of the James Bond license for digital entertainment seems to stem from developers not really knowing what to do with it, beyond creating an action-packed shooter experience of some form or other. Metal Gear Solid currently remains in limbo, after Hideo Kojima left Konami and ill-judged spin-off Metal Gear Survive failed to placate fans. The prospect of another Alpha Protocol from Obsidian is practically non-existent. Rockstar's Agent ended up being cancelled after years in development hell. Indeed, spies and espionage as a whole have been given short shrift in recent years.
Bond has had his fair share of tie-in games, spanning the past few decades, but, with 007 Legends essentially driving the license off the edge of a big cliff, it's been more than eight years since we had a proper game.