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as for World of Espionage sounds like it might be a Spy RPG which would be awesome as I loved Alpha Protocol
Unfortunately not, this is from E3 2006.
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/james-bond-display-news-photo/76178935
whats dead are movie tie-in games, there is no market for them anymore like there used to be - where Bond/Activision made the mistake was they really had no plan beyond movie tie-ins and quick cash grabs, Blood Stone was the only non movie related Bond game, and it was actually well done - but instead of continuing down that road, Activision got lazy with the property (by now we all know the story) - but fault also lies with EON/Danjaq for not understanding the world of video games, as they seemed perfectly fit to only use the games as $60 marketing ploys - instead of trying to establish a worth while franchise...... I can't picture a Bond game on any of the major consoles for a while, simply because there isn't a studio out there big enough that can/will think beyond the films and really grasp the potential that the 007 license could bring beyond the simple and hoo-hum movie tie-in..... we've sat here plenty of times of these boards coming up with brilliant ways to reinvent the franchise, and really make it stand on it's own, a separate entity from the films........ i just wish the powers that be would get the same ideas.
i think Craig's Bond could translate well to games, you just have morons behind it that don't know what they are doing... the Splinter Cell games are a perfect example - take either Double Agent or Conviction, swap out Sam Fisher for James Bond, bingo.... it doesn't have to be loud and crazy - it can be serious and grounded.
exactly... i wouldn't even mind it if the games referenced the films, but stuck to their own story... like if a game came out now, it could make passing references to what happened in Skyfall - but have it's own story to progress through..
i feel exactly the same, video game Bond should have his own likeness and story arc.
Let's hope when Bond 25 will come out some good developer will make a videogame which covers both SPECTRE and the following movie.
A view to a kill 1985 (parker brothers)
The Living Daylights (parker brothers
Licence to Kill (Parker brother and activision kind of)
Goldeneye (Rare and Activision)
Tomorrow Never Dies (EA)
The World is not enough (Euro Com for n64 EA for Ps1)
Die another day (Level In 007 Legends as well as Nightfire released the same year)
Casino Royale (aborted EA game which god I wish they would just finish and release as well as levels in Quantum of solace)
Quantum of Solace (activision tie in game)
Skyfall (Activision level in 007 legends)
Lets not forget
Dr. No (level and designs used in Goldeneye rogue agent)
From Russia with love (EA game)
Goldfinger (007 legends level as well as goldeneye rogue agent)
On her majesties secret service (007 Legends)
The Man with the golden gun (Characters adapted in G:RE and Scamanga's fun house was used in a few Multiplayer levels)
Moonraker (007 Legends)
So really in terms of films with NOTHING taken from them we have
Thunderball (though the last level in FRWL kind of hints at this)
You Only Live Twice
Live and Let Die
The Spy who Loved me
Spectre
so while it is disappointing...
At least we had a good run now it's all zombie games sci fi adventures.
We need that for Bond. Get a team that loves the character and have them create a new Bond. Let game Bond be it's own thing, free from film Bond, so they can create great new stories and come up with a fresh, original take of their own. Of course they should take inspiration from the films (and the books) but rather than outright mimicking the current films, create their own take on Bond and other characters (M, Q, Moneypenny, Blofeld). Act as if they've been put in charge of rebooting the Bond films again, but in game form.
i just wish EON/MGM/Danjaq could produce their own games - or had the capacity to (like how Marvel does their own films)... because the problem with giving the rights/licensing out to another company means (depending on how the contracts are structured) you have very little say in the final product, you basically gotta trust the developer will do something good..