From Russia with Love - PlayStation 2 (2005)
4Lots to unpack here, but before then, this got copyright claimed before I could even finish this description. That's just how Bond-anything works.
Focusing on the game itself, let's just say it's uninspiring. The run and gun gaameplay seems like a natural fit for an action franchise like Bond, and hell, it's even worked on previous 007 games....but it feels like an afterthought. Which is strange, because other than the Virtua Cop prompts, it really isn't playing any different than Uncharted. At least early on, it's not challenging and when you pair a total lack of thought with these arcade-like circles, it doesn't make you feel like you're doing much more than holding down the fire button until you magically hit the next cutscene.
But it's so much more than that. Sean Connery doesn't exactly fail as a voice actor, but he sounds like Old Sean Connery. There's just no way his voice doesn't sound comical coming out of Classic Sean Connery.
And I get what they were going for. I can even see how it was a GOOD idea. Smash up a few Bond movies together, make Uncharted before Uncharted, get OG Bond, have pew pew fun and go on a grand adventure where you can interact with the whole Bond universe along the way. That sounds awesome! I want to play that game.
But pressing X to collect nostalgia points is not fun.
Pressing fire a thousand times without fear of death is not fun.
Not having to decide between Action Bond and Spy Bond is not fun.
Not needing to even so much as aim isn't fun.