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"They didn't really appeal to the core gamer." "They just were so forgettable," G4's Webb says of 007's past gaming ventures. "It runs the risk of making absolutely nobody happy," she says.Īnd both Bond games have to deal with another pitfall: Despite being reliable million-plus sellers, Bond titles generally don't get much respect in the video game world. Webb, who has yet to play the new Bond games, fears some gamers might slam the new "GoldenEye" for straying too far from the beloved original while others may slam it for not having changed enough to suit the times. "It was a bold choice on their part to remake such a favorite," says Morgan Webb, host of G4's video game review show "X-Play," about the "GoldenEye" update. The dialogue has been adapted to suit Daniel Craig's man-of-few-words style the 1990s setting of the original has been updated to resemble a 2010 world and unlike the original, the new "GoldenEye" will have an online multiplayer option.īut even with all the changes, Pinkney insists, "We didn't stray too far from 'GoldenEye' - it still is 'GoldenEye.' " The new "GoldenEye" has gotten a fresh coat of paint for its relaunch. "You have to live up to the best shooter of all time." "It was a massive thing when we found out we were going to working on this," says "GoldenEye" lead producer Dawn Pinkney. "GoldenEye's" makers are well aware that tinkering with a classic can be as dangerous as messing with Odd Job when he's cranky. The game is still widely considered one of the best shooting games ever.
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That new Wii game is an update of the classic 1997 "GoldenEye" game for the Nintendo 64, which itself was based on the 1995 film that introduced Pierce Brosnan as James Bond. The makers of "GoldenEye 007" have to pull off more than just doing James Bond justice.
"The cinematic presentation will take a lot of people by surprise," says O'Donnell, who also cites a new Bond girl - singer Joss Stone, who performs in the game and sings its theme song. He believes "Blood Stone's" original story (written by Bruce Feirstein, who's co-written screenplays for three Bond films), international locations and intense action sequences will satisfy gamers and Bond film devotees alike. "Fans are going to be very happy with it," promises Michael O'Donnell, lead producer for "James Bond 007: Blood Stone." Will Bond fans raise their martini glasses to toast 007's long-awaited return in these games? Or will Bond's absence from the pop culture radar cause fans to put out their own burn notice on the missing superspy and move on to something else? James Bond," these days is in the financial pages. With two years gone by since the last Bond movie, "Quantum of Solace," it seems the only place you see the phrase, "Bond. Like James Bond at the beginning of a mission, these new games face potentially hostile territory.
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") is being kept by a pair of video games.Īctivision is releasing two new Bond games - "GoldenEye 007 " for the Nintendo Wii and "James Bond 007: Blood Stone" for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC - and the voice and image of current Bond star Daniel Craig appears in both.Īctivision's Kyle Walker boldly declares: "This is the Bond event of 2010."
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And no one knows when, or even if, a Bond movie will hit the big screen again.īut this week, the promise that appears at the end credits of every Bond film ("James Bond Will Return. The next Bond movie has been put on hold because of MGM's lingering financial troubles. (CNN) - If you're a James Bond fan, times right now are as dark as one of 007's tuxedos.
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