007 Legends Review: 007 Legends is Activision's take on the Bond series for the 50th Anniversary, recreating some of the most iconic moments in Bond history from Die Another Day, Goldfinger, License to Kill, Moonraker, and On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

They chose the right moments from Bond history to put into 007 Legends; Vehicle sequences are fun; as were Moonraker's space sequences

Dozens of glitches and bugs; A large number of objects are just textures and aren't actual objects; Combat sequences are boring and predictable; There are no real objectives

There is a tiny hope every time I get my hands on a licensed game that it will be as good as Batman: Arkham Asylum, probably the best licensed game of all time (with the possible exception of its sequel). Usually these hopes are dashed to pieces scant minutes after starting the game.

Judi Dench; Decent weapon customization

The gameplay is derivative and has not one single redeeming quality; Poor visuals; The license offers such a wonderful opportunity

In the late ‘90s, James Bond's name was as synonymous with first-person shooters as Mario's was with platforming. But things have changed since 007 was perched atop the genre's ranks on the N64.

Fan service and homages; Interesting stealth and melee; Plenty of level variety

The fact that there's no ending; Bland shooting and uninspired level design; Seriously; the game shipped without an ending

Poor: Something went wrong somewhere along the line. The original idea might have promise, but in practice the game has failed. Threatens to be interesting sometimes, but rarely.

007 Legends is a fresh approach at a James Bond game. This isn't a movie tie-in to the latest film, or even a rehash of an older game like GoldenEye . Instead, Legends touches on Bond's older films and lets the player tackle some of the agent's more iconic adventures.

As a lifelong James Bond fan, the prospect of a game that took you through some of the long-running series' most memorable moments was pretty exciting. And 007 Legends managed to completely kill that excitement long before I finished the game's opening chapter drawn from the Goldfinger film.

While I have yet to see the film, Daniel Craig's latest outing as James Bond, 'Skyfall', is reportedly one of the best entries in the long-running series. Seeing as how that's the case, it would make sense that the newest game, '007 Legends', would be one of the best Bond games, right?

007 Legends Cover Image © Activision The movie tie-in genre is a notoriously mocked and reviled one and so perhaps there should be little surprise at the artistic failure of "007 Legends." However, this one hurts more than something like "Monsters vs.

You know what they say about movie games... seriously though, 007 Legends, while a neat idea, doesn't capitalize on the potential. Instead, it's an unpolished shooter that most gamers can safely look over this holiday.

007 Legends is the newest work from developer Eurocom and publisher Activision, who is known for their work with the Call of Duty series. While the new Bond video game may not show the polish of Activision's bigger titles, it's still a nice trip down memory lane as you explore missions based loosely...