The first solid details for Activision's new Bond game, 007 Quantum of Solace, have turned up in GamesMaster magazine.
The game, according to the preview, contains levels and sets from both Casino Royale and the Quantum of Solace films, although only CR levels were shown.
GM says that the core FPS gameplay is broken up with third-person elements, supposedly to remind you that you're "being" Bond, which sounds like an idea straight from the 'brand' department.
The mag compares the game's cover system to that of GTA IV, where the camera pulls out to an external view so you can see Bond on screen against the wall with his enemies in the background. A bit like erm, every cover system then.
The game also switches to third-person views in action sequences, like climbing ladders, walking along ledges and such, as well as for "God of War-style" quick-time events that let you pull off takedowns to dispense enemies quickly and quietly.
One quick-time event has you play through that fantastic chase at the start of Casino Royale, although GM notes that free running ninja Sebastien Foucan's likeness won't be in the game.
Speaking of the AI, GM observes that enemies use flank tactics and communicate with each other.
These details and more, plus the first ever in-game screenshots, can be found in a preview in issue 200 of GamesMaster, which appears on shelves on Wednesday (or through subscribers' letterboxes right now).
Could this mean that Infinity Ward are making Call of Duty 5 ?
It was confired months ago that COD5 was being done by treyarch and would be a ww2 game. ill provide link when i find it
Im sorry thats wrong. It was confirmed a while back that it will not be going back to ww2. They did say it would be somewhere different.
I thought they had only said that it would be a new theatre of war for the series. That doesn't mean that it would be a new period just a new location, unless I missed something. I would think WW2 Pacific is the most likely candidate but that does mean that the trademark shifting of perspectives is unlikely to happen. As it is treyarch that are making it I expect it will be console only, like COD3, but also probably s**t so PC players like me won't be missing out on much as.
As for this Bond game, they have a great source material, but I not holding out much hope for it, and again probably only for consoles.
I'm never buying a Treyarch games again after the abominations that were Call of Duty 3 and Spider-man 3. They haven't got a clue about making enjoyable games, I can't believe they've been put in charge of another Call of Duty game and the James Bond license.
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