James Bond 007 Blood Stone [VIDEO GAME PREVIEW]

By jarkontaky November 1, 2010 12:00 pm Posted in Cool Stuff, culture, News-ish, Tech, Video, Video Games jarkontaky g+ page

Keep you girlfriends close and your gun closer. James Bond is heading to town and he’s bringing a world of hurt and heartbreak with him. Bond’s new adventure, 007 Blood Stone hits shelves November 2 for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo DS, and PC and from what I’m seeing being Bond in a video game has never been closer to the real thing.

In typical Bond fashion, Blood Stone puts you in the driver’s seat of several breakneck chase scenes in between doling out broken arms and knuckle sandwiches. A normal day on the job for James Bond includes jumping from aircrafts, chasing getaway cars, weaving through water in speed boats, and just about any combination of those at any given time. Though common for 007, having all of these elements in a single video game is rare, but expect to see every last one in Blood Stone.

It’s not enough to just don a penguin suit and drive fancy automobiles. To deliver the full experience of being James Bond, developer Bizarre Creations built a new combat system mimicking the brutality of Daniel Craig’s 007. Expect fast, seamless transitions from third-person shooting to efficient and downright dirty hand to hand combat.

Any game trying to live up to the blue-blood pedigree of a Bond experience needs three things: a caper expanding around the globe, a Bond girl worth dying for, and of course a frighteningly untouchable hero. Screenwriter veteran Bruce Feirstein (Golden Eye, Tomorrow Never Dies) puts all of these elements in the mix, and from what I’ve seen, it looks like the real McCoy. Blood Stone doesn’t pick up after Casino Royale or dovetail with an upcoming movie. It’s an original story putting you in the driver’s seat of MI6′s most badass agent in an attempt to recover a WMD from an unknown enemy. Giving Blood Stone legitimacy as a true Bond experience, Daniel Craig, Judi Dench (M), and Joss Stone all lend their vocals to Blood Stone.

What’s better than one 007? How about a gaggle of them? Blood Stone will feature a cops versus robbers like multiplayer where players will assume the roles of MI6 and mercenaries. All games modes have been kept under a tight lid, but expect to see objective based games–hopefully at least one where the goal is to land a Bond girl.