One of the most influential console first-person shooters of all time. When this game came out in 1997 there was nothing alike and playing this for the first time was a mind blowing experience.
Besides the obvious high points of this game such as great graphics and soundtrack, the gameplay really stood out above all else by introducing objective based tasks within each mission that changed and built upon each other depending on the difficulty, thus extending the replay value of the game. Gunplay was excellent and simply different from the twitch-based shooters of the time. Aiming and hitting different body parts and objects had different effects a provided a new layer or realism that was previously not found. Level design was very solid, following the main events of the Bond movie and complementing all other mechanics of the game wonderfully.
Furthermore, besides the excellent single-player campaign, this game also introduced one of the most addictive couch based competitive multiplayer modes of the time. I spent countless hours playing this with friends, there wasn't anything like this and the experience was truly unique.
While it's true that the game has not aged well, those of us that had the privilege of playing this "back in the day" can vouch for its importance and influence and will always hold this game in the utter most high regards.
Besides the obvious high points of this game such as great graphics and soundtrack, the gameplay really stood out above all else by introducing objective based tasks within each mission that changed and built upon each other depending on the difficulty, thus extending the replay value of the game. Gunplay was excellent and simply different from the twitch-based shooters of the time. Aiming and hitting different body parts and objects had different effects a provided a new layer or realism that was previously not found. Level design was very solid, following the main events of the Bond movie and complementing all other mechanics of the game wonderfully.
Furthermore, besides the excellent single-player campaign, this game also introduced one of the most addictive couch based competitive multiplayer modes of the time. I spent countless hours playing this with friends, there wasn't anything like this and the experience was truly unique.
While it's true that the game has not aged well, those of us that had the privilege of playing this "back in the day" can vouch for its importance and influence and will always hold this game in the utter most high regards.