Preview: 007 Legends
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(CBS News) On October 5th, 1962 one of the most iconic characters in movie history made his debut on the silver screen; Bond, James Bond. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Bond Franchise this fall, Activision will be releasing "007 Legends" for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC. Recently I was able to attend a preview event in New York and was very pleased with what I saw. This first person shooter stays true to the feeling of the James Bond films with great visuals and voice acting. The Moonraker level in particular was impressinve, giving players a choice between stealthy or full on run-and-gun tactics. It was chuck full of easter eggs, gadgets and weapons from the Bond films as well as quite a few surprises. "007 Legends" launches gamers back through time to relive a selection of James Bond's most iconic and intense undercover missions from the popular films. A first-of-its-kind Bond video game, "007 Legends" features an original, overarching storyline tying together five classic Bond movie-inspired missions. As an added bonus there is a sixth mission based on this year's highly-anticipated movie, SKYFALL, which will be available post-launch as free dlc (downloadable content). Each mission in "007 Legends" brings with it a fast-paced and exciting vehicle-based gameplay segment, where players can chose between taking complete control and driving like only James Bond knows how to drive, or opt for a guided cruise control-style experience in order to focus on using weapons and gadgets to take down pursuing enemies. The fan-favorite single-player Mi6 Ops Missions, which debuted in "GoldenEye 007: Reloaded", returns in full-force in "007 Legends" to challenge players to complete all-out action, stealth and gadget-based missions and compete for the highest online leader board scores. The game also features a robust James Bond multiplayer experience, including local four-player split-screen game modes and 12-player online competitive gameplay with new maps, weapons, characters and gameplay modes - even the ability to play as one of Bond's allies or nefarious foes. Using sharp investigative and surveillance skills and equipped with unparalleled quick wits, physical abilities, and state-of-the-art gadgets and weaponry, players will take on stealth-based mechanics and dynamic free-form melees in a wide range of secret agent objectives, including assault, espionage, elimination and defence operations like a real covert operative. "007 Legends" from Developer Eurocom and Published by Activison will be available October 16th 2012 for the XBox 360, Playstation 3 and for download on Windows PC's.