{"id":46059,"date":"2012-10-18T12:02:27","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T10:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=46059"},"modified":"2012-10-18T12:26:56","modified_gmt":"2012-10-18T10:26:56","slug":"007-legends-review-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/46059-007-legends-review-round-up","title":{"rendered":"007 Legends review round-up"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/em><\/strong>007 Legends releases this week<\/a>, and features an overarching storyline which links up pivotal missions and events from some of the franchises biggest films, meeting up and concluding with the 23rd film scheduled for later this year, Skyfall. But as gamers, we\u2019re always sceptic on video game\/movie adaptations, so with that in mind, how is Legends fairing with the critics?<\/p>\n

It seems that 007\u2019s flashbacks to his most memorable missions aren\u2019t being received as hoped.<\/p>\n

007 Legends currently holds a Metascore of 54 and a Gamerankings of 59% (on Xbox 360), with most reviewers taking a negative stance on Eurocom\u2019s take on the legendary agent.<\/p>\n

IGN \u2013 4.5\/10<\/h3>\n

\u201cAn abhorrent ‘tribute’ to the history of the British super spy that doesn’t just take liberties – it takes the piss.\u201d Read the full review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Game Informer \u2013 4\/10<\/h3>\n

\u201cIt’s a bad game when it’s working, but there are plenty of moments that make you wonder how it even got cleared for release. Enemy AI frequently freaks out, causing soldiers to endlessly sprint against walls (often firing their guns at the ground). At one point, the framerate dropped to unplayable levels, except it wasn’t during a firefight \u2013 I was just walking around.\u201d Read the full review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

OXM \u2013 6\/10<\/h3>\n

\u201cThere are some fun sequences, like a gas-masked romp through Goldfinger<\/em>\u2019s Fort Knox and zero-gravity battles in Moonraker<\/em>\u2019s space station. But rather than explore the full potential of its settings and armaments, 007 Legends<\/em> too frequently wastes time with disposable hacking mini-games, scan-for-evidence fingerprint hunts, and laughable button-prompt fisticuffs.\u201d Read the full review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Canadian Online Gamers \u2013 55\/100<\/h3>\n

\u201cI really wanted to love 007 Legends, given the source material they had to rely on, as well as how I had enjoyed the previous Bond games; however, at the end of the day I am left underwhelmed by the whole experience having played what I view as a average game at best.\u201d Read the full review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gaming Trend \u2013 69\/100<\/h3>\n

\u201c007 Legends lets us see Bond, but never actually be the suave, debonair, brash, and ultimately human British Secret Agent. Instead we are forced to watch as our generic agent shoots people in the face and then punches them in the sides for a few moments.\u201d \u00a0Read the full review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gaming Nexus \u2013 85\/100<\/h3>\n

\u201c007 Legends attempts to be a big, brassy tribute to 50 years of James Bond, but it ends up a little too ambitious for its own good, with a story that is more spectacle than substance and some new ideas that don’t work together as well as they should.\u201d Read the full review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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So, has the initial reviews swayed you from picking up 007 Legends this week? Or are you a die-hard Bond fan, and keen to give Legends a try?<\/p>\n

Let us know below and in the forums.<\/p>\n\n\t\t