James Bond video games first began development in 1982 with the ZX Spectrum text-based adventure game Shaken but Not Stirred. Since then there have been numerous games featuring Ian Fleming's British secret service agent, James Bond. Some have been based on the official films, others on Ian Fleming's novels, and there have even been some games based on original scripts created by the developer or publisher of the game.
In the 1980s and early 1990s, the games were somewhat successful, featuring a mixture of styles including side-scrolling action and text adventure. The popularity of the James Bond video-game series did not rise quickly, however, until 1997's iconic GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64, which received very positive reviews[1] and sold over eight million copies.[2] Some games were cancelled, and never saw the light of day.
List of games
Title | Year | Publisher | Developer | Platform(s) | Bond Likeness | |
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Shaken but Not Stirred | 1982 | Richard Shepherd Software | Richard Shepherd Software | ZX Spectrum | none | |
James Bond 007 | 1983 | Parker Brothers | On-Time Software | Atari 2600, Atari 5200, ColecoVision, Commodore 64 | ||
James Bond 007: A View to a Kill | 1985 | Mindscrape | Angelsoft | MS-DOS, Macintosh, Apple II | ||
A View to a Kill | Domark Software | Softstone Ltd, The Software Technicians | ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Oric 1, Oric Atmos, MSX | Roger Moore | ||
Goldfinger | 1986 | Mindscape | Angelsoft | MS-DOS, Macintosh, Apple II | none | |
The Living Daylights | 1987 | Domark Software | Arcadia Systems, Walking Circles Software, Sculptured Software, De Re Software | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum | Timothy Dalton | |
Live and Let Die | 1988 | Mindscape | Elite Systems, Keypunch Software | Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | none | |
License to Kill | 1989 | Domark Software | Quixel | DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST,BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum | ||
James Bond 007 Action Pack | Amstrad | Amstrad | ZX Spectrum +2 | Timothy Dalton | ||
The Spy Who Loved Me | 1990 | Domark Software | The Kremlin | Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, DOS, Master System, ZX Spectrum | none | |
007 James Bond: The Stealth Affair | Interplay Entertainment | Delphine Software International | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | Original | ||
James Bond Jr. | 1991 | THQ | Eurocom | Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System | James Bond Jr. | |
James Bond 007: The Duel | 1993 | Domark Software | The Kremlin | Mega Drive/Genesis, Master System, Game Gear | Timothy Dalton | |
GoldenEye 007 | 1997 | Nintendo | Rare | Nintendo 64 | Pierce Brosnan | |
James Bond 007 | 1998 | Saffire | Game Boy | Original | ||
Tomorrow Never Dies | 1999 | Electronic Arts | Black Ops Entertainment | PlayStation | Pierce Brosnan | |
The World Is Not Enough | 2000 | Eurocom, Black Ops Entertainment | Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Game Boy Color | |||
007 Racing | Eutechnyx | PlayStation | ||||
James Bond 007 in... Agent Under Fire | 2001 | EA Redwood Shores, EA Canada | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox | Andrew Bicknell | ||
007 Ice Racer | 2002 | Vodafone | In-Fusio | ExEn | Pierce Brosnan | |
James Bond 007: NightFire | Electronic Arts | Eurocom, EA Redwood Shores, EA Canada, JV Games | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows, Mac, Game Boy Advance | |||
007 Hover Chase | 2003 | Vodafone | IOMO | Java ME | ||
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing | Electronic Arts | EA Redwood Shores, EA Canada, Griptonite Games | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance | |||
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent | 2004 | EA Los Angeles | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo DS | Jason Carter | ||
From Russia with Love | 2005 | EA Redwood Shores | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable | Sean Connery | ||
Casino Royale | 2006 | Sony Pictures Digital | Java ME | Daniel Craig | ||
James Bond Trivia | none | |||||
James Bond: Top Agent | 2008 | Sony Online Entertainment | Java ME, iOS | |||
James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace | Activision | Treyarch, Eurocom, Beenox, Vicarious Visions | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS | Daniel Craig | ||
Quantum of Solace | Sony Pictures Television International | Java ME | ||||
James Bond 007: Blood Stone | 2010 | Activision | Bizarre Creations | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS | ||
GoldenEye 007 | Eurocom, n-Space | Wii, Nintendo DS | ||||
007: License to Drive | 2011 | Glu Mobile | Java ME | none | ||
Top Trumps 007: The Best of Bond | Connect2Media | Java ME, iOS, Android | ||||
GoldenEye 007: Reloaded | Activision | Eurocom | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | Daniel Craig | ||
007 Legends | 2012 | Eurocom | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Wii U | |||
James Bond: World of Espionage | 2015 | Glu Mobile | iOS, Android | |||
Best of Bond (DLC for Forza Horizon 4) | 2018 | Xbox Game Studios | Xbox One, Microsoft Windows | none | ||
007's Aston Martin DB5 (DLC for Rocket League)[3] | 2021 | Psyonix | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 | |||
007's Aston Martin Valhalla (DLC for Rocket League)[4] | ||||||
Project 007 | TBC | TBC | IO Interactive | TBC | TBC |
Web-based games
Title | Year | Developer | Platform(s) | Bond Likeness | |
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Casino Royale Strategy Game | 2006 | Sony Pictures Digital | Adobe Flash | none |
Young Bond
With the success of Charlie Higson's Young Bond spinoff, several companies were hired to make Adobe Flash games to coincide with the releases of various entries in the series. Most were hosted on the official Young Bond website, but The Shadow War was an alternate reality game that required players to search for clues on the internet or in the books themselves.
Title | Year | Developer | Platform(s) | Bond Likeness | |
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SilverFin: Learn to Drive | 2005 | Unknown | Adobe Flash | Kev Walker's artwork | |
Blood Fever: Sea Urchin Sprint | 2006 | Unknown | |||
Avenue of Death | 2007 | TAMBA Internet | |||
The Shadow War | 2008 | Six to Start | Javascript | ||
Young Bond | 2014 | Unknown | Adobe Flash | none |
References
- ↑ GoldenEye 007 Reviews. gamerankings.com. Retrieved on 29 January 2006.
- ↑ Microsoft Acquires Video Game Powerhouse Rare Ltd. Microsoft (24 September 2002). Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved on 13 May 2006.
- ↑ https://www.rocketleague.com/news/james-bond-infiltrates-rocket-league/
- ↑ https://www.rocketleague.com/news/aston-martin-valhalla-rushes-into-rocket-league/