Blood Stone Is Out

I heard it was seven hours at most. Yeah, I think I'll pass.

I disagree. Everything or Nothing was pretty damn fun. Goldeneye 007 is not the only fun Bond game.

Is EoN upward compatible on the 360?  I really liked that game.

"Cheap" is a word often used in videogaming to mean lazy programming. For example, fighting games where computer controlled opponents can perform moves human are incapable of doing or sports games where the opposing team suddenly starts making impossible plays are examples of "cheap" programming.

The latter levels in Goldeneye had some of that "cheap" programming in that the computer controlled opponents could suddenly kill you with one shot or could take lots of damage from you before going down, attributes that were not present in the earlier levels.

Yes I did play Nightfire (still have it for my original Xbox). If you liked Everything or Nothing you'll probably like Nightfire as it also mixes up the gameplay with first person action, driving levels and some fun gadgets.

Barry, sorry I missed this.

No, unfortunately EoN was never made backwardly compatible with the 360; apparently, the programmers of the game had used some non-standard techniques to get the most out of the old Xbox hardware and that made it impossible to support on the 360.

The only Xbox Bond games that will run on the 360 are Nightfire and Goldeneye: Rogue Agent, though I have never tried either one on my 360 so I can't comment on how well they run.

I enjoyed the mixing of elements in Everything or Nothing, it gave leeway to great gameplay. You could take down enemies all sorts of ways and the best one would increase your score.

I used to own Rogue Agent as well and sold it back after finishing it. Visually it looked nice but the gameplay was horribly unbalanced and the Goldeneye enhancements - the game's real hook - were next to useless. The story was also really weak, one step removed from amateur fan-fiction with its mix of classic villains operating with and against one another. It was a misguided effort and really signaled a downturn in the quality of Electronic Arts' Bond games.

For anyone curious in following how Blood Stone is doing with reviewers, check out this website which aggregates both pro and fan reviews of the game:

http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360 … lood-stone

I just bought Blood Stone and feel desperately dissapointed. You basically have no control of where Bond goes, when he draws his weapon, applies a silencer, or changes the firing mode of a weapon, or even how to kill enemies. It really feels like a rehash of FRWL which was also crap.
The controls are appalling; you can't crouch or jump but simply press B button when prompted to do so.
There is little variety in weapons and they all sound very bland. There is a shotgun that doesn't sound anything like it should. And there are no gadgets apart from the Smartphone which is just the detective mode from Batman:Arkham Asylum.
Some of the shooting sections are quite fun, but would be improved by grenades(another gaping absentee), and feel like a downgrading from the QOS gunfights, which were good despite being a downgrading from COD.
The driving sections are good, showing Bizarre's Project Gotham pedigree, but they could be improved by the use of weapons while driving, and the environments are incredibly threadbare.
I'm currently on the Siberia chapter(a bit past halfway) so there is still scope for improvement in the game's second half, but if you took away the Bond label, I would not have shelled out a ridiculous €50 for this incredibly lazy game.

Has anyone tired the Nintendo DS version of Bloodstone? If yes then what did you think of it?

I am considering asking for it for Christmas this year.

Bloodstone is, in my opinion, definitely NOT the best Bond game since Goldeneye. Personally I thought Everything or Nothing, Nightfire and even Agent Under Fire were all superior, with a better mix of gameplay styles and some fun gadgets to use.

Bloodstone is an improvement over QoS and the addition of a few driving levels mixes up the gameplay somewhat. But it is still a pretty pedestrian videogame with graphics, gameplay and a weapons selection that do not stand out in any particular way compared to "A" list titles like the Call of Duty games.