James Bond: 007 Racing

Now pay attention 007, this game is the latest from the Bond consortium. Once again Bond is entrusted with a number of surprising gadgets from Q branch. Featured are a number of cars from the films, sporting the usual range of optional extras, machine gun, smoke screen, etc., and of course you must fight off a number of enemies in an array of different scenarios, all of which have to be dealt with from your car.

The opening scene is enough to warm up any Bond fanatic, with a montage of some of Bond's finest moments in his fantastic automobiles. Unfortunately this doesn't seem to follow through into the game. The graphics look like very early Playstation rendering, and offer very little by modern standards. The inter-level cinematics are a little more exciting, but only serve to dress down the gameplay.

Control of the car is very simple, but it does seem fairly unresponsive compared to other driving games such as Driver. You can cycle through the weapons you collect to fight the foes you meet on your mission. The missiles will lock onto targets and the weapons are satisfyingly powerful. At the same time, you have to play hard to succeed; make no mistake, 007 Racing is no walk in the park.

The two-player mode pitches you against your friends in car-based stand-offs. Being split-screen makes the graphic very poor and they do not offer anything new. Overall, the game does not really do justice to the Bond sensation. If you are looking for a driving challenge, Driver would be a much safer bet. --Chris Hall

Your name is Bond. James Bond. And you've got a stable of specially equipped licensed cars from the Bond universe prepared with weapons and gadgets from MI6's infamous Q branch. 007 Racing for the PlayStation delivers game players a unique Bond experience that features over 15 missions of pursuit, evasion, protection, surveillance and termination inspired by unforgettable moments from Bond films.

Players take on the role of the world's most famous spy, Agent 007, and get behind the wheels of the most famous vehicles from the Bond universe. 007 Racing features such notable Q Branch equipped cars as the Aston Martin, Lotus and BMW. Each vehicle is stocked full of gadgets and weaponry from the Bond movies as well as new weapons that help 007 overcome the specific challenges of his new missions.

Missions in 007 Racing take place within an entirely new story-line inspired by scenes and moments of the most memorable Bond films and involve a wide range of objectives from protection to termination. Players will be assisted by, and pitted against, famous characters from the Bond universe. Combat racing is fast and furious as drivers push their cars and weaponry to the limit to complete mission objectives and defeat the enemy.

007 Racing features Hollywood-style special effects like breathtaking explosions to fully immerse the player into the cool-but-deadly world of Bond. Multiplayer offers intense peer-to-peer combat racing.

Drive famous gadget-filled vehicles in this thrilling action game from EA. Various cars from 19 different Bond films are equipped with several weapons and gadgets that have been seen in the movies, and a few new ones that haven't. The rather large arsenal, supplied by MI6's lovely "Q Branch, " features machineguns, surface-to-air missiles, spike and mine dispensers, rocket launchers, an oil slick generator, tire shredders and bulletproof windows.