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Quantum of Solace
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 42 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Treyarch
Genre(s): Action
Players: 12
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: November 4, 2008
Summary
Introducing a more lethal and cunningly efficient Bond, the game blends intense first-person action with a unique third-person cover combat system that allows players to truly feel what it is like to be the ultimate secret agent as they use their stealth, precision shooting and lethal combat skills to progress through missions. Blending the action of the "Quantum of Solace" feature film with the "Casino Royale" movie, the title propels players into the cinematic experience of international espionage. Based on the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare game engine that has been specifically engineered to immerse players in the Bond universe, the Quantum of Solace game delivers high-definition graphics, reactive AI and visually stunning locations inspired by locales portrayed in the films. Quantum of Solace marks the first time players can become the dangerous and cunning Bond as portrayed by Daniel Craig. From silent take downs and sneaking through confined spaces, to one-on-one shoot outs and large scale battles, players experience a variety of gameplay that challenges them to think through situations and choose how they progress, whether it's through covert means or confronting enemies in full force. Advanced combat and Realistic AI: Players engage in both first-person and third-person gameplay that allows gamers to be Bond in unscripted battles against the world's most evil villains and mercenaries. Filled with armed combat, massive explosions and vertigo-inducing chases, gamers are immersed in an authentic Bond universe and drawn into epic movie moments with theatrical camera angles, split screen effects, picture-in-picture sequences, and amazing environments inspired by real world locations such as Montenegro, Venice, Bolivia and Austria. Bringing James Bond to next-gen consoles for the first time, gamers now have the ability to battle online in a variety of modes. [Activision]
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FILM: Quantum of Solace
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Cheat Codes & Hints: Cheat Code Central
Also On The Web: Official Website
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
VideoGamer
This is "GoldenEye" for a new generation. And praise doesn't come much higher than that.
Read Full Review >PGNx Media
With Quantum of Solace, Treyarch absolutely nailed the James Bond experience.
Read Full Review >GamingXP
Yes, it is possible to stop an enemy without using any weapons. These Jason Bourne-like moves are a nice variety to the partially boring gameplay.
Read Full Review >NZGamer
This is a game with a number of mediocre elements, being released in a season already crowded with other shooters. However, the main thing it does well – capture the spirit and fun of the Bond movies – is enough to draw in a number of people.
Read Full Review >Cynamite
The cover-feature provides a tactical touch to the shoot-outs. Thanks to many different locations and surprises, the variety is sufficient. Considering the fact that there are a lot of good shooters on the market, we long for a little more Bond-feeling.
Read Full Review >ImpulseGamer
At the end of the day, Quantum of Solace is a sturdy action game with elements of first person and third person shooters.
Read Full Review >Cheat Code Central
The robust multiplayer saves the day. Though pleasant, the very short single-player campaign is only good for maybe a couple of playthroughs, but it is not in any way memorable.
Read Full Review >DailyGame
No matter which side you choose, though, Quantum of Solace is mostly fun, but it suffers from some annoying AI and "by the numbers" gameplay, and it's far too short to recommend as anything but a rental.
Read Full Review >ZTGameDomain
The length of the game is probably its biggest weakness, but the robust multi-player makes up for the short campaign.
Read Full Review >Extreme Gamer
Unfortunate for Quantum of Solace, had it not been for a slightly confusing “story” and a slightly annoying cover system it could have been a great competitor.
Read Full Review >Gameplanet
A James Bond movie tie-in that unfortunately lacks any of the gadgets and fun aspects we expect from 007. Treyarch have created an enjoyable shooter that fails to live up to expectations, and is far too short to be considered anything special.
Read Full Review >Game Over Online
There’s little uniquely Bond about this experience. It’s simply an average shooter at a time when average doesn’t quite cut it.
Read Full Review >Worth Playing
While it succeeds in nailing some key moments from the films, Quantum of Solace fails to place them within an organized package and ends up making the events utterly confusing.
Read Full Review >Playstation Official Magazine Australia
It plays like Bond, feels like Bond and sounds like Bond, if only it moved a wee bit faster and was as smooth as Bond. [Summer 2009, p.66]
GameDaily
Multiplayer isn't bad, but it lacks depth, so while Quantum provides some exciting moments, its developers failed to catapult it to greatness.
Read Full Review >GameZone
Quantum of Solace: The Game is actually well above average where licensed material is concerned. As a shooter on its on merits, however, it’s a fairly standard experience helped a bit because it features James Bond.
Read Full Review >GamePro
Quantum of Solace is a good first-person shooter that, in my opinion, is the best Bond game since Goldeneye.
Read Full Review >IGN
The action is less compelling and the world that’s built around Bond doesn’t do much to enhance the fun factor. All of the additions do nothing to push the game ahead of other first-person shooters and instead take you out of the world of being Bond.
Read Full Review >PSX Extreme
There are some rather solid qualities that can be found, and they come alive when you're playing online, but even the multiplayer suffers from a lack of depth and features. Quantum of Solace doesn't break the mold of bad movie to game adaptations.
Read Full Review >MEGamers
The game, with a short campaign and poor gameplay, really doesn't deserve to be bought.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
The gameplay shows potential, but the rest of the game isn’t strong enough to lift it up into an experience that any gamer needs to see.
Read Full Review >Gamers' Temple
There are better online shooters available for you to spend your money on.
Read Full Review >BigPond GameArena
Quantum of Solace directly suffers at the hands of a strict movie release schedule - with more time the game could have been the Goldeneye replacement everyone has been dreaming of.
Read Full Review >GamingExcellence
For Bond fans, the complicated controls, lack of an original story, and mediocre graphics may cool the ardor for owning any and all Bond-related products.
Read Full Review >3DJuegos
Quantum of Solace is a new reason to not trust videogame adaptations from movies. Treyarch's title transmits a sensation of rushed development and not achieved goals. Short, quite repetitive and dreary.
Read Full Review >Gamer.nl
Quantum of Solace isn't a bad game, but certainly not a great one either. It doesn't really feel like a Bond-game either, but in the end the movies don't either. It's a fun game but there are certainly better shooters on the market right now.
Read Full Review >Playstation Official Magazine UK
The game is also lazily linear at times. [Christmas 2008, p.94]
Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
Maybe we'll get what we're craving from the next Bond game. [Jan 2009, p.72]
Gamestyle
Quantum of Solace is by no means a poor first person experience, its just rather bland and decidedly average.
Read Full Review >Play UK
We don’t care what it says on the packaging, this is not a PS3 game. It’s a mediocre, clunky, primitive PS2 game, although in itself a reasonably playable inoffensive one. But having the cheek to release it on the PS3 – that is offensive.
Read Full Review >Gamer 2.0
Quantum of Solace will give you enough of a Bond fix, but you’ll be jonesing for something better.
Read Full Review >IGN AU
Quantum of Solace is pretty much what youýd expect from a movie-licensed shooter. It ticks all the boxes on a purely surface level, but fails to allow the player any kind of expression or creativity during actual gameplay.
Read Full Review >PSM3 Magazine UK
A slow and underdeveloped shooter that does no justice to 007. [Christmas 2008, p.70]
PS3bloggen.se
With its mix of both the settings in Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, the latest 007 game manages to stand out from other license games. But only a little, as many other elements - like the graphics, gameplay and online settings - are nothing more than average.
Read Full Review >GameSpy
The temptation is to make sure that the environments and models match the movies as closely as possible, but doing so takes more time and resources with each technical leap forward, and there are only so many months in the development cycle.
Read Full Review >Gaming Age
Even by taking the plots from two films, the game is somewhat short, and definitely on the easy side when played on the default difficulty. The multiplayer is fun in bursts, but it's not going to draw players away from the big guns that are currently popular, so I can't imagine it having much of a community past the first few months of release.
Read Full Review >Game Revolution
For those of us wanting to relive the Goldeneye 007 experience, Quantum of Solace provides some brief, cheap thrills. Yes, Treyarch does manage to resuscitate the old Nintendo 64 Bond title, but this release proves that sometimes it’s best just to let the dead rest in peace.
Read Full Review >GameShark
Quantum of Solace was a rush-job. No amount of pretty textures or fiery explosions can hide it.
Read Full Review >Video Game Talk
It's a dreary, repetitive affair that never makes you feel excited to be in the shoes of James Bond.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 6.8 (out of 10) based on 22 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Jonathan S. gave it a2:
Horrendous! Considering the game was based on (arguably the best online shooter ever) COD4 it leaves so much to be desired. So much so, that after only 3 hours gameplay (having completed the game on its hardest setting first time around in that time) I am willing to trade it in or sell the game to anyone willing to waste £30 on it let alone £40! If you liked COD4 steer clear this game is no where near it!
Erick P. gave it a3:
What a stupid piece of crap. Casino Royale was so promising and refreshed the Bond franchise. This here is just a bunch of action scenes with no sense in whom Bond is chasing. Because the plot is so confusing (or simply nonexistent) characters think out loud about what is happening so the audience can know too. MI6 is astonishingly incapable as an organization--they try to control Bond and limit his movements, but from credit cards to airplane tickets, he just casually flies around the world as always. Stupid film.
Will R gave it an8:
It's a decent attempt at a Bond game. Plays like a decent FPS, with a few bond-type moments, following the films quite well. My problem with the game is that there's very little sneaky spy game type action, it's just lots of shooting with whatever gun will do the job... and you can still snipe with a shotgun! The story would also be quite confusing (to the point of irrelevance) if you didn't know the films. But, good fun until Resistance 2 and COD5 come out!!
