James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace (Wii)

I really enjoyed this game and managed to complete it within a week, although this was on the easiest setting so as to complete it before giving back to the library.


MULTIPLAYER:


I found that the best part of this game, however, was the Wi-Fi connection multiplayer and the endless fun to be had with it. I spent the majority of my time playing the multiplayer after completing the story mode as opposed to re-playing ...
...a large amount of time on this mode, that I even developed a method which involved a series of gun movements to communicate with other players.


That brings me onto one of the 3 noticeable flaws of the internet play, the first being that other than waving guns at people, there is no way to communicate. This is rarely a problem, however on a few occasions it can cause inconvenience.


The second flaw to internet ... more

I really enjoyed this game and managed to complete it within a week, although this was on the easiest setting so as to complete it before giving back to the library.

MULTIPLAYER:

I found that the best part of this game, however, was the Wi-Fi connection multiplayer and the endless fun to be had with it. I spent the majority of my time playing the multiplayer after completing the story mode as opposed to re-playing the story mode on a harder difficulty. I spent such a large amount of time on this mode, that I even developed a method which involved a series of gun movements to communicate with other players.

That brings me onto one of the 3 noticeable flaws of the internet play, the first being that other than waving guns at people, there is no way to communicate. This is rarely a problem, however on a few occasions it can cause inconvenience.

The second flaw to internet play is that on the not so rare occasion that the majority of players choose to be snipers, you are left without targets to shoot at. Or, one player who isn't a sniper will keep running off to get them and be shot from god knows where, only to re-spawn straight into another head shot from the snipers.

The third and final drawback of multiplayer is that there is a maximum limit of 4 people per game. This gets very annoying very quickly, as the levels are all a large size. A more sensible amount of players per level would have been somewhere in the vicinity of 8.

SINGLE PLAYER:

First of all, the story mode deserves to be congratulated as it actually makes the story far more understandable than the film itself. And also, unlike the film, it includes Casino Royale so you can roughly work out what is going on, whereas the film seems to assume you could remember all the events of the previous one.

Game play wise, there are two control schemes to choose from. These are the Wii-mote and Nunchuck or a Wii light gun. As i don't own a light gun of any sort, however, I can't say whether it works or not. With the Wii-mote and Nunchuck however, the game runs smoothly, even if the Wii's cursor/gun sight can be a little bit unresponsive at times.

The game comprises many different environments including an airport, train carriages, a sink hole in the desert, and even a sinking building in Venice. These make the game more enjoyable and keeps it alive, as some other games re-use the same scenery over and over, which can get very tedious.

The single player does have one very annoying glitch, though, which can sometimes result in having to reset the level. The glitch is as follows:

When you shoot an enemy in story mode they drop their weapon for you to pick up if you so wish. This is done using the (A) button. Sometimes in the story mode you will come across locked doors, or keypads which require your interaction. These too are activated using the (A) button. So, as you may have worked out, if you shoot someone in front of one of these doors or keypads, the game is going to have two scripts fighting over each other (For those of you who don't know what a script is, don't worry about it. It's basically what makes the game work).

Unfortunately, it always turns out that the (A) button will swap weapons with the weapon on the ground, instead of unlocking the door. And you can't even pick up the weapon to get rid of it, as you will then drop your current weapon in it's place, leaving a weapon to pick up with (A). I have found a way around this glitch though, which i have stuck at the end of this review.

Apart from the problems listed elsewhere in the review, this game is incredibly fun and the on-line play feature really is truly addictive. I would fully recommend this game to anyone with a Nintendo Wii, as it's (from my point of view) one of the best games for the Wii currently out.

GETTING AROUND THE GLITCH:

What you need to do is as follows. Find a weapon of the same type a few meters or further away from the door. Swap your current weapon for the weapon on the floor. Now walk back to the one by the door and it will be picked up for ammo leaving nothing in it's place 

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