Quantum of Solace (Playstation 3, 2008)

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I bought this game for my 16 year old son for his PS3 system and have watched him play it twice only since I got it for him over a month ago. In that time, I have observed his liking to this game, but not as much as the football ones or Call of Duty 4. I bought this game because he really liked the movie so I got the dvd for him (at his urging). I figured he would like this game as much as the dvd, but he did not ask for it.

This game requires a specific quantity of time and energy, not to mention mind melding with the universe and the planets have to be aligned and all that fun stuff. If your a gamer who loves a challenge, this is the game to exercise your mind and make you put on your own thinking cap.

There are stategies that require quick thinking and evasive manuevering that other-wise would cause an explosive reaction. The video graphics are truly clear & outstanding, and the game does stay somewhat true to the movie depending on the wrong decisions you make to counteract the poison and how well you fight in the gun battles. And of course there are the obligatory model women who try well to distract the player - as if that was the only play action they'd get in a long time.
Different levels of play have different actions - and reactions, just like any other game. However, the main character being James Bond 007, it is action-packed and jammed with fighting and out-witting the enemy, and sometimes a joke or two. The higher you move up to the next level or next situation, it seems to get more difficult and complex. Sometimes there are times when your quickly pressing the controller buttons and apparently have to get up and shout at your character or the enemy and then you stare at the screen expecting the next play and already knowing what to do; kill or be killed. Oh that's the easy part.

While I can't compare it to any other James Bond game because I've never seen one being played, I'm sure this would top it better than any other spy game as well. I'm not a player, or a gamer, - I don't even know how to work the game controllers - but I did enjoy watching the game being played as well as hearing my son's expletives when he got shot and or had to start the game over (again). I think if I knew how to use the game controllers, I would like to play the game, but my son doesn't want ME particularly to destroy his controller and I don't want to pay for a new one, so we're even. I did like watching the movie unravel, so to speak, and like I said, the video display itself is remarkable.
The PS3 system and its games are a big step waaay up from the PS2 system and its games. I think if I had to rate this game, Quantum of Solace, in particular as a reviewer (and/or mom), I would give it a solid 9 out of 10.