Unfortunately, that game was almost universally panned. The previous attempt at a James Bond game, 007 Legends, was meant to be something of a love letter to the film franchise, featuring a mission from each of the lead actors' eras. Having Project 007 set in the past would give the game a time period fairly unique in modern gaming, set it apart from the recent, technology-filled movies, and a give it a chance to capitalize on James Bond nostalgia. Painting the Soviets or Russians as the bad guys is a bit played out in video games, but Bond already offers an easy workaround with SPECTRE as the series' longtime villainous organization.

Related: Uncharted 4's Car Chase Can Be A Lesson For Project 007Īgent 47 and James Bond have some commonality, but IOI will have to create a narrative for Project 007 inside a long-established and beloved franchise, unless it decides to adapt an existing story like the From Russia With Love game. Man of Fleming's other James Bond novels, and their film adaptions before the fall of the Soviet Union, similarly depict Bond embroiled in conflicts which arose through Cold War geopolitics and espionage. Ian Fleming's first novel, Casino Royale, was published in 1953 and centered on Bond attempting to bankrupt Le Chiffre, the paymaster for multiple Soviet Red Army counter-intelligence organizations, through a high-stakes game of baccarat.

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