In a year when the James Bond franchise is celebrating its 50th year and gearing up for what looks to be a great Bond movie, one would expect “007 Legends” to act as a great celebration of the character, allowing players to assume Bond’s identity and play through his most memorable missions. Instead, “007 Legends” acts as a complete embarrassment to the series. Pulling from each actor’s era of Bond films, the game is made up of five missions, with a sixth based on the upcoming “Skyfall” to be released as downloadable content after the film is released. What this translates to right now is the game ending abruptly after the fifth mission rather than reaching some sort of conclusion. The rest of the game is a blatant “Call of Duty” rip-off, while remaining mind-numbingly dull. The stealth mode was highly touted by Eurocom prior to the game’s release, but its controls are clunky and a far cry from stealth games like “Splinter Cell.” “007 Legends” started with a decent idea to make a solid game, but the end result is better to be forgotten.

Grade: D-