Let me first say that I have not watched the movie, most of the pre-2000s 007 movies are a blind spot to me. So I'll be talking about the game with limited context.
TND is one of those games that is so visibly hampered by a lack of ideas. The game is pretty short, but it barely has any variety in its gameplay. Just keep running around while shooting everything in sight. You have a silenced pistol as a starter weapon, but it barely matters since trying to stealth kill with the clunky controls are an absolute hassle, and it is usually not rewarded accordingly, since the other enemies will most often instantly know whenever one of their mates die. There are a couple skiing sections here and there, but they're horrendous. In the second half of the game, they also throw in a couple "bosses", which are boring/annoying bullet sponges with minimal differences to regular enemies in terms of how they attack you. They will probably drain you of your medkits and extra lifes just to make you replay the whole level all over again.
It also doesn't help that the difficulty progression is done lazily. Enemies in the later levels will hit you faster and with more damage, which is annoying, since the limited draw distance gives them the advantage, and there's a lot of moments where they can just decimate your health before you can even react. For example, when you're opening a door and the enemy behind it is already shooting you before the game's aiming system locks in.
It's not to say that I didn't have fun with the game. I actually enjoyed about 60% of the game, where you're not dealing with the game's pitiful attempts of varying things up. The gunplay is objectively clunky, with its tank controls and limited capability to aim, but it still feels satisfying, mostly because of the inherently fun concept of quickly reacting to enemies. There's also good variety in the level environments (although gameplay-wise they have to adhere to the limitations set by the wieldy controls), and the soundtrack is actually pretty great.
All in all, TND is mostly average, with the occasional flashes of frustratingly punishing moments. Can only recommend it to 007-heads and if you're a console/gamepad shooter freak like me (─‿─)
TND is one of those games that is so visibly hampered by a lack of ideas. The game is pretty short, but it barely has any variety in its gameplay. Just keep running around while shooting everything in sight. You have a silenced pistol as a starter weapon, but it barely matters since trying to stealth kill with the clunky controls are an absolute hassle, and it is usually not rewarded accordingly, since the other enemies will most often instantly know whenever one of their mates die. There are a couple skiing sections here and there, but they're horrendous. In the second half of the game, they also throw in a couple "bosses", which are boring/annoying bullet sponges with minimal differences to regular enemies in terms of how they attack you. They will probably drain you of your medkits and extra lifes just to make you replay the whole level all over again.
It also doesn't help that the difficulty progression is done lazily. Enemies in the later levels will hit you faster and with more damage, which is annoying, since the limited draw distance gives them the advantage, and there's a lot of moments where they can just decimate your health before you can even react. For example, when you're opening a door and the enemy behind it is already shooting you before the game's aiming system locks in.
It's not to say that I didn't have fun with the game. I actually enjoyed about 60% of the game, where you're not dealing with the game's pitiful attempts of varying things up. The gunplay is objectively clunky, with its tank controls and limited capability to aim, but it still feels satisfying, mostly because of the inherently fun concept of quickly reacting to enemies. There's also good variety in the level environments (although gameplay-wise they have to adhere to the limitations set by the wieldy controls), and the soundtrack is actually pretty great.
All in all, TND is mostly average, with the occasional flashes of frustratingly punishing moments. Can only recommend it to 007-heads and if you're a console/gamepad shooter freak like me (─‿─)