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A brand-newJames Bondvideo game titledCypher 007is coming to Apple Arcade this month. The legendary super spy of literature and cinema fame has had plenty of licensed video games over the decades, with the most notable one beingthe iconicGoldenEye 007for the Nintendo 64. This FPS tie-in to the 1995 film of the same name became one of the defining games of the N64 generation and led to a host of other titles starring James Bond in his many different cinematic incarnations.
In November 2020, IO Interactive ofHitmanandKane and Lynchfame announced its work onyet another James Bond video gameunder the tentative title ofProject 007. Very little is officially known about this new Bond title, except that its single-player narrative will be a completely original tale that tells the origin of the legendary spy with a penchant for high-tech gadgets and shaken martinis. Fans have spent the last few years speculating onProject 007’s gameplay and wondering if IO Interactive will follow in the first-person shooter footsteps ofGoldenEyeor chart a new course for Agent 007.
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Tilting Point - the publisher ofSpongeBob: Krusty Cook-OffandStar Trek Timelines- is about to release a newJames Bondmobile game calledCypher 007on Apple Arcade later this month. This top-down isometric action title will put players in the role of 007 as he works to take down the criminal organization SPECTRE and its leader Ernst Blofeld by sneaking and fighting his way across several classicJames Bondmoments and locations.
As shown in the recently releasedCypher 007YouTube trailer, players will have to use stealth to avoid SPECTRE’s forces, as well as fight them off with melee attacks. NoJames Bondgaming experiencewould be complete without gadgets, and 007 is shown using an electric-shooting watch to deactivate security cameras and a remote-controlled drone to survey areas ahead of him.Cypher 007seems to have vehicle segments as well, as Bond can be seen commandeering a helicopter to gun down SPECTRE bases. The trailer ends with the game’s release date, revealing thatCypher 007will launch for Apple Arcade on September 29.
BothCypher 007andIO Interactive’sProject 007come during a transitional period for the long-runningJames Bondfranchise, with longtime Bond actor Daniel Craig stepping down from the role and the internet awash in rumors and speculation about who will take his place in the next007movie. In the meantime,Cypher 007looks to offer a promising top-down action/stealth experience to hold eager fans over until more information aboutProject 007is revealed.
Cypher 007launches on Apple Arcade on September 29.
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