From Russia With Love for GameCube Reviews by Gamers

this game is the latest installement of the james bond series for gamecube to date... and maybe the last with the introduction revolution coming soon. it has pretty good graphics but it wasnt fufilling since the james bond franchise has had many chances to update the look and feel of these games. another thing that it lacks is a sturdy multiplayer which is a suprise since the game series is know for good multiplayer the main problem i face with the multiplayer is bots! the previous gamecube james bond games (pre everything or nothing) have all had bots in multiplayer! i thought t hat bots were great but i guess EA thought differently. the whole 3rd person p.o.v. is really taking away from the games these days because the first person was beggining to get pretty good but then EA switched to 3rd person which wasnt the smartest move since james bond goldeneye was the first fps i ever played i always loved james bond games for that. i guess im thust hard to plese. i give this game an 8 out of 10

After EA's release of Everything or Nothing featuring Pierce Brosnan as James Bond, the company went in a new direction by using the old Bond. Sean Connery reprises his role, doing voice-over work as James Bond in From Russia with Love, an action title that has some style but little substance. Presentation is really the key selling point here. In addition to the licensing, music and star power (Connery is joined by Natasha Bedingfield and Maria Menounos), the game feels very 007. You get cool secret agent gadgets like the laser watch and sonic cuff links. But the gameplay might seem a little stale. Much of it is similar to Everything or Nothing. In fact it feels like they just took that game and put a new coat of paint on it. True, it does feel like the game handles better than it's predecessor, but animations are still jerky and controls touchy. The weapon selection is somewhat limited and uninspired (shotgun, SMG, silenced pistol, etc.). You do get upgrades, but only a few basic ones with no further upgrading after the first level. Some levels include driving sequences, which control very awkwardly. Graphics, while the faces look good, are overall pretty average, even by 2005 standards. The game is not particularly long. There are four bonus levels, but those aren't particularly long either. There is a four-player multi-player option, which is good because replay value is limited in single-player. It's quite a coup that EA got Connery to do voice-over work as James Bond, but they should have worked a little more on the actual game. It feels like a set piece: looks the part, but just on the surface. It can be fun and engaging, but only for a little while.