From Jalopnik · Daniel Golson · · 2m
How '007 First Light' Nails Bond's Car Feel
The game's vehicles capture James Bond's gritty charm and unexpected moments.
In brief
The game's vehicles capture James Bond's gritty charm and unexpected moments. IO Interactive's '007 First Light' uses cars to evoke Bond's classic style through realistic driving and unexpected vehicle choices. Originally reported by Jalopnik.
Immediate throwback
The game starts with Bond driving a 2006 Aston Martin DBS from Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace.
“a classic”
Bond is all about the sleepers
The game uses mundane cars like a 2007 Jaguar XJ to create realistic Bond moments.
“the bond franchise is not only about the low end and the high end”
Mauritania mission
Bond drives a Land Rover Defender across landscapes to a ship graveyard run by pirate king Bawma.
“the pirate king bawma played brilliantly by lenny kravitz”
Chase sequence
Bond chases a Jaguar XKR using a 1970 Aston Martin DBS from On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
“who among us hasn't dreamt of doing that hundreds of times”
Garbage truck escape
Bond escapes London by driving a garbage truck through streets after being stuck in traffic.
“it's such a londoner inside commentary there”
Mining truck sequence
Bond drives a mining truck through a quarry in Vietnam to save friends from bad guys.
“the mining truck there being part of establishing the space”
Aston Martin Valhalla
Q refuses to let Bond drive the Valhalla, but Bond uses it to escape Q's lab in the final mission.
“it's the castle keys”
Valhalla DLC
The game released 'Valhalla Protocol' DLC missions to let players drive the Valhalla with weapons.
“it's definitely more outlandish than bond movies usually are”
Jaguar Type 00
Bond walks past a bright blue Jaguar Type 00 concept at a ship graveyard.
“it was impressive to be there and see how that works”
GoldenEye chase
The game's favorite chase scene is from 'GoldenEye' where Bond drives with a passenger.
“it 's the interplay; it 's like a gunfight and it 's a gadget fight and it 's a car chase”
Quantum of Solace
The game highlights the start of 'Quantum of Solace' for its visceral and moody driving.
“it 's not as fun as the fun ones it 's more violent and hardcore”
Boyish spectacle
The game captures Bond's boyish spectacle through unexpected vehicle moments.
“i love the goofy vehicles of bond a lot”
DLC missions
The game released 'Valhalla Protocol' time trial missions to test the Valhalla's capabilities.
“it 's pretty tough to achieve one of the best time targets”
Q's lab
Q's lab features a covered-up car being worked on by robots, the Aston Martin Valhalla.
“it 's the castle keys”
Bond's car philosophy
Bond's key trait is resourcefulness, shown through unexpected vehicle choices.
“it was always in the script that he 's going to get into this bin lorry in this really unexpected fashion”
Final mission
Bond uses the Valhalla to escape Q's lab, firing machine guns and rockets.
“he fires up its machine guns and rockets”
At a glance
IO Interactive's '007 First Light' uses cars to evoke Bond's classic style through realistic driving and unexpected vehicle choices.
