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James Bond 007: From Russia with Love for PlayStation 2
James Bond 007: From Russia with Love for PlayStation 2 brings Sean Connery back as the British secret agent. In this third-person action adventure, you travel to 1960s Istanbul in pursuit of the Lektor, a Soviet decoding machine. The assignment brings Bond into contact with Tatiana Romanova and enemies intent on trapping him. Familiar scenes from the film are joined by new action sequences, allowing the story to make room for driving and a jetpack too.
During gunfights, you change cover, target and position. After locking onto an enemy, Bond Focus lets you aim more precisely at a vulnerable spot. Gadgets offer solutions beyond shooting, and collected points can be spent on weapon and equipment upgrades. Replaying completed missions lets you seek missed rewards or a better result. Connery contributed more than his likeness: he also recorded new dialogue for the game.
You play the campaign alone. Local split-screen matches are also available for up to four players. Each participant uses a separate DualShock 2 controller; three or four players also require a PlayStation 2 Multitap. You choose opponents from the Bond universe and can adjust weapons and match rules. Rolling and cover help break another player's target lock. These are separate competitive matches, not a campaign in which a friend joins as a second agent.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
James Bond 007: From Russia with Love for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of James Bond 007: From Russia with Love
Electronic Arts released From Russia with Love in 2005 for Xbox Original, PlayStation 2 and GameCube. EA Redwood Shores developed the console version. Rather than building a story around a contemporary cinema release, the team chose the 1963 Bond film as its starting point. Sean Connery returned to voice the role and provided his likeness. The result connects the clothes, characters and spy atmosphere of his Bond era with an action game made for the consoles of 2005.
It is not a literal adaptation that simply replays the original scenes. EA added situations, gadgets and characters to develop the adventure as a game. Third-person action gives Bond a visible presence onscreen: you see his posture against a wall, his evasive roll and his movements during a fight. Targeted Bond Focus attacks make weapon use more precise, while vehicle sequences change the pace. The game therefore uses the older film as the foundation for an expanded action story.
For multiplayer, the team deliberately chose competitive matches. Multiplayer designer Jon-Paul Dumont explained that a separate cooperative storyline did not fit this film adaptation. Instead, attention went to target locking, evasion and customisable matches. Survival Royale links several matches with upgrades between rounds. This design choice explains why the Xbox edition has local competitive play but no shared campaign. It is also an important difference from the same studio's earlier Everything or Nothing.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Dead to Rights II and James Bond 007: From Russia with Love use target locking, cover and third-person action on PlayStation 2. Jack Slate benefits greatly from taking weapons and deploying Shadow. Bond uses spy gadgets and alternates his fights with vehicle sequences. Multiplayer is also clearly different: Dead to Rights II remains a solo game, while From Russia with Love has separate local matches for up to four players.
Enter the Matrix also brings a film universe to an action adventure that alternates shooting and close combat on PlayStation 2. Niobe and Ghost use Focus to move through acrobatic confrontations; Bond instead directs Bond Focus at opponents' vulnerable spots. From Russia with Love expands an existing film narrative, while Enter the Matrix shows events around the films through different protagonists. Both therefore use familiar film characters but give them different roles within the larger story.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell likewise centres on a secret agent with special equipment on PlayStation 2. Sam Fisher uses darkness, sound and careful observation to enter guarded locations. From Russia with Love more often opts for visible action, aimed gunfights and vehicle sections within an expanded Bond narrative. The shared espionage foundation therefore does not mean the same pace. Splinter Cell more often asks you to prevent a confrontation, while Bond alternates gadgets and weapons across a succession of larger action scenes.
James Bond 007: From Russia with Love also uses a third-person perspective, spy gadgets and vehicle action. It builds on the classic film and brings Sean Connery back as Bond. Everything or Nothing follows an original story with Pierce Brosnan and makes nanotechnology the stakes of the confrontation with Nikolai Diavolo.
James Bond 007: From Russia with Love takes a classic film as its starting point and has Sean Connery portray Bond again. The action uses a third-person perspective. Nightfire tells an original contemporary adventure with Pierce Brosnan's appearance and lets you look through the agent's eyes during missions on foot.
