From Russia with Love is a video game featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond developed by Electronic Arts and released on November 1, 2005 in North America. The game is based on the 1957 novel and the 1963 film From Russia with Love. The game follows the storyline of the book and film, albeit adding in new scenes to make the game more action-oriented, as well as changing the affiliation of the main villains. Additionally, it features many elements of earlier Bond films to recreate the feel of the era such as the rocketbelt from Thunderball (1965) and the Aston Martin DB5 that debuted in Goldfinger (1964). Image File history File links 007FRWLgame. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... EA redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... EA redirects here. ... A game engine is the core software component of a computer or video game or other interactive application with real-time graphics. ... Havok Physics, better known as simply Havok, is a middleware physics engine developed by Irish company Havok. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... North America North America is a continent [1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The PlayStation Portable , officially abbreviated as PSP) is a handheld game console released and currently manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment. ... Video games are categorized into genres based on their gameplay. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... Online gaming redirects here. ... The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles for computer and video games in the United States. ... PEGIs logo Pan European Game Information, or more commonly PEGI, is a European system for rating the content of computer and video games, and other entertainment software. ... The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is the organisation responsible for film classification (see Motion picture rating systems and History of British Film Certificates) within the United Kingdom. ... The PlayStation 2 , abbreviated PS2) is Sonys second video game console, the successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3. ... The Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ... The Nintendo GameCube , GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... The PlayStation Portable , officially abbreviated as PSP) is a handheld game console released and currently manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a universal phenomenon. ... Ian Lancaster Fleming (May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was a British author, journalist and Second World War Naval Officer. ... Flemings image of James Bond; commissioned to aid the Daily Express comic strip artists. ... EA redirects here. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1956 in literature, other events of 1957, 1958 in literature, list of years in literature. ... // Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr. Strangelove. ... From Russia with Love is the second James Bond film in the official EON Productions series, and the second to star Sean Connery as the suave and sophisticated British Secret Service agent James Bond. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... // Events Top grossing films North America Mary Poppins The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews Goldfinger My Fair Lady Whats New Pussycat? Shenandoah The Sandpiper Father Goose Academy Awards Best Picture: The Sound of Music - Argyle, Twentieth Century-Fox Best Actor: Lee Marvin - Cat Ballou Best Actress: Julie Christie... The Aston Martin DB5, released in 1963, was a slight upgrade from the DB4 which preceded it. ... For the villain in this film, see Auric Goldfinger. ... // Events January 29 - The film Dr. Strangelove is released. ...

From Russia with Love is also notable in that it is the first video game to use Sean Connery's likeness as James Bond and the first to include all new voice work by the actor. Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930) is an Academy Award-winning Scottish actor and producer who is perhaps best known as the first actor to portray James Bond in cinema, starring in seven Bond films. ...

Overview

The game was penned by Bond veteran Bruce Feirstein who previously worked on the film scripts for GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, and The World Is Not Enough, in addition to the script for the 2004 video game, Everything or Nothing. Bruce Feirstein (b. ... GoldenEye is a 1995 spy film. ... Tomorrow Never Dies is the 18th film in the James Bond series and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as MI6 agent James Bond. ... The World Is Not Enough is the nineteenth official James Bond film made by EON Productions and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as Ian Flemings secret agent, James Bond. ... 2004 2004 in games 2003 in video gaming 2005 in video gaming Notable events of 2004 in video gaming. ...

The game's soundtrack was composed by Christopher Lennertz. Additionally, Vic Flick, best known for playing the original guitar riff in The James Bond Theme announced that he contributed to Lennertz's score. Christopher Lennertz, a new name amungst gaming. ... Vic Flick (Born Victor Harold Flick, May 14, 1937 in Hill Crescent, Worcester Park, Surrey, England) is a guitarist, most famous for the playing of the guitar riff in The James Bond Theme. He has worked with many notable artists, including Tom Jones, Eric Clapton, and Jimmy Page. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Unlike in the 2004 game, Everything Or Nothing, From Russia with Love features a third-person multiplayer deathmatch mode. Online gaming redirects here. ...

Plot summary

James Bond using the jetpack from Thunderball to save London

One of the most obvious changes to the story for the video game is the absence of the villainous organization SPECTRE who played a vital role in the film version, but not the novel version of From Russia with Love. Due to legal issues that have plagued the James Bond series of films since 1963, the organisation was renamed as OCTOPUS and appears to lack a central leader in the same vein as Ernst Stavro Blofeld. The SPECTRE name was tied up in a long-running dispute over the film rights to Thunderball, between United Artists/MGM and the now-deceased writer Kevin McClory. Image File history File links From Russia With Love screenshot by Electronic Arts. ... Image File history File links From Russia With Love screenshot by Electronic Arts. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Spectre, taken from the Battle for Wesnoth computer game. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Thunderball is the ninth novel in Ian Flemings James Bond series. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Kevin ODonovan McClory (b. ...

The game begins with a standard pre-title sequence in which Elizabeth Stark, the British Prime Minister's daughter, is kidnapped by OCTOPUS while attending a party. Fortunately, Bond was assigned to attend the party for just such an event, and he defeats OCTOPUS and rescues Stark. In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. ...

Similar to the film, OCTOPUS has conceived a plan to embarrass British secret service agent 007 for the death of Dr. Julius No from the film Dr. No, in which No was an agent of SPECTRE (although not in the novel). The plan involves the theft of a Soviet encoding machine known as the Lektor with the help of a defecting Soviet agent, Tatiana Romanova. Romanova, however, is being used by OCTOPUS to lure James Bond into a trap; their ultimate goal is to let him obtain the Lektor and then ambush him for it, killing him in humiliating fashion as well. Romanova is sent by Rosa Klebb, an agent of the KGB (in both the novel and film, an agent of SMERSH) who has secretly defected to OCTOPUS. Her immediate subordinate, Donald "Red" Grant, protects Bond through the first half of the game and attacks him in the second. The game ends with a final assault on OCTOPUS headquarters, remiscent of the finale of You Only Live Twice. Dr. Julius No is a fictional character in the James Bond film and novel Dr. No. ... Dr. No is a 1962 spy film. ... Soviet redirects here. ... Ian Flemings You Only Live Twice is the fifth film in the EON Productions James Bond series, the fifth to star Sean Connery as British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond 007, and the sixth film to feature James Bond. ...

Detailed Plot

After Bond rescues Elizabeth Stark, he enters a hedgemaze to infiltrate a mansion, all the while followed by Red Grant. At the end of the hedgemaze, Grant kills Bond... who turns out to be an OCTOPUS agent, disguised as Bond for Grant's training. The real Bond arrives at MI6 Headquarters, where he receives his briefing. Heading to Turkey, he meets Kerim Bey, head of Station T. He manages to escape the Russians in his Aston Martin DB5, but Red Grant blows up a Russian car. Russians take hostages in Station T, and Bond is forced to rescue them and deactivate bombs strategically placed throughout the area. In Bond's hotel room, he meets Tatiana Romanova, and there is an instant attraction. Later, Bond and Kerim head off to the catacombs under Istanbul, in order to infiltrate the Russian consulate. They manouevre their way around Russian soldiers in the catacombs, where Bond discovers a man named Krilencu is planning an attack on Gypsies - some of Kerim's allies. Kerim goes off to warn them as Bond steals the blueprints for the Russian consulate, before escaping in a jetpack. The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6, is the United Kingdoms external intelligence agency. ... Kerim Bey is a bond ally from the James Bond film From Russia With Love. ... The Aston Martin DB5, released in 1963, was a slight upgrade from the DB4 which preceded it. ...

Kerim takes Bond to the gypsy camp, where Krilencu's men attack. Bond is almost shot by Krilencu, but Red Grant saves Bond, in order to make sure Bond steals the Lektor later. Bond and Kerim defeat Krilencu's men, but Kerim is shot. He decides to kill Krilencu, and the two friends head to an alleyway, where Bond shoots Krilencu as he grabs Kerim's neck. Kerim claims he is in Bond's debt, but Bond replies, "How can a friend be in debt?" The next day, Bond enters the Russian consulate as Kerim detonates a bomb, allowing Bond to meet up with Tatiana, steal the Lektor, and escape. It is with Kerim's help - in a car - that they can escape the Russians, in a chase across Istanbul, ending as the trio of friends arrives at the train station.

At this point, however, Red Grant enters the mix, masquerading as an MI6 agent. Grant kills Kerim in his cabin. Bond is almost killed when Grant pulls a gun on him, Bond realizing that he should have know he was an assassain when he ordered "Red wine with fish", distracts Grant, and a brawl ensues. Bond defeats Grant's henchmen on the Orient Express, and he and Tatiana chase Grant and Eva Adora - another Octopus agent - across the train station. Bond defeats Grant and pursues Eva to an Octopus factory somewhere in Russia. Bond destroys the factory, recovers the Lektor, and escapes to a guardhouse, to meet Tatiana. They flee to the docks in Bond's Aston Martin, before they escape in a boat, reminiscent of the boat chase seen in the film. At Bond's hotel room in Venice, Rosa Klebb appears, but Tatiana shoots her. Poster advertising the Orient Express Orient Express is the name of a long-distance passenger train originally operated by the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. ...

It appears, however, that Octopus hasn't taken Bond's theft of the Lektor too lightly, and has stolen a nuclear weapon, threatening to destroy London unless they pay them $100 million. Bond parachutes into Octopus's secret island ("Not anymore," Bond quips), reminiscent of the finale of You Only Live Twice, defeats Eva in her plane, disarms the warhead and sets an explosive. As he escapes, however, Red Grant - still alive, inside a giant ceiling-mounted pod - attacks, but Bond defeats him. Grant claims Bond won't shoot him in cold blood, commenting "Not very British, old man" as Bond wavers, until Grant pulls a pistol from beneath where he is lying exclaiming "-like red wine with fish!". Bond shoots him and as he walks away, replies "That was for Kerim". He returns to his hotel room with Tatiana. Tatiana asks if Bond was disappointed in her. Bond says he'll let her know - in the morning... Ian Flemings You Only Live Twice is the fifth film in the EON Productions James Bond series, the fifth to star Sean Connery as British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond 007, and the sixth film to feature James Bond. ...

There are also four bonus levels in the game. You have to locate several awards to unlock the levels: The "Tunnels" level takes place before Bond meets Tatiana, as he deactivates Russian bombs in the tunnels under Station T. The "Ruins" level takes place as Bond and Kerim struggle to reach the Russian stronghold, taking place before they steal a boat to enter the catacombs of Istanbul. The "Plaza" level takes place after the train level, where Bond defeats Red Grant. He has to defeat several Russians within a time limit. The final mission, "Airport", takes place after the level on Octopus Island, where Bond faces off against several Octopus agents in a daring firefight.

Cast

Sean Connery as 007

Many of the cast from the film, From Russia with Love, return in likeness. Sean Connery, the first official actor to portray James Bond in the EON Productions film series returned to the role for the first time in 22 years (previously the unofficial 1983 film, Never Say Never Again). Connery not only allowed for his likeness of Bond to be used (appropriately from the 1963 film), but also recorded all new voice work for the character. Image File history File links From Russia With Love screenshot by Electronic Arts. ... Image File history File links From Russia With Love screenshot by Electronic Arts. ... Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930) is an Academy Award-winning Scottish actor and producer who is perhaps best known as the first actor to portray James Bond in cinema, starring in seven Bond films. ... EON Productions is a film production company known for producing the James Bond film series. ... // February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Lets Spend the Night Together opens in New York North Americas Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Tootsie Trading Places, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy WarGames, starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy Superman III Flashdance Staying Alive Octopussy Mr. ... Never Say Never Again is a James Bond film, itself a remake of the 1965 film Thunderball. ...

James Bond and Tatiana Romanova escaping OCTOPUS

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New character bios

Miss Elizabeth Stark

Stark is the daughter of the British Prime Minister, whom Bond rescues in the pre-title sequence.

Eva Adara

The driver and henchwoman of Red Grant. She is both a driver and pilot. She is ultimately killed in the level "Octopus Base" where she attacks Bond with a parked fighter jet. When it is damaged to the point where it is about to be destroyed, she flies down the underground runway at Bond who is using a jet pack. Bond easily avoids her plane which then smashes into the closed hangar doors at the end of the tunnel.

Weapons

Pistols A Browning 9 millimeter Hi-Power Ordnance pistol of the French Navy, 19th century, using a Percussion cap mechanism Derringers were small and easily hidden. ...

• Walther PPK (called Wolfram PP7 for copyright reasons)
• Wright Magnum
• Serum gun
• Golden gun (multiplayer only)
• Platinum gun (multiplayer only)

Automatics

• Kronen SMG
• Assault rifle

Explosives

• Grenade
• Bazooka

Other

• Bosch shotgun
• Sniper rifle
• Armor piercing rifle
• Radioactive gun (multiplayer only)
• Minigun (enemy only)

Gadgets

• Q-Armor
• Laser watch
• Rappel belt
• Q-copter
• Sonic cufflinks
• Briefcase turret

Trivia

• From Russia with Love is the first title developed by Electronic Arts Redwood Shores to use an integrated game engine for the 3rd person action and driving segments. It is a new engine that is not based on any of the technology used for previous titles in the series. It is similar to the Everything Or Nothing engine.^[1]

• Like each game since Nightfire, upon playing the game for the first time, the player is thrown directly into the action, leaving a title screen and other options for after you complete the first level in the game. This is done to mimic a similar technique used in Bond movies, where there would always be an action scene (a cold opening in general) before the title sequence.

• The replacement SPECTRE organization name of OCTOPUS was also seen in the James Bond video game GoldenEye: Rogue Agent, which featured many Bond villains along with the mysterious "Number 1", an obvious nod to Blofeld, complete with the white cat.

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• The friendly Guards in the first level are the "Identicon" guards from Agent Under Fire.

• In the driving missions of the game, you usually drive Bond's famous Aston Martin DB5. However, Bond did not get the DB5 until Goldfinger. But, he could have had access to the DB5 in Istanbul, which would make no sense in the movies. Also, the car is driven on the wrong side. Because it is from Britain, it should be driven on the left side, not the right.

• In the game, you can sometimes change Bond's outfit. For example, you could assault the OCTOPUS base in a tux or a dinner jacket.

• The platinum gun may look like a pistol, but is in fact a hand-held rocket launcher. However, it does only half the damage of a regular rocket. A similar weapon appeared in You Only Live Twice.

• James Bond 007: From Russia with Love is the last video game EA Games marketed before they lost the rights to Activision in 2006.

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See also

• James Bond games
• For more information on the legal wrangles involving Thunderball, SPECTRE and its leader Ernst Stavro Blofeld, see the controversy over Thunderball.

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References

1. ^  IGN: From Russia with Love. Interview by Douglass C. Perry with Executive Producer Glen Schofield. Retrieved on 2005-12-24.

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External links

• From Russia with Love official website
• James Bond 007: From Russia with Love at the Internet Movie Database
• MI6.co.uk announcement
• CommanderBond.net announcement
• From Russia With Love Review at Gamer Mania 2
• From Russia with Love at MobyGames