Reviews

It's another Bond game and this one I actually had as a lad.

Apperantly Live and Let Die began life as Aquablast before Elite obtained a licence for this game...and in a way you can tell of this because Bond this almost isn't but instead is more of an aqua version of Overlander which in itself is a Road Blasters clone, so this can be seen as Road Blasters on water rather than the next big Bond adventure.

It's not all bad though, it just gets a bit slow and fussy especially doing jumps, it gets a bit disobedient with you, but at least it's not the worst Bond game on the Spectrum, it's hardly the best but there is worse.

Atrocious piece of trash !!

My poor dad bought me this game when I was a kid, as a special surprise. I still feel awful for the loss of his money.

This for me was a pathetic attempt to market a bland mediocre game. Apparently the James Bond license was acquired at the last minute when this game was already finished, probably to ensure it would sell. It ain't all bad, it looks pretty but the shooting can be a mess at times and it is far too short to take seriously. Wasted use of the license if you ask me.

It should have been written by Paul McCartney.

2,5/5

A racing/shooter game where you guide a motorboat is not very common, and this tie-in from the 007 film of the same name manages to convey a rather decent experience.

Graphics are big and colorful although not very detailed, and sound is unpleasant even on the 128K. Sprite movement is unfortunately rather slow and does not give you much of an impression of speeding around on a motorboat.

As for the gameplay, it's not extremely difficult and you can complete the three training courses and the final mission without too much effort once you learn how to steer your boat.

Not the best 007 tie-in game in fact, but neither the worst.