Video game:Microsoft Xbox James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing

Before widespread video games existed to capture the imagination, Ian Fleming published twelve novels and two short story collections featuring the British Secret Service agent James Bond. Between 1953 and 1966, the public waited eagerly for the next installment featuring the charming and elusive spy. Today, James Bond continues to captivate the world through film, books, and video games that present the opportunity for players to step into 007's shoes and try their own hand at going undercover with MI6.

Parker Brothers released the first James Bond video came in 1983 for Atari 2600. Entitled "James Bond 007," this side-scrolling platformer features four missions, each based off a Bond film. Players must control James Bond's car, jump over obstacles and dodge attacks to gain points. While this simple game served as a stepping stone for many future installments featuring secret agent James Bond, the Bond video games did not become popular until Rare released "GoldenEye 007" in 1997.

Electronic Arts released "James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing" in 2004 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Nintendo GameCube. Unlike previous Bond games, this third-person shooter game does not draw its plot or title from a James Bond movie. It was the last game in which Pierce Brosnan provided the likeness for Bond. Gamers play in either single or multiplayer mode and must stop ex-KGB agent Nikolai Diavolo from using nanotechnology to destroy the Kremlin.

"Everything or Nothing" became the first James Bond game in which developers hired multiple actors from the films to provide their likeness and voice talents for the game. Along with Pierce Brosnan, Judi Dench, John Cleese, Willem Dafoe, and Heidi Klum all made appearances in the game.

"Everything or Nothing" received positive reviews from critics. Jeff Gerstmann of GameSpot declared that it was "perhaps the best James Bond game ever made," and Fran Mirabella III of IGN wrote that the game "is just a medley of solidly-executed gameplay ideas; stealth, explosive driving, shootouts, and huge boss fights come together to make it almost more compelling than some of the most recent movies."

The James Bond novels and movies stimulate imaginations everywhere, and 007 continues to amuse audiences through the medium of gaming.