Download 007 - Licence to Kill

Short and fun action game based on the James Bond movie (starring Timothy Dalton). Game follows the story through five different levels. You must take your place as the secret agent 007 and stop evil Sanchez and destroy his drug empire.

Game was published for different computers. PC version can't be called a good one because it is too easy. Graphics is not so bad, although background could look much better and animation is smooth. Comparing PC version with C64 and Amiga leaves PC lot behind (game was a popular one, especially on C64).

In the first level you control a choper. Keep it above the road because you'll be destroyed immediately if you hit a house or a tree. Enemy will shoot from small grey houses or from the roofs. Shoot them or just avoid their bullets. You just have to reach the entrance to the enemy base and drop Bond somwhere. You will see a small box with a word "JUMP" below it beside your choper if you are in the right position. Press "FIRE" button, Bond will jump out and you'll finish the first task.

The second stage is probably the most interesting. Bond is going through the enemy base fighting with his gun. If you hold "FIRE" button you will see the aim that can be rotated left and right. After that, Bond will shoot in that direction until you change it again. You have three clips but more can be found as you shoot down bad guys. There are more than enough ammo, but if you waste it all without seeing another clip to pick up, you're in the trouble. You can also shoot barrels which explode and may kill the enemy if he stands near it. As you shoot, ammo in the clip inside the gun drops out until you put another clip in - very nice. If enemy shoots you, a bullet hole will appear in your kevlar vest (up to five before you loose a life). At the end you will find another choper.

You are in the choper again and have some sort of a hook. You must catch a plane for it's tail with the hook. Just keep pressing a "FIRE" button while you are aiming for the tail. When you catch it, Bond will jump out again (this time with a parachute).

Now you are swimming and have only your knife. Boats will try to run you over and some bad guys will try to shoot you. From time to time, they enemy won't come out and you will see the tail of the plain before you. You have to avoid a boats, kill the enemy soldier with your knife and will obtain a single harpun shot. Now wait for the plain to show it's tail and shoot it but keep holding the "FIRE" button. You are now attached to the plain and must get on the plain while it is speeding up. As you slowly move towards the ariplane, you must avoid rocks.

In the last level you have to destroy four trucks that are transporting remained drug. You are in the plane and have to jump out on the enemy truck (small box will appear again). Now you drive a truck (good thing is that it is a little harder to drive since it is a heavy truck) and you have to run over a small green cars that shoot rockets on you or push them of the road. Enemy trucks can only be pushed out. Finish this and you'll get a congratulations message and the game will start all over again.

Levels are interesting but are so easy that will kill the action feeling. Maybe you'll have some trouble with the first and the second level, but catching the plane and swimming level (that used to be the hardest on C64) are too easy. Even in the last level you can just drive a truck without avoiding enemy missles. Another important reason that makes this game too easy is enemy AI. C64 version had much better AI, enemy aimed at you better and were smarter when moving, boats were firing at you, more rocks... It required lot of skill. Just like you are an agent thrown into the lions mouth, only on PC you feel like in the training.

Game is surely worth a try. Actually, if you want to try it, than you should finish it. Various levels will be interesting to every action fan and, offcourse, any Bond fan. Unfortuanlly, after you finish it, you'll hardly want to play it again (which is not the case in other versions), especially if you are experienced action player. So, this game can't get more than 2 out of 5. If it is a bit harder, it would be at least average if not a very good action game like other versions.