December 6th, 2006 by Arjan Olsder Posted in 1 | No Comments »
Sony Pictures has released their newest James Bond game called Casino Royale. The mobile game is accompanied by ringtones, wallapers and other mobile content on a dedicated website. The full press release is pasted below.
007 Goes Mobile with Casino Royale Game From Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
LOS ANGELES – December 5, 2006 -James Bond fans can now experience the excitement of Columbia Pictures’ and MGM’s Casino Royale in the palms of their hands with the first 007 game for mobile phones available in North America. The action-packed game is the largest mobile game launch to date for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and is available to Cingular, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile and Alltel subscribers. Customers can download the game from their carriers’ portal on the handset, or from the Sony Pictures web site (www.sonypictures.com/mobile).
The Casino Royale mobile game features 14 levels, drawing gamers into Bond’s first 007 mission as he faces off with criminal mastermind Le Chiffre in a high stakes poker showdown. Featuring ‘007’s’ "Bond move," the game lets users engage in hand-to-hand combat or employ an arsenal of weapons to take on even the fiercest enemies while escaping a series of dangerous encounters. The game loosely follows the story of the film itself.
In the hit movie, which is currently in release worldwide, Daniel Craig stars as "007" James Bond, the smoothest, sexiest, most lethal agent on Her Majesty’s Secret Service in Casino Royale. Based on the first Bond book written by Ian Fleming, the story recounts the making of the world’s greatest secret agent. Martin Campbell directed the 21st adventure in the 44-year-old franchise, from a screenplay by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and Paul Haggis.
James Bond’s first "007" mission leads him to Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen), banker to the world’s terrorists. In order to stop him, and bring down the terrorist network, Bond must beat Le Chiffre in a high-stakes poker game at Casino Royale. Bond is initially annoyed when a beautiful British Treasury official, Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) is assigned to deliver his stake for the game and watch over the government’s money. But, as Bond and Vesper survive a series of lethal attacks by Le Chiffre and his henchmen, a mutual attraction develops leading them both into further danger and events that will shape Bond’s life forever. The film is currently in theaters worldwide.
"Building from the success of the recent theatrical release of Casino Royale, we are excited to bring to life the thrilling film experience to gamers on the go," said Eric Berger, Vice President of Mobile Entertainment, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
The game complements a suite of mobile content offerings around Casino Royale, including wallpapers and ringtones for the phone.
