007 First Light Review Round-up as James Bond's Metacritic Score Is Finally Revealed
Reviewers give 007 First Light an 88 on Metacritic and a 90 on OpenCritic, calling it James Bond’s strongest game in 14 years.
- Tomorrow, May 27, 007 First Light launches on PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X to strong critical acclaim, earning 88 on Metacritic and 90 on OpenCritic. The first Bond game in 14 years is widely considered the best since 1997's GoldenEye 007.
- Review copies arrived at the last moment before the holiday weekend, causing many outlets to miss the embargo. Late review code typically raises red flags, though this release appears to be an exception to that pattern.
- The Guardian's Matthew Castle awards five stars, praising IO's integration of action with Hitman's "social stealth" gameplay, writing "Very few fans get to play in the sandbox of their obsession like IO has here." VGC's Jordan Middler also awards five stars, calling it "a real frontrunner for 2026's Game of the Year."
- Hitman franchise fans register slightly lower enthusiasm; Kotaku's Jackson Tyler finds the game suspended between cinematic action and stealth mechanics, calling it "too expensive for its own good, it's smarter than it has any right to be and so much dumber than you wish it actually was."
- The 14-hour campaign spans 10 chapters as Bond enters MI6's 00 programme in an origin story, with developers planning post-launch missions to sustain engagement. Technical performance reaches upscaled 4K at 60 frames per second, particularly striking on PS5 Pro using PSSR technology.
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007 First Light review round-up as James Bond's Metacritic score is finally revealed
Bond has returned to gaming, with the first major game in the series in 14 years. 007 First Light comes from IO Interactive, the team behind Hitman. It blends that series' unique formula of player creativity and espionage in large open levels with a linear, cinematic action-adventure.Hitman 3 was released over five years ago, although it has received several content updates since then. But has 007 First Light been worth the extended wait?The rev…
Rejoicing in its infiltration sequences, the Danish blockbuster of Io Interactive, who imagines the first steps of the spy, ssaffadit in a rough action.
IO Interactive is behind the 'Hitman' game series, among other things, and several reviewers believe that the gaming company has taken the best from the game.
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After seven years in development, the James Bond game "007 First Light" is released on Wednesday. Reviewers are ecstatic.
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