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[PlayItBogart]

Now that we've seen the film here in North America as well, for the sake of it, let's get a list going of the differences between the films and the Quantum of Solace game. I'll edit this post periodically to put suggestions in if it gets that long.

Specific to Casino Royale
-Carter now an integral part of the Madagascar chase scene.
-Museum and Miami Airport now under full scale attack (M: "Dimitrios would never send a man alone. He'll have backup".) The bomber now tries to rush the Skyfleet jet on foot rather than blow up a tanker.
-The rather cozy train ride to Montenegro is replaced with a multi-train shootout where Bond must kill the syndicate player Bliss and assume his identity.
-Bond takes the identity of Jonathan Bliss, as opposed to Arlington Beech, "Mr. Bliss's replacement", and does not shed the cover.
-Casino Royale now under full scale attack by Obanno's men. Unsure how the poker game goes on while half the place is destroyed.
-The revelation about Mathis is replaced with an altered version of an earlier line, "Accident Mr. Bliss? Or is that Bond? I'm a little confused."
-Bond gets free and attempts to save Vesper prior to being knocked out and tortured by Le Chiffre.
-The building in Venice inexplicably begins to sink as opposed to Bond shooting the flotation devices to gain entry.

Specific to Quantum of Solace
-Bond carries the P99 in the game, but uses the PPK in the film.
-Features a level that pits Bond against Quantum soldiers trying to prevent Bond from kidnapping Mr. White, prior to the chase scene featured in the film pre-credit sequence (and the game's credit sequence).
-Mitchell is killed by a fall and not shot by Bond.
-Port-au-Prince not featured in PS360 versions, quick statement about Camille trying to kill Medrano shoehorned in. (Level present in PS2 version)
-The Bregenz Opera House is closed on all console versions (Not closed on DS version)
-Quantum's attack on Bond and Camille continues into the sink hole.
-Camille's outfits are mixed up (Tank and pants in the sinkhole, dress at the hotel)
-Agent Fields not featured.
-Quantum's ulterior motive in Bolivia never revealed.
-Dominic Greene now killed by explosion/gunfire in the hotel.
-End of game different from end of movie.

Both
-Rene Mathis and Felix Leiter not part of the story. Felix can be seen in "Casino Poison".

Edited by PlayItBogart, 21 November 2008 - 01:19 AM.

[Aces oo7i]

wow that's missing a pretty essential cast of characters.

[Righty007]

No Felix?

[Blonde Bond]

Marc Forster is involved with Casino Royale, not with Quantum of Solace. To all you Forster haters; You get to behead the director of 'Quantum of Solace' - The Movie. Although you wont get to see it since there's no blood or body parts coming off in this game. But it's pretty obvious that he loses his head

[coco1997]

-Museum and Miami Airport now under full scale attack (M: "Dimitrios would never send a man alone. He'll have backup".) The bomber now tries to rush the Skyfleet jet on foot rather than blow up a tanker.

Can you explain this part a little more?

[British Chap]

No Felix?

Actually, in the "Casino Poison" level, if you stick around and observe the players at the card table, Felix is present.

[Agent Spriggan Ominae]

-Museum and Miami Airport now under full scale attack (M: "Dimitrios would never send a man alone. He'll have backup".) The bomber now tries to rush the Skyfleet jet on foot rather than blow up a tanker.

Can you explain this part a little more?

Dimitrios is using the science center as a cover for his arms dealings. He's meets with Carlos and there are two levels/missions at the science center where you have to shoot your way through Dimitrio's henchmen inside and out, even taking on a helicopter before confronting and killing him. After that the game shifts to Miami airport where you have to save the airport servers that Carlos's men have taken over. After that you have to shoot your way through the baggage area before getting to the skyfleet hanger where Carlos is about to make his run for the tanker parked by the plane. It's actually ridiculously easy to stop Carlos but I let him succeed just to see what happens. Kinda amusing. I like how after you take him out the bomb he was carrying goes off much as nod to his demise in the film.

[coco1997]

Thanks for the explanation of that.

[YouKnowTheName]

The whole science centre thing is basically the old "lets take a scene from the film and add henchmen and explosions" edict of film-to-game translations.

And what was that about port au Prince being in the PS2 version? WTF? So they DID have the material to make a level? WHY THE HELL LEAVE OUT THIS VITAL PART OF THE STORY???? This is a stupid as cutting out the whole second half of the crane chase and expanding the science centre to cover TWO levels.

Also, one more difference- Bond uses the P99 all the way through both stories. In the films he uses the PPK for QOS. Sadly (or rather lazily) the PPK is not featured in the game. Instead we get some gold plated weapons that do bugger all.

Edited by YouKnowTheName, 19 November 2008 - 12:19 PM.

[PlayItBogart]

The Port au Prince level starts up with a forced stealth section before turning into your standard shootout.

[Professor Dent]

At the opera house, you are spotted listening in to the conversation with Quantum & have a shoot out with snipers while you are still at the top. After you clear the snipers, that section of the opera house collapses backwards.

[Marketto007]

In the game we get a lot of full names from the characters, such as Camille, which is actually Camille Rivera.

BTW, Mitchell in the movie is Craig Mitchell, and in the game, is Henry Mitchell, the same name mentioned months ago.

xxx

[BlackFire]

Am I the only one who heard the Tanner-Bond conversation at the end of the game's credits?

'Tanner, do you remember the briefcase? 'Ah yes, the one with the winnings? Yes.. I think we've been looking in the wrong man's state...'

'James Bond will return'

[PlayItBogart]

I actually do have to correct myself - Quantum's plot about the water supply is kind of revealed in the Sink Hole level, but unfortunately between all the gunfire, ambient noise and music, and the lack of subtitles, it can be very difficult to make it out.

[dinovelvet]

In the Eco hotel level, Bond is wearing a blue polo shirt, not the jacket/beige pants he wears in the movie. I think this is because there was a photo released during production of Craig in this shirt, running across the roof wearing sunglasses and holding a gun, but this was only a rehearsal.

[Blofeld's Cat]

In the game we get a lot of full names from the characters, such as Camille, which is actually Camille Rivera.

BTW, Mitchell in the movie is Craig Mitchell, and in the game, is Henry Mitchell, the same name mentioned months ago.

xxx

That being the case do you get to hear Fields' full name then?

[PlayItBogart]

That being the case do you get to hear Fields' full name then?

No, because she's not in the game.

[AZabko007]

Am I the only one who heard the Tanner-Bond conversation at the end of the game's credits?

'Tanner, do you remember the briefcase? 'Ah yes, the one with the winnings? Yes.. I think we've been looking in the wrong man's state...'

'James Bond will return'

I just finished the game, stuck around through the entire credits (yep, even for games I do that ) and was surprised by this little bit. Now, the ending is already slightly changed; I won't spoil it for those who've yet to finish it. But this is even a little change further still. Any thoughts on who this might be referring to?

[BlackFire]

I think he'll finally get White. And perhaps Haines is the head of Quantum?

[PlayItBogart]

Judging that Activision got most of the movie -backwards, I wouldn't give them any credibility with details post-Quantum. They probably read the script for the ending and thought "boooring, if they're not gonna hint a sequel, we'll do it instead".

[Blonde Bond]

Exactly. Cant's see them having any more information than we do at this point. Well, judging by their efforts in "Quantum of Solace - The Videogame"

[BlackFire]

This may be because they read the unfinished/early script? That's why Bond has the polo shirt instead of his jacket in the dessert (like the promotional shot where he was running).

[DamnCoffee]

That's why Bond has the polo shirt instead of his jacket in the dessert (like the promotional shot where he was running).

Do you know, I've never realised that Bond has a different outfit on that promotional image, untill you've just told me.

[sharpshooter]

In the PS2 version, Camille fails to kill Medrano. Bond has to chase after him, shooting men to reach him. A small clip plays of Medrano running to a helicopter, the screen goes super slow motion, and you have to shoot him before he enters it.