Uncharted meets Hitman in first 3 hours of the new James Bond game

007 First Light is shaping up to be a fine stealth action game. But does it have a grasp on the iconic character? IO Interactive is ready for the big time. The Danish studio, known for the Hitman series of assassination simulators, has been here before — kind of. In the mid-to-late 2000s, IO tried to broaden its range with titles like Freedom Fighters, Mini Ninjas, and the Kane & Lynch duology — the ultimate dirtbag AA games of the Xbox 360 era. It didn't really work out. The studio retrenched and spent 15 years consolidating Hitman into a perpetual murder playground of endless possibility. At the same time, its management bought the studio back from then-owner Square Enix and transitioned to self-publishing. These things ultimately did work out. Now IO is an independent powerhouse that's been entrusted with one of the biggest and most jealously guarded licenses in the world: James Bond. IO's take on the character, 007 First Light, is nearly upon us. It's also been nearly 15 years since there was a James Bond video game (2012’s 007 Legends). The iconic spy and his refined-yet-outlandish exploits have proven surprisingly hard to pin down in game form; the license has defeated all bu