James Bond in video games

James Bond
The official game logo of James Bond (007)
Genres	First-person shooter Third-person shooter Racing game Role-playing game
Publishers	Parker Brothers Mindscape Domark Nintendo Electronic Arts (1999-2006) Activision (2007-13)
First release	Shaken but not Stirred 1982
Latest release	007 Legends 2012

The James Bond video game franchise is a series of shooter games and games of other genres (including role-playing and adventure games) spun off from the James Bond film series developed and published by a variety of companies. The games centre on Ian Fleming's fictional British MI6 agent, James Bond.

The first official James Bond video game, Shaken but not Stirred, was released by Richard Shepherd Software for the ZX Spectrum in 1982, exclusively in the United Kingdom. A year later, Parker Brothers released James Bond 007 for multiple consoles.

Since 1983, there have been numerous video games based on the official films, Ian Fleming's novels, and even original scripts created by the developer or publisher of the game.

The video games were somewhat profitable in the 1980s and early 1990s, featuring a mixture of styles including side-scrolling action and text adventure.

The popularity of the James Bond video-game series did not rise quickly, however, until 1997's GoldenEye 007 by Rare for the Nintendo 64. GoldenEye 007 was a first-person shooter that expanded on the film and added a multiplayer component to the game. The game received very positive reviews and sold over eight million copies. Subsequently, almost every Bond video game has attempted to copy GoldenEye 007's accomplishment and features with varying degrees of success.