This is the best James bond game in the 21 century
It's strengths are in its story and mission design as well as its great controls. It has a really good cinematic feel, that it can be bought as a DVD instead of a game and yes it is tactical gameplay.I mean you have to take cover into consideration a lot of times while playing the game,so though auto-aiming is easy, you just can't run around and shoot like a madman, it also has the best unarmed combat which sometimes go slow motion to really get you saying "That is the coolest move ever!". Also the objectives are varied and interesting, 1 mission for example has you chasing after a truck through a bridge then destroying it by using your heavily armed motorbike or another where you secretly(Metal Gear Solid style) infiltrate a hotel and try to pass through gaurds, cameras and lasers stealthily using your gadgets to help.There are also some wicked bond moment times where like 1 where you have to cross to the other side of the bridge by jumping a ramp and crossing part of a river. AWESOME!!!
The vehicular missions are best I've every seen, wether chasing a train, racing or jumping from rooftop to rooftop on a bike to get to some mines. They're fast past and have the coolest weopons(like missiles).
The co-op is a lot of fun to especially since it seems it was designed for co-op.Missions may have 1 player trying to disarm a bomb while the other covers him or 2 players have to open gates.
The only problem is that the aiming can be a little on the easy side and the Arena well sucks and is messed up, but apart from that its an awesom game.