Motorbike Madness

For their latest Bond adventure, EA have yet again pushed the boundaries on the vehicle selection. New to the line-up is the Triumph Daytona 600 motorbike. We see Bond whizzing along the impressive 14 kilometer long Pontchartrain Bridge in the Daytona, pursuing a tanker driven by Jaws - the objective to disable the tanker before it reaches the city. Bond is not alone in this mission however, as he also has goons on motorbikes to deal with who are attempting to obliterate him. As expected the Daytona is no ordinary motorbike, as it has been modified with high-tech weaponry - "Finger Rockets" which are mini forward-firing rockets with a quick reload while "Multi-Rockets" allow 4 missiles to deploy at once and have improved tracing. If that isn't enough, the bike has dual flame flowers attached to the wheels which aid Bond in disabling the tanker. The bike is also capable of doing a number of tricks such as wheelie's and slides that help Bond out of a few tricky situations along the way.

We later see Bond in South America driving and jumping rooftops in the Daytona, much like the sequence in Tomorrow Never Dies. It seems one bike is not enough for Bond, as he has the choice between a dirt bike or the Cayenne SUV in a train chase level early on in the game, where he must prevent a Diavolo's dual-track Russian train from escaping after the destruction of the Nanotech facility. This time Bond carries a shotgun with him, which auto-targets his closest threat.

Trucking Well

Bond does not use the modified vehicles provided to him alone. In one mission, you are informed that a factory that needs investigating gets regular deliveries. Bond finds the delivery truck in a car park and steals it, pretending to be the delivery driver allowing you to get through the checkpoint. Though take note of a game secret which allows you to lower the truck loading doors and drive the Vanquish in, giving you the best car later in the game.