1. Technical Journal for 007 Legends Death Label
Created by Jonathan So

2. Concept – Activision’s Legends
Activision/Eurocom’s 007 Legends
Promised fighting iconic bosses from films
Implemented them via cutscenes and quick-time events
Barely-interactive gameplay plagues a slew of modern games
Team Size: ~150 people

3. Concept – A Fixed Legends
007 Legends Death Label
Implements playability for cutscene bosses
Imaginative, expanded gameplay segments
2D, 1990s-style arcade experience
Inspired by Gunstar Heroes, Contra
Team Size: 1 person

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5. Original Legends vs. Death LabelAG FS AG FS 5

6. Bringing a Character to Life
Analyzing Enemy:
License to Kill’s
“Franz Sanchez”

7. Concept: Paper Sketches
Sanchez wields a machete in the finale of License to Kill.
Use machete for all attacks

8. Concept: Designing Attacks
Artistic license – deviate from realism
Remain (mostly) within realm of films
Varied moveset: one weapon, 5 moves

9. Concept: Paper to Pixels
Animation: intense key poses
Each character has a “main color”
Sanchez = Blue
Franz Sanchez = 42 frames
The six animation frames of Sanchez’s Charge Cutter attack.

10. Concept: Paper to Pixels
Charge Cutter, Eruption Flame, Dive Slash, Sand Putter, Bullet Counter

11. Gameplay – Design and Plan
Design document and pseudocode for Sanchez’s bossfight.
Each attack is a coroutine function (with built-in wait-times).

12. Gameplay - Implementation
Sanchez performs any one of 4 attacks at a regular interval.
When his health < 1500, gains devastating 5th move, “Bullet Counter”
Reflects all player bullets
Upon defeat, play a cutscene

13. Finished Product - Level
Introduction
Gameplay
Cutscene
The gameplay flow of Sanchez’s bossfight.

14. Audio – Music Composition
Composed in Famitracker
Characterize the scene and characters through music
Famitracker emulates the Nintendo Entertainment System’s 2A03 soundchip.
Above, Famitracker plays a sample of “Violent Sand.”

15. Audio – Music Composition
“Violent Sand” – duel between Sanchez and Bond
First section: aggressive, driving rock motif
Monty Norman’s “James Bond Theme” sampled as second section to pit characters at opposition
Arranged to express “grace under pressure” of character

16. Finished Product - Game
Creative process was repeated for the other three bosses

17. Play the Game

18. Research
007 Legends Walkthrough – Gameplay Part 5 – Goldfinger: Fort Knox - Agent (Oddjob fight). GoCaliberGaming. Youtube. Youtube, LLC, 16 Oct Web Legends Walkthrough - Part 13 – License To Kill: Mountain Roads - Agent. GoCaliberGaming. Youtube. Youtube, LLC, 16 Oct Web Legends Walkthrough - Part 18 - Die Another Day - Graves' Cargo Plane - Agent. GoCaliberGaming. Youtube. Youtube, LLC, 17 Oct Web Legends Walkthrough - Part 24 – Moonraker – Space Station – Agent (optional objective completed). GoCaliberGaming. Youtube. Youtube, LLC, 18 Oct Web Franz Sanchez 11. Digital image. Jamesbond007.net. Club James Bond France. Web