From Russia With Love (video game)

From Russia With Love is a video game featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond that is currently in development by Electronic Arts with a release date of November 1, 2005. The game will be based on the 1957 novel and the 1963 film From Russia With Love and is said to follow the storyline closely, albeit adding in new scenes to make the game more action-oriented. Additionally, it will feature many elements of earlier Bond films to recreate the feel of the era such as the rocketbelt from Thunderball.

OCTOPUS

In the game, the villainous organization S.P.E.C.T.R.E. who played a vital role in the film version (but not in the novel version), will be renamed as OCTOPUS. According to Electronic Arts this is due to the legal issues surrounding the film rights to Thunderball, which are owned by Kevin McClory and the novel in which the organization debuted. For more information on the legal wrangles involving Thunderball, S.P.E.C.T.R.E. and its leader Ernst Stavro Blofeld see the controversy over Thunderball.

Related Topics:
S.P.E.C.T.R.E. - Thunderball - Kevin McClory - Ernst Stavro Blofeld - The controversy over ''Thunderball''

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