Built on the engine used for Eurocom's previous title, 2011's GoldenEye 007: Reloaded,[1] 007 Legends shares much of the same gameplay, though there are some notable additions and modifications. The most significant change is the greater focus on stealth-based play, with enemy AI being more suspicious and investigative.[2] Throughout the campaign, players will frequently be presented with situations that require stealth to get past, though often running-and-gunning will also be an option.[3] To complement such stealth scenarios, players will have access to three gadgets from the start of the campaign: the returning smartphone, which has new vision modes[4] and binocular capabilities; a new dart pen that can fire three different types of darts, including distraction, shock, and tranquilizer darts; and a wristwatch that can track enemies, fire a laser, and map nearby enemies and cameras.
Another notable addition is the incorporation of an XP (experience points) progression system.[5] Players can use XP to unlock and/or upgrade gadgets, weapons (and attachments), and Bond's physical abilities.[3] Other notable points include there being at least one vehicle-based level in each of the missions,[6] new weapons,[citation needed] and a new free-form melee function that enables players to control punches with the analogue sticks.[7] As with the MI6 Ops Missions mode from GoldenEye 007: Reloaded, the Challenges mode will present extra missions based on assault, elimination, stealth, and defence-based objectives, with adjustable difficulty. New to this mode will be the option to play special missions for some of the villains and companions from the single player.[1] Players' scores will be uploaded onto online leaderboards.
Multiplayer is supported across all platforms.[3] Four-player split-screen is available for local offline play, while online play will have capacity for up to 12 players in a match.[8] Players' multiplayer experience are indicated by their level, such as Level 50 (00 Agent Grade 0).[9] There is also a 00 Specialization mode, similar to Call of Duty's Prestige system[vague].[9] Character skins and maps from the single player are available to players.[10] Players can also equip gadgets to enhance their abilities, such as the Fast Switch gadget, which halves the time it takes to switch weapons.[11] Scenarios revealed are Conflict, Golden Gun, You Only Live Twice, Escalation, Data Miner, Team Conflict, Icarus, and Black Box.[9]
