The single-player campaign combines gunfights, stealth, vehicle sequences, and gadget-based objectives. Bond uses firearms, explosives, surveillance devices, and other Q Branch equipment across missions set in locations including the French Alps, Japan, and space. The console versions also include competitive multiplayer modes with split-screen play.

Use cover and accurate aiming rather than rushing into open areas. Search objectives and rooms for useful gadgets and ammunition, and follow mission prompts carefully because several stages combine shooting with stealth or vehicle objectives. In multiplayer, learn the map layouts and use alternate routes to avoid predictable approaches.