James Bond Shadow of Spectre evaluation – The official 007 interactive journey | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

As James Bond followers await the announcement of the following 007 star, EON Productions produce other initiatives up their sleeve within the meantime.

Following the fact TV collection 007: Road To A Million comes an official interactive expertise known as Shadow of Spectre.

Helmed by real-life journey firm Hidden City, the mission challenges groups of 2-6 to observe clues round Central London from Moneypenny and Q, as you work together with the bodily world round you.

Joined by three different Bond followers, we started the sport in a bar and restaurant by the National Theatre.

Texting us on WhatsApp, Miss Moneypenny tell us that 007 had been compromised and it was as much as us to complete the job.

Without going into spoilers, Shadow of Spectre entails following instructions from Q and Moneypenny by textual content as you stroll for round two miles throughout the town with varied riddles and clues to resolve alongside the way in which. This a part of the sport is probably the most repetitive, however the actual highlights have been bodily interactions with individuals and props.

Along the way in which, there have been a few optionally available break areas in pubs the place the workers behind the bar have been in on it. This would contain receiving packages with directions, together with a steel suitcase at one level, to work out the mysteries of what Spectre is as much as and what strikes to make subsequent.

These moments are an actual pleasure, with detailed paperwork and objects to decipher earlier than transferring on to search out clues elsewhere, generally even hidden in collaborating retailers. One of the best moments needed to be after we alerted Moneypenny that we’d arrived at a pink public telephone sales space earlier than it began ringing and there was somebody on the opposite finish with a message for us.

Shadow of Spectre could be very a lot on the planet of Craig’s Bond and there are moments the place you need to make selections for your self, together with which facet you wish to be on.

Yet given the excessive bar of immersive experiences these days we actually would have anticipated to have had devoted rooms with actors in character as Q and Moneypenny to work together with alongside the way in which, or perhaps an agent to method on the street. We definitely received this after which some when Secret Cinema took on Casino Royale just a few years in the past.

Nevertheless, for probably the most devoted Bond followers and households seeking to kill just a few hours whereas happening an excellent stroll round London, HiddenCity’s journey is right.

Shadow of Spectre is £30 per particular person and might be booked right here.