Stern’s James Bond 007, released in 2022, brings cinema’s most famous spy to the playfield under designer George Gomez, Stern’s chief creative officer — and this Premium edition takes its theme from You Only Live Twice, the 1967 Sean Connery adventure, complete with the volcano-lair drama that film is remembered for. Three flippers work a gadget-laden field with an aerial target, a magnet, a diverter, and vertical up-kickers, all topped by an action button that arms 007’s arsenal.
The game is built on the pillars of the Bond formula: villains, henchmen, Bond women, and Q Branch. You start villain modes off the right ramp and henchman modes off the side ramp, while completing shots lights the Bond women — each granting a playfield multiplier you trigger with the violet action button. The first trip into the left scoop fires up Jetpack Multiball, and there’s serious depth in the SPECTRE Weapon, where timing your shot to land on the orange or blue insert can light modes worth up to 100 million.
Smooth backhands that send the ball from the right flipper up the right orbit help you cycle villains and henchmen and juggle several threads at once, all building toward the “Bond… James Bond” wizard mode, an unlimited-ball victory lap. Stylish, cinematic, and richly equipped, the James Bond Premium is Gomez channeling six decades of spy-movie cool into a confident, deep machine worthy of 007 himself.