007 First Light features a playable training montage that teaches players James Bond skills through escalating challenges. The origin story puts the young spy through exams in combat, driving, and firearms. IO Interactive designed the sequence to emulate action movie roots without standard menu tutorials.
The game opens with Bond saving researchers against orders, earning recruitment into the MI6 00 program as the seventh candidate. To earn the 007 title, he must pass tests under the watch of fellow recruits Cressida and Monroe, whose own scores depend on his success. Segments include driving tight corridors, an obstacle course, target practice, hand-to-hand sparring, and hydroplaning car control, all flowing rapidly without cuts to black.