This game was not bad. It wasn't great either, but it's still an improvement over most of the dismal bond game entries.
The graphics engine was stellar, easily the best looking bond game since goldeneye. The driving elements are a blast until you make a mistake, then they fast become a nightmare (infact that goes for all vehicular scenes in the game). If you can survive the frustration EoN can be lots of fun. If you're easily annoyed when controls aren't intuitive, or you're not a big fan of replaying a lvl after one misjudgement, then i recommend keeping your distance.
Because after all, no matter how much money ea throws at the problem this will always be a bond game, and i'm sorry boys, but bond games have frequently been associated with the term "bad". Kind of like the most recent bond movies. heheheheheh.