It's a pretty great time to have a ravenous appetite for a good spy thriller. Sift through the mountain of streaming guff and you'll find more than your fill. Want something sexy and slick? Mr & Mrs Smith will sort you out. Ever thought Gary Oldman would be great as a washed-up spy in desperate need of a bath? Slow Horses will make your dream a reality. Every platform seems to have one in its pocket, but when I turn off the TV and fire up my PC, I find it a lot harder to get my fix.
The dearth of quality espionage shenanigans is not a new problem in the realm of videogames. While the spy fantasy seems like it would be great videogame fodder, it's rare that a developer will ever try to take a crack at it. And when we do get to step into the sneaky shoes of a spy, it's usually in the guise of a stealth game that cuts out a great deal of what makes the spy setup so compelling.
