James Bond 007: The Duel
14. May 1993
Combined rating
User + critics
based on 7 ratings
The Duel is a James Bond video game released for the Sega Master System, the Sega Game Gear, and the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis. The game was developed and published by Domark and released in 1993. Armed with a pistol, the player controls James Bond through various side-scrolling enemy bases to rescue female hostages and arm a bomb placed at a strategic point to destroy the base. Along the way, Bond must battle numerous thugs and familiar bosses. The game is notable among Bond games for a number of reasons. Although it was released 4 years after Timothy Dalton's last outing as James Bond, his likeness is used in the game, most notably the opening screens, thus making it Dalton's last appearance in a Bond game to date. It was also the final Bond game to be released by Domark. It was also the first Bond game not to be directly based on a movie or novel. Instead it featured an original storyline, albeit one featuring familiar villains including Jaws and Oddjob. Though the game's storyline was not its strong point, it did blaze a trail for future licence-holders EA, half of whose Bond output would be based on original storylines. One previous Bond game, Operation Stealth, included an original storyline but the game was originally based on a generic Bond-style character named John Glames and only had the licence added for its North American release.
Release date
14. May 1993
Ratings
IGDB user rating
7 ratings
Combined rating
User + critics, 7 ratings
Alternative names
- 007: The Duel
Releases
- Sega Mega Drive/Genesis May 14, 1993
- Sega Master System/Mark III May 14, 1993
- Sega Game Gear May 14, 1993
- Sega Mega Drive/Genesis May 28, 1993
Languages
Interface
IGDB ID
1637
