James Bond 007: The Duel

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Mega Drive Master System Game Gear
James Bond 007: The Duel
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Domark (US/EU) Tengen (JP)
Developer: Domark, The Kremlin
Distributor: Tengen (US)
Sound driver: Krisalis sound driver
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1993-05-14 ¥6,800 (7,004)6,800e T-48073 US 1993-03 $59.9559.95 T-48156 EU 1993-04-07 T-88016-50 PT 1993 MD88016 UK 1993-04-07 £39.9939.99 T-88016-50 SE (Rental) 199x AU 199x BR 199x 043320 EU 1993-04-07 MK 27046-50 PT 199x MS27046 UK 1993-04-07 £34.9934.99 MK 27046-50 AU 199x BR 199x 027230 EU 1994-01 T-88038-50 UK 1994-01 £27.9927.99 T-88038-50

James Bond 007: The Duel, called 007 Shitou: The Duel or just 007 Shitou (００７・死闘) in Japan, is a 1993 game by Domark and The Kremlin for the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear made with the James Bond film license.

While they share the same theme, the Sega Mega Drive version has completely different stage layouts from the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear versions. The Game Gear version of the game was only released in Europe, though there was a May 1993 planned released for the United States.

Gameplay

The goal of each mission is to do whatever it says on the top left corner of the screen; for example, rescuing girls, finding bombs, etc.. / jumps, / shoots your gun, and (no equivalent on SMS/GG) launches a grenade (which you have a limited supply of. Simply touch a grenade to take it; simply touch a girl to rescue her.

The game has a rather realistic physics system, giving the player a feeling of weight and impact. Falling from high places results in instant death.

The Sega Mega Drive version is very short with only 4 regular stages and a final boss confrontation stage. There are three difficulty levels to pick from, but they only influence the amount of damage received from enemy bullets.

The game also has certain small technical flaws, like being unable to shoot downwards without firing a straight bullet first.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as

Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	James Bond 007: The Duel	James Bond 007: The Duel
English (US)	James Bond 007: The Duel	James Bond 007: The Duel
Japanese	００７・死闘	007 Shitou

Production credits

Mega Drive version

• Programming: Paul Margrave
• Graphics: Saurav Sarkar, Jolyon Myers, Mike Adams, Alan Tompkins
• Music and Sound Effects: Matt Furniss of Krisalis

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: James Bond 007: The Duel/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Mega Drive print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #44: "March 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

• Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #45: "April 1993" (1993-xx-xx)

Print advert in Mega Sega (ES) #1: "xxxx 1993" (1993-xx-xx)

Print advert in Todo Sega (ES) #2: "Mayo 1993" (1993-04-15)

Mega Drive print advert in Gamers (DE) #1993-03: "April/Mai 1993" (1993-03-25)
also published in:

• Sega Pro (DE) #7: "Mai 1993" (1993-04-xx)

Print advert in Sega Force (SE) #1993-03: "3/93" (1993-05-13)

Mega Drive print advert in Consoles + (FR) #21: "Juin 1993" (1993-0x-xx)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-06: "June 1993" (1993-05-08)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication Score Source Bad Influence! (UK) 86 №1, p84-87 Beep! MegaDrive (JP) 65 Beep! MegaDrive (readers) (JP) 61 Consoles + (FR) 78 №20, p128/129 Famitsu (JP) 60 №231, p38 GamePro (US) 78 GamesMaster (UK) 60 №3, p81 73 №22 Hippon Super (JP) 50 №1993-05, p32 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) 75 №5, p48-51 Mega (UK) 55 MegaTech (UK) 52 №12, p58-60 Mega Force (FR) 74 Mean Machines Sega (UK) 66 Player One (FR) 50 Sega Power (UK) 76 №37, p50/51 Sega Pro (UK) 80 №15, p42/43 Sega Pro (UK) 80 №18, p66 Sega Zone (UK) 88 №2, p61-63 Sega Force (UK) 80 Sega Force (UK) 81 №17, p81 Sonic the Comic (UK) 79 №1, p12

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Based on 22 reviews

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US
Cover
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Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart PCB

Mega Drive, FR
Manual

Mega Drive, PT
Cover

Mega Drive, SE (Rental)
Cover

Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
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Master System version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source GamesMaster (UK) 75 №5, p86 Player One (FR) 75 №33, p84/85 Sega Master Force (UK) 84 №2, p11 Sega Power (UK) 86 №42, p44/45 Sega Pro (UK) 78 №18, p34/35 Supersonic (FR) 87 №12, p36 Sega Zone (UK) 61 №6, p48/49 Sega Force (UK) 84

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Based on 8 reviews

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart

Master System, PT
Cover

Master System, AU
Cart Manual

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source

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Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score GamePro (US) NTSC-U 75 Joypad (FR) PAL 78 Player One (FR) 57 Sega Power (UK) PAL 79 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 70 Sega Zone (UK) PAL 66 Sega Master Force (UK) PAL 65 VideoGames Shopper (UK) PAL 60

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Based on 8 reviews

James Bond 007: The Duel

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
✔	CRC32 4e614548 MD5 d7937eee5a0fa4fabb035a2862bcd78d SHA-1 847de1168bf737ac7faa4f77eb0749738014ed87	512kB	1992-11	Cartridge (US)
✔	CRC32 291a3e4b MD5 b81db9e2ae0f50bfc484e03a2caac95c SHA-1 e880bfad98d0e6f9b73db63ea85fb0a103b0e1e7	512kB	1992-09	Cartridge (EU)
✔	CRC32 aeb4b262 MD5 83bddf31e7571aefc6add5d00707df9e SHA-1 7e0de7011a60a1462dc48594f3caa956ff942281	512kB	1993-05	Cartridge (JP)
?	CRC32 8d23587f MD5 c52e496c497d427747769aaedfbb8dab SHA-1 89f86869b90af986bee2acff44defe420e405a1e	256kB		Cartridge (EU)
✔	CRC32 8feff688 MD5 123a0199f0238a141a66d5746e63ed7e SHA-1 cc3eec4da3758fe9e407ab80fa88dc952d33cdd5	256kB		Cartridge (BR)
✔	CRC32 881a4524 MD5 4190790937a1efaf2418917402b06e75 SHA-1 6e2124b40db7d1fc22b4f1e41565710500611d8e	256kB		Cartridge (EU)