In the next game Bondiana "The Duel" Agent 007 must stop the crazy Professor Gravemar, who, like all crazy geniuses, dreams of world domination. In hand is the faithful Walter PPK, five levels ahead (docks, jungle, volcano, spaceship and escape), with a scoundrel at the end of each. From the first to the last level, James must save his many girlfriends, look for bombs, charge them, mine the area and run away. For one level it's ok, but then it gets boring. The game is made in the style of a regular platform shooter, and most of the enemies do not stand up to the standard "run, crouch, shoot" bunch.
James Bond 007 - The Duel is close in spirit to the games of the Rolling Thunder series, but small graphics and poor gameplay do not contribute to its success. Even big James Bond fans will think twice before playing it.
The game is unusual for many reasons:
1. It is not made strictly according to any plot of the film about Agent 007.
2. The last Bond film at that time was in 1989, and Timothy Dalton's face is still on the screensaver.
3. This is the last game in Domark's Bond series (and the first was in 1985 - "A View to a Kill").
4. The box says that there are only 4 levels in the game, but in fact there are five of them!
5. An interesting idea was used. The villains are armed with a cloning device, so Jaws and Odd Job (who is this?) are back in the ranks. In 2004, this idea was successfully repeated by EA Games with "GoldenEye: Rogue Agent"
The MegaDrive version looks very good compared to the 8-bit counterparts on other platforms from SEGA.
The game James Bond: The Duel consists of four missions and the final battle (destruction of the main boss). It is possible to select the level of difficulty of the game (Game Type): Manic, Normal, Hard. The game has excellent musical accompaniment that motivates to action.
The goal of the game is to find and free the hostages, as well as to find and activate the bomb to destroy the main object. After the bomb is activated, a timer is activated - the time to find a way out (Exit). The top left of the screen shows the number of hostages to be freed. At the bottom of the screen on the left - the number of lives, energy units, clips and grenades, as well as points earned during the game. Points are awarded for destroying an enemy, freeing hostages, and picking up special items. Agent 007 can hide in various openings and then the enemy will run past. Falling from a great height will result in the death of the agent. As the game progresses, you will have to destroy opponents that prevent you from moving forward, as well as overcome various obstacles. A wide variety of tricks will not let you relax throughout the game.
Mission 1 objectives
(on the ship). It is necessary to free three hostages, find and activate the bomb, and then get to the exit in 60 seconds.
Mission 2 (underground base in the forest). It is necessary to free seven hostages, find and activate the bomb, and then get to the exit in 14 seconds.
Mission 3 (reactor). It is necessary to free four hostages, find and activate the bomb, and then get to the exit in 79 seconds.
Mission 4 (Lab). It is necessary to free five hostages, find and activate the bomb, and then get to the exit in 59 seconds.
Elimination of the main boss. You need to destroy the main boss and save the main character of the game.