Overview and Gameplay
Mad Professor Gravemar has seized a Caribbean satellite facility, leaving James Bond to rescue hostages, plant explosives, and escape before each countdown expires. This Japanese Mega Drive release uses Timothy Dalton’s likeness and tells an original story rather than adapting a specific film.
The game mixes side-scrolling shooting with exploration and demanding platforming. Its four missions move through a supply ship and docks, a jungle base, a volcanic complex, and a shuttle launch facility. Bond must locate every hostage before finding the bomb target and then the exit.
Controls And Mechanics
- Directions: run, crouch, climb, swim, hide, and aim shots.
- A: jump, including directional jumps and drop-down moves.
- B: fire the pistol; holding it continues firing.
- C: throw a grenade.
- Start: begin, pause, or resume play.
Bond has five health units, limited ammunition, grenades, four starting lives, and one continue. Q cases restore health, add supplies, and create restart points. Normal, Hard, and Manic modes increase damage received. Play is single-player only.
Version Notes
Released in Japan as 007・死闘, this NTSC-J edition was published by Tengen. Its packaging and manual are localized, while much of the on-screen interface remains in English.
Release And Credits
- Japanese release: May 14, 1993
- Developer: The Kremlin
- Japanese publisher: Tengen Ltd.
- Original platform: Mega Drive
