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The Duel: Test Drive II

The Duel: Test Drive II is a cross-platform racing game developed by Distinctive Software and published by Accolade in 1989. It is the second entry in the Test Drive series of video games.

31 December 1989

The Duel: Test Drive II is an arcade developed by Distinctive Software, released 31 December 1989 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga and Amstrad CPC. The main story takes about 12 hrs to finish.

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What The Duel: Test Drive II is

The Duel: Test Drive II is an arcade game developed by Distinctive Software and released in 1989. It was published by Accolade. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Mac, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Like the original Test Drive, the focus of The Duel is driving exotic cars through dangerous highways, evading traffic, and trying to escape police pursuits. While the first game in the series had the player simply racing for time in a single scenario, Test Drive II improves upon its predecessor by introducing varied scenery, and giving the player the option of racing against the clock or competing against a computer-controlled opponent. The player initially is given the opportunity to choose a car to drive and a level of difficulty, which in turn determines whether the car will use an automatic or manual transmission—the number of difficulty options varies between gaming platforms. Levels…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 12 hrs.

What it launched against

The Duel: Test Drive II launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Pipe Dream and Denaris.

Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Pipe Dream, Denaris.

Official trailer

Gameplay video thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

The Duel: Test Drive II — frequently asked questions

When did The Duel: Test Drive II come out?
The Duel: Test Drive II was released on 31 December 1989 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Mac, MSX and ZX Spectrum.
How long does it take to beat The Duel: Test Drive II?
The main story of The Duel: Test Drive II takes around 12 hrs, or 10 hrs for 100% completion.

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