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| developer = [[Konami]]
| developer = [[Konami]]
| publisher = Konami
| publisher = Konami
| director = Satoru Okamoto
| designer =
| producer = S. Kido
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| composer = [[Michiru Yamane]]
| programmer = Satoru Okamoto<br>K. Ozaki<br>Yuichi Kobayashi
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| series = Crime Fighters
| artist = M. Yoshida<br>Kazuaki Nakanishi<br>T. Nakazawa
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| composer = [[Michiru Yamane]]<br/>Hideaki Shikama
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| series = ''Crime Fighters''
| released = July [[1991 in video gaming|1991]]
| released = July [[1991 in video gaming|1991]]
| genre = [[Beat 'em up]]
| genre = [[Beat 'em up]]
| modes = [[Single player]], 2-4 player [[Cooperative gameplay|Co-op]]
| modes = [[Single player]], 2-4 player [[Cooperative video game|Co-op]]
| cabinet = Upright
| arcade system =
| arcade system =
| display = [[Raster graphics|Raster]], 304 x 224 pixels (Horizontal), 2048 colors
| platforms = [[Arcade game|Arcade]]
| platforms = [[Arcade game|Arcade]]
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==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:Vendetta.png|thumb|left|A screenshot of ''Vendetta''{{'s}} first stage]]
[[File:Vendetta.png|thumb|left|The first stage]]

The four men of the game's hero gang, The Cobras, fight through waves of enemies to rescue Kate, The Cobras' fifth member, who was kidnapped by the Dead End Gang. As with most beat-em-ups, the game features primarily side-scrolling action. Player score is based on number of opponents eliminated.
The four men of the game's hero gang, The Cobras, fight through waves of enemies to rescue Kate, The Cobras' fifth member, who was kidnapped by the Dead End Gang. As with most beat-em-ups, the game features primarily side-scrolling action. Player score is based on number of opponents eliminated.


The option of attacking an enemy while they are knocked down was new to the genre. The game uses 'punch' and 'kick' buttons rather than 'jump' and 'attack'. The special punch-plus-kick attack is the only aerial attack. Every time this special attack is performed, it takes away one bar of energy from the character. The players can also use different weapons that belong to enemies or are hidden inside boxes, including a shotgun (with limited cartridges), baseball bats, knives, and bottles. Players can also double-team enemies and vice versa.{{Citation needed|date=August 2015}}
The option of attacking an enemy while they are knocked down was new to the genre. The game uses 'punch' and 'kick' buttons rather than 'jump' and 'attack'. The special punch-plus-kick attack is the only aerial attack. Every time this special attack is performed, it takes away one bar of energy from the character. The players can also use different weapons that belong to enemies or are hidden inside boxes, including a shotgun (with limited cartridges), baseball bats, knives, and bottles. Players can also double-team enemies and vice versa.{{Citation needed|date=August 2015}}


After defeating the Big Boss at the end of the chapters, the game doesn't end: first it resuscitates all the bosses for a massive final fight, and if the player defeats them all, then Vendetta's story starts from the beginning, with an amped-up level of difficulty.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjZNxGPsZzY Vendetta aka Crime Fighters 2 (Arcade/Konami/1991) [720p]] [[YouTube]]</ref>
After defeating the Big Boss at the end of the chapters, the game continues: first it resuscitates all the bosses for a massive final fight, and if the player defeats them all, then the game repeats endlessly, with an amped-up level of difficulty.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjZNxGPsZzY Vendetta aka Crime Fighters 2 (Arcade/Konami/1991) &#91;720p&#93;] [[YouTube]]</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Dead End City is a place controlled with a firm grip by the "Dead End" gang, an endless parade of violent criminals. Their only obstacle is the opposing hero gang, called The Cobras. The Cobras number five members: Blood (former [[prizefighter]], with a passing resemblance to [[Wesley Snipes]]), Hawk (former [[professional wrestler]], with a passing resemblance to [[Hulk Hogan]]), Boomer (a [[martial artist]], possibly based on [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]]), Sledge (a military ex-convict with a passing resemblance to [[Mr. T]]) and Kate, the damsel in distress, described as Hawk's protegee and wearing a blue shirt similar to his. One day, Kate is kidnapped by the Dead End Gang under the leadership of Faust, who is looking for the leadership of all street gangs in an attempt to take full control of the city. The four men go to enemy territory to save Kate, fighting through the waves of enemies sent against them.
Dead End City is a place controlled with a firm grip by the "Dead End" gang, an endless parade of violent criminals. Their only obstacle is the opposing hero gang, called The Cobras. The Cobras number five members: Blood (former [[prizefighter]]), Hawk (former [[professional wrestler]]), Boomer (a [[martial artist]]), Sledge (a military ex-convict) and Kate, the damsel in distress, described as Hawk's protegee. One day, Kate is kidnapped by the Dead End Gang under the leadership of Faust, who is looking for the leadership of all street gangs in an attempt to take full control of the city. The four men go to enemy territory to save Kate, fighting through the waves of enemies sent against them.


==Development==
==Development==
''Vendetta'' was showcased at the 1991 [[Las Vegas]] [[Amusement Expo]].<ref name=showcase>{{cite magazine|title = Arcades: Konami|date = November 1991|url = https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-38/page/n93|magazine = The One|publisher = emap Images|last = Cook|first = John|issue = 38|pages = 94–95}}</ref>
''Vendetta'' was showcased at the 1991 [[Las Vegas]] [[Amusement Expo]].<ref name=showcase>{{cite magazine|title = Arcades: Konami|date = November 1991|url = https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-38/page/n93|magazine = The One|publisher = emap Images|last = Cook|first = John|issue = 38|pages = 94–95}}</ref>

===Censorship===
''Vendetta'' was censored in some countries when released outside of the Asian market (particularly in the United States, while the uncensored version was released in some countries, like [[Argentina]]), as to remove an enemy character who dresses in leather (in a [[Sadomasochism|S & M]] style) and fights by grabbing hold of the playable character and then proceeding to [[Dry humping|dry hump]] and lick him.<ref>[http://scrollboss.illmosis.net/game.php?g=vendetta-arch Vendetta (Arcade) Game Index] ScrollBoss</ref> This character also continues to do the same if the protagonist is down.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKDIXDDRMqw Japanese version of Vendetta] [[YouTube]]</ref> A second type of dog enemy was also removed from the game for trying to do something similar to the character.ujjjj


==Reception==
==Reception==
In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Vendetta'' on their August 1, 1991 issue as being the third most-successful table arcade unit of the year.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=|first=|title=Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)|magazine=[[:ja:ゲームマシン|Game Machine]]|issue=408|publisher=[[:ja:アミューズメント通信社|Amusement Press, Inc.]]|date=1 August 1991|page=25|lang=ja}}</ref>
In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Vendetta'' on their August 1, 1991 issue as being the third most-successful table arcade unit of the month.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)|magazine=[[:ja:ゲームマシン|Game Machine]]|issue=408|publisher=[[:ja:アミューズメント通信社|Amusement Press, Inc.]]|date=1 August 1991|page=25|lang=ja}}</ref> In North America, it was the top-grossing new video game on the ''RePlay'' arcade charts in September 1991.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=RePlay: The Players' Choice |magazine=RePlay |date=September 1991 |volume=16 |issue=12 |page=4 |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-16-issue-no.-12-september-1991-600dpi/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2016%2C%20Issue%20No.%2012%20-%20September%201991/page/4}}</ref>


British gaming magazine ''[[The One (magazine)|The One]]'' reviewed ''Vendetta'' in 1991, reviewing it alongside '''D.D. Crew'', stating that "one will probably face into insignificance at the expense of the other. If it was up to me, Konami's ''Vendetta'' would be the one to take the prizes." ''The One'' praises ''D.D. Crew's'' sprite size and "well-crafted" graphics, however, they call the gameplay "fine" but "all a bit sterile", stating that ''Vendetta'' has "a lot more atmosphere", and the graphics, while smaller, are "much more imaginatively drawn - and the animations are smooth and inventive." ''The One'' states that "''Vendetta'' has both class and imagination" and calls its gameplay "a cathartic experience".<ref name=theone>{{cite magazine|title = Arcades: Vendetta Review|date = September 1991|url = https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-36/page/n95|magazine = The One|publisher = emap Images|issue = 36|page = 96}}</ref>
British gaming magazine ''[[The One (magazine)|The One]]'' reviewed ''Vendetta'' in 1991, reviewing it alongside ''[[D.D. Crew]]'', calling both "quite excellent" and stating that "one will probably fade into insignificance at the expense of the other. If it was up to me, Konami's ''Vendetta'' would be the one to take the prizes." ''The One'' states that ''Vendetta'' has "a lot more atmosphere" than ''D. D. Crew'', and praises its graphics as being "moody, much more imaginatively drawn - and the animations are smooth and inventive", despite the game having smaller [[sprite (computer graphics)|sprite]]s. The review concludes with, "''Vendetta'' has both class and imagination," and calls its gameplay "a cathartic experience".<ref name=theone>{{cite magazine|title = Arcades: Vendetta Review|date = September 1991|url = https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-36/page/n95|magazine = The One|publisher = emap Images|issue = 36|page = 96}}</ref>

''[[Sinclair User]]'' magazine awarded it "Best Beat'Em Up Game" in 1991, along with [[Technōs Japan]]'s ''[[WWF WrestleFest]]''.<ref name="SU">{{cite magazine |title=Coin Ops |url=https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine-117/page/n61 |magazine=[[Sinclair User]] |issue=117 |pages=62–63 |date=November 1991}}</ref>

An 2022 video games, Final Vendetta, which paid homage.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.co-optimus.com/interview/2442/final-vendetta-developer-interview.html | title=Interview - Final Vendetta Developer Interview }}</ref>

In 2023, Time Extension included the game on their top 25 "Best Beat 'Em Ups of All Time" list.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Banks |first1=George |title=Best Beat 'Em Ups Of All Time |url=https://www.timeextension.com/guides/best-beat-em-ups-of-all-time |website=Time Extension |publisher=Hookshot Media |access-date=19 February 2023 |date=14 February 2023}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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* [http://www.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/game/583961.html ''Vendetta''] at [[GameFAQs]]
* [http://www.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/game/583961.html ''Vendetta''] at [[GameFAQs]]

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Vendetta
Arcade flyer featuring (clockwise from top left): Hawk, Sledge, Blood, Kate, and Boomer
Developer(s)Konami
Publisher(s)Konami
Director(s)Satoru Okamoto
Producer(s)S. Kido
Programmer(s)Satoru Okamoto
K. Ozaki
Yuichi Kobayashi
Artist(s)M. Yoshida
Kazuaki Nakanishi
T. Nakazawa
Composer(s)Michiru Yamane
Hideaki Shikama
SeriesCrime Fighters
Platform(s)Arcade
ReleaseJuly 1991
Genre(s)Beat 'em up
Mode(s)Single player, 2-4 player Co-op

Vendetta, known in Japan as Crime Fighters 2 (クライムファイターズ2), is a 1991 side-scrolling beat-'em-up arcade game developed and published by Konami. It is the sequel to 1989 Konami's Crime Fighters, although it was marketed internationally as a stand-alone game with no previous connections.

Gameplay

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The first stage

The four men of the game's hero gang, The Cobras, fight through waves of enemies to rescue Kate, The Cobras' fifth member, who was kidnapped by the Dead End Gang. As with most beat-em-ups, the game features primarily side-scrolling action. Player score is based on number of opponents eliminated.

The option of attacking an enemy while they are knocked down was new to the genre. The game uses 'punch' and 'kick' buttons rather than 'jump' and 'attack'. The special punch-plus-kick attack is the only aerial attack. Every time this special attack is performed, it takes away one bar of energy from the character. The players can also use different weapons that belong to enemies or are hidden inside boxes, including a shotgun (with limited cartridges), baseball bats, knives, and bottles. Players can also double-team enemies and vice versa.[citation needed]

After defeating the Big Boss at the end of the chapters, the game continues: first it resuscitates all the bosses for a massive final fight, and if the player defeats them all, then the game repeats endlessly, with an amped-up level of difficulty.[1]

Plot

[edit]

Dead End City is a place controlled with a firm grip by the "Dead End" gang, an endless parade of violent criminals. Their only obstacle is the opposing hero gang, called The Cobras. The Cobras number five members: Blood (former prizefighter), Hawk (former professional wrestler), Boomer (a martial artist), Sledge (a military ex-convict) and Kate, the damsel in distress, described as Hawk's protegee. One day, Kate is kidnapped by the Dead End Gang under the leadership of Faust, who is looking for the leadership of all street gangs in an attempt to take full control of the city. The four men go to enemy territory to save Kate, fighting through the waves of enemies sent against them.

Development

[edit]

Vendetta was showcased at the 1991 Las Vegas Amusement Expo.[2]

Reception

[edit]

In Japan, Game Machine listed Vendetta on their August 1, 1991 issue as being the third most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[3] In North America, it was the top-grossing new video game on the RePlay arcade charts in September 1991.[4]

British gaming magazine The One reviewed Vendetta in 1991, reviewing it alongside D.D. Crew, calling both "quite excellent" and stating that "one will probably fade into insignificance at the expense of the other. If it was up to me, Konami's Vendetta would be the one to take the prizes." The One states that Vendetta has "a lot more atmosphere" than D. D. Crew, and praises its graphics as being "moody, much more imaginatively drawn - and the animations are smooth and inventive", despite the game having smaller sprites. The review concludes with, "Vendetta has both class and imagination," and calls its gameplay "a cathartic experience".[5]

Sinclair User magazine awarded it "Best Beat'Em Up Game" in 1991, along with Technōs Japan's WWF WrestleFest.[6]

An 2022 video games, Final Vendetta, which paid homage.[7]

In 2023, Time Extension included the game on their top 25 "Best Beat 'Em Ups of All Time" list.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Vendetta aka Crime Fighters 2 (Arcade/Konami/1991) [720p] YouTube
  2. ^ Cook, John (November 1991). "Arcades: Konami". The One. No. 38. emap Images. pp. 94–95.
  3. ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 408. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 August 1991. p. 25.
  4. ^ "RePlay: The Players' Choice". RePlay. Vol. 16, no. 12. September 1991. p. 4.
  5. ^ "Arcades: Vendetta Review". The One. No. 36. emap Images. September 1991. p. 96.
  6. ^ "Coin Ops". Sinclair User. No. 117. November 1991. pp. 62–63.
  7. ^ "Interview - Final Vendetta Developer Interview".
  8. ^ Banks, George (14 February 2023). "Best Beat 'Em Ups Of All Time". Time Extension. Hookshot Media. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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