Vendetta is an arcade game released in 1991 by Konami. The game is a four-player scrolling beat 'em up with a big screen. As with the originators of the genre (Renegade and Double Dragon), it involves street gangs. This game is known in Japan as Crime Fighters 2 (クライムファイターズ2), implying that the game is a direct sequel to the 1989 game Crime Fighters. There are four characters (good guys depicted in the picture at right): Blood (red shirt, ex-priz...
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Vendetta is an arcade game released in 1991 by Konami. The game is a four-player scrolling beat 'em up with a big screen. As with the originators of the genre (Renegade and Double Dragon), it involves street gangs. This game is known in Japan as Crime Fighters 2 (クライムファイターズ2), implying that the game is a direct sequel to the 1989 game Crime Fighters. There are four characters (good guys depicted in the picture at right): Blood (red shirt, ex-prize fighter), Hawk (blue shirt, former professional wrestler), Boomer (yellow shirt, martial arts expert) and Sledge (light green shirt, ex-military convict).
The hero gang, called The Cobras, numbers five members: Blood (former prizefighter, with a passing resemblance to Mike Tyson), Hawk (former professional wrestler, with passing resemblance to Hulk Hogan), Boomer (a martial artist, possibly similar to Jean-Claude Van Damme), Sledge (a military ex-convict with passing resemblance to Mr. T), and Kate, the damsel in distress, described as Hawk...
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