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Platform
Arcade
Genres
Racing · Beat 'em Up · Adventure
Player Perspective
Top-down
Developers
System 3 Software
Publishers
System 3 Software · Kixx
Release date
December 31, 1990

Summary

Vendetta drops you into a crisp isometric world that feels like a love‑letter to the Last Ninja series, complete with flick‑screen transitions and that distinctive pixel‑art depth. As an ex‑military veteran you start with a knife, but the screens pulse with blinking icons for everything from grenades to an AK‑47 or Uzi, and even the crucial evidence you need to wrap up each area. Collected evidence isn’t just a tally—it scrolls across a tiny camera reel, giving a satisfying visual cue that you’re ready to move on. Once the reel is full, the game flips into a rear‑view driving chase, where you steer a cannon‑armed car through traffic, dodge bomb‑dropping helicopters, and keep an eye on police cruisers that will demand to see your proof. The four stages—Docklands, an Army Base, an Airport and Central Park—each flow into the next via this high‑octane segment. The engine, a reworked version of the Last Ninja renderer, later powered Last Ninja 3, and the title earned top marks from Zzap!64, Crash and C+VG.

Storyline

Vendetta follows an ex‑military veteran whose brother, a top‑secret nuclear weapons scientist, and his daughter are seized by a terrorist cell. The kidnappers demand the formula for a miniature nuclear bomb and threaten to detonate it unless their impossible conditions are met. Starting with only a knife, the hero fights his way through a series of hostile locations—an army base, a booby‑trapped airplane, and finally Central Park—collecting weapons and evidence to persuade skeptical police officers to let him continue. Along the way he rescues his brother and niece while dismantling the terrorists' last stand. The game’s gritty narrative blends high‑stakes rescue with relentless action, keeping players on edge until the final showdown.

Edited by Maya Carter

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Arcade Machine

Developers
Konami
Machine Style
Upright
Control Panel
Multi-player
Input Devices
Joystick · Buttons
Screen Orientation
Landscape
Sound
Stereo

Multiplayer

Game modes
Cooperative