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4.2 / 5

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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 a camera‑film reel that tracks every piece of evidence you snag. You start with a simple knife, but the streets are littered with grenades, AK‑47s, Uzis and ammo that flash on screen when you step into the right tile, turning a beat‑’em‑up into a scavenger hunt for the tools you need to survive.

Once you’ve hoarded enough evidence, the game flips into a rear‑view driving segment where you barrel toward the next zone, dodging traffic, bomb‑dropping helicopters and even aggressive police who’ll demand to see your loot. Your car is armed with a cannon and missiles, making the chase feel like a high‑octane arcade showdown. The title earned top marks from Zzap!64, Crash and C+VG, and its engine later powered the third Last Ninja, cementing its place in retro beat‑’em‑up lore.

Storyline

In Vendetta, an ex‑military veteran discovers that a terrorist group has seized his brother—a top‑secret nuclear weapons scientist—and his daughter, demanding the formula for a miniature nuclear device and threatening to detonate it. The hero starts the mission armed only with a knife, battling through city streets while gathering weapons and evidence to persuade skeptical police officers to let him continue.

He fights his way into an army base, a booby‑trapped airplane, and finally Central Park, where the terrorists make their last stand. Simultaneously, the Cobras must rescue their female member Kate from the rival Dead End Gang, confronting every gang member and boss along the way. The game blends hostage‑rescue action with gritty gang‑war combat.

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