Vigilante

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Vigilante

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Irem, Sega

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code

Vigilante is an arcade beat-'em-up game released by Irem in 1988. The following year it was ported and published by Sega for the Sega Master System. Upon release, Vigilante was considered to be a sequel to the 1984 arcade game, Kung-Fu Master (known as Spartan X in Japan and in its NES incarnation, simply Kung-Fu).

Vigilante is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up game where an unnamed player protagonist (the "vigilante") attempts to rescue his girlfriend, Madonna (Maria in this Master System version) from a group known as the Skinheads (Rogues). Gameplay is similar to Kung-Fu Master, with the exception that it is now possible to pick up nunchaku to deal extra damage. A subsequent hit will cause the player to drop the nunchaku. There are five stages set across the city of New York.

Although this version of the game was never released in Japan, the Master System Vigilante is compatible with the FM Sound Unit which was only supported by Japanese (and Korean) consoles.

Promotional material

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UK print advert

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

ACE (UK)

66

^[1]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

55

^[5]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

80

^[6]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

PAL

72

^[7]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

77

^[8]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

67

^[2]

The Games Machine (UK)

80

^[9]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

71

^[10]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

72

^[11]

New Computer Express (UK)

75

^[12]

Power Play (DE)

PAL

51

^[13]

S: The Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

62

^[14]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

50

^[15]

Sega Pro (UK)

70

^[4]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

77

^[16]

Zero (UK)

84

^[17]

	69
Based on 16 reviews

Vigilante

Master System, US
Cover
Manual

Master System, EU
Cover

Master System, EU ® variant
Cover

Master System, BR (cardboard)
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, BR
Cover

Master System, AU
Cover
Cart

NEC Retro has more information related to Vigilante

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File:ACE UK 21.pdf, page 50 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 21.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content
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↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf, page 31 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf_p31" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 75
↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 109
↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 62
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 146
↑ The Games Machine, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-20), page 59
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 75
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 136
↑ New Computer Express, "September 16, 1989" (UK; 1989-09-14), page 58
↑ Power Play, "5/89" (DE; 1989-04-10), page 57
↑ S: The Sega Magazine, "July 1990" (UK; 1990-06-07), page 25
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 60
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72
↑ Zero, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-10-12), page 63

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[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_08.pdf_p25-3] File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_08.pdf, page 25

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[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p75-5] Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 75

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p109-6] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 109

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p62-7] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 62

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p146-8] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 146

[:File:TGM_UK_18.pdf_p59-9] The Games Machine, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-20), page 59

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_005.pdf_p75-10] Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 75

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p136-11] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 136

[:File:NewComputerExpress_UK_045.pdf_p58-12] New Computer Express, "September 16, 1989" (UK; 1989-09-14), page 58

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1989-05.pdf_p57-13] Power Play, "5/89" (DE; 1989-04-10), page 57

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_08.pdf_p25-14] S: The Sega Magazine, "July 1990" (UK; 1990-06-07), page 25

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p60-15] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 60

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p72-16] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72

[:File:Zero_UK_01.pdf_p63-17] Zero, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-10-12), page 63

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