Lethal Enforcers

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Lethal Enforcers
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: Konami
Developer:
Genre: Shooting

















Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP
¥9,8009,800 T-95014
Sega Mega-CD
JP
(Famitsu Ban)
Sega Mega-CD
US
T-95015
Sega Mega-CD
EU
T-95015-50

Lethal Enforcers (リーサルエンフォーサーズ) is an arcade light-gun game released by Konami in 1992. It was ported to the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Mega-CD in 1993, as well as the Super Famicom (with censorship) at around the same time.

Gameplay

Lethal Enforcers was built to use Konami's Justifier light gun (although standard controllers also work). The Mega Drive and Mega-CD ports will not function with the majority of other light guns (most notably the Sega Menacer), which has in turn caused a great deal of confusion over the years. No versions of Lethal Enforcers were ever officially sold without (blue) Justifiers, although for a second player to join in, a second, pink justifier would need to be purchased separately. The downside with such an approach is that purchasing both the Mega Drive and Mega-CD ports left users with an extra blue gun never likely to be used.

The goal of the game is simple: you're a police officer and you shoot the criminals before they shoot you while leaving the civilians unharmed. When using the standard controller, A/B shoot and C reloads; when using the Justifier, pulling the trigger when aimed at any area of the screen shoots, and pulling the trigger when aimed away from the screen reloads. You can also use weapons some enemies drop, by shooting at the weapon icons which appear on the screen after killing the relevant enemy.

History

Release

At least ten special copies of the Mega-CD version were known to be given away in a contest by the Japanese magazine Famitsu; more information on this is needed.

The game was banned in Germany[3].

Legacy

Lethal Enforcers was followed by Lethal Enforcers II: Gun Fighters, which was also ported to both the Mega Drive and Mega-CD.

Promotional Material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
79 №28, p134/135
80 №144
95 №15, p120
100 №53, p68
89 №15, p38/39/40
91 №2, p34/35/36/37
74 №14, p94-96[4]
75 №38, p104/105
78 №51, p48
89 №15, p60/61
Sega Mega Drive
85
Based on
10 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[5]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
68
[6]
Consoles + (FR)
79
[7]
Cool Gamer (RU)
50
[8]
Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL
80
[9]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
95
[10]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
70
[11]
Game Power (IT) PAL
89
[12]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
100
[13]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
70
[14]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-U
83
[15]
Mega (UK) PAL
89
[16]
Mega Machines (UK) PAL
91
[17]
Megazin (SI) PAL
79
[18]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
74
[4]
Player One (FR)
75
[19]
Power Up! (UK)
83
[20]
Power Unlimited (NL)
90
[21]
Sega News (CZ)
93
[22]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
78
[23]
Sega Zone (UK) NTSC
89
[24]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
82
[25]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
78
[26]
Todo Sega (ES) PAL
90
[27]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
82
[28]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
63
[29]
Sega Mega Drive
80
Based on
26 reviews

Lethal Enforcers

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover

Mega CD Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
82 №146, p72
95 №52, p74/75[1]
93 №11, p44/45/46
63 №47
78 №17, p50/51
89 №15, p38/39/40
85 №8, p50/51
92 №2, p34/35/36/37
80 №22, p58/59/60
50 №37, p144
78 №2, p108[30]
89 №49, p48/49
88 №27, p52/53
Sega Mega-CD
82
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
68
[31]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
82
[32]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
93
[33]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
65
[34]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
82
[35]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
70
[36]
Freak (IL)
93
[37]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
95
[1]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
93
[38]
GamesMaster (UK)
63
[39]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
70
[40]
Hyper (AU)
89
[41]
Joypad (FR) PAL
80
[15]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
78
[42]
Mega (UK) PAL
89
[16]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
85
[43]
Mega Force (FR)
66
[44]
Mega Force (FR)
67
[45]
Mega Machines (UK) PAL
92
[17]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
81
[46]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
80
[47]
Player One (FR)
50
[48]
Power Unlimited (NL)
90
[21]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
78
[49]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
89
[50]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
88
[51]
Sega Zone (UK) NTSC
90
[52]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
78
[26]
Todo Sega (ES)
87
[53]
Video Games (DE) PAL
63
[54]
Sega Mega-CD
80
Based on
30 reviews

Lethal Enforcers

Mega-CD, US
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Cover
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Disc
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Manual
Mega-CD, EU
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Cover
Mega-CD, JP
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Cover
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Disc
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Jewel Case
Mega-CD, JP (Famitsu Ban)

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