History VideoGame / CrimeFighters

''Crime Fighters'' is a 1989 BeatEmUp made by Creator/{{Konami}}, released around the same time as their ''[[VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTheArcadeGame Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' arcade game. Up to two players (four in the American version) try to rescue a huge group of girls kidnapped by a crime lord. This game was known for its very risque sense of humor (one of the main reasons why this game never got ported to home systems) and an absolutely brutal level of difficulty.

* BossRush: After beating the game for the first time, you fight all of the bosses again in a BonusLevelOfHell along with a few enemies. The bad news is that you fight SEVEN ENEMIES AT A TIME and all of those regular enemies are the high-level ones. ''There is no good news''.

* CaptainErsatz: Some of the bosses. In particular, The second stage boss is a [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]] cosplayer named J.J., the fourth stage boss is a [[Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre Leatherface]]-like biker named Max and the fifth stage boss is a [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]]-lookalike named [[Creator/RobertEnglund Robert]] [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed England]].

* [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard The Bosses Are Cheating Bastards]]: Unlike the regular enemies, not one of the bosses can be knocked down by anything short of their deaths, and if they feel like hitting you out of your combo - which they typically do - they can do so with complete impunity. Pocket Full Of Quarters help you if you decide to do anything but run screaming from the machine as soon as you realize there's a BossRush bonus stage after the ending.
* DifficultyByRegion: An odd example. The Japanese and European versions of the game were two-players and they have lives and a life bar. The American four-player version removed the lives and gave you HitPoints (100 per coin) for every token you inserted in, and worse, it drained your life by 1 point about every 10 seconds. The Japanese version also has a back kick button that was removed in the American version.
** The guns you pick up also work differently by region: the 2-player versions have infinite ammo but hurt about as much as a punch, but while the 4-player version's guns do FAR more damage and won't disappear if you're hit, they have a limited supply of ammo.

* RatchetScrolling
* WhipItGood: The female enemies.

* MachoCamp: These enemies are only found in the Japanese versions of the game. There's also dog enemies that try to hump you. They would return in the Japanese version of ''VideoGame/{{Vendetta}}''.

It has a sequel named ''Crime Fighters 2'', released as ''VideoGame/{{Vendetta}}'' in non Japanese territories. ''VideoGame/ViolentStorm'' is sometimes considered a third game among fans due to its similar themes and gameplay, although it was never officially part of the series.

** The guns you pick up also work differently by region: the Japan/Europe versions have infinite ammo but hurt about as much as a punch, but while the American version's guns do FAR more damage and won't disappear if you're hit, they have a limited supply of ammo.

''Crime Fighters'' is a 1989 BeatEmUp made by Creator/{{Konami}}, released around the same time as their ''[[VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTheArcadeGame Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' arcade game. Up to two players (four in the American version) try to rescue a huge group of girls kidnapped by a crime lord. This game was known for its very risque sense of humor, one of the main reasons why this game never got ported to home systems.

* BossRush: After beating the game for the first time, you fight all of the bosses at once again in a BonusLevelOfHell along with a few enemies.

* DoNotDropYourWeapon: Played straight with the enemies, but you lose any weapons you pick up as soon as you're hit.

* HitboxDissonance: You'll have a hard time trying to hit enemies in this game. The bosses are even worse, as they'll most likely hit you before you hit them.

* YouGetKnockedDownYouGetBackUpAgain: Averted as enemies can be kicked while on the ground. The bosses subvert this as they can't be knocked down and kicked.

* CaptainErsatz: Some of the bosses. In particular, The second stage boss is a [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]] cosplayer named J.J., the fourth stage boss is a [[Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre Leatherface]]-like biker named Max and the fifth stage boss is a [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]]-lookalike named [[Creator/RobertEnglund Robert]] [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed England]].

* YouGetKnockedDownYouGetBackUpAgain: Averted as enemies can be kicked while on the ground. The bosses subvert this as they can't be knocked down and kicked.

'''This game contains examples of:'''

* CaptainErsatz: Some of the bosses. In particular, The second stage boss is a [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]] cosplayer named J.J., the fourth stage boss is a[[Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre Leatherface]]-like biker named Max and the fifth stage boss is a [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]]-lookalike named [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Robert England]].

* ExcusePlot

It has a sequel named ''Crime Fighters 2'', released as ''VideoGame/{{Vendetta}}'' in non Japanese territories. ''VideoGame/ViolentStorm'' is sometimes considered a third game in the series due to its similar themes and gameplay, though it was never advertised as such.

* CaptainErsatz: Some of the bosses. In particular, The second stage boss is reminiscent of [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]], the fourth stage boss is based on [[Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre Leatherface]] and the 5th stage boss is based on [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]].

''Crime Fighters'' is a 1989 BeatEmUp made by {{Konami}}, released around the same time as their ''[[VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTheArcadeGame Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' arcade game. Up to two players (four in the American version) try to rescue a huge group of girls kidnapped by a crime lord. This game was known for its very risque sense of humor, one of the main reasons why this game never got ported to home systems.

It has a sequel named ''Crime Fighters 2'', released as ''{{Vendetta}}'' in non Japanese territories. ''ViolentStorm'' is sometimes considered a third game in the series due to its similar themes and gameplay, though it was never advertised as such.

* MachoCamp: These enemies are only found in the Japanese versions of the game. There's also dog enemies that try to hump you. They would return in the Japanese version of ''{{Vendetta}}''.

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''Crime Fighters'' is a 1989 BeatEmUp made by {{Konami}}, released around the same time as their ''[[VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTheArcadeGame Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' arcade game. Up to four or two players (depending on the machine) try to rescue a huge group of girls kidnapped by a crime lord. This game was known for its very risque sense of humor, one of the main reasons why this game never got ported to home systems.

* AnticlimaxBoss: The mob leader who gets out and throws a key to the cell. [[spoiler:Subverted in that if you pick up the key, he takes out a machine gun and shoots you. However, you can walk up to him and still kick him and then he'll surrender for real.]]

* CaptainErsatz: Some of the bosses. In particular, The second stage boss is reminiscent of [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Vorhees]], the fourth stage boss is based on [[Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre Leatherface]] and the 5th stage boss is based on [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Kruger]].

Crime Fighters is a 1989 BeatEmUp made by {{Konami}}, released around the same year as their ''[[VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTheArcadeGame Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' arcade game. Up to four players (or two, depending on machine settings) try to rescue a huge group of girls kidnapped by a crime lord. This game was known for its very risque sense of humor, one of the main reasons why this game never got ported to home systems.

It has a sequel named Crime Fighters, known as ''{{Vendetta}}'' in non Japanese territories. ''ViolentStorm'' is mistakenly labeled as the third game in the series, despite being completely different from the two.

* {{Bowdlerwise}}: The Japanese versions had the MachoCamp enemies and dogs who tried to lick and hump you, as well as a poster that would lick you in stage 6 when you walked by it. The overseas versions removed these.

* WhipItGood: The female enemies.

* RatchetScrolling

Crime Fighters is a 1989 BeatEmUp made by {{Konami}}, released around the same year as their ''[[VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTheArcadeGame TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles]]'' arcade game. Up to four players (or two, depending on machine settings) try to rescue a huge group of girls kidnapped by a crime lord. This game was known for its very risque sense of humor, one of the main reasons why this game never got ported to home systems.

Crime Fighters is a 1989 BeatEmUp made by {{Konami}}, released around the same year as their ''TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' arcade game. Up to four players (or two, depending on machine settings) try to rescue a huge group of girls kidnapped by a crime lord. This game was known for its very risque sense of humor, one of the main reasons why this game never got ported to home systems.

* CaptainErsatz: Some of the bosses. In particular, The second stage boss is reminiscent of [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Vorhees]], the fourth stage boss is based on [[Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre Leatherface]] and the 5th stage boss is based on [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Kruger]].

* CaptainErsatz: Some of the bosses. In particular, The second stage boss is reminiscent of [[Film/FridayThe13th Jason Vorhees]], the fourth stage boss is based on [[Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre Leatherface]] and the 5th stage boss is based on [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Kruger]].

* CaptainErsatz: Some of the bosses. In particular, The second stage boss is reminiscent of [[Film/FridayThe13th Jason Vorhees]], the fourth stage boss is based on [[TexasChainsawMassacre Leatherface]] and the 5th stage boss is based on [[NightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Kruger]].

* PaletteSwap: Aside from skin tones and hair colors, your character sprites look alike.

*** In the two Player version: