Vigilante (TG16) Playthrough - NintendoComplete
177A playthrough of NEC'S 1989 beat 'em up game for the TurboGrafx-16, Vigilante.
The follow-up to Kung Fu/Kung Fu Master/Spartan X, Vigilante takes everything that made the original successful, adds beefed up graphics and sound, weapons, and in general a lot more personality. It's not terribly different, but it gets all the core elements right. It just seems a bit less impressive compared to the massive sprites in China Warrior, but it's also much more fluid because of the smaller characters. It also seems to be a,bit too easy, but that's largely due to the controller's turbo functionality. Do I use it? Yessir! If it wasn't meant to be used, why would it be included?
The girl's name makes me laugh a lot in this one - apparently the guys at Irem liked American pop music!
Unlike the poor Master System version, the Turbo port is equally as excellent - the graphics are big and colorful, the soundtrack sounds awesome on the TG16's chip, and the controls are super responsive. If you're looking for Kung Fu with a more modern set of aesthetics tacked on, this is great. If you want evolved game play, you're better of going for Double Dragon.
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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