<s>
is	O
a	O
1989	B-Application
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat-em-up	I-Application
released	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
Konami	O
's	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
(	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
four-player	O
dedicated	O
cabinet	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
conversion	O
kit	O
that	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
2-player	O
and	O
4-player	O
versions	O
(	O
meant	O
for	O
either	O
Atari	O
Games	O
 '	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
or	O
Konami	O
's	O
own	O
Main	B-Application
Event	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crime	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Vendetta	B-Application
(	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Crime	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
four-player	O
versions	O
,	O
each	O
player	O
position	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
coin	O
slot	O
and	O
each	O
credit	O
value	O
adds	O
around	O
a	O
hundred	O
health	O
points	O
to	O
that	O
position	O
which	O
slowly	O
drains	O
one	O
health	O
point	O
per	O
tick	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two-player	O
version	O
gives	O
players	O
a	O
set	O
number	O
of	O
lives	O
and	O
the	O
health/timer	O
system	O
is	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
life	O
meter	O
and	O
life	O
counter	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
beat-em-ups	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Crime	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
on	O
their	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
1989	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
