<s>
is	O
a	O
1992	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooter	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
and	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
during	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
and	O
include	O
a	O
revolver-shaped	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
known	O
as	O
The	B-Device
Justifier	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1993	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gun	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
two-in-one	O
compilation	O
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
I	O
&	O
II	O
(	O
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
Deluxe	O
Pack	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Years	O
later	O
,	O
Konami	O
released	O
the	O
Police	B-Application
911	I-Application
series	O
as	O
a	O
Japan-themed	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
also	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
Seigi	B-Application
No	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
localized	O
and	O
renamed	O
as	O
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
3	I-Application
for	O
Western	O
audiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
has	O
six	O
stages	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
Training	O
Stage	O
)	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
Bank	O
Robbery	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Chinatown	O
(	O
on	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
Downtown	O
)	O
Assault	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Hijacking	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Drug	O
Dealers	O
(	O
on	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
Gunrunners	O
)	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Chemical	O
Plant	O
Sabotage	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
dip	O
switch	O
setting	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
allows	O
operators	O
to	O
let	O
players	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
stages	O
in	O
a	O
linear	O
fashion	O
(	O
"	O
arcade	B-Application
mode	O
"	O
)	O
or	O
select	O
individual	O
stages	O
(	O
"	O
street	O
mode	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
versions	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Konami	B-Device
Justifier	I-Device
,	O
a	O
revolver-shaped	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
which	O
came	O
packaged	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standard	O
controller	O
can	O
be	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
lieu	O
of	O
the	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
in	O
these	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second-player	O
Justifier	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
,	O
pink	O
in	O
color	O
,	O
was	O
available	O
only	O
by	O
mail	O
order	O
from	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CD	O
version	O
features	O
higher	O
quality	O
CD-DA	O
music	O
,	O
sampled	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
featured	O
alongside	O
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
the	O
two-in-one	O
compilation	O
titled	O
:	O
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
I	O
&	O
II	O
(	O
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
Deluxe	O
Pack	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
Chicago	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1997	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
compilation	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
but	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
features	O
traditional	O
Nintendo	O
censorship	O
;	O
no	O
blood	O
is	O
shown	O
when	O
a	O
player	O
or	O
criminal	O
dies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
contain	O
several	O
differences	O
from	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
European	O
arcade	B-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
RePlay	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
top-grossing	O
upright	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
in	O
November	O
1992	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
as	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
upright	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
from	O
December	O
1992	O
to	O
January	O
1993	O
,	O
before	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1993	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
on	O
their	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
1993	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
the	O
top-selling	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
November	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
rave	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
and	O
SNES	B-Application
versions	O
;	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
they	O
cited	O
the	O
accuracy	O
of	O
the	O
Konami	B-Device
Justifier	I-Device
,	O
the	O
realistic	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
appropriately	O
hyper	O
music	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
scored	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
24	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
(	O
6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
average	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
I	O
&	O
II	O
compilation	O
received	O
mediocre	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
saying	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
conversion	O
is	O
arcade	B-Application
perfect	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
simplistic	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
highly	O
static	O
compared	O
to	O
contemporaries	O
like	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
compilation	O
a	O
4.875	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
with	O
Dan	O
Hsu	O
commenting	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
games	O
were	O
very	O
good	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
both	O
too	O
aged	O
to	O
stand	O
up	O
against	O
other	O
1997	B-Application
releases	O
and	O
not	O
classic	O
enough	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
credible	O
retro	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
number	O
35	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
50	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
and	O
number	O
6	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
10	O
Mega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screen	O
Rant	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
ninth	O
best	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooter	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
58th	O
on	O
its	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Flux	O
magazine	O
listed	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
43rd	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Video	O
Games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
gained	O
controversy	O
for	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
photorealistic	O
imagery	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
1993	O
United	O
States	O
Senate	O
hearings	O
on	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
senators	O
Joe	O
Lieberman	O
and	O
Herb	O
Kohl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lieberman	O
,	O
during	O
C-SPAN	O
’	O
s	O
coverage	O
of	O
the	O
hearings	O
,	O
showed	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Sega	O
the	O
Konami	B-Device
Justifier	I-Device
that	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
looked	O
too	O
much	O
like	O
a	O
real	O
revolver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
and	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
also	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
hearings	O
,	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
rated	O
MA-17	O
by	O
Sega	O
's	O
Videogame	O
Rating	O
Council	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
popularized	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
digitized	O
sprites	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
in	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
release	O
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
another	O
popular	O
game	O
using	O
digitized	O
sprites	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
subsequently	O
became	O
the	O
yardstick	O
by	O
which	O
later	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooters	O
were	O
compared	O
to	O
up	O
until	O
the	O
mid-1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digitized	O
sprites	O
also	O
became	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
graphical	O
representation	O
for	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooters	O
up	O
until	O
the	O
mid-1990s	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
's	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
(	O
1994	O
)	O
which	O
replaced	O
them	O
with	O
3D	O
polygon	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
level	O
in	O
Konami	O
's	O
shooter	O
Jikkyō	B-Application
Oshaberi	I-Application
Parodius	I-Application
is	O
modeled	O
after	O
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
and	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
avoiding	O
moving	O
crosshairs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
blue	O
and	O
pink	O
Konami	B-Device
Justifiers	I-Device
appear	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
during	O
the	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
