<s>
Vendetta	B-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1991	B-Application
side-scrolling	O
beat-	B-Application
'	I-Application
em-up	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
1989	O
Konami	O
's	O
Crime	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
marketed	O
internationally	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
game	O
with	O
no	O
previous	O
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
most	O
beat-em-ups	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
primarily	O
side-scrolling	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vendetta	B-Application
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
1991	B-Application
Las	O
Vegas	O
Amusement	O
Expo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vendetta	B-Application
was	O
censored	O
in	O
some	O
countries	O
when	O
released	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
Asian	O
market	O
(	O
particularly	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
uncensored	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
some	O
countries	O
,	O
like	O
Argentina	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
to	O
remove	O
an	O
enemy	O
character	O
who	O
dresses	O
in	O
leather	O
(	O
in	O
a	O
S	O
&	O
M	O
style	O
)	O
and	O
fights	O
by	O
grabbing	O
hold	O
of	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
and	O
then	O
proceeding	O
to	O
dry	O
hump	O
and	O
lick	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Vendetta	B-Application
on	O
their	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
1991	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
new	O
video	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
RePlay	O
arcade	O
charts	O
in	O
September	B-Application
1991	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
British	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
The	O
One	O
reviewed	O
Vendetta	B-Application
in	O
1991	B-Application
,	O
reviewing	O
it	O
alongside	O
'	O
D.D.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
it	O
was	O
up	O
to	O
me	O
,	O
Konami	O
's	O
Vendetta	B-Application
would	O
be	O
the	O
one	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
prizes.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Crew	O
's	O
sprite	O
size	O
and	O
"	O
well-crafted	O
"	O
graphics	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
call	O
the	O
gameplay	O
"	O
fine	O
"	O
but	O
"	O
all	O
a	O
bit	O
sterile	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Vendetta	B-Application
has	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
atmosphere	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
while	O
smaller	O
,	O
are	O
"	O
much	O
more	O
imaginatively	O
drawn	O
-	O
and	O
the	O
animations	O
are	O
smooth	O
and	O
inventive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
states	O
that	O
"	O
Vendetta	B-Application
has	O
both	O
class	O
and	O
imagination	O
"	O
and	O
calls	O
its	O
gameplay	O
"	O
a	O
cathartic	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinclair	O
User	O
magazine	O
awarded	O
it	O
"	O
Best	O
Beat'Em	B-Application
Up	I-Application
Game	O
"	O
in	O
1991	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Technōs	O
Japan	O
's	O
WWF	O
WrestleFest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2023	O
,	O
Time	O
Extension	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
their	O
top	O
25	O
"	O
Best	O
Beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
Em	I-Application
Ups	I-Application
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
