<s>
is	O
a	O
1988	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Irem	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
considered	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
sequel	O
to	O
Irem	O
's	O
earlier	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
(	O
1984	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
involves	O
a	O
lone	O
,	O
professional	O
martial	O
artist	O
who	O
became	O
a	O
vigilante	B-Application
to	O
fight	O
an	O
evil	O
gang	O
called	O
the	O
Skinheads	O
ruled	O
by	O
a	O
man	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Giant	O
Devil	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
protect	O
his	O
"	O
turf	O
"	O
and	O
save	O
a	O
female	O
hostage	O
named	O
Madonna	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
five	O
stages	O
in	O
order	O
of	O
appearance	O
:	O
a	O
street	O
,	O
a	O
junkyard	O
,	O
the	O
Brooklyn	B-Protocol
Bridge	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
back	O
street	O
scene	O
and	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
a	O
building	O
that	O
is	O
under	O
construction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skinheads	O
with	O
Mohawk	O
or	O
spiked	O
hairdo	O
attack	O
the	O
vigilante	B-Application
with	O
knives	O
,	O
chains	O
,	O
motorbikes	O
,	O
guns	O
and	O
other	O
kinds	O
of	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arcade	O
sequel	O
to	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
called	O
Beyond	O
Kung-Fu	O
:	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Master	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Irem	O
and	O
underwent	O
location	O
testing	O
in	O
1987	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
shelved	O
after	O
it	O
underperformed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kung-Fu	O
sequel	O
was	O
then	O
revamped	O
into	O
Vigilante	B-Application
,	O
after	O
Irem	O
decided	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
more	O
Americanized	O
setting	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ones	O
for	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
were	O
reprogrammed	O
by	O
Emerald	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
U.S.	O
Gold	O
mostly	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Korean	O
company	O
Clover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
version	O
was	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
1989	O
by	O
Irem	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
NEC	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
version	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
globally	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delisted	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
(	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
before	O
it	O
returned	O
in	O
September	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2017	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Vigilante	B-Application
on	O
their	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
1988	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
later	O
described	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Pretty	O
standard	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
"	O
that	O
"	O
You	O
've	O
probably	O
seen	O
"	O
before	O
,	O
saying	O
players	O
should	O
"	O
only	O
buy	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
addicted	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
and	O
you	O
've	O
already	O
got	O
the	O
better	O
ones.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
stating	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
,	O
even	O
second	O
time	O
"	O
around	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
"	O
perfectly	O
defined	O
and	O
beautifully	O
"	O
animated	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
any	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
fan	O
should	O
check	O
out	O
Vigilante	B-Application
without	O
delay.	O
"	O
</s>
