<s>
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Luxoflux	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
officially	O
it	O
has	O
no	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
Interstate	B-Application
'	I-Application
76	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
several	O
of	O
its	O
themes	O
(	O
auto-vigilantes	O
,	O
the	O
1970s	O
time	O
frame	O
,	O
and	O
specific	O
fictional	O
vehicle	O
companies	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
stage	O
has	O
interactive	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
ballistic	O
missiles	O
and	O
launching	O
Aurora	O
planes	O
for	O
the	O
Area	B-Application
51	I-Application
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
also	O
offers	O
players	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
play	O
standard	O
music	O
CDs	O
during	O
a	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
includes	O
a	O
story	O
mode	O
for	O
Y	O
The	O
Alien	O
and	O
a	O
fantasy	O
stage	O
called	O
Super	O
Dreamland	O
64	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
three	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
(	O
two	O
vs.	O
two	O
,	O
three	O
vs.	O
one	O
,	O
and	O
deathmatch	O
)	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
four	O
control	O
ports	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
two-player	O
Story	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
480x360	O
hi-res	O
mode	O
is	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
pause	O
menu	O
if	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
Expansion	O
Pack	O
is	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
(	O
GBC	O
)	O
version	O
features	O
five	O
levels	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
from	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
:	O
Casino	O
City	O
,	O
Hoover	O
Dam	O
,	O
Oil	O
Fields	O
,	O
Ski	O
Resort	O
,	O
and	O
Valley	O
Farms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
digitized	O
audio	O
and	O
voiceovers	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
two-player	O
mode	O
made	O
possible	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
force	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
built	O
into	O
the	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
spaceship	O
Loki	O
flew	O
and	O
crashed	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
belong	O
to	O
Y	O
The	O
Alien	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
seeking	O
extra	O
fuel	O
and	O
parts	O
for	O
his	O
ship	O
after	O
being	O
stranded	O
on	O
Earth	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
looking	O
for	O
his	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
with	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
five	O
people	O
-	O
Peter	O
Morawiec	O
,	O
Adrian	O
Stephens	O
,	O
David	O
Goodrich	O
,	O
Jeremy	O
Engleman	O
,	O
and	O
Edward	O
Toth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
rewrote	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
libraries	O
except	O
ones	O
for	O
which	O
Sony	O
did	O
not	O
supply	O
information	O
regarding	O
direct	O
hardware	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
except	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
MacDonald	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
noted	O
the	O
easy	O
control	O
scheme	O
and	O
the	O
well-designed	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MacDonald	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
offerings	O
would	O
give	O
reason	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
"	O
retire	O
"	O
from	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shawn	O
Smith	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
noted	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
multiplayer	O
mode	O
offered	O
more	O
fun	O
and	O
ran	O
relatively	O
smoothly	O
in	O
high-resolution	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
seven	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
competent	O
and	O
interesting	O
game	O
for	O
anyone	O
who	O
enjoys	O
trashing	O
automobiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
gave	O
both	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
in	O
two	O
separate	O
issues	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
latter	O
version	O
was	O
"	O
more	O
fun	O
than	O
Interstate	B-Application
'	I-Application
76	I-Application
and	O
currently	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
its	O
type	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
"	O
(	O
#45	O
,	O
September	O
1998	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
later	O
saying	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
version	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
craving	O
some	O
driving	O
action	O
with	O
guns	O
for	O
your	O
N64	B-Operating_System
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
get	O
"	O
(	O
#53	O
,	O
May	O
1999	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Syscom	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
28	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
was	O
produced	O
,	O
titled	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
:	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Offense	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
titled	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
,	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Isopod	O
Labs	O
,	O
an	O
independent	O
company	O
formed	O
by	O
the	O
founders	O
of	O
Luxoflux	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
onto	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Luxoflux	O
,	O
produced	O
a	O
game	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
using	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
license	O
(	O
and	O
the	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
)	O
,	O
titled	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
Demolition	O
.	O
</s>
