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Flyer for the arcade version of Lethal Enforcers
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Developer(s) | Konami |
Publisher(s) | Konami |
Designer(s) | Y. Hatano |
Composer(s) | Kenichiro Fukui |
Series | Lethal Enforcers |
Platform(s) | Arcade, Super NES, Genesis/Mega Drive, Sega CD, PlayStation (as Lethal Enforcers I & II) |
Release date(s) | |
Genre(s) | Shooting gallery |
Mode(s) | Single-player, Two-player |
Review scores | |
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Publication | Score |
CVG | 80% (Genesis) 82% (Sega CD) |
EGM | 26 / 40 (Sega CD) 24 / 40 (Genesis) 24 / 40 (SNES) |
GamePro | 5 / 5 (Sega CD) 5 / 5 (Genesis) 5 / 5 (SNES) |
GamesMaster | 93% (Sega CD) |
Electronic Games | 95% (Genesis) |
Mega | 89% (Sega CD) 89% (Genesis) |
Lethal Enforcers (リーサルエンフォーサーズ Rīsaru Enfōsāzu) is a 1992 shooting game released for the arcades by Konami. The in-game graphics consist entirely of digitized photographs. This caused controversy as it allowed players to shoot photorealistic representations of enemies.
Home versions were released for the Super NES, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and Sega CD during the following year and include a revolver-shaped light gun known as the Konami Justifier.
Lethal Enforcers was followed by Lethal Enforcers II: Gun Fighters. Both games would later be released in the two-in-one compilation Lethal Enforcers I & II (Lethal Enforcers Deluxe Pack in Japan) for the PlayStation.
Years later, Konami released the Police 911 series as a Japan-themed sequel to the original plot. This was also followed by the arcade game Seigi No Hero, which was localized and renamed as Lethal Enforcers 3 for Western audiences.
Set in Chicago, Illinois, United States, the player takes control of a police officer named Don Marshall, who has one day decided to go to the donut shop for a break. While sipping the last drop of coffee, he gets a call from the police department. They said that a major crime organization has invaded town, and they need his help. He is one of the two survivors of the elite group of officers. The rest have ended up in the hospital or killed. Once the call ended, he decided to check out the bank. From that point on, he is going to experience the toughest job that he would have during his years in the police force. He has been assigned and agrees to help stop a growing crime wave that puts the city's security in serious jeopardy, along with a helper (a second player can join in).