Vigilante 8 (ヴィジランテ8) is the first installment of the Vigilante 8 vehicle action series developed by Luxoflux. It was released in 1998 for the Nintendo 64, Playstation, and Game Boy Color.
It centers around Sid Burn and the development of the Coyotes as they try to destroy oil companies and refineries competing against OMAR, a large oil monopoly intending to become the richest company in the United States.
Plot[]
Set in an exaggerated version of 1975, Sid Burn and his hitmen of Coyotes are hired by OMAR to dispose of all competing oil companies in the U.S. so that they can become the richest company in America. Plus, because crime and illegal activities were out of control throughout the entire United States, this soon causes law enforcement officials and emergency services to go into urban areas, leaving suburbs vulnerable. After various reports of destruction by the Coyotes, a trucker named Convoy forms a group of his own, called the Vigilantes, to combat the Coyotes and put an end to this tyranny of OMAR.
Gameplay[]
The gameplay of Vigilante 8 is similar to that of many other vehicular based action games.
Mode screen for Vigilante 8 (Nintendo 64 version)
The player chooses a character whom controls a vehicle to do battle with, finding and equipping weapons found around the stage. In this game, however, each character gets their own individual weapon only found in special crates within the stage, known as their Special Weapon. Each player must get the opponent's health down to zero in order to win the match, with the defeated vehicle exploding with the last hit.
Although, before the defeated car explodes, the victor is given a chance to 'total' the opponent, which is an alternate way to defeat the opponent by using your Special Weapon or a combo move with any other weapon (See any of the Weapon's pages for more information on combo moves). Though it doesn't serve much of a point in this game, totaling an opponent serves a more creative role in the game's sequel Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense.
Playable Characters[]
| Vigilantes | Coyotes | - | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sheila | 
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Loki | 
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Y the Alien * |
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John Torque | 
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Beezwax | ||
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Slick Clyde | 
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Houston 3 | ||
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Chassey Blue | 
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Boogie | ||
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Convoy * | 
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Sid Burn * | ||
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Dave * | 
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Molo * | ||
(*) Unlockable character
Stages[]
(*) Nintendo 64 exclusive
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- In the character select screen, all characters aside from Chassey Blue and Y the Alien have their Special Weapon shown or hinted at in their character photo.
- Prior to its release, Vigilante 8 received numerous iterations via demos and playable alphas, the latter of which play quite differently from the retail version of the game. Alpha versions of the game can be found in the Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine Demo Disc 09 (SCUS-94216), Pitfall 3D: Beyond the Jungle (SLUS-00254) and unreleased press kit discs distributed for reviewers.