This is the conversion of Taito's scrolling beat 'em up, which later produced unofficial sequels Target: Renegade and Renegade III: The Final Chapter. The game is set on the mean streets of Brooklyn, which you must venture through to meet your girlfriend, and then rescue her from her kidnappers. This is split into five levels, taking you through the subway and the docks as well as some inhospitable streets. A wide range of aggressive moves are on offer, including headbutts, kicks, punches and flying kicks. Much of the game's violence is depicted in a fairly tongue-in-cheek style, with an element of attempted humour along the way.

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Alternate Titles

"熱血硬派くにおくん" -- Japanese spelling
"Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun" -- Japanese title
"Ghetto" -- Italian title

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	Renegade	NES
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Your Sinclair	ZX Spectrum	Oct, 1987	9 out of 10	90
Zzap!	Commodore 64	Nov, 1987	90 out of 100	90
The Games Machine (UK)	Commodore 64	Dec, 1987	83 out of 100	83
Your Sinclair	ZX Spectrum	Feb, 1990	82 out of 100	82
Happy Computer	Amstrad CPC	Oct, 1987	77 out of 100	77
All Game Guide	NES	1998		70
The Video Game Critic	NES	Jan 19, 2003	C-	42
Just Games Retro	NES	Feb 19, 2007	37 out of 100	37
Nintendo Life	Wii	May 05, 2008		30
Atari ST User	Atari ST	May, 1992	25 out of 100	25

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Trivia

German index

On February 27, 1988, Renegade was put on the infamous German index by the BPjS. For more information about what this means and to see a list of games sharing the same fate, take a look here: BPjS/BPjM indexed games.

Japanese release

The original Japanese version (Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun) was the first title in the Nekketsu / Kunio-Kun" series which always revolve around the Nekketsu highschool and it's gangs. As such the Japanese Renegade has all characters dressed in school uniforms, and the backgrounds include schoolyards and other recognizably Japanese locations. The graphics were all re-drawn to fit into the "street fighting gangs" theme that was so popular at the time for the foreign releases however.