Lethal Weapon - NES

<p>Lethal Weapon for the NES is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up developed by Eurocom and published by Ocean Software — released in 1993 to coincide with the theatrical debut of Lethal Weapon 3 and representing the franchise's only dedicated NES appearance. <cite index="131-1">The game casts players as Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh, the mismatched LAPD detective duo from the beloved Shane Black film series</cite>, as they battle their way through the criminal underworld of Los Angeles across five increasingly dangerous missions. The NES version is a distinctly different game from the SNES counterpart released simultaneously — where the SNES version is a maze-style platformer, the NES version commits fully to the belt-scrolling beat-'em-up formula, giving it a grittier, more brawler-focused identity. The story loosely follows the plot of Lethal Weapon 3, pitting Riggs and Murtaugh against weapons smuggler Jack Travis across locations including a shopping mall, the city docks, and the sewers beneath Los Angeles.</p>

<p><cite index="126-1">The NES version emphasizes fists over firepower — punching enemies is more effective than shooting them</cite>, reflecting the brawler genre the game commits to most fully. <cite index="126-1">Players control Riggs from the start, but scrolling him off the left edge of the screen swaps in Murtaugh, and the character who steps out recovers health while off-screen</cite> — a clever tag-team mechanic that makes alternating between the two essential for survival rather than optional. <cite index="126-1">The two characters have different stats: Riggs jumps higher and can pick up knives, while Murtaugh can pick up and throw crates and attacks with a grounded punch.</cite> Grenades and environmental weapons supplement the hand-to-hand combat, and boss encounters at the end of each level provide the most demanding tests the game has to offer. <cite index="126-1">The MobyGames critic score sits at 39%</cite>, reflecting the game's status as a functional but uninspired licensed title — competently playable but well short of the films' spirit.</p>

<p><cite index="131-1">Lethal Weapon was developed by Eurocom and published by Ocean Software in 1993</cite> — the same year the studio released their versions of the game across NES, Game Boy, SNES, Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, and C64, a typical Ocean strategy of licensing a property and spreading it across as many platforms as possible simultaneously. The NES version is the rarest and hardest to find of the lot, with <cite index="126-1">MobyGames listing a used price of $77.45</cite> — a figure that reflects scarcity and franchise collector demand more than critical reputation. For fans of the Lethal Weapon series hunting down every piece of official merchandise and media from the franchise's peak era, this NES cartridge is the one that's hardest to come by and the most satisfying to add to the collection.</p>

<p><strong>Language:</strong> English<br>
<strong>Rating:</strong> N/A (pre-ESRB release)<br>
<strong>Platform:</strong> Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)<br>
<strong>Genre:</strong> Beat-'em-Up / Action Platformer<br>
<strong>Players:</strong> 1 player<br>
<strong>Developer:</strong> Eurocom<br>
<strong>Publisher:</strong> Ocean Software<br>
<strong>Release Year:</strong> 1993</p>

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