Avenger (必殺 無頼拳; Hissatsu Buraiken; also spelled Avengers) is an overhead-view vertically scrolling beat 'em up arcade game released by Capcom in 1987. The game was developed by the duo of Takashi Nishiyama and Finish Hiroshi, who later created the original Street Fighter and a few of SNK's early fighting games. It was later included on Capcom Classics Collection: Remixed for the PSP and Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
The game takes place in Paradise City, where the villain, "Geshita", has captured 6 girls from the city. The player's objective (as Ryu or Ko) is to banish "Geshita" from Paradise City once and for all. During the game, the player can pick up powerups like the "Speed Up", the Super Punch, Grenades, Shurikens, Nunchaku and extra health.
The player's character has 3 normal means of attack:
- Punch: - Quick with short range.
- Kick: - Slower with longer range.
- Roundhouse: - Hits in a 360 degree motion.
Trivia
"Hissatsu Buraiken" (the game's Japanese name) was later used as the name one of Dan's Super Combos. thumb|300px|right|Level 1 on MAME