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''Violent Storm'' is an arcade [[Beat'Em Up]] made by [[Konami]] released in 1993, and their final foray into the genre along with ''[[Metamorphic Force]]''.
In an unspecified future, the world is recovering after [[World War III]] destroyed most of it. The main characters Boris, Wade
Konami's farewell to the beat'em up genre, this arcade release features superb graphics with huge, fluidly animated sprites, an insane lyriced soundtrack and an impressive variety of moves. Though it may look like a blatant ripoff of ''[[Final Fight]]'' at first, it does many improvements on the formula, and [[Affectionate Parody|celebrates the classics of the beat'em up genre as much as it makes fun of them]].
It is a frequent misconception that this game is a part of the ''[[Crime Fighters]]''/''[[Vendetta]]'' series, even though nothing in either the promotion material or the game itself suggest a connection.
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* [[Affectionate Parody]]: Of both beat'em ups and post-apocalyptic anime like ''[[Fist of the North Star]]''.
* [[After the End]]
* [[The Apunkalypse]]: Though a very light version. Although all the elements are there (leather vests, spiky armor, several punks), the world seems perfectly fine despite that. There's even fully functional trains and an untouched peaceful park with fountains and gates. It's almost like the apocalypse happened and no one, after changing clothes and getting ripped, really cared.
* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]]: Ryuken.
* [[Ass Kicks You]]: One of Boris's Aerial moves.
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* [[Bar Brawl]]: Downtown.
* [[Belly Dancer]]: One performs in the middle of stage three.
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* [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]]: Wade, Kyle and Boris, in that order.
* [[Bowdlerise]]: Sledge was named "Cupper Maki" in the Japanese version.
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* [[Chairman of the Brawl]]: There a couple of chairs that can be picked and thrown during the second half of stage three.
* [[Color-Coded Multiplayer]]: Inverted compared to most brawlers that followed the ''Final Fight'' template. Kyle wears green and is the weakest but fastest. Boris wears red and is the strongest but also the slowest. But not as slow compared to other mighty glaciers in brawlers.
** '''{{color|green|Kyle}}'''
** '''{{color|blue|Wade}}'''
** '''{{color|red|Boris}}'''
* [[Combat Stilettos]]: Eliza and Liza.
* [[Cool Car]]: Your Cadillac the heroes drive in.
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** If you attack Dabel enough times on the head, his mask will fall off. It can be collected for points.
** If you destroy a bench an enemy is sleeping on, they'll either die or take damage depending on their health bar.
* [[Difficulty by Region]]: A small example
* [[The Dragon]]: Red Fredy to Lord Geld.
* [[Evil Redhead]]: Crossbones and Liza.
* [[Expy]]: Kyle is like a male incarnation of Chun-Li. <ref>Not only that, and due to his physical appearance, he predates [[Street Fighter Alpha|Charlie
* [[Extremity Extremist]]: Kyle only attacks with kicks.
* [[Fat Bastard]]: Lollypop.
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* [[Fight Clubbing]]: The heroes take on Drigger in a cage match.
* [[Hair of Gold]]: Wade.
* [[Hell-Bent for Leather]]: Liza, Gigadeath
* [[Hurricane Kick]]: Wade does one for his desperation attack. Kyle, meanwhile, does a spinning bird kick.
* [[Improvised Weapon]]: One of the oddest examples being the pigs which inexplicably turn into footballs when picked up. <ref>Oh, wait--[[Incredibly Lame Pun|"pigskin
* [[Kid Appeal Character]]: Kyle.
* [[Knife Nut]]: Eliza and Liza.
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* [[Muscles Are Meaningless]]: Generally averted, but Wade and Kyle subvert this trope. If they try to throw heavier enemies, they'll struggle a bit unless you either mash buttons for it to be successful or knee them a couple of times for an easier throw.
** Not only they will struggle, but without proper button mashing, they will collapse under the enemy weight, losing some health.
* [[Narcissist]]
* [[New Game+]]: Completing the game on one credit unlocks the "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3dAL7JRZLk&feature=related Violent Round]" mode, which is the game all over again with much more cruel enemy placement, different background colors, blood splatters (if they're not turned on in the dip-switches) and other weird changes to the level design. For example, the first half of the third level has fewer enemies, but only gives you thirty seconds to beat it.
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]:
** Red Freddy is an anorexic, effeminate ripoff of [[Street Fighter|Blanka]].
** Lord Geld pre-boss fight is a squeaky-voiced [[Akira|Tetsuo]].
** The recurring "Lollypop" enemy is a fat version of [[Double Dragon|Abodo]], combined with [[Streets of Rage|Big Ben's]] ability to breathe fire.
** Sledge is a [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|ninja turtle]] parody, though his attack pattern is based on [[Final Fight|Rolento]],
** Doyle is a human [[Woody Woodpecker]].
* [[The Quincy Punk]]: Crossbones and Doyle.
* [[Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs]]: Kyle can do the kick variation.
* [[Recycled Soundtrack]]: The music used during the Drigger and Julius fights is remixed from the ''TMNT'' arcade games. The common boss theme is original, but one part of it is a reference to the boss music of the ''[[X-Men]]'' arcade game. The fourth stage music is like a combination of the night vision music from ''Lethal Enforcers'' and the fourth stage music from ''Super [[Contra]]''.
* [[Redheaded Hero]]: Boris.
* [[Shout-Out]]:
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** In the middle, you come across two arcade machines, [[Gradius|Scramble]] and a bootleg ''[[Parodius]]''.
** A ''[[Twinbee]]'' doll is a collectable item.
** Parodying ''[[Final Fight]]'''s rockstar-named enemies, one of the generic [[Mook|Mooks]] is called "Giga Death
** Wade is dressed like [[Mad Max]], and Kyle's outfit is visually similar to [[Double Dragon|Billy and Jimmy's]].
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Red Freddy is misspelled as "Red Fredy", possibly for space reasons.
▲* [[Wall Jump]]: Wade, Boris, and Kyle can all do this.
* [[Widget Series]]
* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]: Boris is filled with more wrestling moves than [[Final Fight|Mike Haggar]] and [[Streets of Rage|Max Thunder]] combined.
* [[You Get Knocked Down, You Get Back Up Again]]: Averted
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