Renegade III: The Final Chapter

Renegade III: The Final Chapter
Developer(s)	Imagine Software
Series	Kunio-kun
Platform(s)	ZX Spectrum Commodore 64 Amstrad CPC MSX
Release	1989
Genre(s)	Beat 'em up
Mode(s)	Single-player

Renegade III: The Final Chapter is a scrolling beat'em up computer game released on the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX and ZX Spectrum systems in 1989 by Ocean Software under their "Imagine" label. The game is a sequel to Target: Renegade which itself is a sequel to the arcade game Renegade.

Unlike the first two games, Renegade III follows the character known only as "Renegade" as he travels through time to rescue his captured girlfriend. It also dropped the two-player mode found in the previous title.

Reception[]

Though the game was highly praised by critics, receiving high scores in several prominent gaming publications such as a 91% score being awarded by Crash, and 84% in C+VG,^[1] it was derided by fans who criticised the game's storyline, lack of deep gameplay, weapons, glitches, poor physics and lack of a two-player option.

The Spanish magazine Microhobby valued the game with the following scores:^[2] Originality: 30% Graphics: 80% Motion: 80% Sound: 80% Difficulty: 100% Addiction: 80%

Amiga version[]

A Commodore Amiga version was developed but never released. It was leaked years later.^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• Renegade III: The Final Chapter at SpectrumComputing.co.uk