on its way to a world summit conference; the President is carrying papers that are crucial to the survival of the United States. As a deadly incentive, to prevent Snake from abandoning his rescue mission, two devices are implanted in Snake's head which could blow the famous crook to pieces.

Once inside New York City, Snake is pitted against roving street gangs of violent criminals and the "crazies", the criminally

insane, who live in the subways and break through the floors or pour out of manholes in hordes like sewer rats to attack whomever they can. It is the most powerful Street gang in New York, the "Gypsies", led by "The Duke", who hold the President prisoner, demanding amnesty for all inhabitants of New York City for his release.

When Snake manages to track down "The Duke" he is almost immediately stripped of the guns given him for the mission, shot in the leg and savagely beaten. Despite his weakened condition, Duke's gang sends Snake into a blood stained boxing ring we recognize as New York's world famous Madison Square Garden to fight a Roman gladiator type of contest using nail filled baseball bats as weapons. Although his opponent is Slag, a sadistic mountain of a man, Snake is able to kill him, much to the delight of the thousands of blood-thirsty spectators.

Snake then manages to slip away from Duke and his gang and carries out a spectacular rescue of the President, from the George Washington Bridge amid exploding mines and a bloody fight. But just as the President and Snake are hauled over the wall, Snake is pulled back down by the Duke, who is now trying to intercept them; the two powerful criminals are fighting a fierce hand to hand battle to the death, that even if Snake wins, he could lose If he can't get to the doctor in time to have the detonating devices neutralized.