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'''Bullets''' Increase the number of bullets player has. | '''Bullets''' Increase the number of bullets player has. | ||
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'''Heat Charges''' Launches two powerful bombs that travel around the screen. Strongest weapon in the game. | '''Heat Charges''' Launches two powerful bombs that travel around the screen. Strongest weapon in the game. | ||
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Steam | |||||
| Publisher: Sega | |||||
| Developer: Sega | |||||
| Genre: Action | |||||
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ESWAT: City Under Siege is a Sega Mega Drive action game released for the console in 1990. It is a reimagining fo the 1989 arcade game ESWAT: Cyber Police, though aside from minor similarites, it is an entirely different game. It is often confused with ESWAT: Cyber Police, not least because the Japanese version of this release calls the game Cyber Police ESWAT.
In the game the player, a police officer (named Duke Oda in Japanese versions), navigates through the crime-ridden Liberty City, shooting and capturing criminals. He is eventually accepted to the Police Department's top unit, E-SWAT (Enhanced Special Weapons and Tactics) and given a powered exoskeleton to fight against powerful crime bosses who threated the city. Ultimate goal of the game is to apprehend "Balzar" a mad scientist (Arcade and Master System), or destroy E.Y.E., a super computer (Mega Drive).
The city in which the game takes place is named "Liberty"
ESWAT: Cyber Police was brought to many home systems around the same period as ESWAT: City Under Siege, adding further confusion to the naming scheme. The Sega Master System version of ESWAT: Cyber Police calls itself ESWAT: City Under Siege on its title screen, but is again, unrelated to this Mega Drive game.
The Mega Drive version is the most common of the two ESWAT games, having been brought to the Wii's Virtual Console service and included in numerous recent Mega Drive compilations.
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Gameplay
E-SWAT is run'n gun type of game which player must elimiate threats approaching from either part of the screen. After completing a few missions, player is accepted to the elite E-SWAT unit and given a power suit and special weapons. Each stage is divided to several levels. A boss is waiting at the end of each stage.
Master System version is closer to the arcade variant than Mega Drive version. It received mostly negative reviews, however.
Mega Drive version is a different game with more platforming sequences added in. There are not special weapons but player can equip more weapons. Player can also use a jetpack to fly around as long as suit has power.
Power Ups
Special weapons in Arcade and Master System version is mostly identical.
Bullets Increase the number of bullets player has.
Plasma Cannon Launches large "waves" in front of you a few times.
Multi-Shot Launches multiple bullets to both sides in an angle. (Useful against bosses when they are very close)
Heat Charges Launches two powerful bombs that travel around the screen. Strongest weapon in the game.
Weapons (Mega Drive)
Shot Standard hand gun
Super Fire three bullets at the same time
M.L. (Missile Launcher) Fire missiles that will skim over surfaces
P.C. (Plasma Cannon) Energy weapon that fires a more powerful projectile if allowed to charge up.
Fire A massive flame thrower kills everybody on the screen but also drains fuel bar.
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Production Credits
Game Designed by: Tinon
Programmed by: Momonga Momo, Little Sun
Designed by: Nandemo, Macco Chan, Seishi Atsumiya, Mikarin
Music by: Dolphin, Middle Village
Sound Coordinator: Bo
Special Thanks to: Mizoran, Ore, Sat Man, Taro Shizuoka, Mt. Maya, Thunder, "Design's Maid", Thomas Yuuda, Yamaichi, "GoodLuck Matsuda"
Original Concept: Saki
Produced by: Sega 1990
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