ESWAT: City Under Siege

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ESWAT: City Under Siege
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 of the 1989 arcade game Cyber Police ESWAT. The Sega Master System version of ESWAT: Cyber Police calls itself ESWAT: City Under Siege on its title screen, but is unrelated to this Mega Drive game.

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"

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. A boss is waiting at the end of each stage.

Mega Drive version is a different from Arcade and Master System versions 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.

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.

Manuals

• JP manual ^(info) ()

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

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source ACE (UK) 89 №37 Computer & Video Games (UK) 93 №106 Hobby Consolas (ES) 79 Joystick (FR) 84 №8, p110 MegaTech (UK) 85 №1 Mean Machines (UK) 87 Player One (FR) 89 Power Play (DE) 75 Sega Pro (UK) 89 №2, p55

	86
Based on 9 reviews

Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 50 ACE (UK) 90 Ação Games (BR) 92 Buzz! Computers (UK) 83 Complete Guide to Consoles (UK) 93 Complete Guide to Consoles (UK) 92 The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) 92 Console XS (UK) PAL 84 Cool Gamer (RU) 40 Computer & Video Games (UK) 93 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U 75 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK) 87 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 60 The Games Machine (UK) 80 Joystick (FR) 84 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL 73 Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J 62 Mega (UK) 79 Mega (UK) PAL 81 Mega Action (UK) 81 Mega Play (US) NTSC-U 70 MegaTech (UK) PAL 89 MegaTech (UK) PAL 92 Micromanía (segunda época) (ES) 60 Mean Machines (UK) 87 Mean Machines Sega (UK) 92 Player One (FR) 89 Power Play (DE) 75 Raze (UK) PAL 72 Sega Power (UK) PAL 78 Sega Power (UK) PAL 75 Sega Pro (UK) 89 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 84 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 62 Tricks 16 bit (RU) 68 User (GR) PAL 91 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U 90

	79
Based on 37 reviews

ESWAT: City Under Siege

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, JP
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Mega Drive, BR

External Links

• Sega of Japan Virtual Console page (Japanese)
• ESWAT: City Under Siege on Steam

1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 65

ACE, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-xx), page 91

Ação Games, "Junho 1991" (BR; 1991-06-19), page 14

Buzz! Computers (UK) (+0:00)

Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume III" (UK; 1990-08-xx), page 84

Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 29

The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 46

Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 129

Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 77

Computer & Video Games, "September 1990" (UK; 1990-08-16), page 78

Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 68

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 41

Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-0x-xx), page 1

The Games Machine, "September 1990" (UK; 1990-08-xx), page 55

Joystick, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 110

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91

Mega Drive Fan, "October 1990" (JP; 1990-09-08), page 79

Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 77

Mega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-16), page 87

Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65

Mega Play, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 40

MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 51

MegaTech, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-20), page 36

Micromanía (segunda época), "Junio 1991" (ES; 1991-0x-xx), page 56

Mean Machines, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-02-01), page 42

Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138

Player One, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 22

Power Play, "10/90" (DE; 1990-09-14), page 133

Raze, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-02-28), page 32

Sega Power, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-03-07), page 12

Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53

Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 57

Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65

Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 60

User, "Októvrios 1991" (GR; 1991-xx-xx), page 92

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "November 1990" (US; 1990-1x-xx), page 60