ESWAT: City Under Siege

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ESWAT: City Under Siege
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Steam, Android, iOS
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥6,0006,000 G-4029
Sega Mega Drive
US 		1110
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		1110
Sega Mega Drive
CA
Sega Mega Drive
BR
Wii Virtual Console
JP ▼ 		600pts600[6]
Wii Virtual Console
EU ▼ 		800pts800[4]
Google Android OS
US ▼ 		FREEfree
Google Android OS
EU ▼ 		FREEfree
iOS
US ▼ 		FREEfree
iOS
EU ▼ 		FREEfree
CERO
Missing Parameter!

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.

Story

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 threaten the city. His ultimate goal is to destroy E.Y.E., a super computer.

Gameplay

E-SWAT is a run'n gun type of game, on which the player must eliminate threats approaching from either part of the screen; a boss is waiting at the end of each stage. After completing the second mission, you are given a power suit and weapons.

Weapons

Shot: Standard hand gun.
Super: Fire three bullets at the same time automatically.
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. Single use only.

Missions

Notavailable.svg Mission 1 - Guard Silent City
Notavailable.svg Mission 2 - Infiltrate Cyber Prison
Notavailable.svg Mission 3 - Defend Neo Three-Mile
Notavailable.svg Mission 4 - Attack Mad Scientist
Notavailable.svg Mission 5 - Destroy Dark Base
Notavailable.svg Mission 6 - Penetrate Secret Sewer
Notavailable.svg Mission 7 - Destroy Tactical Complex
Notavailable.svg Mission 8 - Break E.Y.E's Plan

Versions

The Mega Drive version is different from the arcade and Master System versions, with more platforming sequences added in. There aren't special weapons, though the player can equip more weapons. A jetpack is also available to fly around as long as the suit has power.

The japanese version of a game has no continues and title screen has "enhanced specials weapons and tactics" subtitle instead of "City under Siege", while the western version gives player 3 continues that he can use after Game Over screen.

When either of the versions is played on PAL system the music will play at correct speed but gameplay was not optimized and thus is slower than intended.

Comparisons

Main article: ESWAT: City Under Siege/Comparisons.

Version history

Main article: ESWAT: City Under Siege/Changelog.
System Version Size Date Comment Ref Icon
Google Android OS
 0000010000000000000000000000001.0.0 39MB 201711082017-11-08 [9]
Download.svg (info) (38.87 MB)
iOS
 0000010000000000010000000000001.0.1 120MB 201711092017-11-09 [11]

Production credits

Source:
In-game credits


Digital manuals

  • Steam manual

Magazine articles

Main article: ESWAT: City Under Siege/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #16: "November 1990" (1990-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Artwork

  • Eswat megadrive logoUS.png
  • Eswat megadrive logoJP.png
  • Eswat megadrive coverUS.png
  • Eswat megadrive coverJP.png
  • Eswat megadrive artJP1.png
  • Eswat megadrive artJP2.png

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
89 №37, p91[15]
92 №2, p14/15[3]
62 №, p85[16]
93 №3, p84
92 №4, p29[17]
93 №106, p78/79[18]
60 №105, [1]
80 №34, p55[19]
78 №6, p40[20]
84 №8, p110
73 №5, p91
79 №10, p77
81 №16, p86/87[21]
81 №1, p65
85 №1, p51[22]
92 №1, p77[23]
87 №5, p42-44[24]
89 №6, p22/23[25]
75 №10/90, p133[26]
72 №6, p32[27]
78 №17, p12
80 №23, p53
89 №2, p55[28]
84 №18, p65
Sega Mega Drive
 82
Based on
24 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[29]
ACE (UK)
90
[15]
Ação Games (BR)
92
[3]
Buzz! Computers (UK)
83
[30]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
93
[31]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
92
[17]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)
92
[32]
Console XS (UK) PAL
84
[33]
Cool Gamer (RU)
40
[34]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
93
[18]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
75
[2]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
87
[35]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[36]
The Games Machine (UK)
80
[19]
Joystick (FR)
84
[37]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
73
[38]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
62
[39]
Mega (UK)
79
[40]
Mega (UK) PAL
81
[41]
Mega Action (UK)
81
[42]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
70
[43]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
89
[22]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
92
[44]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
60
[45]
Mean Machines (UK)
87
[24]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
92
[46]
Player One (FR)
89
[25]
Power Play (DE)
75
[47]
Raze (UK) PAL
72
[27]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
78
[48]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
75
[49]
Sega Pro (UK)
89
[28]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
84
[50]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
62
[51]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
68
[52]
User (GR) PAL
91
[53]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
90
[54]
Sega Mega Drive
 79
Based on
37 reviews

ESWAT: City Under Siege

Mega Drive, US
ESWAT MD US Box.jpg
Cover
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Cart
Eswat md us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
Eswat md eu cover.jpg
Cover
ESWAT MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, JP
Eswat md jp cover.jpg
Cover
ESWAT MD JP CartTop.jpg
Eswat md jp cart.jpg
Cart
Eswat md jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, BR
ESWAT MD BR cover.jpg
Cover
ESWAT MD BR Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, CA
ESWAT MD CA Box.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, FR

ESWAT City Under Siege MD FR Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, SE (rental)

Mega-Tech version

Mega-Tech,

ESWAT MegaTech Cart Back.jpgESWAT MegaTech Cart.jpg
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 e72f8a36
MD5 264d8c7c7b1f476fe6ea98411e3cde35
SHA-1 5cb96061bd2b00c82f8d6b46ab9802e2b1820c86
512kB 1990-09 Cartridge (US/EU)
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 87b636a2
MD5 79d155b41da306f95d3dc39f0e8e189c
SHA-1 353f7d136a2c464ee976402b4620b0a42b8b7267
512kB 1990-03 Cartridge (JP)

External links

References

  1. ↑ File:Raze UK 11.pdf, page 76
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:EGM US 015.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:EGM US 015.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:AcaoGames BR 002.pdf, page 14 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:AcaoGames BR 002.pdf_p14" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.nintendolife.com:80/games/megadrive/eswat_city_under_siege (Wayback Machine: 2017-06-26 20:42)
  5. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/04.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 23:40)
  6. ↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_eswat/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-09-15 20:43)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 https://steamdb.info/app/71110/ (Wayback Machine: 2017-05-22 08:33)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 http://steamdb.info/app/71110/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-05-22 19:33)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Google Play (com.sega.eswat.classic) (Wayback Machine: 2017-11-26 19:36)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 https:/twitter.com/SEGAForever/status/928306360705605633 (Wayback Machine: 2018-05-18 20:48)
  11. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eswat-city-under-siege-classic/id1263153863?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2017-11-14 22:35)
  12. ↑ GamePro, "November 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 100
  13. ↑ Game Players Sega Guide!, "Vol. 1, No. 1: Fall 1990" (US; 1990-10-xx), page 8
  14. ↑ Sega Visions, "Winter 1990/1991" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 22
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 File:ACE UK 37.pdf, page 91 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 37.pdf_p91" defined multiple times with different content
  16. ↑ File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 87
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 29 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CGtC UK 04.pdf_p29" defined multiple times with different content
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 File:CVG UK 106.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 106.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 File:TGM UK 34.pdf, page 55 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:TGM UK 34.pdf_p55" defined multiple times with different content
  20. ↑ File:HobbyConsolas ES 006.pdf, page 40
  21. ↑ File:Mega UK 16.pdf, page 86
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 51 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p51" defined multiple times with different content
  23. ↑ File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 77
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 File:MeanMachines UK 05.pdf, page 42 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 05.pdf_p42" defined multiple times with different content
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 File:PlayerOne FR 006.pdf, page 22 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 006.pdf_p22" defined multiple times with different content
  26. ↑ File:PowerPlay DE 031.pdf, page 133
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 File:Raze UK 06.pdf, page 32 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Raze UK 06.pdf_p32" defined multiple times with different content
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 File:SegaPro UK 02.pdf, page 57 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 02.pdf_p57" defined multiple times with different content
  29. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 65
  30. ↑ Buzz! Computers (UK) (+0:00)
  31. ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume III" (UK; 1990-08-xx), page 84
  32. ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 46
  33. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 129
  34. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 77
  35. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 41
  36. ↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-0x-xx), page 1
  37. ↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 110
  38. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
  39. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "October 1990" (JP; 1990-09-08), page 79
  40. ↑ Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 77
  41. ↑ Mega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-16), page 87
  42. ↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65
  43. ↑ Mega Play, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 40
  44. ↑ MegaTech, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-20), page 36
  45. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Junio 1991" (ES; 1991-0x-xx), page 56
  46. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
  47. ↑ Power Play, "10/90" (DE; 1990-09-14), page 133
  48. ↑ Sega Power, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-03-07), page 12
  49. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
  50. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
  51. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  52. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 60
  53. ↑ User, "Októvrios 1991" (GR; 1991-xx-xx), page 92
  54. ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "November 1990" (US; 1990-1x-xx), page 60


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