Saturday, 25 January 2025

Sunset Riders (Sega Mega Drive / Genesis review)

Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Released: 1992

Sunset Riders is an action game that was released in the Arcade in 1991 and ported to the Super Nintendo in 1993.

+ Stage design resembles Rolling Thunder (1986, Arcade) due to dual platform levels, and the stray coins add risk-reward.

+ Includes an exclusive two-player Versus option, and the co-op mode shows the hit-rate which is great for bragging rights!

+ Has more control flexibility than the Arcade original, as you can either fire from a stationary position or while moving.

- However, it's very much an incomplete port, as four stages and two playable characters are completely absent.

- Doesn't hold a candle next to the SNES version which has more content, superior audio / animation and brighter colours.

- Bonus stages offer little in the way of variety or fun, as it's weirdly tough to judge depth perception when chasing items.

- Voice clips for each boss are missing (text boxes are used instead), which lessens their charm and personality.


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