ESWAT: City Under Siege
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ESWAT: City Under Siege, in Japan
, is a 1990
side scrolling platform video game for the Sega
Mega Drive and Genesis video game console
s.
ESWAT: City Under Siege was based on the arcade game
ESWAT: Cyber Police released a year earlier in 1989. The console game maintains the main characters, plot and some of its enemies from the arcade game, but features some different levels, weapons, and bonuses.
named who, over a series of levels, turns into the cyborg
ESWAT. At first, as a rookie member of the Cyber Police force in the city of Liberty, the player has to clean the streets of an overwhelming crime wave
and terminate the most wanted
criminals. In the first and second levels of the game, the completely human Duke Oda can only utilize a single shot weapon and is very vulnerable to attacks.
A mysterious and high-tech organization, named "E.V.E.", quickly threatens to take over the entire city and, after being promoted at the end of the second level, Duke Oda is given power armor
called the "Ice Combat Suit". With this suit the player can use new and more lethal weapons; "Super Shot", a plasma rifle, rockets, and a devastating fire attack. The player also has access to a jet pack with limited fuel that replenishes over time. The final boss of the game, the leader of E.V.E., is revealed to be a robot with artificial intelligence
that is attempting to replicate its own ICE Combat Suits to take over Liberty.
version for the Wii
was released in August 2007 in Japan and in the PAL regions on September 7, 2007. An Xbox Live Arcade
version for the Xbox 360
was announced with no release date on September 13, 2007.
The game also appeared in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
, also known as the Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection in Europe and Australia, for Xbox 360
and PlayStation 3
.
Japan
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, is a 1990
1990 in video gaming
-Notable releases:*Bonk's Adventure is released for NEC's TurboGrafx-16 and is the first US appearance of Bonk, the mascot of the TurboGrafx-16.*February 12 — Nintendo releases the NES game Super Mario Bros. 3 in North America...
side scrolling platform video game for the Sega
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
Mega Drive and Genesis video game console
Video game console
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s.
ESWAT: City Under Siege was based on the arcade game
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
ESWAT: Cyber Police released a year earlier in 1989. The console game maintains the main characters, plot and some of its enemies from the arcade game, but features some different levels, weapons, and bonuses.
Description
The game is a sidescrolling platformer similar to Shinobi. The game is set in the near future, where the player controls a blonde police officerPolice officer
A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
named who, over a series of levels, turns into the cyborg
Cyborg
A cyborg is a being with both biological and artificial parts. The term was coined in 1960 when Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline used it in an article about the advantages of self-regulating human-machine systems in outer space. D. S...
ESWAT. At first, as a rookie member of the Cyber Police force in the city of Liberty, the player has to clean the streets of an overwhelming crime wave
Crime Wave
Crime Wave can refer to:* An increase in crime - or perception of an increase in crime - in a particular period and place* Crime Wave , film starring Sterling Hayden* "Crime Wave" , season 3 episode 8 of CSI Miami...
and terminate the most wanted
Most Wanted
*Lists used by law enforcement agencies to alert the public, such as:**FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives**FBI Most Wanted Terrorists**United States Secret Service Most Wanted Fugitives**U.S...
criminals. In the first and second levels of the game, the completely human Duke Oda can only utilize a single shot weapon and is very vulnerable to attacks.
A mysterious and high-tech organization, named "E.V.E.", quickly threatens to take over the entire city and, after being promoted at the end of the second level, Duke Oda is given power armor
Powered exoskeleton
A powered exoskeleton, also known as powered armor, or exoframe, is a powered mobile machine consisting primarily of an exoskeleton-like framework worn by a person and a power supply that supplies at least part of the activation-energy for limb movement.Powered exoskeletons are designed to assist...
called the "Ice Combat Suit". With this suit the player can use new and more lethal weapons; "Super Shot", a plasma rifle, rockets, and a devastating fire attack. The player also has access to a jet pack with limited fuel that replenishes over time. The final boss of the game, the leader of E.V.E., is revealed to be a robot with artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
that is attempting to replicate its own ICE Combat Suits to take over Liberty.
Master System Version
E-SWAT was also ported to the Master System but, due to the limitations of that console, it was a completely different and scaled down game compared to the Arcade and Mega Drive versions. The master system version received poor reviews and some consider it one of the worst games of Master System.Alternate Titles
- "E-SWAT: City Under Siege" - Alternate Western Title (to differentiate it from the Arcade/Master System version)
- "Elite Special Weapons And Tactics" - ZX SpectrumZX SpectrumThe ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd...
in-game title
Ports
A Virtual ConsoleVirtual console
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version for the Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
was released in August 2007 in Japan and in the PAL regions on September 7, 2007. An Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade is a type of video game download distribution available primarily in a section of the Xbox Live Marketplace, Microsoft's digital distribution network for the Xbox 360, that focuses on smaller downloadable games from both major publishers and independent game developers...
version for the Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
was announced with no release date on September 13, 2007.
The game also appeared in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, known as the Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection in PAL regions, is a compilation of video games developed by Backbone Entertainment for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles...
, also known as the Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection in Europe and Australia, for Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
and PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
.
External links
- Official Virtual Console website
- ESWAT Megadrive/Genesis review from Mean Machines ArchiveMean MachinesMean Machines was a market-leading multi-format gaming magazine released between 1990 and 1992 in the United Kingdom. Its style was popular with gamers of the time for its irreverent humor, anarchic editorial tone and style, and its sometimes outrageously outspoken reviews.- Origins :In the late...
- ESWAT Master System review from Mean Machines ArchiveMean MachinesMean Machines was a market-leading multi-format gaming magazine released between 1990 and 1992 in the United Kingdom. Its style was popular with gamers of the time for its irreverent humor, anarchic editorial tone and style, and its sometimes outrageously outspoken reviews.- Origins :In the late...