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ESWAT was one of those obscure games I remember playing a few times at the arcade. It played similar to Shinobi but you were a cop and used a gun. If you survived long enough you donned an armored suit to eradicate crime. I enjoyed it and when I saw it for the Genesis; I bought it thinking I could relive that brief arcade experience. Unfortunately, though similar in theme, the two games are very much different. There is nothing to write home about concerning ESWAT’s graphics. They are alright but feel generic and uninspired. Compared to the arcade version, they are dull and small. The music is just as generic and uninspired but the music for the arcade is just about as memorable. The game play is pretty basic. Jump and shoot, kill enemies, fight bosses. You know, that kind of stuff. Which is fine and dandy, but it just feels so boring and mediocre. After the first 3 levels, you get to equip the armored suit. It gives the game a bit more variety, but putting salt on a baked potato doesn’t spice it up that much. I literally forced myself to play this game because I wasn’t going to let the 30 bucks I shelled out be in vain. Once I felt I got my money’s worth, it became banished to the island of misfit games. If ESWAT was a port of its arcade cousin, it would have been a much better experience. I am not sure why it wasn’t. The Genesis could handle it. It wasn’t much more graphically intensive as say Shadow Dancer. I guess we may never know. That being said, for the price you can get for a used copy, ESWAT is worth the price of admission. Just don’t pay more than 10 bucks for it. Unfortunately for me, I didn’t have EBay when I purchased it. In the before time in the long, long ago, I had to go to Toys R Us and pay full price. That’s what you had to do when you bought Genesis games in the early 90’s. Man I am getting old.Read full review
ESWAT is you typical action genesis action/shooter. The game does have some cool features including upgrading weaponry and in some levels you are in some sort of mech-robocop like suit. The game features some good music and decent graphics as well as a variety of bad guys/henchmen/robots to kill. Nothing spectacular, I got it mostly for nostalgic reasons and the fact that you can get fairly cheap even though its not the most common of games. Still, its a decent overall game and has aged better than other sega games.
Great game, excellent music, graphics, and recommended to all gamers in the world, THE HISTORY is very interesting, the story is very interesting and is full of exciting confrontation with the enemies described in the game, including arcade is much better.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I can't wait to get this game and play it! I remember playing it as a kid and can't wait to beat it! I highly recommend it.
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