Descpription:
Sunset Riders is similar to other run and guns, such as
Konami's Contra, but with less emphasis on jumping and a greater focus on
shooting. The game includes a total of four playable characters to choose from:
Steve, Billy, Bob, and Cormano. The characters are slightly differentiated: Steve
and Billy use revolvers, Bob carries a rifle, and Cormano is armed with a shotgun.
The rifle and shotgun shoot somewhat slower than their revolver counterparts, but have a
wider spread, making them ideal for taking out enemies without too much precise aiming.
On the full-size arcade cabinet up to four players can play simultaneously, each as
a different character. The player can fire in 8 directions, slide to avoid bullets,
and perform surprisingly acrobatic jumps onto and from rooftops,
offering additional vantage points from which to fight. Many enemies can do
the same. Unlike Contra (but similar to Metal Slug), colliding with enemies
does not kill the player; only bullets, pits and other obstacles are fatal.
Throughout the levels there are doors that can be opened, as in the games Rolling
Thunder and Shinobi. Enemies may come out of some doors, while others yield power-ups.
When the player emerges from one of doors containing a power-up a short animation plays,
showing the protagonist being kissed on the cheek by a female bar fly or taking a swig
from a bottle of liquor, and when done, throws it away, making a shattered glass noise.
