With simple controls, a nice Western influenced chip tune, and a variety of playable characters, Sunset Riders is retro meets the Old West. The game is a sure blast from the past, and I had a fantastic time revisiting my arcade days with this Western gem. If you would like to listen to the rest of the soundtrack so you too can see what I mean, it will be below.Īs far as my review for Sunset Ridersgoes, there isn’t much else to say. How much better would Sunset Riders be if while you mowed down criminals all you could hear is Moriconne’s “Ecstasy of Gold”? That would be amazing if you ask me. I was obviously wrong, as I remembered how much I enjoyed the chip tune-esque soundtrack, I just was wishing for something more. When I fired up Sunset Riders, I just wished that I would hear some amazing Ennio Moriconne western classics. This allows you to access both levels of the buildings that can be found on each level. The other two remaining buttons are used to shoot and then jump/slide. Just like in almost every game, you move with the D-pad, that is a given. With different variants depending on what version you are playing, on the SNES the controls consist of the operation of only three buttons. Maybe the big Whigs at over at Nintendo were being a little prudish during the early 90s?Īs with many retro games, the controls for Sunset Riders are very simple. In the SNES version, the barmaids are dressed more conservatively. In the arcade version, the barmaids we know and love that inhabit the Old West are closer to how they traditionally dressed, particularly slutty if you ask me. Depending on what version you play, you may find them. Oh, what about the scantily clad barmaids? Somewhat of a check. Sunset Riders is a perfect retro entry in the Western shoot’em up genre. Too much clothing for the Old West girls… Then it would turn into a Red Dead Redemption mini game. Sunset Riders wouldn’t be the same if it received a modern overhaul. I would agree, just touch it up a little bit. Some people would say that is a good thing, keeping its identity. Through its many different ports, that graphics have relatively stayed the same.
It definitely has the overall retro look and this definitely appears to gamers that love all of that nostalgia as they play. Even with slightly updated graphics from the arcade to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the game hasn’t aged well. Unfortunately, the game isn’t much to look at.
This can severely change how you approach the game.
While essentially the characters play exactly the same, the key difference is that each character has a different set of weapons/fires differently. There are four playable characters for the player to choose from, each color coded differently.
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