The Mega Drive port of Konami's Sunset Riders, a Western arcade run-and-gun. Pleasant local co-op, technically dated.
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Category
Action2 players12+
Co-op
Description
Cowboys battle bandits in the Far West in this Konami Mega Drive action game. Published by Konami, released in Europe in September 1993. Run-and-gun action game with four playable cowboys, varied enemies in Western towns and memorable bosses.
Sunset Riders review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
A rowdy Wild West where you draw your guns nonstop against a colourful horde of outlaws. The run-and-gun rips along, punctuated by memorable bosses and a good-natured humour that takes the edge off. In co-op, the bounty hunt turns into pure laughter. The shooting stays crisp, the pace never flags: instant arcade joy that hasn't aged a day.
A Konami run-and-gun adapted from the arcade, Sunset Riders released only in Europe for the Mega Drive, with no North American Genesis counterpart, making this PAL version the sole Sega console edition of the Western arcade game. Reputed leaner than the Super Nintendo cut, it benefits precisely from that regional exclusivity, and its complete value has climbed sharply. Interest rests on this status as the only Sega release and the prestige of Konami's run-and-gun.
Is Sunset Riders still worth playing in 2026?
A western run-and-gun from Konami, Sunset Riders has you gun down outlaws with revolvers across snappy levels and colorful bosses, in a humor-filled Wild West mood. The pace, the readability and the joy of shooting stay excellent, faithful to the arcade, even if this port drops the four-player mode for two. A great classic of arcade action that has aged very well, warmly worth recommending to fans of retro run-and-gun for two.
