Electronic Theatre kicks-off the 2010 series of Friday Features with a Retro Review of E-SWAT, the Mega-Drive adaptation of the successful Arcade Platform shooting game.

As a side-scrolling Platform game, E-SWAT tasks players with traversing cityscapes, underground bases and industrial estates taking down numerous foes. Set in the near future, players take on the role of Duke Oda, a newly recruited member of the Cyber Police enforcing the law in the city of Liberty. The early stages reflect your rookie status, offering you only a single-round pistol and very limited health, an effort that combined with imprecise control will often see many give-up before reaching the third level; the point at which E-SWAT comes into it’s own.

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