the gameplay has stood the test of time." Console XS gave a review score of 84/100 saying the game is "very challenging and addictive." MegaTech praised Eswat calling it "A super slick shoot-‘em-up that simply oozes quality". They praised the parallex scrolling backgrounds, sprites and sound and described the gameplay as "challenging and highly addictive". In 1992 Mega placed the game at #32 in their Top Mega Drive Games of All Time. Ports The Sega Master System port was released around the same time as the Genesis version in 1990. As the Genesis was now becoming a major contender in the US market, ESWAT was one of the last major ports to the Master System as it neared the end of its generational life cycle. Like other arcade ports such as Shinobi, ESWAT featured a "health meter" that would allow the player to take several hits before losing a life, instead of simply one or two. The Genesis version was more faithful to the arcade in graphics and gameplay. A Virtual Console version for the Wii was released in August 2007 in Japan and in the PAL regions on September 7, 2007. The game also appeared in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, also known as the Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection in Europe and Australia, for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. References External links Official Virtual Console website ESWAT Mega Drive/Genesis review (Wayback Machine mirror) from Mean Machines Archive 1990 video games Cyberpunk video games Sega Genesis games Sega video games Virtual Console games Sanritsu Denki games Video games about police officers Video games scored by Takayuki Nakamura Video games developed in Japan