iders ▁of ▁Central ▁America ▁Category : Sp iders ▁of ▁South ▁America ▁Category : Sp iders ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 <0x0A> </s> ▁is ▁a ▁third - person , ▁shoot ▁' em ▁up ▁ar cade ▁game ▁released ▁by ▁S ega ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁The ▁player ▁controls ▁a ▁sh er iff ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Old ▁West , ▁attempting ▁to ▁eliminate ▁band its ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁cities ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁requires ▁the ▁S ega ▁Light ▁Ph aser ▁controller . ▁ ▁Some ▁copies ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁were ▁released ▁with ▁a ▁mis print ed ▁cover ▁art ▁that ▁err one ously ▁described ▁Cloud ▁Master , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁common ▁mis con ception ▁that ▁W anted ' s ▁protagon ist ▁is ▁named ▁Michael ▁Chen . ▁ ▁Game play ▁The ▁player ▁assumes ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁a ▁Western ▁sh er iff , ▁who ▁eng ages ▁in ▁gun f ights ▁in ▁varied ▁locations ▁throughout ▁the ▁American ▁Old ▁West . ▁The ▁game ▁requires ▁quick ▁re actions , ▁as ▁the ▁player ▁has ▁only ▁a ▁moment ▁to ▁shoot ▁an ▁enemy ▁guns ling er ▁after ▁they ▁appear ▁to ▁avoid ▁being ▁shot ▁and ▁losing ▁a ▁health ▁point . ▁The ▁player ▁may ▁shoot ▁bomb s ▁hidden ▁among ▁the ▁level ▁scen ery , ▁clear ing ▁the ▁screen ▁of ▁enemies ▁and ▁re pl en ishing ▁the ▁player ' s ▁life . ▁ ▁The ▁player ▁must ▁also ▁take ▁care ▁not ▁to ▁shoot ▁innoc ent ▁civ ili ans , ▁or ▁gun men ▁who ▁surrender , ▁either ▁of ▁which