ESWAT, mediocre arcade game, even cruddier conversion.

ZEUSDAZ · 06 August 2022, 23:57

Did anyone ever enjoy Eswat in the arcade?! Most gamers regard it as a very average game with no lasting fun,...so how on earth are the home conversions going to improve on it?!,...they're not that's how, especially as U.S.Gold were kicking it out to us

This week on SGT I've been requested to play the ZX Spectrum version (they're all bad) of Eswat and flush it away, for a 1990 release It's pretty poor especially the asking price.

ESWAT SGT REVIEW: [ Show youtube player ]

Tuesday's SGT, Lee Enfield (C64): [ Show youtube player ]

saimon69 · 07 August 2022, 00:37

Most ports of Eswat are bad, the one i like most is the Megadrive one; is not exactly a port of the arcade, rather a reimplementation but is cool: interesting scenarios, nice cyberpunk mood, i love the mad scientist lab: very creepy "weird science" colors and the interaction with the blobby fluid

gimbal · 07 August 2022, 16:46

Meh. It does what most games at the time did so I can't call the game shit, just woefully unoriginal. What kills it (the arcade version I mean) is the dull color palette.

saimon69 · 07 August 2022, 21:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by gimbal

Meh. It does what most games at the time did so I can't call the game shit, just woefully unoriginal. What kills it (the arcade version I mean) is the dull color palette.

It DOES have a color palette? o_O

06 August 2022, 23:57	#1
ZEUSDAZ Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: England Posts: 742	ESWAT, mediocre arcade game, even cruddier conversion. Did anyone ever enjoy Eswat in the arcade?! Most gamers regard it as a very average game with no lasting fun,...so how on earth are the home conversions going to improve on it?!,...they're not that's how, especially as U.S.Gold were kicking it out to us This week on SGT I've been requested to play the ZX Spectrum version (they're all bad) of Eswat and flush it away, for a 1990 release It's pretty poor especially the asking price. ESWAT SGT REVIEW: [ Show youtube player ] Tuesday's SGT, Lee Enfield (C64): [ Show youtube player ] Attached Thumbnails

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07 August 2022, 00:37	#2
saimon69 J.M.D - Bedroom Musician Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: los angeles,ca Posts: 3,516	Most ports of Eswat are bad, the one i like most is the Megadrive one; is not exactly a port of the arcade, rather a reimplementation but is cool: interesting scenarios, nice cyberpunk mood, i love the mad scientist lab: very creepy "weird science" colors and the interaction with the blobby fluid

07 August 2022, 16:46	#3
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,903	Meh. It does what most games at the time did so I can't call the game shit, just woefully unoriginal. What kills it (the arcade version I mean) is the dull color palette.

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