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  • Summary: My name is Ryo Saeba, also known as City Hunter. In this line of work, I'm a well-known professional "sweeper."

    I take on all kinds of jobs, from protecting beautiful women to assassinations. In other words, I'm a cleaner who gets rid of the scum of the city. That means I live a life
    My name is Ryo Saeba, also known as City Hunter. In this line of work, I'm a well-known professional "sweeper."

    I take on all kinds of jobs, from protecting beautiful women to assassinations. In other words, I'm a cleaner who gets rid of the scum of the city. That means I live a life constantly on the edge. My partner, Kaori, is the younger sister of my deceased best friend, but she never brings in any decent jobs.

    So, what kind of work is waiting for me today?
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  1. Feb 27, 2026
    55
    City Hunter isn’t a particularly strong game. While its gorgeous opening presentation immediately grabs attention and builds excitement, the gameplay quickly becomes a series of bland, maze-like 2D shooting levels. There was great attention to detail in remastering City Hunter, and this port is obviously the best way to play it. It’s just a shame that there’s not a lot to the original City Hunter game. Regardless, I really hope that City Hunter is the beginning of many more PC Engine ports in the future.
  2. Mar 6, 2026
    50
    City Hunter returns to modern platforms through a respectful remaster of the 1990 PC Engine game based on Tsukasa Hojo’s manga. The release includes quality-of-life features such as save states, rewind, multiple screen options and full localization, making the game more accessible than ever. However, the core experience shows its age. The gameplay revolves around exploring maze-like buildings, fighting enemies with simple shooting mechanics and searching for the correct doors to progress. While controls are responsive and the historical value of the release is notable, the repetitive level design, confusing exploration and shallow combat prevent the game from being more than a curiosity for fans of retro titles or the original franchise.
  3. 40
    There may be fans of City Hunter, the manga comic, but we'd be surprised to find any fans of this game's original PC Engine version so this expensive port is hard to recommend, especially because of the game's awful level design.