City Hunter (1990)

TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine

2.33 from 3 ratings

10 members have it in their collection · 3 backlogged · 6 wish listed

City Hunter is a side‑scrolling action game starring private eye Ryo Saeba, based on the manga and anime. Exclusive to the PC Engine, it mixes exploration and shooting across four chapters as Ryo checks doors for mission‑critical NPCs and items while fending off thugs. The game features series characters like Kaori Makimura, Umibozu, and Seiko Nogami, and captures Ryo’s mix of lechery and sharp investigative skill.
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Details

Publishers
SUNSOFT
Genres
Arcade, Shooter
Themes
Action

Release dates

  • Mar 02, 1990 (Full Release) (Japan) TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
  • Apr 02, 1990 (Worldwide) TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine

Related

Remakes

  • City Hunter (Feb 2026) · NSW, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PS5, XSX
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Rating distribution

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3 stars
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Community All Reviews Statuses

scoopings

Status scoopings Aug 11, 2024

Preliminary: I'm wary of the shooter/brawler style action-adventure that I believe this is, since I will probly get confused and lost lol, but there's a fan translation, and the PC Engine feels like it brings the arcade home, and the music and Look at the start are so excellent I'm bobbing along and this is what I expect from 1990 …

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Preliminary: I'm wary of the shooter/brawler style action-adventure that I believe this is, since I will probly get confused and lost lol, but there's a fan translation, and the PC Engine feels like it brings the arcade home, and the music and Look at the start are so excellent I'm bobbing along and this is what I expect from 1990 games, not DQ4 heh. Just hoping the gameplay is good.

Yeah no the Look and Sound are excellent but the gameplay is tacky. I quickly tired of trying to open door after door and some working some not.

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