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ESWAT - City Under Siege
ESWAT: City Under Siege is a side-scrolling action game released by SEGA in 1990 for the Sega Mega Drive. Players control an elite ESWAT officer armed with a plasma gun, tasked with fighting through five levels of an urban dystopia against criminals and robotic adversaries. The gameplay emphasizes quick movement and constant projectile combat within detailed environments. Control mechanics include horizontal movement, jumping, and multi-directional weapon aiming to hit enemies from various angles. Power-ups scattered throughout the levels enhance firepower effectiveness. Each stage concludes with a boss encounter. The game demands constant reflexes, quick reactions, and forward momentum, with difficulty steadily escalating through progressively crowded enemy engagements.
- Developer
- SEGA
- Platform
- Mega Drive
- Genre
- Action
- Players
- 1P
- Rating
- 4.4 / 5 (2.1K)
- Last updated
ESWAT - City Under Siege Controls — Mega Drive Keyboard Keys
Default keyboard bindings for ESWAT - City Under Siege on our in-browser Mega Drive emulator. Plug in a USB or Bluetooth gamepad to auto-detect mappings, or rebind any key from the emulator settings menu.
| Keyboard | Console button | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| ↑ | D-Pad Up | Move up |
| ↓ | D-Pad Down | Move down |
| ← | D-Pad Left | Move left |
| → | D-Pad Right | Move right |
| X | A | Primary action (jump / confirm) |
| Z | B | Secondary action (attack / cancel) |
| S | C | Tertiary action |
| A | X | Quaternary action |
| Q | Y | Fifth button |
| W | Z | Sixth button |
| Enter | Start | Start / Pause |
These bindings cover the 6-button Mega Drive controller. Most older titles only use buttons A/B/C; the extra X/Y/Z buttons matter for Street Fighter II and other 6-button fighters.
Rebind any key from the EmulatorJS in-game settings menu (gear icon → Controls). A connected gamepad auto-maps to the same buttons.
ESWAT - City Under Siege Longplay & Gameplay Videos
Watch a full playthrough of ESWAT - City Under Siege on Mega Drive before you dive in — recommended for getting a feel for the game's pacing, story beats, and difficulty curve.
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"ESWAT - City Under Siege" Mega Drive longplay
ESWAT - City Under Siege Cheat Codes
30 community-curated cheats for ESWAT - City Under Siege. Tick any to activate them automatically when you click "Play with cheats" — or copy a code into your own emulator.
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Infinite Health P1
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Infinite Lives P1
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Start with 7 lives
A41T-FA38 -
Start with 9 lives
BC1T-FA38 -
Start with 25 lives
EW1T-FA38 -
Start with 50 lives
KG1T-FA38 -
Infinite lives
AB2A-AACNRZ2A-A6VR -
Almost invincible
J78A-AEWC -
Floor spikes do no damage
AATT-B62J -
Life-up restores 1 bar of life gauge instead of 2
AV3A-B666 -
Life-up restores 3 bars of life gauge
BV3A-B666 -
Life-up restores 4 bars of life gauge
CB3A-B666
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Life-up restores life gauge to full
JB3A-B666 -
Life-up worth same as 1-up
1K3A-BE6Y -
1-up worth 2 lives instead of 1
AK2A-AAB2 -
1-up worth 3 lives
AP2A-AAB2 -
1-up worth 5 lives
AZ2A-AAB2 -
1-up worth 10 lives
CB2A-AAB2 -
Start with 1 credit
AFWA-AABC -
Start with 2 credits
AKWA-AABC -
Start with 10 credits
BKWA-AABC -
Infinite credits
BDCA-EA9E -
Start on mission 2
AKWA-BA20+FKWA-B924+AKWA-AA26 -
Start on mission 3
AVWA-BA20+FKWA-B924+AKWA-AA26 -
Start on mission 4
A3WA-BA20+FKWA-B924+AKWA-AA26 -
Start on mission 5
BBWA-BA20+FKWA-B924+AKWA-AA26 -
Start on mission 6
BKWA-BA20+FKWA-B924+AKWA-AA26 -
Start on mission 7
BVWA-BA20+FKWA-B924+AKWA-AA26 -
Start on mission 8
B3WA-BA20+FKWA-B924+AKWA-AA26 -
Infinite Energy
AK3A-AA84
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who developed ESWAT - City Under Siege?
ESWAT - City Under Siege was developed by SEGA, available to play in your browser on RetroGameSpace.
How many players does ESWAT - City Under Siege support?
ESWAT - City Under Siege is a single-player Action game for the Mega Drive.
What type of game is ESWAT - City Under Siege?
ESWAT - City Under Siege is a Action game for the Mega Drive, playable instantly in your browser — no downloads, no installs.
How can I play ESWAT - City Under Siege for free?
Open this page and click "Play Now" — ESWAT - City Under Siege runs free in your browser via WebAssembly emulation. No account, no payment, no installer.
Do I need to download anything to play ESWAT - City Under Siege in the browser?
No. ESWAT - City Under Siege streams from a public archive into a browser-side Mega Drive emulator. Nothing is installed on your computer.
Can I save my progress in ESWAT - City Under Siege?
Yes. Save states are stored in your browser (IndexedDB) per game, and you can also use any in-game save the original Mega Drive cartridge supported.
Does ESWAT - City Under Siege work on mobile devices?
Yes — the Mega Drive emulator runs on iOS Safari and Android Chrome. Touch controls overlay the game; landscape mode is recommended.
Is it legal to play ESWAT - City Under Siege this way?
RetroGameSpace is a transient caching reverse-proxy and does not host first-party copies of ESWAT - City Under Siege. Game files are fetched on demand from publicly-accessible archives. You are responsible for compliance with your local laws and the bring-your-own-ROM principle.
