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City Hunter

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…

2 March 1990

City Hunter is an arcade, released 2 March 1990 on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine.

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What City Hunter is

City Hunter was released in 1990. It was published by SUNSOFT. It is available on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

City Hunter launched on 2 March 1990, within three weeks of Nemesis and Target Earth.

Released around the same time: Nemesis, Target Earth.

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When did City Hunter come out?
City Hunter was released on 2 March 1990 for TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine.

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