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Score Breakdown Based on 346 ratings
  1. 10 (76)
  2. 9 (111)
  3. 8 (113)
  4. 7 (28)
  5. 6 (13)
  6. 5 (2)
  7. 4 (2)
  8. 3 (0)
  9. 2 (0)
  10. 1 (1)

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  • Rating:9

    One Of The Best Western Shooting Games Ever Made!

    By 4EverGreen | Review Date: Mar 13, 2025 | NS

    Some video game companies are really great at doing certain types of video games. Capcom is good at fighting games, Rareware (at least WAS), good at Platform games, Sega is (mostly) good at speed-run games, Nintendo is g... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    Those who enjoyed Konami's old Contra games definitely need to check out their other game Sunset Riders.

    By AQWBlaZer91 | Review Date: Jan 15, 2021 | PS4

    Back in the arcades Konami once a company that could to do no wrong found a success with numerous arcade games like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games, The Simpsons Arcade game and of course their own Contra franchis... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5

    Bounty Hunters on a mission of stress

    By xela8 | Review Date: Jul 04, 2011 | SNES

    When I read a synopsis for "Sunset Riders" and learned that it was about four bounty hunters who have criminals pay them off money so that they could take them to the cops and get a reward, I pictured something a little ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5

    Its like Contra but with COWBOYS!

    By DaredevilFan | Review Date: Jul 18, 2010 | SNES

    So this is a side scrolling shoot um game. Similar to the CONTRA games where you run around and shoot others and get upgrades for your guns as you go along. Well this game copied CONTRA just right because its really ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    One of the old west games that still playing

    By PipeBigboss | Review Date: Aug 16, 2007 | SNES

    Well it's hard to find a good game of this kind OLD WEST, I know that there are other great games about this theme but Sunset Riders is a great game that give you fan and joy. The story of a "Bounty Hunter" ... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    Best game ever!

    By bedram793 | Review Date: Jul 03, 2007 | SNES

    I used to play this game with my cousin when I was a kid for about 5 hours a day on his Sega. Now, I still play it. Of course it isn't a long game, but it makes up for it's addictiveness. If you want to play it, type in ... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.1

    Best Cowboy game

    By Modorgham | Review Date: Sep 18, 2006 | GEN

    This game is great. I love the 2 player mode. The levels are great and the bosses are awesome. I really like the Native American level mainly because it is so fun and it has the coolest boss and he doesn't die which so a... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.7

    THE most addicting snes game.

    By Kubbys21 | Review Date: Aug 07, 2006 | SNES

    Sunset Riders is one of the few snes games that I can look back and play for hours without getting bored. I recommend it to anyone who is looking for an arcade great and an awesome collection to a snes library. The game... Read Full Review

    2 of 3 users found the following review helpful