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This game is one of the best of the arcade era for co-op fans. Not only was it four player, but each character had a unique look and weapon. Sunset Riders wasn't a simple side scroller, either; throughout the game, you could jump up and down balconies and trains, ride horses, and shoot in eight different directions. Bonus stages mixed up the action quite nicely, and the colorful graphics and campy dialogue were fantastic. The music in Sunset Riders is superb, and would have been quite at home in any of the spaghetti western movies that inspired it.