The players stay on one plane and navigate the level by battling enemies that ride horses along the bottom of the screen along with a wagon where an enemy tosses logs from the back of it to trip the hunters off of their horses. Stages 2 & 7: These two stages puts the bounty hunters riding on horses throughout the stage until they reach the boss at the end of the level. There are three stages out of the eight that differ from the other five where the players walk and battle their way to the end boss. If two players are present when the boss is defeated, the bounty is awarded to the player who hit the boss the most.

Once the boss is defeated, the player is awarded the bounty on the targeted outlaw.

Some bosses have henchmen assisting them, making the boss battle more difficult for the players to contend. Most stages pits the players going through a stage battling enemies and course obstacles until the reach the end of the level, where the stage boss awaits. Some stages have two planes, an upper plane and a lower plane, that they are able to jump back and forth. Players move on a 2D plane while being able to aim and shoot in eight directions. The revolvers only shoot one bullet at a time, but the bullets fire at a faster rate. The rifle and shotgun have a slow firing rate, but fire multiple bullets in a spread. Steve and Billy have revolvers while Bob has a rifle and Carmano uses a shotgun. Sunset Riders has four playable characters: Steve, Billy, Bob, and Cormano. The Arcade version was intended to be part of the XBox 360's Game Room, but it never transpired. It was later ported to the Sega Genesis in 1992, and the Super Nintendo in 1993. It began as an Arcade game in 1991, which allowed for up to four players simultaneously. Sunset Riders is an action game from Konami that sets four bounty hunters across the Wild West to claim rewards on wanted outlaws.

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