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1993 · SNK · Arcade · Beat 'em up

Sengoku 2

Timed SNK exclusive

In Sengoku 2, a warrior from the future is summoned by a prophetic princess to feudal Japan, where an evil monarch has gained supernatural powers to control the dead. The player must battle through armies of reanimated souls to restore peace to a land where the weak have fallen prey to the strong.

Released
18 February 1993
Platforms
ArcadeNeo GeoNeo Geo CDNintendo SwitchWiiWindowsXbox One
Genres
ArcadeBeat 'em upFighting
Developers
SNK
Publishers
SNK
Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action
Country
Japan
Languages
English, Japanese, Spanish (Spain)
Time to beat
1hmain story

About

Sengoku 2 is a 1993 beat 'em up video game developed and published by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home platforms. It is the second installment of the Sengoku series. It was first released for the Neo Geo and Neo Geo CD consoles. In 2009 the series was compiled on a CD titled Sengoku Anthology for the PlayStation 2 and Windows.

The Neo Geo version was re-released on the Virtual Console for the Wii in Japan on November 8, 2012, and in the PAL region on February 7, 2013. Hamster Corporation re-released the game as part of their ACA Neo Geo series for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Windows, Android and iOS.

›Story

The story given by SNK is as follows:

"A time of Sengoku, it's the weak becoming the victims of the strong. It began when a monarch got evil powers. He awakened peacefully sleeping souls and used his power to control them.

But there was hope for those who has everything taken away by the monarch.

A princess looked into the future and predicted an evil monarch would be born and she knew a strong soldier would appear in the future. The princess called to the soldier with her whole spirit..!!"

Keywords

  • digital distribution
  • wii virtual console

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The gameplay is similar to Sengoku, except that the playable character is constantly armed with a sword for they which can initiate wide plane attacks and vertical slashes. Pressing both attack buttons together allows the character to block or dodge attacks. Another button combo gets the character to perform a special trick attack. The character can also jump and do jump attacks. Occasionally the character would be mounted on horseback and have to carefully hack and slash enemies during a canter.

The player can change their character to one of three warriors assisting the protagonists, including the armour-clad wolf Kirimaru, the shuriken-throwing ninja Mike Walsh, and the staff-wielding Crow Tengu God for a limited time. Various collectible orbs heal the character's health or enhance the character's attack abilities and that of the different forms' capabilities.

Story

An evil warlord is intent on conquering the world, this time by the use of time travel to conquer every known important event in history. The two protagonists from the previous game, Claude Yamamoto and Jack Stone, are joined by three allies (Mike, Crow and Kirimaru) and sent by priestess Princess Miko from the past to battle the warlord's forces to restore the world's ages and ensure the warlord's conquest never succeeds.

Reception

Sengoku 2 has been met with positive reception from critics and reviewers alike since its release.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Neo Geo9 January 1993Japan · North America 9 January 1993 · Japan 18 January 1993 · North America 18 January 1993
Arcade9 May 1993Worldwide
Neo Geo CD17 March 1995North America · Japan 3 May 1996
Wii10 January 2012Japan · North America 8 November 2012 · Europe 7 February 2013
Windows8 April 2024Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Included in
Sengoku AnthologyNeogeo Arcade 2ACA NeoGeo Selection Vol. 10
Followed by
Sengoku 3
Follows
Sengoku
Ported as
ACA Neo Geo: Sengoku 2

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