Sengoku 2

Sengoku 2[lower-alpha 1] is a 1993 beat 'em up arcade game developed and published by SNK, and it is the second game of the Sengoku series. It was first released for the Neo Geo and Neo Geo CD consoles.[1][2][3] 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. In 2017, the game was re-released as part of the ACA Neo Geo series for the Xbox One, followed by the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows PCs via Steam the following year.

Sengoku 2
Developer(s)SNK
Publisher(s)SNK
Composer(s)Yasuo Yamate
SeriesSengoku
Platform(s)
Release
  • Arcade
    • WW: 18 February 1993
    Neo Geo AES
    • JP: 9 April 1993
    • NA: 9 April 1993
    • EU: 9 April 1993
    Neo Geo CD
Genre(s)Beat 'em up, hack and slash
Mode(s)
Arcade systemNeo Geo MVS

Gameplay
Gameplay screenshot.

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 transform the character into three different forms including, the armour-clad wolf, the shuriken-throwing ninja and the staff-wielding Tengu warrior 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.

Plot

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, Ninja Dave and Cowboy Kev, are sent by a priestess 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.

Notes
  1. Also known as Legacy of the Warring States 2 (Japanese: 戦国伝承 2, Hepburn: Sengoku Denshō Tsū) in Japan.

References
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