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Sengoku 1991 SNK

1991

Sengoku (c) 1991 SNK.
Two warriors, endowed with spiritual gifts, fight to stop the resurrection of the Mad Shogun. Lots of very interesting enemies and beautiful scenery. The player also has the ability to morph into different fighters.

>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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SNK Neo-Geo MVS hardware
Game ID : 0017
Main CPU : 68000 (@ 12 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2610 (@ 8 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 320 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 59.19 Hz
Palette Colors : 4096
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 3
=> [A] Attack [B] Jump [C] Change

>>> TRIVIA
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Released in February 1991.
This game is known in Japan as 'Sengoku Denshou' (translates from Japanese as 'Civil War Tradition').
The game includes different items which change the special attack :
* Green : When 10 green items are collected, life gauge gain 1up
* Red : Samurai sword
* Blue : Double sword
* Purple : Holy sword
* Gold : Unknown effect
In level 2, there is a store called 'Boutique Athena' in the background with the original Athena logo from 1986's 'Athena' by SNK.

>>> TRICKS AND TIPS
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Hold the attack button for a couple seconds to launch a burst of energy from the player's fist.
There are some samurais whose swords can be broken if the player bashes the attack button enough times. remember that this trick can be done when the player is in his normal form and bare-handed (no sword power-ups).

>>> GAME SERIES
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1. Sengoku (1991)
2. Sengoku 2 (1993)
3. Sengoku 3 (2001)

>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Producer : Yanbaru
Programmers : Shinchan (as 'Shinchan-SSS'), Oh!Butch
Sound : Tate Norio, Toshio Shimizm (as Shimizum)
Picture : U-Rakuchou, Marohie, Mic-Senbey, Chulip-Nao, Dadamusi, Sick of
Game assists : Dirty-H-Miyamaki, Phantom Iwata, HTMS-Sugimori
Directors : Tama, Moonmin

>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
Nintendo Super Famicom (1993, 'Sengoku Denshou')
Sega Mega CD (1993, 'Sengoku Denshou')
SNK Neo-Geo CD (1995, 'Sengoku Denshou')
Sony PlayStation 2 (Apr.2008, 'SNK Arcade Classics 1')
Sony PSP (Apr.2008, 'SNK Arcade Classics 1')

>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.
Machine's picture.

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