History VideoGame / SengokuSNK

''Sengoku'' (not to be confused with [[VideoGame/{{Sengoku}} the 4X strategy game of the same name]].) is a series of BeatEmUp created by {{Creator/SNK}} for the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo, all of which features the protagonist fighting against the demonic forces of a mystical warlord seeking to invade Earth. It consists of the following games:

* ''Sengoku'' (titled ''Sengoku Densyo'' [[note]]though "Denshou" is the more conventional romanization, "Densyo" is the romanization actually used on the title screen[[/note]] in Japan), released in 1991. The player take controls of a Japanese ninja (player 1/Canon name: Claude Yamamoto) and an American cowboy (player 2/Canon name: Jack Stone) roaming a post-apocalyptic city to defeat the forces of an evil warlord who vowed to return after being defeated 400 years previously. The main gimmicks of the games were the player character's ability to transform at will into three other characters (an armoured [[AsianFoxSpirit kitsune]], a samurai, and a ninja) and the plane switching sequences - at certain point during the levels, the character would get warped to a surreal and unsettling landspace based on Japanese mythology and fight in there for a while before being beamed back to the mortal realm. It was later ported to the UsefulNotes/SegaCD and the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Super Famicom]], the latter by Creator/DataEast in a [[ReformulatedGame noticeably different form]].

* ReformulatedGame: The little-know SFC port of the original by Creator/DataEast has an overhauled ''VideoGame/FinalFight''-style combat system with throws and canned combos, and changed the transformation system so that the player character simply transform at specific points during the levels instead of being able to do so at will. The level progression is mostly the same, but the sprites and background graphics were redrawn, unlike other UsefulNotes/NeoGeo to SFC ports.

* UsefulNotes/WorldWarII: ''Sengoku 2'' has "194X" as one of the time periods you can go to, and one of the near-final bosses is obviously Hitler.

* ''Sengoku 3'' (aka ''Sengoku Densyo 2001'' in Japan), released in 2001. Made by another developer (Noise Factory), the game eschewed the surreal atmosphere and transformation mechanic of its predecessors in favor of featuring multiple playable characters with their own abilities and an intricate combo system. Notably, it was the last game published by the original SNK before its bankruptcy.

* {{Combo}}:
** Notably averted in the first two games. Enemies are pushed back after one hit and most of them take two or three hits to kill.
** Sengoku 3, on the other hand, features a deep and involved combo system.

* BoobsOfSteel: Okuni has the biggest bust with some damaging moves that are stronger than Kurenai's.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Kurenai, who wears toeless socks. There is also Magoichi, the boss of stage 4, and the basic katana/naginata wielding mooks in ''3''. ''1'' features the sword arms, giant swordsmen, archer, fat men, sumo swordsmen, and spear men.

* UnexpectedGameplayChange: The horseback-riding segments in ''Sengoku 2'', ''Sengoku 3'' has some very minor platforming avoiding spike straps. There are no pitfalls and only cause some damage to your health

%% * {{Gainaxing}}: A little bit for Okuni.

* TheVerse: According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, ''Sengoku 3'' takes place in the same universe as ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown''. Kagetsura and his brother Byyaki are descendants of Hanzo, and Falcon is a descendant of Galford.

* ''Sengoku'' (titled ''Sengoku Densyo'' [[note]]though "Denshou" is the more conventional romanization, "Densyo" is the romanization actually used on the title screen[[/note]] in Japan), released in 1991. The player take controls of a Japanese ninja (player 1/Canon name: Claude Yamamoto) and an American cowboy (player 2/Canon name: Jack Stone) roaming a post-apocalyptic city to defeat the forces of an evil warlord who vowed to return after being defeated 400 years previously. The main gimmicks of the games were the player character's ability to transform at will into three other characters (an armoured {{kitsune}}, a samurai, and a ninja) and the plane switching sequences - at certain point during the levels, the character would get warped to a surreal and unsettling landspace based on Japanese mythology and fight in there for a while before being beamed back to the mortal realm. It was later ported to the UsefulNotes/SegaCD and the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Super Famicom]], the latter by Creator/DataEast in a [[ReformulatedGame noticeably different form]].

* {{Kitsune}}: A nine-tailed fox woman is one of the bosses of ''Sengoku 2''.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Kurenai has purple hair.

* BaldOfAwesome: Kongoh.

* {{Gainaxing}}: A little bit for Okuni.

* JackOfAllStats: Kagetsura fits the bill.
* JigglePhysics: Kuernai, and especially Okuni.

* MsFanservice: Okuni and Kurenai to a lesser extent.

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Sengoku 3'' is one to ''Gaia Crusaders''.

* ''Sengoku'' (titled ''Sengoku Densyo'' [[note]]though "Denshou" is the more conventional romanization, "Densyo" is the romanization actually used on the title screen[[/note]] in Japan), released in 1991. The player take controls of a Japanese ninja (player 1/Canon name: Claude Yamamoto) and an American cowboy (player 2/Canon name: Jack Stone) roaming a post-apocalyptic city to defeat the forces of an evil warlord who vowed to return after being defeated 400 years previously. The main gimmicks of the games were the player character's ability to transform at will into three other characters (an armoured {{kitsune}}, a samurai, and a ninja) and the plane switching sequences - at certain point during the levels, the character would get warped to a surreal and unsettling landspace based on Japanese mythology and fight in there for a while before being beamed back to the mortal realm. It was later ported to the UsefulNotes/SegaCD and the UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom, the latter by Creator/DataEast in a [[ReformulatedGame noticeably different form]].

* McNinja: Falcon, the Spanish ninja. Also applies to the blond ninja transformation in the first two games, complete with pink rights.

* McNinja: Falcon, the Spanish ninja.

* {{Shoryuken}}: Faclon does a sword variation as a combo ender and his second ninja art called Fight Of The Phoenix does a flaming sword version.

* FragileSpeedster: Kuernai has fast attacks, speed, the most combo potentional, but is frail.

* GlassCannon: Okuni outdoes the damage of Kurenai and Faclon, but has less endurance then the fromer.

* LightningBruiser: Byakki and Faclon. Both are hard to use and require finesse, but in the hands of expert players are fast and strong.

* MsFanservice: Okuni and Kuernai to a lesser extent.

* TheVerse: According to TheOtherWiki, ''Sengoku 3'' takes place in the same universe as ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown''. Kagetsura and his brother Byyaki are descendants of Hanzo, and Falcon is a descendant of Galford.

* ''Sengoku 3'' (aka ''Sengoku Densyo 2001'' in Japan), released in 2001. Made by another developer (Noise Factory), the game eschewed the surreal atmosphere and transformation mechanic of its predecessors in favour of featuring multiple playable characters with their own abilities and an intricate combo system. Notably, it was the last game published by the original SNK before its bankruptcy.

* UnexpectedGameplayChange: The horseback-riding segments in ''Sengoku 2''

* WrestlerInAllOfUs: In the SFC port of the first game, both player characters (named Dan and Bill) could perform a pile-driver. In ''3'', Kagetsura and Kongoh can perform a Izuna Drop, and a spinning piledriver respectively, via command inputs. These move do cost their special meter.

* WrestlerInAllOfUs: In the SFC port of the first game, both player characters (named Dan and Bill) could perform a pile-driver.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Kurenai, who wears toeless socks. There is also the basic katana/naginata wielding mooks in ''3''. ''1'' features the sword arms, giant swordsmen, archer, fat men, and spear men.

* {{Gainaxing}}: A little bit for Okuni

* JigglePhysics: Kuernai and especially Okuni.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Kurenai, who wears toeless socks.

* {{Ninja}}: The core cast in ''3'' and Claude in ''1''

* BladOfAwesome: Kongoh.

* LightingBruiser: Byakki and Faclon. Both are hard to use and require finesse, but in the hands of expert players are fast and strong.
* LongRangedFigthter: Okuni. Most of the her attacks are meant to keep enemies at a distance. Not mention, she is the most difficult character to use in a game about melee combat.

* UnexpectedGameplayChange: The horseback-riding segments in ''Sengoku 2''.

* ''Sengoku'' (titled ''Sengoku Densyo'' [[note]]though "Denshou" is the more conventional romanization, "Densyo" is the romanization actually used on the title screen[[/note]] in Japan), released in 1991. The player take controls of a Japanese ninja (player 1/Canon name: Claude Yamamoto) and an American cowboy (player 2/Canon name: Jack Stone) roaming a post-apocalyptic city to defeat the forces of an evil warlord who vowed to return after being defeated 400 years previously. The main gimmicks of the games were the player character's ability to transform at will into three other characters (an armoured {{kitsune}}, a samurai, and a ninja) and the plane switching sequences - at certain point during the levels, the character would get warped to a surreal and unsettling landspace based on Japanese mythology and fight in there for a while before being beamed back to the mortal realm. It was later ported to the UsefulNotes/SegaCD and the [[{{SNES}} Super Famicom]], the latter by Creator/DataEast in a [[ReformulatedGame noticeably different form]].

''Sengoku'' (not to be confused with [[VideoGame/{{Sengoku}} the 4X strategy game of the same name]].) is a series of BeatEmUp created by {{SNK}} for the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo, all of which features the protagonist fighting against the demonic forces of a mystical warlord seeking to invade Earth. It consists of the following games: