Samurai Aces
| Sengoku Ace | ||
|---|---|---|
Arcade system | Psikyo 1st Generation | |
Sengoku Ace (Sengoku Ace (戦国エース, Sengoku Ēsu)), fully titled Sengoku Ace: Tengai Episode I and also known as Samurai Aces in the English version, is a
1993. The first game by Psikyo, Sengoku Ace was designed by Shinsuke Nakamura, the creator of Aero Fighters
(Sonic Wings) and the company's founder.
Gameplay
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Plot
The
Feudal Japan (Sengoku period) characters sent on a mission to stop an evil cult and rescue the Shogun's kidnapped daughter, princess Tsukihime (Moon Princess), before she can be used as a sacrifice to resurrect their demon god. The game features 21 endings, different for various characters and two-player pairings.[1]
Characters
- Flush (Flash) / Ayin / Aine (閃光のアイン) - A 25-year-old, one-eyed, blonde J7W, who is looking for his sister Asuka. He is voiced by Hisao Egawa.
- Gen / Gennai (からくり屋 源内) - A 77-year-old scientist with a small robot assistant named Ranmaru, who flies a small, agile "Super Fighter" plane that resembles an X-wing starfighter from Star Wars. He is voiced by Daisuke Gōri.
- Jane Hayate (はやてのジェーン) - A 21-year-old blonde and blue-eyed beautiful female glider. She is voiced by Hiroko Emori.
- Kenno (Kenno Maru) / Kenoumaru / Ohmaru (犬王丸) - A "super genius dog" flying a high-tech YF-23 aircraft (according to some of his team play endings, really a young man sealed in a dog form).
- Miko / Koyori (Koyori Togashi) (富樫こより) - A 17-year-old miko with a fascination for money, who flies a biplane. In Sengoku Ace, Koyori is still very young and tomboyish. She is also voiced by Hiroko Emori.
- Tengai (Tengai Kano) (ターボ坊主 天外) - A 50-year-old Japanese Buddhistwandering monk who flies a bizarre bird-like plane. He is also voiced by Daisuke Gōri.
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Samurai Aces on their June 1, 1993 issue as being the fourth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[2]
Brazilian magazine Ação Games gave it 9/10.[3]
Legacy
The original and arranged
ISBN 4-88199-140-X) was published by Shinseisha in the Gamest Comics series on December 25, 1994.[5]
In December 2004, the game was released for the
505 Games. It also was re-released one year later as a budget-range title. In 2018, it was also released for the Nintendo Switch. In 2022, the original arcade version was included as part of the Sega Astro City Mini V, a vertically-oriented variant of the Sega Astro City mini console.[6]
Sengoku Ace was followed by two sequels, in 2001.
References
- ^ Samurai Aces endings at Video Game Museum.
- ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 450. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 June 1993. p. 25.
- ^ "ACAO/SATURNO: Ninjas Voadores". Acao Games. No. 131. September 1998. p. 43.
- ^ "GCD-1: Sengoku Ace". Vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
- ^ "www.jap-sai.com - Sengoku Ace". Arcade-gear.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- Nintendo Life. Nlife Media. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ^ "今週の壁紙『対戦ネットギミック カプコン＆彩京オールスターズ 』／ゲーム情報ポータル：ジーパラドットコム". Gpara.com. 2012-09-14. Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
- ^ "[DC] Capcom vs Psikyo All-Stars (Mahjong) JAP DRASTIC". Segahub.org. 2001-07-02. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
- ^ "Dreamcast (Jap.) - Taisen Net Gimmick Capcom & Psikyo All Stars Mahjong". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
Sources
External links
- (in Japanese) Official website (Nintendo)
- (in Japanese) Official website (Psikyo) (Internet Archive)
- (in Japanese) Official website (Taito) (Internet Archive)
- Hardcore Gaming 101: Sengoku Ace