Sengoku Ace

33 Years old Arcade Video game Psikyo [Japan]

Sengoku Ace © 1993 Psikyo.

A vertically scrolling shooter.

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TECHNICAL

Main CPU : Motorola 68EC020 (@ 16 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Yamaha YM2610 (@ 8 Mhz)

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2 (FIRE, BOMB)

TRIVIA

Released in April 1993.

The title of this game translates from Japanese as 'Civil War Ace'.

This game is known outside Japan as Samurai Aces.

Sengoku Ace is the very first game developed by Psikyo (Psikyo was founded in 1992 in Tokyo).

Note : There are 22 different endings!

TIPS AND TRICKS

* Extra features : If you hold Test Button + PL1 Button 1 during boot, you get extra options in the test menu. A level skip, BG test usually etc...

SERIES

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1. Sengoku Ace (1993)
2. Sengoku Blade - Sengoku Ace Episode II (1996)
3. Sengoku Cannon - Sengoku Ace Episode III (2005, Sony PSP)

PORTS

CONSOLES

Sony PS2 (Dec. 02, 2004) "Sengoku Ace & Sengoku Blade [Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol.2] [Model SLPM-62563]"

SOURCES

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ROM dump (MAME).
Game's screenshots.
Official website: http://www.x-nauts.com/psikyo/product/ace/index.html