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Shogun Warriors

Shogun Warriors plays similarly to some other 2D versus fighting games during its release, which the player's character fights against his or her opponent in best two-out-of-three matches in a single player…

1 February 1992

Shogun Warriors is a fighting developed by Kaneko, released 1 February 1992 on Arcade.

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What Shogun Warriors is

Shogun Warriors is a fighting game developed by Kaneko and released in 1992. It was published by Sammy. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Shogun Warriors plays similarly to some other 2D versus fighting games during its release, which the player's character fights against his or her opponent in best two-out-of-three matches in a single player tournament mode with the computer or against another human player. It is controlled with an 8-way joystick and 4 buttons that perform weak and strong versions of punches and kicks. In one player mode, after selecting a character, the arcade randomly selects an opponent. The opponent order goes randomly and always leaves the last four bosses in a certain order. Some characters stabbed by ones armed with katanas or other sharp weapons can cause blood to spurt out, which became popularized…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Shogun Warriors launched on 1 February 1992, within three weeks of X-Men, Baseball Stars 2 and Romancing SaGa.

Released around the same time: X-Men, Baseball Stars 2, Romancing SaGa.

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When did Shogun Warriors come out?
Shogun Warriors was released on 1 February 1992 for Arcade.

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