<s>
Sengoku	B-Application
Ace	I-Application
(	O
)	O
,	O
fully	O
titled	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Ace	I-Application
:	O
Tengai	B-Application
Episode	O
I	O
and	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Samurai	B-Application
Aces	I-Application
in	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
by	O
Psikyo	O
in	O
1993	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
by	O
Psikyo	O
,	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Ace	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Shin	O
Nakamura	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
Aero	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
(	O
Sonic	B-Application
Wings	I-Application
)	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
founder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
science	O
fantasy	O
story	O
of	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Ace	I-Application
resolves	O
around	O
the	O
six	O
Feudal	O
Japan	O
(	O
Sengoku	O
period	O
)	O
characters	O
sent	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
to	O
stop	O
an	O
evil	O
cult	O
and	O
rescue	O
the	O
Shogun	B-Language
's	O
kidnapped	O
daughter	O
,	O
princess	O
Tsukihime	O
(	O
Moon	O
Princess	O
)	O
,	O
before	O
she	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
sacrifice	O
to	O
resurrect	O
their	O
demon	O
god	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flush	O
(	O
Flash	O
)	O
/	O
Ayin	O
/	O
Aine	O
( 閃光のアイン	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
25-year-old	O
,	O
one-eyed	O
,	O
blonde	O
samurai	B-Application
flying	O
a	O
J7W	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
looking	O
for	O
his	O
sister	O
Asuka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gen	O
/	O
Gennai	O
( からくり屋	O
源内	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
77-year-old	O
scientist	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
robot	O
assistant	O
named	O
Ranmaru	O
,	O
who	O
flies	O
a	O
small	O
,	O
agile	O
"	O
Super	O
Fighter	O
"	O
plane	O
that	O
resembles	O
an	O
X-wing	B-Application
starfighter	O
from	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jane	O
Hayate	O
( はやてのジェーン	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
21-year-old	O
blonde	O
and	O
blue-eyed	O
beautiful	O
female	O
ninja	B-Application
who	O
flies	O
a	O
glider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Ace	I-Application
,	O
Koyori	O
is	O
still	O
very	O
young	O
and	O
tomboyish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tengai	B-Application
(	O
Tengai	B-Application
Kano	O
)	O
( ターボ坊主	O
天外	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
50-year-old	O
Japanese	O
Buddhist	O
wandering	O
monk	O
who	O
flies	O
a	O
bizarre	O
bird-like	O
plane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Samurai	B-Application
Aces	I-Application
on	O
their	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
1993	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fourth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
titled	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Ace	I-Application
-	O
Ataru	O
Kadiba	O
( 戦国エース	O
-	O
かぢば	O
あたる	O
)	O
(	O
)	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Shinseisha	O
in	O
the	O
Gamest	O
Comics	O
series	O
on	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Psikyo	O
Shooting	O
Collection	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
:	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Ace	I-Application
&	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
by	O
Taito	O
and	O
505	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sengoku	B-Application
Ace	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sengoku	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
1996	O
and	O
Sengoku	O
Cannon	O
:	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Ace	I-Application
Episode	O
III	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sengoku	O
series	O
characters	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
ones	O
from	O
Psikyo	O
's	O
Gunbird	B-Application
series	O
,	O
later	O
joined	O
up	O
with	O
several	O
Capcom	O
characters	O
(	O
especially	O
from	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
fame	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
crossover	O
game	O
Taisen	O
Net	O
Gimmick	O
:	O
Capcom	O
&	O
Psikyo	O
All	O
Stars	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
