<s>
Sengoku	B-Application
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
of	O
the	O
Sengoku	B-Application
trilogy	O
by	O
SNK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
numerous	O
home	O
consoles	O
including	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
,	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
Mega-CD	B-Device
and	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
sequels	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2012	O
(	O
Sengoku	B-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
and	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2013	O
(	O
Sengoku	B-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
on	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2013	O
(	O
Sengoku	B-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
and	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
(	O
Sengoku	B-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
compiled	O
on	O
the	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Anthology	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
transformation	O
cannot	O
be	O
toggled	O
,	O
but	O
stays	O
constant	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
different	O
forms	O
are	O
a	O
samurai	B-Application
,	O
an	O
armour-clad	O
wolf	O
and	O
a	O
more	O
agile	O
ninja	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Centuries	O
ago	O
a	O
cruel	O
and	O
insanely	O
tyrannical	O
warlord	O
was	O
defeated	O
by	O
the	O
two	O
elite	O
Samurai	B-Application
but	O
had	O
sworn	O
to	O
return	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
warlord	O
is	O
opposed	O
only	O
by	O
the	O
two	O
protagonists	O
,	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
and	O
a	O
Western	O
cowboy	O
(	O
named	O
Ninja	B-Application
Dave	O
and	O
Cowboy	O
Kev	O
in	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
version	O
and	O
named	O
Dan	O
and	O
Bill	O
in	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
turn	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
descendants	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
elite	O
Samurai	B-Application
responsible	O
for	O
vanquishing	O
the	O
wicked	O
warlord	O
centuries	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Sengoku	B-Application
on	O
their	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
1991	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
RePlay	O
reported	O
Sengoku	B-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
fourth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
scored	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
19	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
a	O
4.4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
has	O
an	O
interesting	O
concept	O
as	O
you	O
can	O
change	O
into	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
fighters	O
,	O
yet	O
it	O
just	O
does	O
n't	O
come	O
together.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Unlimited	O
gave	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
85%	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
A	O
top-shelf	O
brawler	B-Application
,	O
even	O
for	O
people	O
who	O
are	O
n't	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
fighter	O
.	O
</s>
