

Some characters are clearly better than others.Ĭharacters: Kan-U, Chou-Hi, Chou-Un, Kou-Chuu, and Gi-En make up your selectable characters. Each of the game’s 5 selectable characters executes different moves. Jumping (B) with a grabbed opponent followed by pressing A executes a special move, like a pile driver. Pressing A + Down with a grabbed enemy, for some characters, executes a specific move like biting (Chou-Hi). Pressing A + right or left with a grabbed opponent throws him. You’ll automatically grab enemies when you get close to them. Presing, Down, Up, A makes your character do a vertical jumping attack. Pressing Down + B makes your character do a dash attack. Additionally, you have other special moves at your disposal. C executes your Special Attack, which drains some of your health when it connects with an enemy. A swings you weapon or punches, depending on your character. Story: Based on the historical novel ‘Romance of the Three Kingdoms,’ in Warriors of Fate, you fight as one (or two in co-op mode) of Liu Bei’s 5 warriors against the armies and generals of the ‘evil’ warlord Cao Cao, who is attempting to expand his territory and his power by conquering new lands and killing innocent people.Ĭontrol: Warriors of Fate utilizes only 3 of the Sega Saturn’s buttons (making it an ideal game for arcade sticks like the Real Arcade VF): Buttons A, B, and C. In the arcade, up to 3 players can play at once on the Saturn, only 2 players can play at once. The only differences between the Japanese arcade release of Warriors of Fate and the Sega Saturn port of Warriors of Fate were the addition of an Options menu in the Saturn release and a reduction in the maximum number of human players. The version reviewed here, the Sega Saturn Japan-only release, is a direct port of the Japanese version of the arcade game, not the international version. While the gameplay in both arcade versions was the same, the international version changed the story, changed the character names, and took out what was a somewhat-controversial scene. There were 2 versions of the arcade game released in 1992, a Japanese version and an international (including releases in U.S. The game is an arcade-perfect port of the arcade game released in 1992. Quick History: Warriors of Fate, or Tenchi o Kurau 2: Sekiheki no Tatakai in Japanese (translated: The Devouring of Heaven and Earth II: Battle of Red Cliffs) was released for the Sega Saturn in 1996 exclusively in Japan. The console was connected to a 32-inch HD tv using S-video cables.

Sega Saturn with a 4M Action Replay cartridge plugged into the cartridge slot to allow Japanese games to play on the console. Note 1: Like Beat ‘Em Ups? Check out my reviews of Bare Knuckle III, Crows: The Battle Action, D & D, Double Dragon II, Final Fight Guy, Final Fight II, Mighty Final Fight, Nekketsu Oyako, and Sengoku 3! Warriors of Fate was never ported to any U.S.
