Centuries ago a cruel and insanely tyrannical warlord was defeated by the two elite Samurai but had sworn to return in the future.

The warlord is opposed only by the two protagonists, the red-jacketed Claude Yamamoto and cowboy hat-wearing Jack Stone[3] (also known as Dan and Bill in the SNES version), martial artists who turn out to be descendants of the two elite Samurai responsible for vanquishing the wicked warlord centuries ago.

In Japan, Game Machine listed Sengoku on their March 15, 1991 issue as being the thirteenth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.

[9] Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the Super NES version a 4.4 out of 10, commenting that it "has an interesting concept as you can change into different types of fighters, yet it just doesn't come together.

"[5] Power Unlimited gave the Neo Geo version a score of 85% writing: "A top-shelf brawler, even for people who aren't much of a fighter.