Samurai Aces

Sengoku Ace (Sengoku Ace (戦国エース, Sengoku Ēsu)), fully titled Sengoku Ace: Tengai Episode I and also known as Samurai Aces in the English version, is a vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up video game originally released in the arcades in 1993. It was Psikyo's first game designed by company founder Shin Nakamura, the creator of Aero Fighters (Sonic Wings).

Gameplay
Sengoku Ace is a vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up.

Plot and Characters
The science fantasy story of Sengoku Ace resolves around the six Feudal Japan (Sengoku period) characters sent on a mission to stop an evil cult and rescue the Shogun's kidnapped daughter, princess Tsukihime (Moon Princess), before she can be used as a sacrifice to resurrect their demon god. The game features 21 endings, different for various characters and two-player pairings.
 * Jane Hayate - A 21-year-old blonde and blue-eyed beautiful female ninja who pilots a glider.
 * Tengai - A 50-year-old Japanese Buddhist wandering monk who mounts a bird to battle.
 * Kenno Maru - A "super genius dog" flying a high-tech jet aircraft. Some of his endings show that he was once a human.
 * Koyori/Miko - A 17-year-old tomboyish shrine maiden who pilots a biplane. Her endings show that she is also obsessed with money.
 * Ayin/Flash - A 25-year-old one-eyed samurai piloting a propeller-driven prototype fighter aircraft. He is looking for his sister Asuka.
 * 'Gennai/Gadget Gen - A 77-year-old scientist with a small robot assistant named Ranmaru, who flies a small, agile "Super Fighter" plane that resembles an X-wing starfighter from the Star Wars franchise.