Kensei: Sacred Fist (Game)

Kensei: Sacred Fist

GAME » on November 30, 1998

A 3D fighting game by Konami for the PlayStation.

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Overview

Kensei: Sacred Fist (known in Japan as Bugi) is a 3D fighting game developed by KCE Tokyo and published by Konami (Company) for the Sony PlayStation in Japan (on November 19, 1998), North America (on November 30, 1998), and Europe (sometime in 1998).

It is the second 3D fighting game by KCE Tokyo (after Lightning Legend: Daigo no Daibouken).

Gameplay

The game features detailed character models for the time.

Kensei: Sacred Fist is very similar in gameplay to the Tekken franchise, but with slight differences. The biggest one is it's emphasis on strategy, and planning out your combo's and juggles based on your distance. It was made with an ideal to avoid button-mashing, as missing the first hit in a combo string will leave the player open for a long time. Another difference is in it's blocking system, based on dodging. When pressing the block button, the player will actually move away from the attack. Some characters can incorporate a sidestep into their dodge by holding up. Sidestepping itself is not very useful, as it is very slow, much like the gameplay in general, something that made the game suitable only for the home console experience, as the arcade scene was very much focused on high speed reaction time.

Characters

Character Select screen with all characters unlocked.

Kensei: Sacred Fist features 9 fighters in its starting roster, each with their own unique fighting style, their 9 mid-boss counterparts (each with a slightly altered moveset), 2 boss characters, and 3 hidden characters, all of which are unlockable (for a grand total of 23 playable characters).

Yugo Sangunji - Karate
Saya Tsubaki - Kenpo
Hong Yuli - Drunken Fist
David Human - Professional Wrestling
Douglas Anderson - Jeet Kune Do
Hyoma Tsukikage - Ninjutsu
Allen - Muay Thai
Heinz Streit - Pit Fighting
Ann Griffith - Amateur Wrestling

Unlockable Characters

Akira Sangunji (mid-boss for Yugo) - Karate
Genya Tsubaki (mid-boss for Saya) - Kenpo
Su Qingtao (mid-boss for Yuli) - Drunken Fist
Mark Galeon (mid-boss for David) - Professional Wrestling
Yoko Cindy Matsudaira (mid-boss for Douglas) - Jeet Kune Do
Sessue Kanoh (mid-boss for Hyoma) - Ninjitsu
Steve Laettner (mid-boss for Allen) - Kickboxing
Natsuki Kornelia (mid-boss for Heinz) - Pit Fighting
Arthur Stewart (mid-boss for Ann) - Amateur Wrestling
Zhou Leimeng (sub-boss) - "Original Style"
Kaiya Tsubaki (final boss) - Kenpo
Kazane Tsukikage (hidden character) - Ninjutsu
Jelly Thomas (hidden character) - "Original Style"
Billy Thomas (hidden character) - "Original Style"

Racing Minigame

After unlocking all the characters, a racing mini-game would unlock, where you would choose any character, a course, and steer him running it. To make the character go faster, you mash on the "x" button.

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