Warriors of Fate

Tenchi wo Kurau II: Sekiheki no Tatakai, internationally titled Warriors of Fate and widely known as Sangokushi 2 among Chinese‑speaking players, is a CPS‑1 side‑scrolling beat‑'em‑up released by Capcom in 1992. Based on Hiroshi Motomiya’s manga Tenchi wo Kurau, it is the peak sequel in the Tenchi wo Kurau franchise and one of the most legendary Three‑Kingdoms‑themed arcade games. The campaign starts from the Battle of Bowang Slope and leads through the Battle of Red Cliff, depicting Liu Bei’s generals fighting against Cao Cao’s forces. Up to three players can join co‑op gameplay, choosing from five distinct heroes: Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, each with unique stats and special moves. Moving away from the mount‑focused combat of the first game, infantry‑style brawling takes center stage. The system features combos, throws, aerial grabs and health‑costing special attacks. Players can pick up swords, spears, maces and rare secret weapons such as Yitian and Holy Sword. Food items hidden inside destructible crates restore health, while horse‑mounted combat remains available. Across nine stages, players fight powerful Wei generals including Li Dian, Xiahou Dun, Xu Chu and Zhang Liao. Praised for its satisfying combat and striking manga‑style visuals, the arcade original can be experienced via MAME emulators. It was later ported to PlayStation and Sega Saturn, and remains an iconic landmark of beat‑'em‑up arcade history.

These are the default keys. Every arcade board has a different number of buttons and means different things by them. The rows above are buttons 1–6 on the board: on Neo Geo boards (The King of Fighters and friends) A/B/C/D are buttons 1–4, Metal Slug uses only 1, 2 and 4 (shoot / jump / grenade), and Pac-Man uses none at all. Six-button fighters with three punches and three kicks (Street Fighter II and the like) get a different layout from the core: light punch U, medium punch I, heavy punch Q, light kick J, medium kick K, heavy kick E. Click the gamepad icon 🎮 in the player toolbar, then “Remap keys” to open the emulator’s own control settings (keyboard and gamepad, saved automatically). Gamepads are detected automatically. On phones you get on-screen buttons.