Samurai Shodown: Sen

This is a weapons-based fighting game in which players select one of 24 characters (Japanese samurai, elderly spear fighters, modern American samurai, Bushido-types) and battle through matches until they reach, and defeat, two final bosses. Players engage in stylized, 3D one-on-one combat, with the immediate goal being depletion of opponents' life meter. Clubs, bladed weapons, kicks/throws/punches, and special attacks (fire, ice, electric, etc.) can be used to inflict damage on fighters. Most attacks that connect trigger a large spurt of blood that will stain the ground for a few seconds.

The finishing moves represent the most intense part of the game: torsos can be sliced in half and sent flying across the pavement; severed heads will spew blood as they roll off screen; and chopped-off arms leave stumps from which blood does gush out. These depictions of blood and gore are relatively infrequent relative to the overall slash-attack/"move-set" gameplay; however, they do account for the Mature rating. During the course of the game, players can also follow custom storylines for the 24 characters: Some of the related text contains sexual references (e.g., "They were in the mood . . . lovemaking in one room" and "After I enjoyed her sleeping face, I left the remaining money at her bedside, and I went out of the room.").