Sango Fighter

An obscure Street Fighter style game for the PC. Sango Fighter is a product of the now defunct Panda Entertainment in Taiwan. Produced in 1994, Sango Fighter is based on the Three Kingdoms period in Ancient China (220-208 A.D.), where three dynasites warred with each other for the control of the fallen Han Dynasty. The Shu kingdom (221-263 A.D.), led by Liu Bei, ruled Western China. The Wei kingdom (220-265 A.D.), led by Cao Cao, controlled the North, and the Wu kingdom (222-280 A.D.), led by Sun Quan, held in the South. Sango Fighter only focused on the Shu-Han and Wei kingdoms.

The main menu screen (in Chinese) consisted of these chioces:

• Story Mode: As the Shu-Han kingdom, it is up to Liu Bei and his "5 Tigers" to defeat Cao Cao and the Wei kingdom. Choose between Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Zhao, and Huang Zhong.
  
• Tournament Mode: Any of the 12 playable characters are selectable in this mode. Fight against each of the opponents to see who gets the highest score.
  
• 2 Player Mode: Fight against another player in this mode. Any character is selectable.
  
• Options Mode: Change the game configurations here.
  
• Exit

Playable Characters:
Shu-Han fighters: Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Zhao, Huang Zhong
Wei fighters: Cao Cao, Xu Huang, Dian Wei, Xia Hou Yuan, Xia Hou Dun, Xu Zhu
Other fighters: Lu Bu

A Shareware version of the game was released in the U.S., but it never took off stateside. Sango Fighter now holds a place in theunderdogs.org as a quality underrated game.