Sinful City

Sinful City is a Japanese fighting game developed by and published by  on June 8, 2008. The game was originally a exclusive, but due to good sales, it was later ported to PC and released on. The overwhelming and unexpected success of the series eventually spawned a series of games.

Plot
The setting of Sinful City is based heavily on 1920s-40s America, though it is actually set in a dystopian future. In this future, the only city left in the United States is one whose name the citizens have forgotten, referring to it instead by the nickname "The Sinful City", due to its high crime rates, crippled economy, and horrifying government. All of these things can be linked to an event called "The Incident", where a mysterious bright light engulfed the entire US, destroying the cities and forcing the ruling body, a mysterious governor, to crack down on security in the city, building an army of robotic policemen that protect the city while also keeping himself and other influential people safe by creating a higher-class part of the city separated from the rest where "people of interest" are kept (CEOs, nobles, the rich in general, etc). However, the bizarre nature of the city combined with a mysterious energy emanating from it often draw forces to it, whether scientific, magical, or otherwise, for their own personal reasons. The game's various story modes follow both outsiders travelling to the city and city-goers uncovering the secrets of the place they call home.

Characters
Playable Non-Playable
 * U.S.A., the main protagonist of the game and the protagonist of most of its sequels. Uriah Samuel Armstrong is a travelling trucker from unknown parts who traveled to the Sinful City in search for his missing sister. While there, he uncovers the truth about his mysterious past.
 * Giovanni, the son of the biggest crime lord in the city and is constantly in his father's shadow. He and the rest of his family have the mystic ability to turn their own emotions into physical energy, with Giovanni specializing in manipulating his own malice.
 * Satsuki, the last person alive who trains in the "Path of the Open Palm" martial art technique. She has traveled to the Sinful City in search of a strong husband to have children and keep her art alive.
 * Akuma Kuma, a professional wrestler living in the Sinful City who always wears a cloak and mask designed to look like a bear. While attempting to entertain his fans, he is accidentally dragged into the greater secrets and conspiracies of the city.
 * Sammy & Yarum, a man and a demon who is stuck to him. Sammy is a feminine-looking man who forcibly had the demon Yarum attached to him when he was young. Now an adult, the two travel to the city in search of a way to separating from each other.
 * Justice, a mysterious vigilante in a completely black outfit who has made it his mission to battle the criminals of the Sinful City. However, he is also hunted by police for these actions.
 * 5-Alive, an android created as a member of the "Coppers", a series of robotic police officers. After a failed case, he has begun questioning his role in the world, which has caused stress among his superiors and peers.
 * Specter, an amnesiac ghost woman who suddenly manifest in the slums of the Sinful City and is on a quest to find out who she was before her death and, eventually, to figure out who murdered her.
 * Wendy, the heiress of the Green Family, owners of several energy companies, who goes out into the wider city in search for her long lost father.
 * Enoch, an occultist obsessed with demonic rituals who traveled to the city in search of new forms of power, though this causes him to clash with many of the more lawful forces of the city.
 * Clergy Jed, a follower of the Vindication Church and a member of its "Clergy of Fists", who finds himself trapped in the middle of a war between his church and the supernatural forces of the city.
 * Dummy, a secret character. Originally a simple android the player beat up in Training Mode, Dummy realized how poorly his android brethren were being treated and set out on a quest to liberate his people.
 * Bobby Blusky, a young, upcoming superstar in the game Blast Ball, which is similar to European football but played with a bomb in place of a ball. Just before a big game, his teammates suddenly disappear and he sets out to find them.
 * Adam (DLC), the central antagonist of the game. They are an artificial god created by the blending of magic and technology. They are also the one responsible for The Incident. In the base game, they are a non-playable boss character.
 * Ozymandias Kincaid (DLC)
 * The Governor, the main antagonist of the game and the final boss of the game's "Endgame" story. Most of the events of the game can be linked back to him, which makes him the primary target for many characters. He is also a cyborg with a skeleton of steel and oil instead of blood.