Kanegasaki

The Battle of Kanegasaki (金ヶ崎の戦い) refers to the Oda army's forced retreat from the Azai-Asakura alliance. This battle is the first mark of Nagamasa's betrayal to the Oda, and Hideyoshi's rear defense for his lord's escape is one of his fabled accomplishments under Nobunaga.

Samurai Warriors
The battle first appears in Samurai Warriors Xtreme Legends, even though it shares the same map as Anegawa. It is featured in Hideyoshi's, Ina's and Tadakatsu's stories. Nobunaga is not present in the retreat, and Nagamasa appears later in the skirmish. Hideyoshi first lures a few enemy generals into Magoichi's ambush, where the latter suddenly eliminates them. Keiji appears shortly afterwards, and the group must make their way to the escape point. At a certain point, Nagamasa and Oichi appear and they begin to charge the fleeing Oda-Tokugawa army. The player must defeat Nagamasa to win the battle.

The battle is revamped in Samurai Warriors 2, and is presented as its own map. On the Azai-Asakura side, the player must quickly pursue Nobunaga (who is present this time in the retreat) before he reaches the escape point. Aiding the Asakura army helps the player to receive reinforcements. Many Oda officers, such as Katsuie and Magoichi, also appear as the player begins to reach Nobunaga. In Nagamasa's version, the Azai army surprisingly joins the Oda-Tokugawa alliance to take down the Yoshikage Asakura, who Nagamasa claims to be their true enemy.

The Oda-Tokugawa version requires the player to safely aid Nobunaga's retreat, while defeating all of the enemy ambushes. When Nobunaga is about to reach the escape point, the main army of Azai-Asakura appear and they quickly begin to pursue Nobunaga. The player is not required to defeat them, instead protecting Nobunaga's retreat remains the main objective.

This map is also used during Magoichi's story mode, where he has shoot Nobunaga during Mitsuhide's betrayal. As his assassination is quickly noticed Magoichi escapes from Honnoji and wanders through the Kyoto passage. The map is filled with mist and no mini-map is visible. The endless escape ultimately ends when Hideyoshi finds the wandering Magoichi.

Musashi's tournament of champions uses also this map, though it is set in the evening instead of night. He competes against the greatest warriors all over the land, including Keiji, Tadakatsu and Sakon. The climax of the event is a duel with Kojiro, who only appears if the player has impressed him enough with swordmanship skills.

Kanegasaki returns in the third title and its map is based on Iga (like Hanzō's first stage). It serves as Hideyoshi's 3rd chapter in his story.

Warriors Orochi
A daytime version of Kanegasaki is featured during the first two Warriors Orochi titles. In the first game, Masamune attempts to destroy the main resistance by raiding their undermanned stronghold. Huang Zhong, who is in command of the area, will send a lone messenger for reinforcements. Lu Bu may also try to disrupt the messenger until Tadakatsu Honda arrives to challenge him. If the messenger makes it through the northwest route, reinforcements led by Xiao Qiao will arrive.

Kessen
In Kessen III, this battle is one of the major battles in chapter 4. Nobunaga at first plans to attack what he perceives to be the defenseless Asakura in Echizen. While he knows this breeches the alliance he has with Nagamasa, he plans to keep it a secret from his brother-in-law, believing in the latter's character. He does this battle without Ieyasu's help. Nobunaga's men perform the normal procedures until an urgent report states that Nagamasa has betrayed them and is charging the Oda's rear. Nobunaga orders an emergency retreat to Gifu while Hideyoshi volunteers to act as the rear guard.

The main objective of the stage is to have Nobunaga reach the escape point within the alloted time limit. Hideyoshi and two other officers stay on the river bank and withstand the enemy onslaught at the southern part of the map. Nobunaga and his vassals run uphill and curve around the map's forested area along the mountain path. He needs to keep going until he reaches the shining goal point on the other side. He is first assaulted by the Asakura troops and the Azai troops, including Nagamasa, ambush him as he continues forward. While the Asakura have the larger numbers, the Azai troops are the biggest threat to Nobunaga's safety.

Ideally, players should succeed with minimal casualties in this conflict. It helps to switch between both battalions and to only send out their best officers. If players clear the battle with Hideyoshi still alive, Masanori Fukushima will join Nobunaga's army as a secondary officer.