Samurai Shodown!

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Summary

Iza To! En Garde! Dude! Twelve of the mightiest samurai, ninja, knights, and warriors from Japan, France, the United States, and China lock swords in NEO GEO's SAMURAI SHODOWN. With blades, bare knuckles, rage, and various Methods of Mayhem, fight your way to the final battle with Satan's Shogun. Use all powers at your disposal to get a head!

Genres

Fighting

Platforms

Neo Geo Pocket

Release Date

December 24, 1998 (26 years and 1 month ago)

Publishers

SNK

Franchises

Samurai Shodown

Community

Twitch

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Samurai Shodown! News

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<i>Samurai Shodown</i> Competitor Shows Off By Dropping His Character's Sword, Gets Wrecked

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Samurai Shodown Competitor Shows Off By Dropping His Character's Sword, Gets Wrecked

Samurai Shodown is a brutal fighting game, where matches often hinge on landing one good attack. That said, Samurai…

Ian Walker

PublishedJuly 23, 2019

Culture

Fighting Game Community Mourns Death Of Prominent Louisiana Player [Update]

A weekend that was supposed to be full of fun and excitement took a decidedly tragic turn when it was announced that…

Ian Walker

PublishedJuly 22, 2019

Culture

We Debate The Best And Worst <i>Super Smash Bros.</i> Games

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We Debate The Best And Worst Super Smash Bros. Games

Among the greatest video game debates—should hard games lower their difficulties? What’s the best controller?—is one…

Cecilia D'Anastasio,

Ethan Gach,

and Ian Walker

PublishedJuly 16, 2019

7/15/19

A recent Samurai Shodown tournament in Japan was won by a cosplayer dressed as his main character, Ukyo. The player, Shingo “K2" Kito, has also been known to dress as combat butler Hein during King of Fighters XIV events. Must be quite the power-up!

Ian Walker

PublishedJuly 15, 2019

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