The Game Boy version of Samurai Shodown includes all the characters, stages, and most of the special moves, but has no combos, fatalities, or voices. All the music tracks are included, albeit in scaled-down form. It also features two new characters: Kuroko and Hikyaku.
Among the greatest video game debates—should hard games lower their difficulties? What’s the best controller?—is one…
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!
Since its inception in 1993, the Samurai Shodown franchise has had its share of standout characters, like a child-eat…
This week we’re cashing checks in Hitman 2, clashing katanas in Samurai Shodown, and tinkering around in Super Mario…
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