Samurai Shodown

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Summary

In early Japan, a man named Shiro Tokisada Amakusa preaches a heretic religion. Little does anyone know that Amakusa is really a servant of the evil Ambrosia, who took over Amakusa's body. Ambrosia wishes to shroud the world in darkness. Now, choose between 12 warriors (and 3 bonus characters) to fight for the honor of destroying Amakusa, and fulfilling a mission.

Genres

Fighting

Platforms

Neo Geo AES, Arcade, PlayStation 3, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, FM Towns, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Neo Geo CD, Sega CD, Super Famicom

Developers

SNK

Release Date

July 6, 1993 (32 years ago)

Publishers

Tec Toy, BMG Interactive Entertainment, Playtronic, Crystal Dynamics, JVC, Sega, SNK, SNK Playmore, Japan Home Video Co., Takara, D4 Enterprise

Content Rating

T Animated Violence, Violence, Animated Blood, Crude Humor

Franchises

Samurai Shodown

Community

Official Website Wikipedia Fandom

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Culture

SNK Reveals The 20 Games For Neo Geo Arcade Stick

Earlier this month, SNK announced the Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro. It’s packed with 20 built-in games, which weren’t…

Brian Ashcraft

PublishedSeptember 20, 2019

9/3/19

Following in the footsteps of other fighting game devs, SNK recently announced an official competition for both Samurai Shodown and King of Fighters XIV. The SNK World Championship is scheduled for March 2020, and the entire shebang will feature a prize pool of over 10 million yen, or around $95,000.

Ian Walker

PublishedSeptember 3, 2019

Culture

Why <i>King Of Fighters</i> Dominates Latin America's Fighting Game Scene

Culture

Why King Of Fighters Dominates Latin America's Fighting Game Scene

What’s the fighting game you remember the most from the arcades of your youth? Street Fighter II? Tekken? Mortal…

John Learned

PublishedAugust 29, 2019

Culture

<i>Cyberpunk 2077 </i>And More Games Coming To Stadia

Culture

Cyberpunk 2077 And More Games Coming To Stadia

CD Projekt Red’s anticipated Keanu Reeves vehicle Cyberpunk 2077 is coming to Stadia among other games, Google said…

Chris Kohler

PublishedAugust 19, 2019

Culture

Perfect Character Balance Is 'Boring,' Says <i>Samurai Shodown</i> Director

Culture

Perfect Character Balance Is 'Boring,' Says Samurai Shodown Director

During Evo 2019, I sat down with Samurai Shodown director Nobuyuki Kuroki to discuss his work on the new game. Since…

Ian Walker

PublishedAugust 7, 2019

OpinionImpressions

The <em>Samurai Shodown</em> Limited Edition Neo Geo Mini Is Clearly Superior

OpinionImpressions

The Samurai Shodown Limited Edition Neo Geo Mini Is Clearly Superior

Our original review called the Neo Geo Mini arcade-style retro console “cute, but an imperfect nostalgia trip.” The S…

Mike Fahey

PublishedAugust 6, 2019

8/4/19

Samurai Shodown’s Haohmaru will be joining the cast of Soulcalibur VI as its third guest character next season. A release date wasn’t announced, but fans can look forward to the return of classic Soulcalibur character Cassandra tomorrow, August 5, in the meantime.

Ian Walker

PublishedAugust 4, 2019

8/4/19

SNK revealed a timeline for the first season of paid Samurai Shodown content at Evo 2019. Rimururu is coming in August, Basara in October, Kazuki Kazama in November, and Wan-Fu in December. As an added bonus, Shizumaru Hisame will be available for free in September. A second season is also planned for 2020.

Ian Walker

PublishedAugust 4, 2019

8/3/19

Seon-woo “Infiltration” Lee is Evo 2019’s Samurai Shodown champion. Typically a Street Fighter player, Infiltation is currently on hiatus from official competition after an investigation into domestic violence allegations against him.

Ian Walker

PublishedAugust 3, 2019

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