Series: Samurai Shodown

Samurai Shodown (Intro / Characters)
When Samurai Shodown first appeared in arcades in 1993, it was a breath of fresh air in a genre already becoming known …

Samurai Shodown
The original Samurai Shodown offers twelve playable characters – Haohmaru, Galford, Hattori Hanzo, Tam Tam, Ukyo, Charlotte, Wan-Fu, Gen-an, Nakoruru, Jubei, and …

Samurai Shodown II
Samurai Shodown II (known as Shin Samurai Spirits: Haohamaru Jigokuhen or “True Samurai Spirits: Haohmaru’s Journey to Hell” in Japan) was released in …

Samurai Shodown III
Samurai Shodown III: Blades of Blood (known as Samurai Spirits Zankurou Musouken, or “Samurai Spirits: Zankurou’s Peerless Blade” in Japan and “Fighters …

Samurai Shodown IV
Samurai Shodown IV‘s story takes place in the early winter of 1789, a year after Samurai Shodown III, but still prior …

Samurai Shodown V
Seven years after Samurai Shodown IV, a new 2D Samurai Shodown title surfaced on the Neo Geo system. Dubbed Samurai Spirits Zero (and Samurai Shodown V in …

Samurai Shodown V Special
In 2004, Yuki Enterprises released Samurai Shodown V Special, an upgrade that addresses many of the issues with the original version. …

Samurai Shodown 64
SNK noticed the paradigm shift towards three-dimensional polygonal games in the late ’90s. Not wanting to be left behind, the …

Samurai Shodown (Neo Geo Pocket)
Despite the obvious downgrades that occur when an arcade title is ported to an 8-bit portable system, most Neo …

Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits: Bushidou Retsuden
Nicknamed “Samurai Shodown RPG” by the English fans (and known under the fan translated subtitle Tales of the Bushido), this title …