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Samurai Shodown 64

Samurai Shodown 64 is a 3D fighting game produced by SNK for the Hyper Neo Geo 64 system in 1997. It is the fifth game in Samurai Shodown series and the seventh of the official chronology. It was SNK's first…

19 December 1997

Samurai Shodown 64 is an arcade developed by SNK, released 19 December 1997 on Hyper Neo Geo 64.

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What Samurai Shodown 64 is

Samurai Shodown 64 is an arcade game developed by SNK and released in 1997. It is available on Hyper Neo Geo 64 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

It all began over two decades ago...and took several years to carry out. "Yuga the Destroyer" seized unborn children throughout the land, provided them with various mysterious skills, and then returned them to their mothers. The babies were later brought into the world as if nothing had happened. These infants displayed unique abilities from infancy and were called child gods by some, child demons by others. Over the subsequent decades, they grew to become extremely gifted children, ending up as the true movers and shakers of their generation. Then one day "Yuga the Destroyer" suddenly appeared before them. He came to show these individuals who remembered nothing of him...a puppet show. And…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Samurai Shodown series

Samurai Shodown 64 is the tenth of 31 entries we hold in the Samurai Shodown series. The next entry was Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage in 1998.

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What it launched against

Samurai Shodown 64 launched on 19 December 1997, within three weeks of Gran Turismo, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Time Crisis II and The Last Blade.

Released around the same time: Gran Turismo, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Time Crisis II, The Last Blade.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Samurai Shodown 64 — frequently asked questions

When did Samurai Shodown 64 come out?
Samurai Shodown 64 was released on 19 December 1997 for Hyper Neo Geo 64.

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