Samurai Shodown
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…
Samurai Shodown is a fighting developed by SNK, released 7 July 1993 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii and 3DO Interactive Multiplayer. The main story takes about 1 hrs to finish.
What Samurai Shodown is
Samurai Shodown is a fighting game developed by SNK and released in 1993. It was published by BMG Interactive Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PlayStation, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD, Sega CD, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Famicom, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Arcade and FM Towns. It runs on Neo Geo MVS.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and historical. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Samurai Shodown series
Samurai Shodown is the first of 31 entries we hold in the Samurai Shodown series. The next entry was Samurai Shodown in 1994. Its critic score of 43 is 27 points below the series average of 70. The highest-rated entry is Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 at 90.
How it was received
Samurai Shodown holds a critic score of 43 out of 100. That places it above 7% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 1993 averaged 64, so it scored 21 points below the year average. Players rate it 58, 15 points higher than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 1 hrs.
What it launched against
Samurai Shodown launched on 7 July 1993, within three weeks of Street Fighter II' Turbo, Super Mario All-Stars, The Punisher and Dust: A Tale of the Wired West. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Street Fighter II' Turbo, Super Mario All-Stars, The Punisher, Dust: A Tale of the Wired West.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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