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Samurai Shodown is a fighting game in the Samurai Shodown series by SNK. It was released in Japan in December 2019 and Worldwide in February 2020.
Gameplay
Roster
- Haohmaru
- Nakoruru
- Genjuro Kibagami
- Charlotte
- Galford
- Jubei Yagyu
- Earthquake
- Shiki
- Ukyo Tachibana
- Yoshitora Tokugawa
- Hanzo Hattori
- Kyoshiro Senryo
- Tam Tam
- Yashamaru Kurama
- Darli Dagger
- Wu-Ruixiang
DLC Season 1
- Rimururu
- Shizumaru Hisame
- Basara
- Kazuki Kazama
- Wan-Fu
DLC Season 2
- Mina Majikina
- Sogetsu Kazama
- Iroha
Plot
Samurai Shodown takes place between the events of the 1993 game and Samurai Shodown V and has been cited as a reboot of the series.
The game takes place in 1787, during the Tenmei Era of Japanese history. The entire country is beset by a terrible and looming evil. Fire, ruin and famine ran rampant throughout Japan. Meanwhile, as these events unfold, a sinister cloud envelops the air with a foreboding sense of dread. Shizuka Gozen, the deceased spirit of a young woman who is possessed and trapped in Yomi, threatens to destroy Japan. Warriors from all across Japan and beyond the ocean, driven by their own needs and desires, converge to investigate these evil forces and vanquish them.
Reception
SNK Feudal Japan Fighting Games | |
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Samurai Shodown series | Samurai Shodown • II • III • IV • V • V Special • Samurai Shodown (2019) Samurai Shodown Anthology • Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection |
The Last Blade series | The Last Blade • The Last Blade 2 • The Last Blade: Beyond the Destiny |
Related | SNK • Ninja Master's: Haō Ninpō Chō • Art of Fighting • Fatal Fury • World Heroes |