Samurai Shodown

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Also known as

Nettō Samurai Spirits Samurai Shodown 1 Samurai Spirits サムライスピリッツ侍魂熱闘サムライスピリッツ

Select a warrior to battle Amakusa and prevent eternal darkness in feudal Japan.

Samurai Shodown was originally released in arcades in 1993. The Sega Genesis/Mega Drive port, developed by Takara, was released in 1994.

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Platform: Sega Genesis / Mega Drive
Released: 1994
Original release: 1993
Genre: Action
Theme: Martial arts
Perspective: Side view
Visual: 2D scrolling
Size: 1.68 MB
Rating: 0 votes
Developer: SNK Corporation , TAKARA Co., Ltd. , SNK Playmore Corporation
Publisher: SNK Corporation , TAKARA Co., Ltd. , Crystal Dynamics, Inc. , SEGA Enterprises Ltd. , JVC Musical Industries, Inc. , BMG Japan Inc. , Japan Home Video Co. Ltd. , Playtronic Industrial Ltda. , Tec Toy Indústria de Brinquedos S.A. , D4 Enterprise, Inc. , SNK Playmore Corporation , Hamster Corporation

About Samurai Shodown

Samurai Shodown is set in feudal Japan, where a figure named Shiro Tokisada Amakusa spreads a heretical faith. This character is actually a vessel for the malevolent entity Ambrosia, whose goal is to plunge the world into permanent darkness.

Players choose from a roster of twelve primary warriors, with three additional bonus characters available. Each combatant has a distinct personal mission to accomplish while pursuing the overarching objective of confronting Amakusa.

A technical limitation of the 16-bit Sega Genesis hardware resulted in the omission of one fighter, Earthquake, from this version of the game.

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