I also have a handheld version of Samurai Shodown on my Neo Geo Pocket Color. I hear there was also a Samurai Shodown RPG, but I don’t know what system that was for. SNK made a couple of 3-D SS fighters on their Neo Geo 64 arcade system. There are lots of other Samurai Shodown games that are not on this collection, though. I’d have to say that it’s a pretty solid collection and highly recommended for SNK fans. At least I think so.Īnyway, that’s all the games on this compilation. You folks have got to tell me about stuff like this, you know? Anyway, because of all this, Samurai Shodown 6 has more of a Marvel vs. I’ve always thought it would be neat to play as the pets, and I didn’t even know you could do that in a game until now. Granted, they had limited moves and were more like ‘joke’ characters, but that’s still pretty darn cool. Well, in SS6, you can play as Poppy and other animals separately. Some of the SS cast were accompanied by a animal friend, like Galford’s pet dog Poppy. One nice thing is the referee from the first two games returns. The colors are a lot brighter and the music is more varied (and even kind of silly in places). I don’t know why that is, but I do know that SS6 has a different feel from the rest of the games. What’s weird is that you have to select to play SS6 from a different menu screen than the rest of the titles.
Again, if I knew more about fighting games I could probably give better details on each game in the series. A bunch of old characters return along with some new ones, including one that I never knew about before that has quickly become a favorite (more on that later).
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Sorry I don’t have any more to say about that.Īgain, the series seems to continue to improve in the fifth installment. The gameplay feels more balanced than in 3, and there are more characters, too. It feels like things started to pick up in SS4. The graphics have been totally redrawn and look really good, but the changes in gameplay don’t feel as balanced, and there’s even LESS characters than in the first game. Am I right? It kind of feels that way to me. Again, I’m no expert, but I get the feeling that Samurai Shodown 3 is the weakest in the series. By the time SS3 came out, I was already in college (or nearly there) and my friend and I didn’t go play games at arcades much anymore. I’m not quite as familiar with the rest of the games on this collection. Back in high school, one of my best friends was very good at fighting games, and I had fun watching him play fighters like Samurai Shodown 2. It’s also the one I saw in arcades the most on those Neo Geo collection machines.
They took the same gameplay from the original and added lots of new characters and new moves for existing characters. I’m no expert, but from what I hear, SS2 is most people’s favorite. It’s just another way that helped the SS series stand out from the rest of the fighting games that were available at the time. There’s even a referee in the background that tells who got the hit. You kind of have to plan your attacks more in this game.
But the slower pace kind of works to Samurai Shodown’s advantage. Most early SNK fighters were a bit slow and clunky in comparison to the smoother fighters of today. Granted, it’s cartoon blood and the violence is nowhere near Mortal Kombat caliber, but I’d have a bit more reservations about letting young kids play the games on this collection.Īnyway, this collection has Samurai Shodown 1 through 6, so here’s a rundown of each game and my brief opinions on them: However, one thing about the Samurai Shodown series is they’re a bit bloodier and the attacks a bit more grisly. I’d be OK with most any kid playing them. Most 2-D fighters from SNK are a bit violent, but since they’re also so cartoony, it doesn’t seem so bad. Also, most SNK fighters at this time had crazy ‘Engrish’ win quotes, but they seemed more prevalent and memorable in the Samurai Shodown games! Just go to any zany video game quote sites and spot a few for a good laugh! You could even get your sword knocked out of your hand and would have to go pick it up if you wanted to continue to fight effectively. Instead of battling each other with fisty punches, spinny kicks, and the occasional pooped out fireball, SS games are weapons-based fighters. While each Samurai Shodown game has its own tweaks and differences, they all share some common traits.
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And as I always like to do with these things, here’s a blog detailing the games on this collection (SS 1 through 6), plus a little info on the series and my favorite characters. I got the PS2 version because it was only 15 bucks. It’s available for Wii, PSP, and PS2 I believe. Recently I picked up Samurai Shodown Anthology, a collection of SNK’s series of 2-D one on one fighters.
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