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Samurai Shodown (2019 Video Game)
''Samurai Shodown'' (known as ''Samurai Spirits'' in Japan) is a 2019 fighting game developed by KOF Studio and published by SNK for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, Xbox Series X and Series S, Android and iOS via Netflix Games, and Windows as an entry in the ''Samurai Shodown'' series, as well as a reboot to the series. An arcade version was released by Taito. Gameplay Samurai Shodown is a 2D fighting game with 3D graphics that uses many elements from past games in the series. It shares similarities with ''The King of Fighters XIV'' and '' SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy''. The controls consists of four buttons: weak, medium, strong blows with weapons and kick. By pressing special combinations, the character can carry out captures, counterattacks, interceptions and evasions. The Rage Gauge is back in the game. It replenishes after each damage taken by the character. A fully filled scale gives access to new abilities. After gaining a full scale, the player can a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athlon Games
Athlon Games Inc. is an American video game publisher owned by Leyou and based in Los Angeles, California. Best known for acquiring a controlling stake in the successor to Telltale Games, while also publishing SNK's weapon-based fighting game ''Samurai Shodown'' outside of Japan and China in 2019. The company is currently set to co-publish '' The Wolf Among Us 2'' with Telltale. History On May 24, 2018, it was announced by Chinese holding company Leyou that they had formed a new publishing division for PC and Consoles called Athlon Games, the company would be based in Los Angeles, California and would help co-publish games with other companies. In September 2018, Leyou had announced that they signed a deal with Middle-earth Enterprises to allow the company to develop and publish an online free-to-play game based on ''The Lord of the Rings.'' Amazon Game Studios (a division within Amazon) would join the project in July 2019, and would agree to co-develop and also publish the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single-player
A single-player video game is a video game where input from only one player is expected throughout the gameplay. Video games in general can feature several game modes, including single-player modes designed to be played by a single player in addition to multi-player modes. Most modern console games, PC games and arcade games are designed so that they can be played by a single player; although many of these games have modes that allow two or more players to play (not necessarily simultaneously), very few actually require more than one player for the game to be played. The '' Unreal Tournament'' series is one example of such. History The earliest video games, such as ''Tennis for Two'' (1958), '' Spacewar!'' (1962), and '' Pong'' (1972), were symmetrical games designed to be played by two players. Single-player games gained popularity only after this, with early titles such as '' Speed Race'' (1974) and ''Space Invaders'' (1978). The reason for this, according to Raph Koster, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakoruru
is a fictional character in the '' Samurai Shodown'' (''Samurai Spirits'' in Japan) series of fighting games by SNK. She is one of the series' best known and most popular characters alongside its main protagonist Haohmaru, and was introduced in the original '' Samurai Shodown'' in 1993. Nakoruru is a good-hearted, young Ainu shrine maiden who loves nature and fights evil with the help of her hawk sidekick Mamahaha. She has a younger sister named Rimururu and an aggressive, and bloodthirsty darker side alter-ego known as Rera. As one of SNK's popular mascot characters, Nakoruru has also appeared in many other games and other media. Appearances ''Samurai Shodown'' games Nakoruru is featured as a player character in most game entries in the '' Samurai Shodown'' series. She is also playable in various mobile spin-off titles, such as endless runner ''Samurai Shodown Slash,'' action game ''Samurai: Rougetsuki Densetsu,'' and rising simulation ''Maid by Iroha''. In the series, Nak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
