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for the

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arcade and home platform. Released in 1993, it is the first installment in the ''

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'' series. In contrast to most fighting games at the time, which were set in modern times and focused primarily on hand-to-hand combat, ''Samurai Shodown'' is set in feudal-era Japan (similar to

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kits of 1994. It won several

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awards from ''

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'' and the

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. ''Samurai Showdown'' then appeared on other platforms, including the

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-published

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versions in 1994. It has since been re-released for various modern platforms as part of the ''

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'' (2008), '' Samurai Shodown Anthology'' (2008) and ''Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection'' (2020) compilations, the '' ACA Neo Geo'' series, and on the

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Gameplay

The game is set in the late 18th century, and all the characters wield weapons. The game uses music from the time period, with sounds of traditional Japanese instruments, such as the

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. A refined version of the camera zoom first found in ''

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'' is used in ''Samurai Shodown''. The game includes the portrayal of blood. The game became renowned for its fast pace. Focusing more on quick, powerful strikes than combos, the slow motion was added to intensify the damage dealt from hard hits. During a match, a referee holds flags representing each player (Player 1 is white; Player 2 is red). When a player lands a successful hit, the referee lifts the corresponding flag, indicating who dealt the blow. A delivery man occasionally appears in the background and throws items such as bombs or health-restoring chicken, which can change the outcome.''Samurai Shodown'' user's manual (Neo Geo AES, US)

Plot

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for his part in the

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, was resurrected in

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as an akuma from making a deal with the dark god Ambrosia by bringing the evil entity into the world by using the Palenke stone and its energy. Driven by hatred for the Shogunate and having a nihilistic streak towards the world, he unleashes his dark powers to bring chaos to all of existence in 1788. A variety of warriors—some historic, some fictional—converge upon the source of the chaos, each driven by their own reasons. *Haohmaru - A wandering samurai who is searching for strong opponents to hone his skills as a samurai. *

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- A young girl aided by her pet eagle, Mamahaha, who strives to protect nature. *Ukyo Tachibana - An ailing samurai warrior who is fighting to gain a flower for his beloved; Kei Odagiri. *Charlotte Christine de Colde - A French noblewoman who vows to protect France from Amakusa's evil. *Galford D. Weller - An American fascinated by the ninja, he traveled to Japan to become one. He is aided by his pet dog, Poppy. *Jubei Yagyu - A Ronin who strives to protect Japan from its enemies. *Earthquake - A large Texan who studied the art of Ninjutsu. He wishes to steal as much treasure as he can. *Hanzo Hattori - An Inga Ninja who fights to save his son; Shinzo from Amakusa's control. *Kyoshiro Senryo - A kabuki performer who uses his art to entertain and perfect his own fighting skills. *Tam Tam - A warrior from the Mayan city of Green Hell, charged with retrieving the stolen Palenke stone back from Amakusa. *Wan-Fu - A warrior from China, serving the Qing Emperor. He searches Japan for worthy fighters to help him unify his homeland. *Genan Shiranui - A member of the Shiranui clan, killing anyone who gets in his way as he progresses through the way of evil. Non playable characters that appear are Kuroko; a man dressed in all black who judges each match during the game and Hikyaku; a delivery man working for Amakusa who disrupts fights.

Development

''Samurai Shodown'' evolved from what was originally planned to be a traditional side-scrolling

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, featuring monsters as the dark heroes (similar to

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''). However, after considering what would sell to a global audience, series-creator and director Yasushi Adachi decided that a fighting game with distinctly Japanese characters, such as samurai and ninjas, would do better.James Mielke
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''. The programming team for ''Samurai Shodown'' consisted of a combination of veteran

programmers and former

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employees. The idea to spell the English title as "Shodown" rather than "Showdown" came from SNK's U.S. distributor: They felt the Japanese title "Samurai Spirits" did not adequately explain the game, and felt the spelling could be a play on the word shogun, based on the lingering popularity of the ''

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'' miniseries.

Release

The Neo Geo AES version of the game was released for the

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on October 16, 2007, in Japan; May 30, 2008, in Europe; and June 16, 2008, in North America. However, before the Virtual Console version was released in North America, the game was released as part of ''

''. Mostly due to the negative publicity surrounding the use of violence in video games, the game was edited when it was first released for the AES as it featured blood and graphic fatal attacks that kill opponents by slicing them in half. As a result, it was decided to censor the game for most platforms by changing the blood from red to white and disabling the fatal attack animations. The win quotes were also censored, and references to death or blood were altered. In the Super NES version, the blood was recolored orange and the fatal attacks were removed. The 3DO version was first released in 1994 in North America, then in Japan and Europe the following year, with all blood and fatality graphics intact. As a result, some retailers didn't carry this edition of the game. The censoring of the Neo Geo console version was unusual in that it was tied to the specific system. For instance, a North American cartridge running on a North American Neo Geo would display white sweat, but the same cartridge, when plugged into a Japanese Neo Geo, would run the uncensored game with blood. Neo Geo console modifications would enable users to set the system's region to Japan, or play in arcade mode, either of which would cause the game to be played with all of the blood and death animations intact, even on a North American/PAL console.

Version differences

In addition to the Neo Geo system, the AES, ''Samurai Shodown'' was ported to multiple other platforms, including the

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. All of the cartridge versions were handled by

, while

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ported the 3DO version, and

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handled the Sega CD port. The Mega Drive/Genesis and Sega CD versions omit the character Earthquake and his stage. Both versions lack the camera zoom, and the camera is locked in a close zoom. This gives better detail to the characters, but the fighting area is smaller. In addition, some attacks were altered or removed entirely from the Mega Drive/Genesis version of the game. The final boss is playable in the two-player mode without the use of a code. The Mega Drive/Genesis version lacks the arcade introduction, instead displaying the arcade version's text with no background graphics or speech. Also, the character artwork shown after beating an opponent is missing, and portions of some characters' endings are missing. The announcer no longer says the names of the characters before a fight or after winning a fight. The Sega CD version retains the arcade introduction and is only missing portions of some characters' endings. The Sega CD version also includes the attacks that were removed or altered in the Mega Drive/Genesis version, and the music is the same as the arcade version. The SNES version has the character line-up intact but has the camera zoomed out, which makes the character sprites smaller compared to the other ports. This version has all of the stages from the arcade version, and they are less restricted compared to the Mega Drive/Genesis and Sega CD ports. This version also supports

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sound. The SNES version includes the arcade intro sequence, although the voice accompanying the text is missing, the character artwork shown after beating an opponent is present, as are the arcade endings. The announcer, like the Sega CD version, says the names of the characters before a fight and after winning a fight. The SNES version has no blood, being replaced by sweat. An exclusive mode, count down, is included in this port. Players can also use the final boss in two-player mode with a secret code. The Game Boy version includes all the characters, stages, and most of the special moves, but has no combos, fatalities, or voices. All the music tracks are included, albeit in scaled-down form. The Game Gear port offered only 9 fighting characters to choose from (Gen-An, Galford, Haohmaru, Ukyo, Charlotte, Nakoruru, Jubei, Hanzo, and Kyoshiro), whilst the original (SNK arcades) version offered 12. Unlike most early home versions of the game, the 3DO version includes the camera zoom, as well as all the characters, special moves, and fatalities.

Reception

Neo Geo

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'' listed it as America's third most-popular arcade game in October 1993. It went on to be one of America's top five highest-grossing

kits of 1994. In the February 1994 issue of ''

'' magazine in Japan, ''Samurai Shodown'' was awarded Best Game of 1993 in the Seventh Annual Gamest Grand Prize, as well as being the first to win in the category of Best Fighting Game (''Street Fighter II Dash'', the previous Game of the Year, won as Best Action Game). ''Samurai Shodown'' also placed first in Best VGM, Best Album and Best Direction, and second place in Best Graphics. In the Best Characters list,

placed No. 1,

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at No. 6, Jubei Yagyu at No. 8, a tie between

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, Galford, and Poppy at No. 11, Charlotte at No. 16 (tied with

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''), Kuroko at No. 18, Tam Tam and Hanzo Hattori tied for No. 22, Gen-an Shiranui at No. 29, and Wan-Fu tied at No. 45 with five other characters.alternate url
/ref> ''Samurai Shodown'' won multiple awards from ''

'' in their 1993 video game awards, including Best Neo-Geo Game, Best Fighting Game, and Game of the Year. It was awarded "Game of the Year" at the April 1994

(ECTS). In 1997, ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' listed the Neo Geo AES version as number 99 on their "100 Best Games of All Time", citing the solid fighting engine, realistic use of blood, and easy to execute moves.

Ports

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'' gave the Super Famicom version an 8 out of 10 in their Reader Cross Review.読者クロスレビュー: サムライスピリッツ. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin. No.309. Pg.39. November 11–18, 1994. ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' gave the Super NES version a 37 out of 50, commenting that despite the lack of scaling, it is still a very good port. ''

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'' considered the Genesis version to be superior to the Super NES version, citing the Genesis version's better scale (zoomed-in versus the zoomed-out graphics of the Super NES version) and the awkward control configuration on the Super NES version. They held the Game Boy version to be surprisingly good given the hardware, but ultimately unsatisfying, and concluded that hardcore fans should pass on even the Genesis version in favor of the upcoming 3DO and Sega CD versions. ''

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'' reviewed the Genesis version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "fans of the arcade game won't be disappointed with this solid translation, complete with blood and all the varied endings of the original." ''Famicom Tsūshin'' scored the 3DO version of the game a 25 out of 40.3DO GAMES CROSS REVIEW: サムライショーダウン. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin. No.330. Pg.79. April 14, 1995. ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' scored the 3DO version 38 out of 50, calling it "A very faithful home version of the arcade fighter". A reviewer for ''

'' remarked that "The 3DO conversion is nearly identical to the arcade version, much more faithful than the previous SNES, Genesis, and Sega CD versions. The load time between rounds is noticeable, but acceptable." He gave it three out of five stars. ''GamePro'' praised the general gameplay but criticized the quality of the conversion, complaining that the scaling is not as smooth as the arcade version, the animations are slower, the load times are interminably long, and the gameplay is crippled by a poor control configuration, which the player is not given the option to change. ''GamePro'' named the Sega CD port the best Sega CD game at the 1994

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. Their eventual review, however, was largely mixed. They criticized the slowdown, lack of scaling, frequent load times, and low-quality reproduction of the arcade version's sounds, and added that the fact that ''Samurai Shodown'' was by then a three-year-old game makes the Sega CD version's faults stand out more. ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' scored it 30 out of 40 and declared it "the best conversion of the game that made the Neo Geo the system of choice for fighting games." They particularly praised the accurate graphics, short load times, and ease of pulling off special moves. In 2018,

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rated Samurai Shodown 40th on their "The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time." They praised the graphics, game controls and saying everything is on point in the game. In 1995,

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magazine listed Samurai Shodown 80th in their "Top 100 Video Games." In 1996,

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named the game 99th on its Top 100 SNES Games of All Time.

Legacy

Three anime adaptations based on the game have been made. '' Samurai Spirits: Haten Gouma no Shou'' in 1994, which is a full-length film; ''Samurai Spirits 2: Asura Zanmaden'' in 1999, with two episodes and '' Nakoruru ~Ano hito kara no okurimono~'' in 2002, a one-episode OVA.

Notes

References

External links

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