Customer Reviews

Samurai Shodown

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4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Samurai Showdown on SNES was better than the SEGA version. Why? Because unfortunately, the SEGA version was a little choppy and a lot of the sounds were taken out. Also, the fat "ninja" who wore pink, Earthquake, was also left out. \

Granted yes the SNES version made no references at all to "killing" your opponent in the pre-match intros but who really paid attention to those? Thought not.

Anyway, the gameplay is pretty basic on here. Hack and slash, occasionally use a special move and cut your opponent in 2. Like a lot of the fighting games of its time and now, it's replay value is somewhat low depending on how into the series you are.

Even so, Samurai Showdown was a good game. Give it a shot. Maybe see if a friend has it or if you still can, rent it.

Samurai Shodown released by Takara for the SNES is awesome considering the era in which it was created. It is a bushido style fighting game mixed with special moves for the characters like the Street Fighter series. Best two out of three matches wins a duel. Each character is unique and there are many different kenpo weapons on display in this game from small razor-sharp sabers to massive scimitars. It is also possible to play as the end boss, Amakusa, in the Countdown and 2P versus modes**code needed**. My favorite character of the main selection is Tam-Tam, a Mayan warrior with a large, curved sword. Galford and Nakoruru have animal friends that assist them in battle, which is a cool feature. Galford has a dog/wolf and Nakoruru has a cormorant/falcon. Each character has a different reason for why they are seeking the energy orb that Amakusa possesses...some for good, others for evil. One more special feature is that the computer is a learning computer, even on this version, meaning that if a player continues to use the same attack pattern, the CPU will learn how to counter it, even on easy mode. Mixing-up attacks and defensive stances will give greater yields of success. BOTTOM LINE: This game is fun and is worth playing. I highly recommend purchasing Samurai Shodown.

This is a very fun fighting game and has many different elements compared to other fighters of its time aka street fighter, mortal kombat, etc. I would recommend it to any fighting game fan or SNES collector.

this game just isn't very good. Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat own this game on the SNES and its not even close. 2 stars.

When I first saw samurai shodown for the SNES I was so amazed of the animations and the sword fighting play.Then some game company called SNK made samurai spirits as a remixed version of samurai shodown but,somehow SNK made the samurai spirits into better gameplay than Takara did.There was some characters that had better attacks but some were weak then ever!well you know that the secret character is Amakusa,and in the samurai spirits game there was two secret characters,one is Amakusa and two is this samurai called Kuroko (or Kuki for short.)well,it was not fair for this to happen in SNES version... But at least the samurai shodown series will go on as a arcade hit to remember this for a long time now.....

When I first saw samurai shodown for the SNES I was so amazed of the animations and the sword fighting play.Then some game company called SNK made samurai spirits as a remixed version of samurai shodown but,somehow SNK made the samurai spirits into better gameplay than Takara did.There was some characters that had better attacks but some were weak then ever!well you know that the secret character is Amakusa,and in the samurai spirits game there was two secret characters,one is Amakusa and two is this samurai called Kuroko (or Kuki for short.)well,it was not fair for this to happen in SNES version... But at least the samurai shodown series will go on as a arcade hit to remember this for a long time now.....

When I first saw samurai shodown for the SNES I was so amazed of the animations and the sword fighting play.Then some game company called SNK made samurai spirits as a remixed version of samurai shodown but,somehow SNK made the samurai spirits into better gameplay than Takara did.There was some characters that had better attacks but some were weak then ever!well you know that the secret character is Amakusa,and in the samurai spirits game there was two secret characters,one is Amakusa and two is this samurai called Kuroko (or Kuki for short.)well,it was not fair for this to happen in SNES version... But at least the samurai shodown series will go on as a arcade hit to remember this for a long time now.....

When I first saw samurai shodown for the SNES I was so amazed of the animations and the sword fighting play.Then some game company called SNK made samurai spirits as a remixed version of samurai shodown but,somehow SNK made the samurai spirits into better gameplay than Takara did.There was some characters that had better attacks but some were weak then ever!well you know that the secret character is Amakusa,and in the samurai spirits game there was two secret characters,one is Amakusa and two is this samurai called Kuroko (or Kuki for short.)well,it was not fair for this to happen in SNES version... But at least the samurai shodown series will go on as a arcade hit to remember this for a long time now.....