ACA NeoGeo: Samurai Shodown

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  • Summary: Iza To! En Garde! Dude! Twelve of the mightiest samurai, ninja, knights, and warriors from Japan, France, the United States, and China lock swords in NEO GEO's SAMURAI SHODOWN. With blades, bare knuckles, rage, and various Methods of Mayhem, fight your way to the final battle with Satan'sIza To! En Garde! Dude! Twelve of the mightiest samurai, ninja, knights, and warriors from Japan, France, the United States, and China lock swords in NEO GEO's SAMURAI SHODOWN. With blades, bare knuckles, rage, and various Methods of Mayhem, fight your way to the final battle with Satan's Shogun. Use all powers at your disposal to get a head!… Expand

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  1. Nintendo Life
    Aug 25, 2017
    80
    The presentation in Samurai Shodown is so good that it doesn't feel like it has aged all that much; the excellent audio helps immerse you in the setting and the visuals are packed with detail and character. With a focus on patience and its use of weapons, the game has a different feel to your typical one-on-one brawler. Later games would include additions to the fighting system but there's something undeniably appealing about the simpler version offered here. That's not to say it's superior (the sequel is definitely a better game), but this first instalment holds up remarkably well despite the passage of time and is well worth buying, even if you already own the later Samurai Shodown IV, which is already available on the Switch eShop at the time of writing.

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  1. jens76
    May 10, 2020
    8
    Grafik und Sound sind erstklassig für ihre Zeit, man betritt praktisch wieder mit großen Augen eine Spielhalle. Für Retrofans eigentlich Pflicht.
  2. abrus
    Jan 20, 2023
    8
    This game has a unique 'personality' which is very endearing. The graphics still look amazing today, the sound design is really engaging, butThis game has a unique 'personality' which is very endearing. The graphics still look amazing today, the sound design is really engaging, but for me it is the characters in this game that I love the most. Each one is memorable with their own distinct weapon and fighting style. The game also plays very differently to most one-on-one fighting games, requiring patience, timing and good strategy. It is also very challenging (even on difficulty level 1 of 8). My advice is to set the timer to fast, get a few early hits in and then try to dodge your opponents attacks for the second half of each round to score health victories rather than chasing KOs. This is a fighting game that has aged really well. Highly recommended to retro gamers and fans of the genre or the franchise.… Expand