Samurai Shodown! 2

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  • Summary: "SAMURAI SHODOWN!2", a fighting game previously released on NEOGEO POCKET in 1999, returns on Nintendo Switch.

    ● Haohmaru, Ukyo Tachibana, Nakoruru, and many other iconic characters from the SAMURAI SHODOWN Series come back in SD version! Even this boss character !? ● Every character    "SAMURAI SHODOWN!2", a fighting game previously released on NEOGEO POCKET in 1999, returns on Nintendo Switch.

    ● Haohmaru, Ukyo Tachibana, Nakoruru, and many other iconic characters from the SAMURAI SHODOWN Series come back in SD version! Even this boss character !?

    ● Every character can be played in two different ways to double the fun!

    ● "Collection Cards" that allow to customize your characters can be unlocked after fulfilling specific conditions. Get them all.
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  2. Mixed: 3 out of 4
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  1. Nintendo Insider
    Aug 21, 2020
    80
    Samurai Shodown! 2 is yet another slice of gaming history that few will fondly remember, some may have completely forgotten, and others will have no clue about whatsoever. One thing for certain is that the Nintendo Switch now officially doubles up as a Neo Geo Pocket Color which is awesome. And for what it’s worth, so is Samurai Shodown! 2.
  2. Digitally Downloaded
    Aug 12, 2020
    60
    I will say, however, that Samurai Shodown! 2 is the slightly weaker of the three Neo Geo Pocket Color titles we have on the Switch right now. It's purely a result of the hardware limitations inhibiting the aesthetics rather than the way it plays though. Samurai Shodown was always about the ambient mood, with very careful use of music and exquisite implementation of weapons-based violence and bloodletting. That mood just can't translate to the limited hardware, and so while the game is perfectly playable and enjoyable, it doesn't maintain the atmosphere quite as well as the other two.
  3. Cubed3
    Sep 29, 2020
    60
    A commendable attempt to bring Samurai Shodown to an old portable format, even though the limited nature of the Neo Geo Pocket Color at the time does hinder Samurai Shodown! 2's chances of being able to hold much attention today. One for the diehard fans that will appreciate the effort of what was achieved with the hardware.
  4. Video Chums
    Sep 9, 2020
    60
    For better or worse, Samurai Shodown! 2 is exactly what you'd expect from a portable adaptation of the arcade fighting game.

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