Samurai Shodown

 Switch
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 31
  3. Negative: 6 out of 31
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  1. weskergamer
    Jul 5, 2020
    9
    I'd never played a Samurai Shodown game before, and after this game i'm a big fan, of everything this game. The story is a little weak but the final boss was actually very good. I love the Asian aesthetic of the game and the characters are just awesome and the gameplay very fluid. Very recommended
  2. blackheart1708
    Oct 27, 2021
    8
    port up to expectations, for those of us who enjoy the original in arcade rooms, we know that it transmits all the feeling of the original but with an impressive and fresh graphic section ... it is not a game of buttons or combos of one or two buttons ... is a game of precision and patience with a combat system that harshly punishes mistakes but greatly rewards perfect coordination ofport up to expectations, for those of us who enjoy the original in arcade rooms, we know that it transmits all the feeling of the original but with an impressive and fresh graphic section ... it is not a game of buttons or combos of one or two buttons ... is a game of precision and patience with a combat system that harshly punishes mistakes but greatly rewards perfect coordination of actions .. it is not for all audiences because it lacks the spectacular nature of more modern sagas .. a gift to nostalgia… Expand
  3. PPaul27
    Feb 25, 2020
    8
    Great job for snk & safari games! Solid port and gameplay like ps4 / xone versions. After the technical disaster of ''snk heroines''comes a modern and wonderful beat em up, maybe the best, on nintendo switch. Design and moveset of charatcher is splendid..with only +10€ the deluxe edition have all dlc of season 1 with Basara (fantastic), Rimururu, Shzumaru, Wan fu (great) and Kazumi Kazama.Great job for snk & safari games! Solid port and gameplay like ps4 / xone versions. After the technical disaster of ''snk heroines''comes a modern and wonderful beat em up, maybe the best, on nintendo switch. Design and moveset of charatcher is splendid..with only +10€ the deluxe edition have all dlc of season 1 with Basara (fantastic), Rimururu, Shzumaru, Wan fu (great) and Kazumi Kazama. The handheld mode is a little miracle!!! Not 9 or 10 because the framerate which is not stable at rock 60 fps (need a little patch) and loading times is too long . Now we want also king of fighter XIV on switch !… Expand
  4. Nintendo-Legacy
    Feb 25, 2020
    8
    My french review below:
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    Depuis quelques années déjà, SNK revient sur le devant de la scène des jeux de Versus Fighting. Samurai Shodown est l’exemple parfait d’un reboot réussi. Sous la forme d’un prequel à la saga, le jeu garde tous les points forts de la série, quitte à paraître un peu trop classique et à ne prendre aucunes prises de    My french review below:
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    Depuis quelques années déjà, SNK revient sur le devant de la scène des jeux de Versus Fighting. Samurai Shodown est l’exemple parfait d’un reboot réussi. Sous la forme d’un prequel à la saga, le jeu garde tous les points forts de la série, quitte à paraître un peu trop classique et à ne prendre aucunes prises de risques. Les fans de la série sont déjà en terrain conquis, mais les joueurs plus occasionnelles qui découvriront le jeu sur Switch auront entre les mains l’un des meilleurs jeux de combat de la console hybride de Nintendo. Faussement simple au premier abord, le gameplay du jeu est très tactique et lorsque vous ferez votre premier combat en ligne vous comprendrez vite que le mode entraînement et les tutoriaux ne sont pas là par hasard…En solo, le mode histoire est survolé car il ne s’agit que d’un mode Arcade avec une très légère narration. C’est surtout en multijoueur que Samurai Shodown vous occupera des dizaines d’heures, et grâce également au suivi régulier du jeu, notamment par l’ajout de nouveaux combattants en DLC. Graphiquement, Samurai Shodown n’est sans doute pas le plus beau titre de la Switch mais le portage est solide et le jeu est fluide, c’est sans doute le plus important. Samurai Shodown se place sur le podium des meilleurs jeux de Versus Fighting sur Switch au côté de Street Fighter Anniversary Collection et Mortal Kombat 11.    … Expand
  5. Joes
    Feb 27, 2020
    10
    Tiene muy buenas mecánicas pero la historia es muy floja y quizá se pudo ver algo mejor el juego
  6. jens76
    Jun 7, 2023
    8
    Stehen und dabei fallen, jemand inwendig auswendig kennen, beständig sitzt der Teufel im Detail.
  7. ValkyriaDG
    Nov 7, 2020
    9
    Tiene muy buenas mecánicas pero la historia es un poco floja, sin tener eso en cuenta es Un port fantástico que es una gran adición a la biblioteca de Switch.

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    May 1, 2020
    80
    It's not the best fighter on Switch, but it's definitely the most brutal. [Issue #46 – May/June 2020, p. 28]
  2. CD-Action
    Apr 17, 2020
    75
    An old school fighting game with a really compelling combat system. The Switch port is rather an artistic than technological feat, sporting loads of bugs and other shortcomings, though. [05/2020, p.80]
  3. GameSkinny
    Apr 10, 2020
    80
    Samurai Shodown has managed to make the trip to the Switch without sacrificing more than a little bit of graphical fidelity. If you pick it up, you’ll end up with a game that feels strangely foundational for 2D fighting as a whole, where every round is a tense game of rocket tag even if you have what you think is an insurmountable lead. If you’re looking for something flashy and crazy to play on the couch, it really doesn’t fill that particular bill, but as a fighting game, it’s got a lot of what keeps the genre relevant.
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