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SNK Neo Geo CD

Samurai Shodown

1993 1 Players 82%

Samurai Shodown, known as Samurai Spirits (サムライスピリッツ, Samurai Supirittsu, Samu Supi in short) in Japan, is a competitive fighting game developed and published by SNK for their Neo Geo arcade and home platform. Released in 1993, it is the first installment in the Samurai Shodown series. In contrast to other 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 Kaneko's Shogun Warriors) and was one of the first fighting games to focus primarily on weapon-based combat after the success of Capcom's Street Fighter II.

Release date
December 7, 1993
Developer
SNK
Publisher
SNK
Players
1

About this game

Samurai Shodown

Samurai Shodown, known as Samurai Spirits (サムライスピリッツ, Samurai Supirittsu, Samu Supi in short) in Japan, is a competitive fighting game developed and published by SNK for their Neo Geo arcade and home platform. Released in 1993, it is the first installment in the Samurai Shodown series. In contrast to other 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 Kaneko's Shogun Warriors) and was one of the first fighting games to focus primarily on weapon-based combat after the success of Capcom's Street Fighter II.

Genres

Fighting

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Developer
SNK
Publisher
SNK

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Release date

WorldwideDecember 7, 1993

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