Samurai Shodown II

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Description

In Samurai Shodown II players take on one of the roles of fifteen warriors, fighting their way through the land to defeat Rashojin Mizuki, who was thrown into the sea when she was a little girl and since then became a servant of the dark god Ambrosia.

This sequel to Samurai Shodown introduces five new playable characters: the warrior and Haohmaru's rival Genjuro Kibagami, the cat-like Cham-Cham (Tam-Tam's sister), the Prussian gun-wielding knight Neinhalt Sieger, the old monk Nicotine Caffeine, and the hidden boss and unlockable character Kuroko.

The game features special moves accessible by charging up a power meter, as well as other gameplay-related additions. Characters can now roll forward and backward, perform small jumps to evade low attacks, and duck to avoid high ones. There is also a parrying move that leaves the opponent vulnerable for a moment if executed at the right time.

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Alternate Titles

• "真サムライスピリッツ 覇王丸地獄変" -- Japanese spelling
• "侍魂2" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "Shin Samurai Spirits: Haōmaru Jigokuhen" -- Japanese title
• "Samurai Showdown2: Katana Battle Action Game" -- Tag-lined title
• "Samurai Shodown! 2 – Pocket Fighting Series" -- Neo Geo Pocket Color title

Part of the Following Groups

• Arcade Archives series
• Genre: Versus fighting
• Samurai Shodown series

User Reviews

Decent game that does an effective, not great, job of translating the big-brother gameplay.

Neo Geo Pocket Color

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Critic Reviews

GamePro (US)	Neo Geo	Feb, 1995	5 out of 5	100
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Neo Geo	Dec 10, 2003	10 out of 10	100
Electric Playground	Neo Geo CD	Oct 16, 1995	10 out of 10	100
Electric Playground	Neo Geo	May 06, 2004	10 out of 10	100
Defunct Games	Neo Geo	Jun 04, 2005	94 out of 100	94
Nintendo Life	Wii	Aug 08, 2008		90
IGN	Neo Geo	Sep 30, 2008	8.5 out of 10	85
TeamXbox	Xbox 360	Sep 12, 2008	8 out of 10	80
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Wii	Aug 26, 2008	8 out of 10	80
Pocket Gamer UK	Android	Jul 01, 2013	5 out of 10	50

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Samurai Shodown II appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Awards

• Electronic Gaming Monthly
  • January 1995 (Issue 66) - Game of the Month (Neo Geo version)
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