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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Screenshots

Samurai Shodown II Neo Geo Title screen (Japanese version).

Samurai Shodown II Neo Geo A faint Charlotte in Continue screen.

Samurai Shodown II Arcade Kakoruru's speech

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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

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Electric Playground	Neo Geo CD	Oct 16, 1995	10 out of 10	100
The Video Game Critic	Neo Geo	May 08, 2010	A-	91
Video Games & Computer Entertainment	Neo Geo CD	Jun, 1995	9 out of 10	90
Nintendo Life	Wii	Aug 08, 2008		90
Mega Fun	Neo Geo	Dec, 1994	89 out of 100	89
IGN	Neo Geo	Sep 30, 2008	8.5 out of 10	85
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Wii	Aug 26, 2008	8 out of 10	80
TeamXbox	Xbox 360	Sep 12, 2008	8 out of 10	80
IGN	Xbox 360	Sep 15, 2008	8 out of 10	80
Imperium Gier	Windows	May 10, 2000		40

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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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