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This AI-based mode will create a ghost character based on data gathered about how you play, which can then be uploaded to other players for battle. In addition to a story mode that offers each of the 16 characters a unique path to the final boss, as well as practice, online battles, and gallery modes, Samurai Shodown also has a mysterious Dojo mode in its locker. That’s not to say the game doesn’t lack ambition to modernize the series.
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Platform: PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC release date: TBD June 2019 type: struggle Developer: SNK Disarming opponents with timer counters, deflecting attacks, sidestepping into combos, throwing opponents into grapples of brutal chaos… Samurai Soul is sharpening the blades it has, not forging a whole new set of blades. But the idea of a return to the core still stands out.
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When and How to Use Rage Gauge There is an element of strategy that builds up with your hits and allows for more powerful attacks. Other than that, SNK doesn’t add too many new features to Samurai Shodown, relying heavily on the game’s pillars of combos, counterattacks, and special attacks to attract new and old swordsmen. This is a last resort and can be stopped or stepped on a lifeline that should be used with caution. This can be mitigated by using the new Lightning Blade, a one-shot attack that drains about two-thirds of your character’s health. Knowing that you can always lose a game outside of a counter or a whack gives Samurai Shodown a rare, anxious quality. The round usually starts when you want to strike a combo, but as your health gets chopped off, both you and your opponent disengage and go into a samurai staring state where no one wants to attack. This one-hit high damage setup ensures that this reboot, like the original, doesn’t play like any other fighting game on the market today. “Samurai Soul is sharpening the blade, not forging a whole new set of blades”īeing faithful to the original fighter released in 1993 means the game initially takes some getting used to, as some characters can destroy your health meter in two or three well-timed clicks. “We did a lot of work to make these hits really clean and heavy,” said Nobuyuki Kuroki, the art director responsible for the original arcade game.

Weapon-based tit-for-tat brawls have some heft and rhythm to sharpen the nostalgic gears thumps land in a three-step delayed stutter to emphasize that these sword swipes and throwing chain hooks are dealing massive damage. The first thing we noticed about picking up the pad was that it felt like Samurai from a sweaty ’90s arcade. This approach put pressure on the team, some of whom worked at SNK in the 90s, to meet extremely high expectations. It features a slew of classic characters longtime fans will be eager to get their hands on, while three new faces will join the mix for some much-needed freshness. Practically speaking, this reboot is exactly what this game that has been on ice for 10 years needs. This setup offers classic old-fashioned combo sticks, but gives developers room to - at times - really let the visuals soar as the super-special attacks loosen, zoom, pan, and spin in a well-crafted animated film. Like Capcom’s Street Fighter 5, Samurai Shodown is a 3D fighter that plays on a 2D plane.

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This feature first appeared in the Official PlayStation Magazine. Save up to 51% on official PlayStation Magazine subscriptions That’s why SNK took the opportunity to reinvent the weapon-based fighting game with a healthy dose of style and megalomania, bringing the cult fighting game into a position that could sit alongside the likes of Street Fighter 5 and Mortal Kombat 11. Admittedly, a lot has changed since Samurai Shodown Anthology (a collection of the first six games in the series, from its debut on Neo Geo to PlayStation 2’s Tale of the World’s Greatest Swordsman), fighting games have evolved and age.
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It’s been a full decade since Samurai Shodown last appeared on the PlayStation, and now SNK is bringing it back in style.
