One of SNK's legendary fighting game series has made a return! In Samurai Shodown II, you can take on one of the roles of 15 warriors as you fight your way through the land to defeat the evil Mizuki! Slash, kick, and slice your opponents in half...do whatever it takes...live by the sword, and die by its blade.
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Plot-driven, grave, classical in form and earnest.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
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About the game
- Platforms
- Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Neo Geo CD, Xbox 360, Xbox One
- Developer
- SNK
- Publisher
- SNK
- Released
- October 28, 1994
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Engine
- Neo Geo MVS
- Time to beat
- 1 h rushed · 1 h main story · 3 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.9/10 from 37 ratings.
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Film · Both grave, classical in form, earnest.
Film · Both grave, classical in form, earnest.
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