Samurai Shodown Reviews
With Samurai Shodown, SNK is making a relatively delayed but substantial upgrade to one of its best franchises.
Review in Greek | Read full review
Samurai Shodown is a brutal experience. While some unfortunate decisions can alienate newer players, and the appropriate functioning of online features is yet to be seen, everyone with an important amount of patience will find one of the most demanding and funniest fighting game in recent memory.
Samurai Shodown's gameplay is a welcome return, but it lacks a unique presentation that keeps it from standing out amongst the greats of the genre.
Not showing up anybody.
Just having a one-on-one mind game to see who can punish who first is a lot of fun. Even with its issues, Samurai Shodown is definitely a step in the right direction for the series. If it keeps going at this rate, it can only go up.
A 2D revival in the modern age, fighting game fans will not want to miss out on Samurai Shodown.
Samurai Shodown feels like it was pulled from a forgotten era and given new life in 2019. SNK has more than proven they have what it takes to make a comeback with their latest title. With amazing style, gameplay that invokes a passion for fighting games of old, and charm coming from every crack, Samurai Shodown breathes new life into the series.
After all these years of not playing any of the SAMURAI SHODOWN games, it was really neat to finally get my hands on one. At first, I was playing the game all wrong and didn’t really enjoy playing it. However, after realising the error of my ways, I re-approached the game and had a much better experience. I love that they took the game in a different direction with the cel-shaded graphics and I truly feel like it will do a service to the game’s longevity down the line. I personally didn’t get too much out of the story of the game, but that’s fine for me considering I don’t go to fighting games for epic stories.
Samurai Shodown is a new version of a classic franchise. The new game offers an intricate and unique fighting experience, that requires patience and timing
Samurai Shodown is nothing short of an incredible return for one of the fighting game genre’s most revered franchises. It’s technical, deep, and challenging to fully grasp– and it’s fantastic. Those who aren’t experienced in the genre may find Samurai Shodown difficult to get into at first, but the payoff is more than worth it.
Samurai Shodown’s gameplay cuts through it’s flaws to deliver a worthy follow-up to the original.
Though some weak modes dampen the overall package, Samurai Shodown might just offer the best pure fighting game experience in recent memory, for both veterans and newcomers alike.
Samurai Shodown is a great reboot for a great series. Fighting game fans definitely need to grab a copy and start fighting.
With its slow but highly cerebral fights and its peculiar rhythm, Samurai Shodown enters the fighting game scene with a really solid and very unique new entry.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Samurai Shodown marks a good restart for the series, which through his competitive nature has not so much to offer for soloplayers, but could deliver some long term motivation thanks to the excellent fighting mechanics and the faithfully presentation. Fans of the series and friends of the tournament mentality should take a look at this title.
Review in German | Read full review
Samurai Shodown is an on-point reboot of the series and a return to form for SNK. While the single-player offerings are a little dull, the overall game offers a lot to players who are willing to put in the effort. Fans of the series won't be disappointed and hopefully, Samurai Shodown will bring in a few new warriors along the way.