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{{GameInfobox | image = Samurai Shodown II cover.jpg | caption = Neo Geo AES cover art for ''Samurai Shodown II'', featuring art by [[Shinkiro]]. | developer = SNK Playmore | publisher = SNK | designer = Galapagos Team | series = Samurai Shodown | ww_rel = {{Release|1994|October|28|WW|Neo Geo}}<br>{{Release|2008|September|10|WW|Xbox Live Arcade}} | jp_rel = {{Release|2007|May|30|JP|PlayStation Network}} | eu_rel = {{Release|2008|August|8|EU|Virtual Console}} | na_rel = {{Release|2008|August|25|NA|Virtual Console}} | genre = 2D Fighting | features = Single-player, Multi-player | players = 1-2 | cabinet = Upright | arcade system = [[Neo Geo (console)|Neo Geo]] (202 Mbit [[cartridge (electronics)|cartridge]]) | display = [[Raster graphics|Raster]], 304 x 224 pixels (Horizontal), 4096 colors | input = 8-way [[Joystick]], 4 [[Button (control)|Buttons]] | platforms = Arcade, Neo-Geo CD, PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 | dplatforms = Virtual Console, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade | vcplatforms = Wii }} {{nihongo|'''''Samurai Shodown II'''''|真 SAMURAI SPIRITS 覇王丸地獄変|Shin Samurai Spirits Haōmaru Jigokuhen|lit. "True Samurai Spirits - Haohmaru{{'}}s Portrait of Hell"}}, is the second game in [[SNK Playmore|SNK]]'s popular [[Samurai Shodown]] series of [[versus fighting game]]s. This game has been released on the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] in Europe on August 8, 2008 and in North America on August 25, 2008 at a cost of 900 [[Wii Points]].<ref>{{cite news|title=One WiiWare Game and Two Virtual Console Games Added to Wii Shop Channel|url=http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/TRMLGNn1idOEIX4p62FML5LivmFUEDAa|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=2008-08-25|accessdate=2008-08-25}}</ref> It also been released on [[Xbox 360]] for [[Xbox Live Arcade]] on September 10, 2008. == Gameplay == [[File:SamuraiShodown2.png|thumb|left|Haohmaru vs. Nicotine.]] Following up on the extremely enthusiastic fan reception of the first ''SS'' game, SNK rebuilt the sequel from the ground up, including almost all of its predecessor's cast, adding several new characters, and refining the overall gameplay with more responsive control, more moves (particularly the use of the POW meter as a finishing-move meter), and a substantial number of [[Easter egg (virtual)|Easter eggs]]. The cast of characters was expanded to include the following new additions: * Genjuro Kibagami, who was to become Haohmaru's greatest rival. * Cham Cham, a young, catlike girl who was the younger sister of Tam Tam (who was excluded from the game). * Neinhalt Sieger, a knight from [[Prussia]], who fights with a giant, gun-containing gauntlet. * Nicotine Caffeine, an old, diminutive [[monk]], and master of Haohmaru and Genjuro both. * Kuroko, the hidden boss of the game, is playable for the first time. Kuroko's movelist is interesting as he uses moves that are used by some of the characters in the game as well as characters from other SNK fighters such as [[Ryo Sakazaki]]. His super move in the game is a comical version of Ryo's Ryuko Ranbu. * Rashojin Mizuki, the first female final boss in the series and the only boss to have assistance from an animal. The overall gameplay was expanded to include several movement options, such as being able to roll forward and backward, ducking to avoid high attacks, or doing small hops to avoid low strikes. This game was also the first game to incorporate an offensive blocking technique or "parry", via a command issued at the last second, a player would be able to deflect the incoming attack and leave their adversary open to attack by a split second. Such a technique was later also used in [[Namco]]'s [[Weaponlord]] and later popularized by Capcom's ''[[Street Fighter III]]''. There are also cameo appearances from other SNK characters, a hidden boss who would occasionally come out to challenge players, and several other treats for fans to uncover. == Reception == ''Samurai Shodown II'' was even better-received than the original<ref name="review4">{{cite web | title=''Samurai Shodown II'' Site at GameSpot| url=http://www.gamespot.com/neo/action/samuraishodown2/index.html | work=[http://www.gamespot.com/ GameSpot - A Video Game Review Site] | accessdate=December 21, 2007 | quote=The second game in SNK's Samurai Shodown line is widely regarded as the best of the series.}}</ref> (though it did not sell as well in its home version){{Citation needed|date=April 2007}}, and is commonly regarded as one of SNK's finest games ever produced. At the height of its popularity, strategies, tricks and tactics were discussed and debated, and it is arguably one of the most heavily dissected fighting games ever made{{Citation needed|date=April 2007}}, with sizable documents being written to support or refute claims of one character's dominance over another's{{Citation needed|date=April 2007}}. It also made [[GameSpot]]'s list of ''The Greatest Games of All Time''<ref name="review3">{{cite web | title=The Greatest Games of All Time | url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/greatestgames/p-31.html | work=[http://www.gamespot.com/ GameSpot - A Video Game Review Site] | accessdate=December 21, 2007 }}</ref> and [[Electronic Gaming Monthly|EGM]]'s List of ''Top Ten Cult Classics''.<ref name="review2">{{cite web | author= EGM Staff | title=Top 10 Cult Classics from 1UP.com | url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3141616 | work=[http://www.1up.com/ 1UP.com - A Video Game Review Site] | accessdate=December 21, 2007 }}</ref> At [[Game Rankings]], it holds the overall rating at 92.50%.<ref name="review1">{{cite web | title=''Samurai Shodown II'' Reviews | url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/519956.asp?q=Samurai%20Shodown | work=[http://www.gamerankings.com/ Game Rankings - A Video Game Review Site] | accessdate=December 19, 2007 }}</ref> In spite of (or perhaps because of) its considerable popularity, the game went for several years without being released on any other system.<ref name="review5">{{cite web | last= Lachel | first= Cyril | title=Defunct Games - Top Ten Games That Brought Us to Capcom vs. SNK 2| url=http://www.defunctgames.com/topten/topten020.php4 | work=[http://www.defunctgames.com/ Defunct Games - A Retro Video Game Site] | accessdate=December 21, 2007 | quote=Though this is the highlight of the series, it's odd that the game was never given justice on a home console (outside of the Neo Geo, of course).}}</ref> When it did happen, it was a port of the [[Neo Geo CD|Neo-Geo CD]] version for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]-based PCs.<ref name="merchandise">{{cite web | title=''真サムライスピリッツ 覇王丸地獄変:SNKプレイモア ゲーム情報総合サイト NEOGEO WORLD| url=http://game.snkplaymore.co.jp/consumer/title/shin_samurai.php | work=[http://www.snkplaymore.co.jp/ SNK Playmore Official Homepage] | accessdate=February 6, 2008 | language=Japanese}}</ref> This version did actually get a release in the [[United States]], and can still be found in some game stores. The only other port was for the [[Sony]] [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], in the form of the ''Samurai Spirits Kenkaku Shinan Pack'' (サムライスピリッツ剣客指南パック), which combined the first two games into one package, and was only released in [[Japan]]. However, at the 2007 [[Tokyo Game Show]] on September 21, 2007, an [[Xbox Live Arcade]] port and a PlayStation 2/Wii anthology containing every Samurai Shodown game were announced.<ref name="anthology">{{cite web | title=''Tokyo Game Show 2007: Samurai Shodown 2 to XBLA, Wii new from 1UP.com | url=http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3163122 | work=[http://www.1up.com/ 1UP.com - A Video Game Review Site] | accessdate=September 21, 2007 }}</ref> The game is renowned for having some of the most hilarious bits of [[Engrish]] in the history of video games, even considering SNK's history of questionable [[translation]]. Chad Okada (the Game Lord) has stated that efforts to [[Language localisation|localize]] the text were stunted as the time and money needed to fix it would have been more expensive than releasing the title in its original state.<ref name="localization">{{cite web | last=Provo | first=Frank | title=The History of SNK~Banking on NeoGeo | url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/6089278/p-10.html | work=[http://www.gamespot.com/ GameSpot]| accessdate= June 2, 2008 }}</ref> [[Nobuhiro Watsuki]], creator of anime series such as [[Rurouni Kenshin]] and [[Buso Renkin]], has stated he is a fan. ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.neo-geo.com/reviews/neo-reviews/samurai2/samurai2.html Review of ''Samurai Shodown 2'' at Neo-Geo.com] * [http://www.samuraispirits.net/index.htm Samurai Showdown Forever fan site] {{Samurai Shodown series}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Samurai Shodown Ii}} [[fr:Samurai Shodown II]] [[it:Samurai Shodown II]] [[pl:Samurai Shodown II]] [[pt:Samurai Shodown II]]
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