Underplayed Gems

Samurai Shodown! 2 (1999)

Samurai Shodown! 2 cover
Publisher
SNK
Platforms
Neo Geo Pocket Color, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Fighting
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

How it feels

The game feels like a crisp, portable take on arcade weapon-based duels, with colorful graphics and responsive controls that make each match tense and immediate.

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About

Samurai Shodown! 2 is a handheld game in SNK's Samurai Shodown series of fighting games. Unlike its predecessor, it was released on the Neo-Geo Pocket Color system, so its graphics were no longer monochrome. It was designed as a conversion from the most recent game in the Samurai Shodown series, Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage, and almost all of its story events, endings and cutscenes are derived from its arcade cousin. Almost all of the characters from Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage are included (the sole exception being Hanma Yagyu). It also re-added two series favorites who were not in the arcade, Charlotte and Yagyu Jubei.

Screenshots

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