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Samurai Shodown 64, known as Samurai Spirits (SAMURAI SPIRITS ～侍魂～, Samurai Supirittsu) in Japan, is a 3D fighting game produced by SNK for its Hyper Neo-Geo 64 system. It was SNK's first 3D fighting game. [ 1 ]
Samurai Shodown, known in Japan as Samurai Spirits, [a] is a fighting game series by SNK. The series began in 1993 and is known for being one of the earliest in the genre with a primary focus on weapon-based combat.
In addition, some attacks were altered or removed entirely from the Mega Drive/Genesis version of the game. The final boss is playable in the two-player mode without the use of a code. [13] The Mega Drive/Genesis version lacks the arcade introduction, instead of displaying the arcade version's text with no background graphics or speech.
Nakoruru (ナコルル, Nakoruru) is a fictional character in the Samurai Shodown (Samurai Spirits in Japan) series of fighting games by SNK.She is one of the series' best known and most popular characters alongside its main protagonist Haohmaru, and has been introduced in the original Samurai Shodown in 1993.
Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage, known as New Chapter of Samurai Spirits, Strange Tale of the Swordsman: Revival of the Blue and Red Blade (～サムライスピリッツ新章～剣客異聞録 甦りし蒼紅の刃, ~Samurai Supirittsu Shinshō~ Kenkaku Ibunroku: Yomigaerishi Sōkō no Yaiba) in Japan, is the seventh game in SNK's Samurai Shodown series of fighting games, and the third 3D game.
However, later, an official Xbox Live Arcade port and a PlayStation 2/Wii anthology containing every Samurai Shodown game was announced at the Tokyo Game Show 2007. [5] It was released on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 on September 10, 2008, and on the Wii's Virtual Console in Europe on August 8, 2008, and in North America on August 25, 2008. [6]
The character of Blackthorne is loosely based on the historical English navigator William Adams, [7] [8] who rose to become a samurai under Tokugawa Ieyasu, a powerful feudal lord (daimyō) who later became the military ruler of Japan and the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. Ieyasu is the basis for the character of Yoshii Toranaga.
One of these scenes which includes down-pouring of rain was made as a homage to the staff's favorite film, Seven Samurai. [10] Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny was made by a different team from the one that made the first game. The team implemented a bigger focus in adventure rather than action for this game in order to give more depth. [10]