Samurai Shodown V

Samurai Shodown V
Neo Geo AES cover art
Developer(s)	Yuki Enterprise
Publisher(s)	SNK Playmore Ignition Entertainment (PS2/Xbox) HAMSTER Corporation (PS4/Switch/Xbox One)
Producer(s)	Yasuo Tanaka
Designer(s)	Dorio Takaya Tōru Sakurai
Programmer(s)	Kazurou Morita M. Kawamura Yoshihiro Nakamura
Artist(s)	C. Takahashi Daisuke Shimada Manabu Sakai
Composer(s)	Haruhiko Kuroiwa Kennosuke Suemura
Series	Samurai Shodown
Platform(s)	Arcade Neo Geo AES, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Network, Xbox,[a] Xbox One
Release	2003 Arcade WW: 10 October 2003 Neo Geo AES WW: 11 December 2003 PlayStation 2 JP: 29 July 2004 EU: 16 June 2006 Xbox NA: 18 January 2006 EU: 26 May 2006 PlayStation Network TW: 15 April 2015 Nintendo Switch WW: 5 July 2018 PlayStation 4 AS: 5 July 2018 NA: 12 March 2019 Xbox One WW: 5 July 2018
Genre(s)	Fighting
Mode(s)	Single-player Multiplayer
Arcade system	Neo Geo MVS

Samurai Shodown V^[b] is the eighth game in SNK's Samurai Shodown/Samurai Spirits series of fighting games.^[1] It was one of the last games to be released on the Neo Geo. This title takes place before the first Samurai Shodown.

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot showcasing a match between Mina Majikina and Kazuki Kazama.

Release

The original Japanese version of the game has a great deal of dialogue in single-player mode; these scenes are left out of the English version.

Samurai Shodown V (Xbox)

In 2005, a remixed port was released on Xbox that had Sankuro Yorozu and Yumeji Kurokouchi as playable characters.

Samurai Shodown V Special

Reception

The game had mediocre reception. GameSpot said "This 2D fighting game is a real blast from the past, but its big cast of fairly interesting characters and its online play can make it worthwhile for NeoGeo fans." IGN said "It's got lots of moves, a deep fighting system, and the online play is a big plus, but it really isn't that enjoyable in the end." Gamespy summarised it as "A competent port of an iffy game in a good series", while EGM said "this classic weapons-based fighting series has lost much of its soul. While the original cast moves as fluidly as ever, the newer faces are the epitome of mediocre design and animation". The Official Xbox Magazine said it was "an obsolete relic". Metacritic rated the Xbox version of the game 58% based on 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Notes

References

External links

• Official website
• Samurai Shodown V at GameFAQs
• Samurai Shodown V at Giant Bomb
• Samurai Shodown V at Killer List of Videogames
• Samurai Shodown V at MobyGames