Samurai Shodown VI
Samurai Shodown VI is the tenth iteration in the Samurai Shodown series. On December 17, 2014, the game was released as a PS2 Classic for the PlayStation 3 through the PlayStation Network, although only on the Japanese Store. In November 2016, the game was released for the PlayStation 4 in North America and Europe through the PlayStation Network, with enhanced features such as trophy support and uprendered resolution.
Also recorded as Samurai Spirits: Tale of the World's Greatest Swordsman · Samurai Supirittsu Tenkaichi Kenkakuden
Samurai Shodown VI
- Date
- 2005.
- Publisher
- SNK.
- Genre
- fighting game.
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Samurai Shodown VI is the tenth iteration in the Samurai Shodown series. On December 17, 2014, the game was released as a PS2 Classic for the PlayStation 3 through the PlayStation Network, although only on the Japanese Store. In November 2016, the game was released for the PlayStation 4 in North America and Europe through the PlayStation Network, with enhanced features such as trophy support and uprendered resolution.
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• Title — Samurai Shodown VI • Developer — SNK Playmore Yuki Enterprise • Publisher — SNK PlaymoreSega (Arcade) • Director — Koji Takaya • Designer — Tōru Sakurai Masahito Koyano • Programmer — Kazuro Morita E. Hakumai Sunao Tomomori • Artist — Takkun Eriko Kawada Chihiro Takahashi • Writer — Tōru Sakurai • Composer — Kennosuke Suemura Mitsuo Miyamoto • Series — Samurai Shodown • Platforms — Arcade, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Network • Release — ArcadeSeptember 14, 2005PlayStation 2January 26, 2006PlayStation NetworkDecember 17, 2014 (PS3)November 22, 2016 (PS4)November 25, 2016 (PS4) • Genre — Fighting game • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Arcade System — Atomiswave
Gameplay
Gameplay
The game features new backgrounds with 2D and 3D elements. It also features a "spirit select" system, which allows players to choose between six different fighting styles based on all previous series installments.
Characters
Characters
Samurai Shodown VI features 36 returning playable characters, consisting of nearly every playable character and boss from the previous numbered entries, as well four new characters and two non-playable bosses. The console release adds seven additional characters, consisting of three alternate versions of existing characters and four animal companions, and makes one of the boss characters playable for a total of 48 playable characters. New characters to the series are marked in bold.
Release
Release
The arcade version of Samurai Shodown VI was released by Sega and runs on the Atomiswave system. The game was also released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan on January 25, 2006. The American and European home versions were released respectively on March 24 and March 29, 2009, on the PS2, PSP and Wii as part of the compilation Samurai Shodown Anthology. The PS2 release added even more playable characters, and three more spirit select systems to go along with them. With the PS2 release, virtually every character to have ever appeared in the Neo Geo games including the referee, Kuroko, and the animal characters, are all playable. The Samurai Shodown Anthology version is similar to the PS2 version except that everything is unlocked at the start. In 2020, a homebrew conversion was released for the Dreamcast.
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The circumstances in which Samurai Shodown VI stands. Recorded as video game. Developed by SNK. Samurai Shodown VI was published by SNK. Samurai Shodown VI was issued for Wii.
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- 2.サムライスピリッツ 天下一剣客伝 - PlayStation 2. game.snk-corp.co.jp.
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