Samurai Shodown The Definitive Soundtrack will include both versions, featuring the entirety of the original soundtracks remastered and restored to the highest possible quality, in collaboration and consultation with SNK. There are two variations of the soundtrack: an AES version and a NEOGEO CD arranged version. The result is a beloved soundtrack that is simultaneous timeless, yet historical. The soundtrack, composed by Norio Tate, achieves the difficult task of producing traditional Japanese sound comprised of instruments such as the shamisen and shachihata while maintaining a distinct NEOGEO vibe. Known as Samurai Spirits in Japan and originally released for NEOGEO in 1993, Samurai Shodown is one of SNK’s most classic and timeless 2D fighting games, featuring fast-paced gameplay, beautiful graphics and catchy music.
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So, you ever visit and old pizza place or an old arcade and you see in the distance the machine of Samurai Showdown, play it! because believe me you will be playing the best fighting game in history.SNK and Brave Wave Productions are proud to reveal their fourth collaboration, Generation Series 010: Samurai Shodown for both CD and vinyl. Yes, I have to admit that the game has grown tired and the graphics are not for today standards, but looking, hearing and felling the game after so long it brought nostalgia and good memories. I haven't play this game for more than 14 years but a few weeks ago a friend of mine invited me to his house and had the game in his computer. All the characters are memorable but the ones that stand out are Haohmaru- who fight to perfects his swordsmanship, Tachibana Ukyo- the sick samurai who is searching for the perfect flower for his lover, Galford- the true American Ninja who fight for justice, Hattori Hanzo- he fights to save his son, and Nakorur- who fights to protect nature. Warriors from around the world with different interest and motives battle each other to make their way in all the chaos and finally defeat Amakusa. Samurai Showdown takes place in feudal Japan when Shiro Tokisada Amakusa, has acquire incredible dark powers and he is planning to destroy the world. In other words the game was awesome, later that year, GamePro magazine awarder Samurai Showdown, as the best fighting game. The graphics zoomed into the action like no other game. It had very fluid controls and the sound was superb, not to mention the traditional Japanese music score.
Samurai Showdown was fast, easy, and fun to play. No other fighting game of its time had any of their characters use weapons. Samurai Showdown had the same formula that had made successful SF2 like the 2D graphics, the colorful characters, and the anime graphic style but Samurai Showdown had something different and new. SNK release Samurai Showdown and it was a bomb. They release that year Mortal Kombat 2 that was 10 time better than the first and Super Street Fighter 2 that in my opinion was not as good as MK2 but it still had following. Capcom and Midway were at war to see who would dominate.
Yes there were other fighting games like Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, Pit fighting etc. In 1993 the fighting game genre was dominating the arcade arenas and the games that dominated were Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat.
Today kids don't even get out of their houses and play against people they will never know through the internet. But there was a time when playing at the arcades was cool and was part of socializing. Today fighting games have lost ground thanks to the new generation of console games like Halo, Resident Evil, Grand Theft Auto, etc. Yes, this game its really old and probably my commentary is way too late but this game is perhaps one of the best fighting game ever or even the best of all times. I am really surprise to see the low voting on this game. Before I start this review, I want to mention a few things.