This brash action however imperiled his standing on his clan and is consequently branded a traitor marked for death Kazuki Kazama, member of the Kazama ninja clan specializing in fire jutsu, he deserts to rescue his younger sister, Hazuki, from Amakusa's clutches.Joining the cast were the two ninja brothers: The entire cast of the previous game also returns, though some have been retouched to further enhance the cartoonish look. This visual enhancement has been carried on to later sequels.įollowing the same philosophy, some of the older characters were restored, such as Charlotte, Tam Tam and Jubei. Sword clashing now has a tap count indicator, showing who will win the brief match and who loses the weapon beforehand. Aerial blocking was removed entirely, and the switch around move, which enabled a player to shift quickly behind the other's back, as well as the dodge (Evade side-step) retained and retimed, in which the move virtually brings a semi-3D environment to the defense in attempt to use each sword more effectively. The most obvious change is visual, with dramatically adjusted color palettes for the individual characters, generally brightening them up and reducing contrast, in the attempt to make the game more cartoonish. and even Zankuro Minazuki also has a hand in the story.Īfter Samurai Shodown III was received more or less poorly by the fighting game community, SNK again went back to address the complaints, and tried to deliver a followup that would hopefully regain some of the magic that had made Samurai Shodown II such a hit. The power spreading from Amakusa's work catches the attention of various warriors who head in for a variety of purposes. People soon call it "Amakusa Castle" and in their terror begin to revere it, hoping this will save them.īut little did they know that this act of desperation would only summon further misfortune.Īmakusa has returned for more trouble, this time taking over a castle in a jagged wasteland and kidnapping the sorceress-in-training Hazuki Kazama, Kazuki and Sogetsu's beloved younger sister, in order to use her as a power source. Having already engulfed the Shimabara peninsula, this castle of evil grows larger day by day. Having previously been resurrected from the realm of the dead, Amakusa was supposed to have been slain in the midst of his evil designs, but now he returns to subjugate the world of the living. The lord of that castle is Shiro Tokisada Amakusa. On the Xbox 360, the company will follow up the recent release of Fatal Fury Special with Xbox Live Arcade editions of Metal Slug 3 and Samurai Shodown 2.įor all the latest news and previews from the show, be sure to check out GameSpot's complete coverage of the 2007 Tokyo Game Show.As frost, floods, fires, and famine play havoc with the world, a sinister castle appears in the land of Shimabara. In addition to the already announced Virtual Console release of World Heroes and Fatal Fury, SNK Playmore is prepping the NeoGeo action game Magician Lord for sale on the Wii's downloadable game service. Those who dislike portability in their games can also look forward to new SNK arcade games like King of Fighters XII, King of Fighters: Maximum Impact Regulation "A" 2, and Samurai Shodown Sen.įinally, the company detailed some more of its downloadable games set for release. The company also revealed Metal Slug 7, a brand-new DS installment in the military arcade shooter series.
It isn't all rereleases for SNK Playmore. As of press time, a representative with the publisher had not returned requests for clarification on which games would be included in the latter two titles.
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If those collections sound a little too focused for some tastes, SNK Playmore is also preparing SNK Arcade Classics Volume 1 for the PS2 and PSP. Meanwhile, Samurai Shodown Anthology should collect a sampling of that series' offerings and will see release on the PS2 and Wii.
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The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga is a collection of the 1995-1997 demon-tinted installments in the series for the Wii, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable. Samurai Shodown is set for an arcade revival and a console retrospective.įollowing up the Art of Fighting Anthology and Fatal Fury Battle Archives collections, SNK Playmore is compiling some of its other highly regarded series for domestic release. TOKYO-The NeoGeo arcade gaming system laid the foundation for SNK Playmore, and at the Tokyo Game Show today, the US arm of the company announced a slate of games built on some of that system's best known series, all set for release by the end of 2008.
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