Samurai Shodown

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Samurai Shodown
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Sega Game Gear
Publisher:
Sega Mega Drive
Sega/Takara,
Sega Mega-CD
JVC,
Sega Game Gear
Takara
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code

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Samurai Shodown, known as Samurai Spirits (サムライスピリッツ) in Japan, is a versus fighting game by SNK, originally developed for Neo Geo AES/MVS hardware. It is the first in the series, and is notable for using weapons rather than relying on hand-to-hand combat during battles - one of the first fighting games of its type to do so.

After being released for the Neo Geo in 1993, ports were made to a variety of platforms, including the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD and Sega Game Gear.

Production Credits

Mega CD Version

~In-game credits~

JVC Musical Industries Inc

Executive Producer: Makato Orii
Producer: Yoji Takenaka
Game Testers: Aki Akaike, Julio C Arreygue, Jeremy Klein

JVC Victor Entertainment Inc

Executive Producer: Harunobu Komori
Producer: Toshiyuki Nagai
Director: Kazuya Tominaga
Co Director: Gaku Sato
Assistant: Ryo Misawa

Funcom

Main Programmer: Roar Flølo
Cruncher and Realtime Animation Decruncher: Eivind Hagen, Johan Köhler, Morten B Ofstad
Other Programming: Anders Dybdahl, Eivind Eklund, Morten B Ofstad, Carl-Henrik Skårstedt
Graphic Artists: Joachim Barrum, Torkell Bernsen, Colin McMahon, Tommy Svensson
Music and Sound: Kim Jensen
Animation Editing: Vebjørn Strømmen
Producer: Trond W Larsen

~Manual credits~

Funcom

Artist: Colin McMahon, Torkell Bernsen, Joachim Barrum, Vebjørn Strømmen, Glenn Kristofferson, Jack Kristoffersen

Promotional Material

  • SamuraiShodown MCD US PrintAdvert.jpg

    Mega-CD US print advert

  • SamuraiShodown MCD US PrintAdvert 2.jpg

    Mega-CD US print advert 2

  • 1995 04 - Samurai Shodown.jpg

    Mega Drive ES print advert 1

  • 1995 05 - Software Mega Drive.jpg

    ES Print Advert 2

Physical Scans

Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
93 №39, p110/111
85 №27, p72
86 №10, p13
75 №1995/02, p96[1]
61 №29, p76/77[2]
94 №51, p82/83/84
62 №14, p94/95
75 №64, p40/41/42
85 №41, p34/35
Sega Mega Drive
 80
Based on
9 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[3]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
60
[4]
Consoles + (FR)
93
[5]
Cool Gamer (RU)
80
[6]
Digitiser (UK)
82
[7]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
76
[8]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[9]
Freak (IL)
88
[10]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[11]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
86
[12]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
89
[13]
Joypad (FR) PAL
85
[14]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
67
[15]
Mega (UK) PAL
79
[16]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
75
[1]
Micro Kid's Multimédia (FR)
75
[17]
Micromanía (tercera época) (ES)
75
[18]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
61
[2]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[19]
Player One (FR)
94
[20]
Play Time (DE)
85
[21]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
69
[22]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
62
[23]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
75
[24]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
85
[25]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
72
[26]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
69
[27]
Todo Sega (ES)
88
[28]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
85
[29]
Video Games (DE) PAL
86
[30]
VideoGames (US)
70
[31]
Sega Mega Drive
 76
Based on
31 reviews

Samurai Shodown

Mega Drive, US
SamuraiShodown MD US Box.jpg
Cover
SamuraiShodown MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Samuraishodown md us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
SamuraiShodown MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
SamuraiShodown MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, JP
SamuraiShodown MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
SamuraiShodown MD JP CartTop.jpg
SamuraiSpirits MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Samuraispirits md jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, AU
SamuraiShodown MD AU Box.jpg
Cover
SamuraiShodown MD AU Cart Silver.jpg
Cart

Mega CD Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
71 №164, p60/61
90 №58, p140
53 №68, p52/53
68 №48, p65
Sega Mega-CD
 71
Based on
4 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Computer & Video Games (UK)
71
[32]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
75
[33]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
73
[34]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
68
[35]
Gamers (DE)
87
[36]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
75
[37]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
85
[38]
Mega (UK) PAL
47
[39]
Player One (FR)
90
[40]
Sega Magazin (DE)
79
[41]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
67
[42]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
53
[43]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
68
[44]
Videogame Advisor (US) NTSC-U
42
[45]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
80
[46]
Sega Mega-CD
 71
Based on
15 reviews

Samurai Shodown

Mega-CD, US
SamuraiShodown MCD US Box Back.JPGSamuraiShodown MCD US Box Front.JPG
Cover
SamuraiShodown MCD US Disc.jpg
Disc
Samuraishodown mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, EU
SamuraiShodown MCD EU Box Back.jpgSamuraiShodown MCD EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
Mega-CD, BR
SamuraiShodown MCD BR front.jpg
Cover

Game Gear Version

Game Gear, US
SamuraiShodown GG US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngSamuraiShodown GG US Box Front.jpg
Cover
SamuraiShodown GG US cart.jpg
Cart
Game Gear, JP
SamuraiShodown GG JP Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngSamuraiShodown GG JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
SamuraiSpirits GG JP Cart.jpg
Cart



Samurai Shodown/Samurai Spirits games for Sega systems
Sega Mega Drive
 Samurai Shodown (1994)
Sega Game Gear
 Samurai Shodown (1994)
Sega Mega-CD
 Samurai Shodown (1995)
Sega Saturn
 Samurai Spirits Zankurou Musouken (1996) | Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits Bushidou Retsuden (1997) | Samurai Spirits Amakusa Kourin (1997) | Samurai Spirits Best Collection (1998)
Sega Dreamcast
 Nakoruru: Anohito Kara no Okurimono (2002)
Arcade
 Samurai Spirits Tenkaichi Kenkakuden (2005)
Unlicensed Samurai Shodown/Samurai Spirits games for Sega systems
Sega Mega Drive
 Soul Edge vs. Samurai Spirits (1997) | Shin Samurai Spirits Haohmaru Jigokuhen (1998)
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:MegaFun DE 1995-02.pdf, page 96 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaFun DE 1995-02.pdf_p96" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:MeanMachinesSega29UK.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega29UK.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 198
  4. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1994" (JP; 1994-11-08), page 23
  5. ↑ Consoles +, "Janvier 1995" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 110
  6. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 180
  7. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-04-12)
  8. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 46
  9. ↑ Famitsu, "1994-11-25" (JP; 1994-11-11), page 40
  10. ↑ Freak, "1/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
  11. ↑ GamePro, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 44
  12. ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 13
  13. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 60
  14. ↑ Joypad, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 88
  15. ↑ MAN!AC, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 61
  16. ↑ Mega, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-30), page 16
  17. ↑ Micro Kid's Multimédia, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 62
  18. ↑ Micromanía (tercera época), "Febrero 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 106
  19. ↑ Next Generation, "Premiere Issue 1995" (US; 1994-12-08), page 108
  20. ↑ Player One, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 82
  21. ↑ Play Time, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 110
  22. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 February" (JP; 1995-01-07), page 33
  23. ↑ Sega Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-15), page 94
  24. ↑ Sega Power, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-19), page 40
  25. ↑ Sega Pro, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-29), page 34
  26. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 115
  27. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
  28. ↑ Todo Sega, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 30
  29. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 151
  30. ↑ Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 91
  31. ↑ VideoGames, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 101
  32. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-09), page 60
  33. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
  34. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
  35. ↑ GamePro, "September 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 48
  36. ↑ Gamers, "November 1995" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 55
  37. ↑ Game Informer, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 54
  38. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 78
  39. ↑ Mega, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-31), page 20
  40. ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 142
  41. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Februar 1996" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 10
  42. ↑ Sega Magazine, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-15), page 82
  43. ↑ Sega Power, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-18), page 52
  44. ↑ Sega Pro, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-13), page 65
  45. ↑ Videogame Advisor, "Volume 1, Number 3: July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 32
  46. ↑ VideoGames, "September 1995" (US; 1995-08-22), page 81
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