Samurai Shodown/Reception

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Critical reception

Mega Drive version

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
50	1700 igr dlya Sega	2001-xx-xx	RU RU		^[1]	[details]
60	Beep! MegaDrive	1994-11-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[2]	[details]
93	Consoles +	199x-xx-xx	FR FR		^[3]	[details]
80	Cool Gamer	2002-10-13	RU RU		^[4]	[details]
82	Digitiser	1995-04-12	UK UK		^[5]	[details]
76	Electronic Gaming Monthly	1994-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[6]	[details]
60	Famitsu	1994-11-11	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[7]	[details]
88	Freak	1995-xx-xx	IL IL		^[8]	[details]
88	GamePro	1994-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[9]	[details]
86	Games World: The Magazine	1995-0x-xx	UK UK	PAL	^[10]	[details]
89	Hobby Consolas	1995-xx-xx	ES ES		^[11]	[details]
85	Joypad	1995-0x-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[12]	[details]
67	MAN!AC	1995-02-08	DE DE	PAL	^[13]	[details]
79	Mega	1995-04-30	UK UK	PAL	^[14]	[details]
75	Mega Fun	1995-01-18	DE DE	NTSC-U	^[15]	[details]
75	Micro Kid's Multimédia	1995-0x-xx	FR FR		^[16]	[details]
75	Micromanía (tercera época)	1995-xx-xx	ES ES		^[17]	[details]
61	Mean Machines Sega	1995-01-30	UK UK	PAL	^[18]	[details]
50	Next Generation	1994-12-08	US US	NTSC-U	^[19]	[details]
94	Player One	1995-0x-xx	FR FR		^[20]	[details]
85	Play Time	1995-02-08	DE DE		^[21]	[details]
69	Saturn Fan	1995-01-07	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[22]	[details]
62	Sega Magazine	1995-01-15	UK UK	PAL	^[23]	[details]
75	Sega Power	1995-01-19	UK UK	PAL	^[24]	[details]
85	Sega Pro	1994-12-29	UK UK	PAL	^[25]	[details]
72	Sega Mega Drive Review	1996-01-03	RU RU		^[26]	[details]
69	Sega Saturn Magazine	1995-08-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[27]	[details]
88	Todo Sega	1995-0x-xx	ES ES		^[28]	[details]
85	Tricks 16 bit	1998-03-20	RU RU		^[29]	[details]
86	Video Games	1995-02-23	DE DE	PAL	^[30]	[details]
70	VideoGames	1994-1x-xx	US US		^[31]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	31	76	50	94	44	Mixed
World	NTSC-J	4	64	60	69	9	Positive
World	NTSC-U	4	72	50	88	38	Mixed
World	PAL	9	76	61	86	25	Positive
JP	All	4	64	60	69	9	Positive
JP	NTSC-J	4	64	60	69	9	Positive
US	All	4	71	50	88	38	Mixed
US	NTSC-U	3	71	50	88	38	Mixed
UK	All	7	76	61	86	25	Positive
UK	PAL	6	75	61	86	25	Positive
FR	All	4	87	75	94	19	Very positive
FR	PAL	1	85	85	85	0	Very positive
DE	All	4	78	67	86	19	Positive
DE	NTSC-U	1	75	75	75	0	Positive
DE	PAL	2	77	67	86	19	Positive
ES	All	3	84	75	89	14	Very positive
IL	All	1	88	88	88	0	Very positive
RU	All	4	72	50	85	35	Mixed

Mega-CD version

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
71	Computer & Video Games	1995-06-09	UK UK		^[32]	[details]
75	Electronic Gaming Monthly	1995-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[33]	[details]
73	Electronic Gaming Monthly	1995-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[34]	[details]
68	GamePro	1995-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[35]	[details]
87	Gamers	1995-10-11	DE DE		^[36]	[details]
75	Game Informer	1995-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[37]	[details]
85	Hobby Consolas	1995-xx-xx	ES ES		^[38]	[details]
47	Mega	1995-08-31	UK UK	PAL	^[39]	[details]
90	Player One	1995-1x-xx	FR FR		^[40]	[details]
79	Sega Magazin	1996-01-10	DE DE		^[41]	[details]
67	Sega Magazine	1995-06-15	UK UK	PAL	^[42]	[details]
53	Sega Power	1995-05-18	UK UK	PAL	^[43]	[details]
68	Sega Pro	1995-07-13	UK UK	PAL	^[44]	[details]
42	Videogame Advisor	1995-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[45]	[details]
80	VideoGames	1995-08-22	US US	NTSC-U	^[46]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	15	71	42	90	48	Mixed
World	NTSC-U	6	69	42	80	38	Mixed
World	PAL	4	59	47	68	21	Average
US	All	6	69	42	80	38	Mixed
US	NTSC-U	6	69	42	80	38	Mixed
UK	All	5	61	47	71	24	Positive
UK	PAL	4	59	47	68	21	Average
FR	All	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
DE	All	2	83	79	87	8	Very positive
ES	All	1	85	85	85	0	Very positive

Game Gear version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
68	Beep! MegaDrive	1994-12-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[47]	[details]
55	Famitsu	1994-12-09	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[48]	[details]
73	Sega Saturn Magazine	1995-08-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[49]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	3	65	55	73	18	Positive
World	NTSC-J	3	65	55	73	18	Positive
JP	All	3	65	55	73	18	Positive
JP	NTSC-J	3	65	55	73	18	Positive

Sales

Mega Drive version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Mega-CD version

Date	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Game Gear version

Date	Japan	North America	Worldwide

Software charts

Mega Drive version

Mega-CD version

Game Gear version

References

↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 198
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1994" (JP; 1994-11-08), page 23
↑ Consoles +, "Janvier 1995" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 110
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 180
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-04-12)
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 46
↑ Famitsu, "1994-11-25" (JP; 1994-11-11), page 40
↑ Freak, "1/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GamePro, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 44
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 13
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 60
↑ Joypad, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 88
↑ MAN!AC, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 61
↑ Mega, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-30), page 16
↑ Mega Fun, "02/95" (DE; 1995-01-18), page 96
↑ Micro Kid's Multimédia, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 62
↑ Micromanía (tercera época), "Febrero 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 106
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-30), page 76
↑ Next Generation, "Premiere Issue 1995" (US; 1994-12-08), page 108
↑ Player One, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 82
↑ Play Time, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 110
↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 February" (JP; 1995-01-07), page 33
↑ Sega Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-15), page 94
↑ Sega Power, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-19), page 40
↑ Sega Pro, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-29), page 34
↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 115
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
↑ Todo Sega, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 30
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 151
↑ Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 91
↑ VideoGames, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 101
↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-09), page 60
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
↑ GamePro, "September 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 48
↑ Gamers, "November 1995" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 55
↑ Game Informer, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 54
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 78
↑ Mega, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-31), page 20
↑ Player One, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 142
↑ Sega Magazin, "Februar 1996" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 10
↑ Sega Magazine, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-15), page 82
↑ Sega Power, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-18), page 52
↑ Sega Pro, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-13), page 65
↑ Videogame Advisor, "Volume 1, Number 3: July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 32
↑ VideoGames, "September 1995" (US; 1995-08-22), page 81
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1995" (JP; 1994-12-08), page 27
↑ Famitsu, "1994-12-23" (JP; 1994-12-09), page 44
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88

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[1] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 198

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1994-12.pdf_p23-2] Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1994" (JP; 1994-11-08), page 23

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_039.pdf_p110-3] Consoles +, "Janvier 1995" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 110

[4] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 180

[digitiser1995-04-12-5] Digitiser (UK) (1995-04-12)

[:File:EGM_US_064.pdf_p46-6] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 46

[7] Famitsu, "1994-11-25" (JP; 1994-11-11), page 40

[8] Freak, "1/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamePro_US_065.pdf_p44-9] GamePro, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 44

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_10.pdf_p13-10] Games World: The Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 13

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_042.pdf_p60-11] Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 60

[:File:Joypad_FR_040.pdf_p88-12] Joypad, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 88

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-03.pdf_p61-13] MAN!AC, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 61

[:File:Mega_UK_32.pdf_p16-14] Mega, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-30), page 16

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-02.pdf_p96-15] Mega Fun, "02/95" (DE; 1995-01-18), page 96

[:File:MicroKidsMultimedia_FR_06.pdf_p62-16] Micro Kid's Multimédia, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 62

[:File:Micromania3_ES_001.pdf_p106-17] Micromanía (tercera época), "Febrero 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 106

[:File:MeanMachinesSega29UK.pdf_p76-18] Mean Machines Sega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-30), page 76

[:File:NextGeneration_US_01.pdf_p108-19] Next Generation, "Premiere Issue 1995" (US; 1994-12-08), page 108

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_051.pdf_p82-20] Player One, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 82

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-03.pdf_p110-21] Play Time, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 110

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1995-02_19950215.pdf_p33-22] Saturn Fan, "1995 February" (JP; 1995-01-07), page 33

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_14.pdf_p94-23] Sega Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-15), page 94

[:File:SegaPower_UK_64.pdf_p40-24] Sega Power, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-19), page 40

[:File:SegaPro_UK_41.pdf_p34-25] Sega Pro, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-29), page 34

[:File:Sega_Mega_Drive_Review_2_RU.pdf_p115-26] Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 115

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p86-27] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86

[:File:TodoSega_ES_24.pdf_p30-28] 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

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-03.pdf_p91-30] Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 91

[:File:VideoGames_US_71.pdf_p101-31] VideoGames, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 101

[:File:CVG_UK_164.pdf_p60-32] Computer & Video Games, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-09), page 60

[:File:EGM_US_071.pdf_p36-33] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36

[:File:EGM_US_073.pdf_p36-34] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36

[:File:GamePro_US_074.pdf_p48-35] GamePro, "September 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 48

[:File:Gamers_DE_1995-11.pdf_p55-36] Gamers, "November 1995" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 55

[:File:GameInformer_US_026.pdf_p54-37] Game Informer, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 54

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_047.pdf_p78-38] Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 78

[:File:Mega_UK_36.pdf_p20-39] Mega, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-31), page 20

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_058.pdf_p142-40] Player One, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 142

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_27.pdf_p10-41] Sega Magazin, "Februar 1996" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 10

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_19.pdf_p82-42] Sega Magazine, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-15), page 82

[:File:SegaPower_UK_68.pdf_p52-43] Sega Power, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-18), page 52

[:File:SegaPro_UK_48.pdf_p65-44] Sega Pro, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-13), page 65

[:File:VideogameAdvisor_US_0103.pdf_p32-45] Videogame Advisor, "Volume 1, Number 3: July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 32

[:File:VideoGames_US_80.pdf_p81-46] VideoGames, "September 1995" (US; 1995-08-22), page 81

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1995-01.pdf_p27-47] Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1995" (JP; 1994-12-08), page 27

[48] Famitsu, "1994-12-23" (JP; 1994-12-09), page 44

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p88-49] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88

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Samurai Shodown/Reception

From Sega Retro

Contents

Critical reception

Mega Drive version

Ratings

Breakdown

Mega-CD version

Ratings

Breakdown

Game Gear version

Ratings

Breakdown

Sales

Mega Drive version

Mega-CD version

Game Gear version

Software charts

Mega Drive version

Mega-CD version

Game Gear version

References