SAMURAI SPIRITS

Format PS4 ETA 2019 Pub TBC Dev SNK

First teased at the Tokyo Game Show, Samurai Spirits (the series is known as Samurai Showdown in the UK) is a weapon-based beat-’em-up from fight-master SNK. It has a bold new look that mixes large character models with a sweeping camera that showcases the special attacks up close. In terms of stages and fighter roster it looks like an Unreal Engine reworking of the sprite-based Samurai Showdown that released in 1993. Classic SNK on PS4? That’s worth fighting for.