samurai shodown vi

ARCADE, 2005

The last great Samurai Shodown game impresses in many areas. Housed on Atomiswave hardware, it features a staggeringly large number of playable fighters, including seven returning characters from the first two games, absolutely sumptuous visuals and a ‘Spirit Select’ system which essentially allows you to choose from between six different fighting styles. Many consider the PS2 offering (which is found on the Samurai Shodown Anthology in the west) to be the definitive version as it adds several additional characters as well as three extra Spirit options.