
Each card contained a different piece of art, drawn in the game's cartoonish art style.There were eight per character (four for Slash, four for Bust).

This came in the form of virtual cards, which could be traded with other people who owned the game, by linking up systems. The original "CD combo," first introduced in Samurai Shodown IV, was also retained, but simplified and streamlined from its origins.īeing a game on a handheld platform, versus play was not a primary focus, so SNK added in a "Collection" mode, to extend the game's longevity. This was particularly impressive, given the original's sizable movelist, and the fact that the NGPC only had two buttons instead of four. The Slash and Bust modes for each character were retained, with all of the moves from the arcade kept intact (except for Yuga, who had a third form in the arcade, which was mostly excised). SNK had, by this time, had more time to grow comfortable with its handheld hardware, so the game is considerably more refined than the original Samurai Shodown!. SS!2, as it is abbreviated, kept very true to its arcade origins, retaining most of the gameplay elements of its source game, albeit modified to work within a 2D setting. The curtain now rises on this drama of revenge that will engulf both our world and the land of the dead. Regardless, his enemy steadily proceeds with the construction of his utopia. Master of magic, he is the dark swordsman appearing in this realm to wreak his revenge on Yuga. The name of this warrior who stands directly before these literal pillars of the dead in the darkness is Asura. The mountain of dead gathered by these means is subsequently heaped up on the altar of the Netherworld and fashioned into two pillars in which the hermaphroditic male and female are to be subsequently imprisoned.Īt this time one man returns to the Netherworld. Through the influence of the devilish reincarnation, outbreaks of famine and plagues further increase the dead, providing the evil with yet more strength and delight. Some, for example, become leaders of the Shogunate to carry out ruthless policies, some became common murderers, and still others deliberately incite revolt against the government. These puppets then employ various means to increase the dead and provide sacrifices. The objective of this being who once more alights to earth is the unification of this world and the Netherworld using the hermaphrodite male and female-that is, the construction of a utopia to become the foundation for the resurrection of the Dark God.Īs he resumes his search for the hermaphrodites, those turned into puppets by Yuga's magic unleash their carnage to gather the sacrifices necessary for the ritual of utopian construction. It is the ultimate evil-it is the reincarnation of Yuga the Destroyer. In an unknown land an eerie disturbance disrupts the sky, leading a dark mass to the land. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.Since it follows the same story as Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage, the setup is the same: Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior. Overusing our search engine with a very large number of searches in a very short amount of time.


