Samurai Showdown II is a great nostalgic release for Xbox Live Arcade. Diehard fans will appreciate the ability to take the game online and do battle against the masses, while others will just enjoy the ability to play a classic fighter on the 360, despite the terrible d-pad. If you can overcome the frustrating controls then there's plenty to enjoy.
Presentation - 6.0
Graphics - 7.0
Sound - 7.0
Gameplay - 8.5
Lasting Appeal - 7.5
Overall -
Everyone has seen the SNK/Neo Geo machines. Whether it was at your local bowling alley, an arcade, or even just an old school pizza place. One of the games you would often find there was Samurai Shodown, a fighting game with what appeared to be graphics ahead of it’s time and (for some) hours and [&hellip
Joseph and his kids have enjoyed playing it. I remember those SNK arcade machines where you picked which game you wanted to play.
Both KOF R-2 and Samurai Shodown! 2 showed what SNK could do when making fighters for the NGPC, and now that legacy stays alive.
SNK brings another portable classic to the Nintendo Switch.
