Samurai Shodown II (Xbox 360)

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Description

In Samurai Shodown II players take on one of the roles of fifteen warriors, fighting their way through the land to defeat Rashojin Mizuki, who was thrown into the sea when she was a little girl and since then became a servant of the dark god Ambrosia.

This sequel to Samurai Shodown introduces five new playable characters: the warrior and Haohmaru's rival Genjuro Kibagami, the cat-like Cham-Cham (Tam-Tam's sister), the Prussian gun-wielding knight Neinhalt Sieger, the old monk Nicotine Caffeine, and the hidden boss and unlockable character Kuroko.

The game features special moves accessible by charging up a power meter, as well as other gameplay-related additions. Characters can now roll forward and backward, perform small jumps to evade low attacks, and duck to avoid high ones. There is also a parrying move that leaves the opponent vulnerable for a moment if executed at the right time.

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Alternate Titles

• "侍魂2" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "Shin Samurai Spirits: Haohamaru jigokuhen" -- Japanese title
• "Samurai Showdown2: Katana Battle Action Game" -- Tag-lined title
• "Samurai Shodown! 2 – Pocket Fighting Series" -- Neo Geo Pocket Color title

Part of the Following Groups

• Genre: Versus fighting
• Samurai Shodown series

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The Press Says

IGN	Sep 15, 2008	8 out of 10	80
TeamXbox	Sep 12, 2008	8 out of 10	80
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Sep 10, 2008	8 out of 10	80
Giant Bomb	Sep 23, 2008		80
1UP	Sep 16, 2008	B	75
GamingExcellence	Nov 30, 2008	6 out of 10	60

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Samurai Shodown II appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.