What we have here in Samurai Shodown is an updated version of a game that takes itself seriously where it needs to, but has fun with what it has in front of it. Well worth your fisticuffs.

Samurai Shodown is easy to play yet challenging, the player will need to find the balance between a good attack and defense.

Archaic story mode and load times aside, Samurai Shodown succeeds as a fundamentals driven 2D fighting game.

Easy to play, difficult to master. That’s what Samurai Shodown 2019 is. Each fight is so violent, so intense, smart that you can’t put the controler down. A real must-have for every VS fighting lovers.

SNK proves that it can take the fight to Mortal Kombat, Soulcalibur and Tekken. The tactical approach to the unforgiving fighting system is a breath of fresh air.

Samurai Shodown marks the return of a beloved classic, and although not quite as refined nor as deep as its modern contemporaries, the game proves that there’s still plenty of life in the franchise yet. Through staying faithful to the series’ roots, Samurai Shodown offers up a different kind of fighter, one that retains the strategic action and high levels of tension that put this saga on the radar to begin with. Whilst not great, it’s certainly bold and unique.

This fighting game is nice due to all the swords but has not so much content. Therefore it's not a game you will play for month, more for a couple of weeks. Also the story is a bit weak and outdated.