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Samurai Spirits: Amakusa Kourin Special

Samurai Spirits: Amakusa Kourin Special

Aka: Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge Special, Samurai Spirits: Amakusa's Descent, Samurai Supirittsu: Amakusa Kourin Special, Samurai Spirits IV Amakusa Kourin Special
Console: Sony PlayStation
TV Standard: NTSC-J
Developer(s): SNK
Publisher(s): SNK
Release Date: 1997-12-25
Players: 2
Co-op: No
ESRB: Not Rated
Type: Fighting
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Bringing a new breath to SNK's swordsman fighting series, this 4th installment marks the return of 3 classic characters (Yagyu Jubei, Charlotte and Tam Tam, now with updated stuff), introduces 2 newcomers for the pantheon (the brothers Sogetsu Kazama and Kazuki Kazama) and brings some new backgrounds. In spite of these little improvements, the game preserved (and improved a lot) many elements that did the previous one (Samurai Shodown III: Blades of Blood) a quite popular title, like the dodge move and the chance to choose between two versions of the fighter: the standard one and an alternative dark-styled one (SLASH and BUST, respectively).