Strong space control and defensive tools.This altered movelist is somewhat shaky in execution, but Kyoshiro’s never been one to let poor reviews stop the show. The rest of his specials are relatively the same as Slash, except retooled to control greater horizontal distance.
He instead gains Yamata no Orochi, a fast moving multi-hit fireball that will go through projectiles, cannot be reflected, and is plus on block. He plays the war of attrition in a game that otherwise favors offense and mixups, but at least he plays it pretty well for what he is.īust Kyoshiro, sadly, isn't as lucky as Slash and does not have one of the best anti-airs in the game or combo damage as afforded by The Frog. Kyoshiro can use this to essentially shut down ANY air movement options in the game and force them to wade through his projectiles. His DP is also one of the strongest anti-airs in the game, with quick startup, amazing range, and high speed. Slash has the infamous Gama Jigoku, otherwise known as "The Frog", which beefs his combo damage and makes ground movement risky for the opponent. He is overall a solid mid tier character, and if you want to become a lone champion of footsies and aerial space control, read on. He does, thankfully, have great range on his buttons, several great specials and pokes, and he can control space very well. The problem with this is that he's so honest he has almost no mixups whatsoever. Kyoshiro is a good, honest man focused on good, honest space control.
One day, Kyoshiro had the bright idea of turning his kabuki theatre acting into a combat sport, so he got really swole.
With the PS2 release, virtually every character to have ever appeared in the Neo Geo games (excluding 'Samurai Shodown 64' and 'Warrior's Rage' games' characters), including the referee, Kuroko, and the animal characters, are all playable. The PS2 release added even more playable characters, and three more spirit select systems to go along with them. The game was released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan on January 25, 2006. It also features a "spirit select" system, which allows players to choose between six different fighting styles based on all previous installments.ĭespite normal Samurai Shodown releases and distribution outside of Japan, the game has been released outside of the country on the Atomiswave system sponsored in the United States by Sega. The game features new backgrounds with 2D and 3D elements, as well as a returning cast of all 28 characters from Samurai Shodown V Special, as well as all 7 characters from Samurai Shodown and Samurai Shodown II that didn't appear in later games, and 4 new characters.
Samurai Shodown VI is the newest installment to the Samurai Shodown series after Samurai Shodown V Special.