3.9

Samurai Shodown III

Release Date calendar
November 15, 1995
Platform joystick
Arcade
Game Type type
Released
Max Players players
2
Overview

Samurai Shodown III was to be the start of a bold new direction for the franchise. The most obvious difference between this game and the others in the series is the notably darker aesthetic. The more light-hearted characters (Earthquake, Cham Cham, and Gen-an to name a few) from the previous games have been excised, and even the kabuki master, Kyoshiro Senryo, received a redesign, transforming him from a flamboyant stage performer into a grim-faced, muscular man. All of the characters have been completely redrawn. The animation is very smooth for all characters, another departure from the graphical style of the second game.

Alternate Names
  • Samurai Spirits - Zankurou Musouken Japan Japan
  • Fighters Swords Korea Korea
  • Samurai Shodown III: Blades of Blood / Samurai Spirits: Zankurou Musouken North America North America
  • Samurai Shodown III / Samurai Spirits: Zankurou Musouken
Cooperative

No

ESRB

Not Rated

Genres
Fighting
Developers
SNK
Publishers
SNK
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