SAMURAI SHODOWN!2

Critic reviews

• Pure Nintendo

  Justin Sharp · Oct 07, 2020

  7.0

  Overall, Samurai Shodown! 2 has come over quite well to the Switch. If you’ve played the original, you’ll find most everything is in-tact save for the trading card send/receive system (which is understandable). Cards can still be collected in-game, just not traded to friends from what I could tell. I can think of some better fighting games on the Switch that I would probably purchase first but for a walk down memory lane or to see a classic portable fighting game in action, Samurai Shodown! 2 is certainly a fun novelty.

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• SKNR.net

  Joseph Saulnier · Aug 29, 2020

  8.0

  Ultimately, Samurai Shodown!2 is another one of the games that is easy to pick up and play when you have a limited amount of time to play. Whether you admit it or not, SNK and Neo Geo played an important part of most people’s childhood gaming experiences, and what some considered to be a part of our industry that doesn’t get enough recognition.

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• Hey Poor Player

  Kevin Chapman · Aug 23, 2020

  9.0

  All in all, Samurai Shodown! 2 is a great little port of an admittedly overlooked part of gaming history. Though the Neo Geo Pocket/Pocket Color lost its steam due to corporate shenanigans, it has a good library and is very fun to play. Seeing these games being modernized and re-released is charming to see, and I’m hoping SNK brings even more titles out in the near future.

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• Nintendo Insider

  Darren Palma · Aug 21, 2020

  8.0

  Which inevitably leads us to the CONCLUSION! Samurai Shodown! 2 is yet another slice of gaming history that few will fondly remember, some may have completely forgotten, and others will have no clue about whatsoever. One thing for certain is that the Nintendo Switch now officially doubles up as a Neo Geo Pocket Color which is awesome. And for what it’s worth, so is Samurai Shodown! 2.

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• Cubed3

  Az Elias · Sep 29, 2020

  6.0

  A commendable attempt to bring Samurai Shodown to an old portable format, even though the limited nature of the Neo Geo Pocket Color at the time does hinder Samurai Shodown! 2's chances of being able to hold much attention today. One for the diehard fans that will appreciate the effort of what was achieved with the hardware.

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