(LAST UPDATE: 4/11/09)
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Developer(s): SNK
Publisher(s): SNK
Platforms: Neo
Geo Pocket Color
Release: 1999
Characters:
Haohmaru,
Galford,
Ukyo,
Charlotte,
Asra,
Shiki,
Hanzo,
Nakoruru,
Genjuro,
Rimururu,
Sogetsu,
Amakusa,
Jubei,
Shizumaru,
Kazuki,
Morozomi, Gandara,
Zankuro
Related Games:
Samurai Shodown, Samurai Shodown
2, Samurai Shodown 3, Samurai
Shodown 4, Samurai Shodown 5, Samurai
Shodown 5 Special, Samurai Shodown 6, Samurai
Shodown 64, Samurai Shodown 64 - 2, Samurai
Shodown Pocket, Samurai Shodown Warrior's
Rage, Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny, Samurai
Shodown Anthology
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Review: The sequel to Samurai Shodown Pocket, Samurai Shodown 2 Pocket is an interesting handheld spin-off of SNK's famed samurai fighting game franchise. SS2Pocket adds characters from several different games such as Samurai Shodown 64, Samurai Shodown 2, and Samurai Shodown 4, and much like the rest of the fighting games on the Neo Geo Pocket; the characters are in their super-deformed chibi style.
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The gameplay
is pretty straight forward and solid for a handheld fighter, but maybe
just a tad slower than some of the other fighting games on the Neo Geo
Pocket. The character roster is decent, and characters have a decent amount
of special and super moves. The graphics (and gameplay) fall just a bit
short when compared to Last Blade Pocket,
and that may be because this game came out a year before it. The Pocket
version of the Samurai Shodown franchise doesn't quite capture the mood
or have the "awe" factor that the original Neo Geo games did.
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7 / 10 |
Closing Comment:
Samurai Shodown 2 Pocket is an obscure little title, but cool just to play
for nostalgia and laughs alone... Seeing all your favorite Samurai Showdown
characters in the super-deformed style is worth owning the game alone. ~F.Yagami,
Webmaster
of TFG