Lost In Translation/Samurai Shodown II

About The Game
Samurai Shodown II is a one-on-one fighting, weapon-based arcade video game.

The second game in this wildly popular series features 15 weapon-wielding fighters clashing to earn the right to face the extremely difficult end boss.

Additional Technical Information
Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 4

=> [A] Light attack with weapon, [B] Medium attack with weapon, [C] Light kick, [D] Medium kick

Trivia
Released in October 1994.

This game is known in Japan as "Shin Samurai Spirits - Haohmaru Jigokuhen" (translates from Japanese as 'True Samurai Spirits - Haohmaru's Incident In Hell').

Kafuin Nicotine (Anglicized as 'Caffeine') is based somewhat on the Ninja Scroll character Dakuan who shares outfit and is armed with similar weapons. The 'papers' that Nicotine throws are called 'o-fuda', which are talismans inscribed with a prayer to endow them with certain powers. Japanese occultism and lore at work.

Neinhalt Sieger's name translates from German as 'non-stop victory'.

Genjuro Kibagami is a huge reference to a Japanese hanafuda deck. Hanafuda is a Japanese card game in which all cards represent a certain flower and time of the year. The hanafuda cards can be seen when Genjuro hits his opponent with special moves. Among the cards seen are wistaria, maple and peony. All cards shown are from an actual hanafuda deck.

Ryuhaku Todo (of AOF) appears in Gen-An's ending.

If you wait a long time, Hikyaku will throw food and/or bombs to the screen. Every so often, Kim Kaphwan (of Fatal Fury) will come out instead.

Kuroko's moves are largely borrowed from other characters.

Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Shin Samurai Spirits - PCCB-00164) on 02/11/1994.

Alternate Costumes Colours
Press D instead of A to choose your character.

Series

 * 1) Samurai Shodown (1993)
 * 2) Samurai Shodown II (1994)
 * 3) Samurai Shodown III (1995)
 * 4) Samurai Shodown IV - Amakusa's Revenge (1996)
 * 5) Samurai Shodown 64 (1997)
 * 6) Samurai Shodown 64 - Warrior's Rage (1998)
 * 7) Samurai Shodown V (2003)
 * 8) Samurai Shodown V Special (2004)
 * 9) Samurai Shodown - Tenkaichi Kenkakuden (2005)
 * 10) Samurai Shodown - Edge of Destiny (2008)

Staff

 * Producer:
 * Bad Apples


 * Executive Producer:
 * Eikichi Kawasaki


 * Main Planner:
 * K.Y. Hayate


 * Programmers:
 * Nishidon
 * Oh!Butch
 * Abe
 * Cyber Kondo


 * Sound:
 * Tate Norio
 * Yamapy-1


 * Narration:
 * Kiyoshi Kobayashi


 * Submissions:
 * Babilu
 * Ryu!
 * Rodem.Yam
 * Kakugo.Koji
 * Junichi
 * Koba.B
 * Yozora


 * Fixs:
 * Keisen (as Tokimeki Keisen)
 * Cyber Kondo
 * Y. Nishiguchi
 * Satomi.S

Front Character

 * Haohmaru:
 * V Shintani
 * Masami Tanaka
 * Y. Koyasu


 * Nakoruru:
 * Puutaro Katori
 * Masami Tanaka
 * Riding Monkey
 * Kouji Takaya
 * Y. Koyasu
 * E. Ohira
 * Mamahira


 * Hanzo Hattori:
 * Makino Sakana
 * Pon. Yashamaru
 * Keisen (as Tokimeki Keisen)


 * Galford:
 * Makino Sakana
 * Pon. Yashamaru


 * Poppy:
 * Kuwa.Bee


 * Wan-Fu:
 * Babilu
 * Ryu!
 * Keisen (as K. Tokimeki Keisen)
 * Y. Koyasu
 * Yuhki.N
 * Rodem.Yam
 * Kakugo.Koji


 * Ukyo Tachibana & Kyoshiro Senryo:
 * Harleydavidson
 * Sleeping, Wolf
 * Kouji Takaya
 * Chu


 * Gen-An Shiranui:
 * V Shintani
 * Masami Tanaka
 * Y. Koyasu
 * Yuhki.N
 * Rodem.Yam
 * Yozora


 * Earthquake:
 * Riding Monkey
 * K.
 * Chu


 * Yubei Yagyu:
 * Makino Sakana
 * Pon. Yashamaru
 * Keisen (as Tokimeki Keisen)
 * Masami Tanaka
 * Y. Koyasu
 * Rodem.Yam
 * Yozora


 * Charlotte:
 * Kuwa.Bee
 * Yoshi.M.Kaneko


 * Genjuro Kibagami:
 * Takachan.O
 * Masami Tanaka
 * Harleydavidson
 * Yoshimitsu
 * Kouji Takaya
 * Chu
 * E. Ohira


 * Cham Cham:
 * V Shintani
 * Masami Tanaka
 * Riding Monkey
 * Takachan.O
 * Kouji Takaya
 * E. Ohira
 * Y. Nishiguchi
 * Satomi.S


 * Paku Paku:
 * Kuwa.Bee


 * Neinhalt Sieger:
 * Harleydavidson
 * Sleeping
 * Wolf
 * Kouji Takaya
 * Yoshimitsu
 * Yuhki.N


 * Nicotine Caffeine:
 * Makino Sakana
 * Pon. Yashamaru
 * Mayu K.
 * Y. Koyasu
 * Yozora
 * Koba.B


 * Rashoujin Mizuki:
 * Kuwa.Bee
 * Masami Tanaka
 * Riding Monkey
 * Y. Koyasu


 * Ambrosia:
 * Riding Monkey
 * K.


 * Kuroko:
 * Yoshi.M.Kaneko
 * Kuwa.Bee
 * K.
 * Riding Monkey
 * Y. Koyasu

Back Character

 * Haohmaru:
 * Yasupuu
 * Yuhki.N
 * Chu
 * Satomi.S


 * Nakoruru:
 * N. Azumi
 * Y. Nishiguchi
 * Satomi.S


 * Hanzo Hattori:
 * Yasupuu
 * K.
 * Mayu K.
 * Y. Nishiguchi


 * Galford:
 * Mayu K.
 * Chu


 * Wan-Fu:
 * Okadasan


 * Ukyo Tachibana:
 * Yasupuu
 * Yuhki.N
 * Satomi.S


 * Kyoshiro Senryo:
 * N. Azumi
 * Kouji Takaya
 * Chu
 * E. Ohira


 * Gen-An Shiranui:
 * Okadasan
 * Harleydavidson
 * Mayu K.
 * Yuhki.N


 * Earthquake:
 * Okadasan
 * Yoshimitsu


 * Yubei Yagyu:
 * N. Azumi


 * Charlotte:
 * Mayu K.
 * Yuhki.N
 * Y. Nishiguchi


 * Genjuro Kibagami:
 * Mayu K.


 * Cham Cham:
 * Yasupuu
 * Yoshimitsu
 * Chu, Y. Nishiguchi


 * Neinhalt Sieger:
 * Yoshimitsu
 * Chu


 * Nicotine Caffeine:
 * Yoshimitsu
 * Keisen (as Tokimeki Keisen)


 * Rashoujin Mizuki:
 * Okadasan
 * E. Ohira


 * Kuroko:
 * Yuhki.N
 * Rodem.Yam
 * Chu

Planner

 * Haohmaru:
 * Tomi Yan


 * Nakoruru:
 * Tomi Yan


 * Hanzo Hattori:
 * K.Y. Hayate


 * Galford:
 * Chu


 * Wan-Fu:
 * Yukika


 * Ukyo Tachibana:
 * Bad Apples


 * Kyoshiro Senryo:
 * Yukika


 * Gen-An Shiranui:
 * Bad Apples


 * Earthquake:
 * Yukika


 * Yubei Yagyu:
 * K.Y. Hayate


 * Charlotte:
 * Bad Apples


 * Genjuro Kibagami:
 * Yukika


 * Cham Cham:
 * Bad Apples


 * Neinhalt Sieger:
 * K.Y. Hayate


 * Nicotine Caffeine:
 * Tomi Yan


 * Rashoujin Mizuki:
 * Kouji Takaya


 * Kuroko:
 * Yoshimitsu

Program

 * Haohmaru:
 * Abe


 * Nakoruru:
 * Oh!Butch


 * Hanzo Hattori:
 * Abe


 * Galford:
 * Abe


 * Wan-Fu:
 * Abe


 * Ukyo Tachibana:
 * Abe


 * Kyoshiro Senryo:
 * Abe


 * Gen-An Shiranui:
 * Oh!Butch


 * Earthquake:
 * Oh!Butch


 * Yubei Yagyu:
 * Abe


 * Charlotte:
 * Abe


 * Genjuro Kibagami:
 * Oh!Butch


 * Cham Cham:
 * Abe


 * Neinhalt Sieger:
 * Oh!Butch


 * Nicotine Caffeine:
 * Oh!Butch


 * Rashoujin Mizuki:
 * Oh!Butch
 * Abe


 * Kuroko:
 * Oh!Butch

Voice Actors

 * Haohmaru:
 * Masaki Usui


 * Nakoruru:
 * Harumi Ikoma


 * Hanzo Hattori:
 * Toshimitsu Arai


 * Galford:
 * Kazuhiro Inage


 * Wan-Fu:
 * Toshikazu Nishimura


 * Ukyo Tachibana:
 * Eiji Yano


 * Kyoshiro Senryo:
 * Monster Maetsuka (as Atsushi Maezuka)


 * Gen-An Shiranui:
 * Eiji Yano


 * Earthquake:
 * Masaki Usui


 * Yubei Yagyu:
 * Kiyoshi Kobayashi


 * Charlotte:
 * Harumi Ikoma


 * Genjuro Kibagami:
 * Kong Kuwata


 * Cham Cham:
 * Reiko Chiba


 * Paku Paku:
 * Kenji Ikeda


 * Neinhalt Sieger:
 * Kong Kuwata


 * Nicotine Caffeine:
 * Monster Maetsuka (as Atsushi Maezuka)


 * Rashoujin Mizuki:
 * Harumi Ikoma


 * Kuroko:
 * Toshikazu Nishimura

Ports

 * Consoles :
 * SNK Neo-Geo CD (1994)
 * Sony PlayStation (1998, "Samurai Spirits - Kenkaku Yubinan Pack")
 * SNK Neo-Geo Pocket (1999)


 * Computers :
 * PC [MS Windows 9x] (2000)