Lost In Translation/Samurai Shodown II

Samurai Shodown II
Manufacturer	SNK
Released	1994
Control; Method	8-way Joystick; 4 Button(s)
Main CPU	Neo-Geo; 68000 (@ 12.000 MHz); Z80 (@ 4.000 MHz)
Sound CPU	Stereo; YM2610 (@ 8.000 MHz)
Video; Details	Raster (Horizontal); 320 x 224 pixels; 59.19 Hz; 4,096 Palette colours
Screens	1
ROM Info	26 ROMs; 27,852,800 bytes (26.56 MiB)
MAME ID	samsho2

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About The Game

This text needs removing or merging with new text below (OLDLITTEXT) This game is known in Japan as "Shin Samurai Spirits - Haohmaru Jigokuhen" which translates as "True Samurai Spirits - Haohmaru's Incident In Hell". (OLDLITTEXT)

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 'Caffiene') 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.

Tips and tricks

Alternate Costumes Colors : 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 : Harleydavidson, Sleeping, Wolf, Kouji Takaya, Chu

Kyoshiro Senryo : Harleydavidson, Sleeping, Wolf, Kouji Takaya

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

Programm :

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

Cabinet and Artwork

Neo-Geo arcade cabinet.	Samurai Shodown II marquee.	Samurai Shodown II flyer.	Back of the Samurai Shodown II flyer.
Alternate Samurai Shodown II flyer.	Back of an alternate Samurai Shodown II flyer.

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)

The contents of this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
The sources used include MAME (version 0.113u2) and history.dat (revision 1.28 - 2008-10-18).
Please see http://www.arcade-history.com for credits.

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