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At the latest after the release of "Samurai Shodown" for the iconic Neo Geo 16-bit console in the summer of 1993, beat-em ups based on weapons were in vogue. More than 25 years later, SNK is currently working on the reboot of the brand on PS4, Xbox One, PC and Nintendo Switch. At a practical event in London in mid-March, we were able to rack our brains and ask the project's lead developer for a video interview.
Question For fans of fighting games: What "Battle Arena Toshinden" (1995) has in common for the first PlayStation, "The Last Blade" (1998) for Neo Geo and "Soul Calibur" ( 1999) for Dreamcast? Yes, in the three Beat 'em Ups, it's the duel with the weapons under discussion. However, this subgenre really began in July 1994 when arcade specialist SNK launched the "Samurai Shodown" slot machine. The game, which appeared a month later for the Neo Geo, was quickly a success. More than a dozen ramifications followed, including even a role play never released out of Japan called Samurai Shodown: RPG.
After the release of "Samurai Shodown: Anthology" in 2009, the brand disappeared under the radar and reappeared last September. And the fans cheered, because instead of announcing again a collection of retro games, SNK showed a fast paced teaser for a restart of the first part – better known in Japan as "Samurai Spirits" . Result: more than 853 000 views, 14 868 likes and only 210 dislikes. In other words, the community is eager to see what's coming!
Blowing in 4K
The most striking innovation of the restart is undoubtedly the graphics. SNK bids farewell to the charming pixel look of the late 90s and relies on completely three-dimensional characters, who greet each other – "Street Fighter IV" and "Street Fighter V" – at the 2D level, the energy bars are empty. The technology engine used is the Unreal Engine 4 engine, which was last used in "Tekken 7" and "Soul Calibur VI". It evokes well-animated action at 60 frames per second on the screen and enhances the PS4 Pro and the Xbox One X with the appropriate TV every 4K resolution.
Damage: The version of Nintendo Switch scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2019 was not posted on the site. Unfortunately, we can not tell you if the offers here work in a similar way and if the ubiquitous blood splashes also stick here on the clothes of the stretchers.
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