Samurai Shodown

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Samurai Shodown
Samurai Shodown logo
Genre(s)	Fighting
Developer(s)	SNK Yuki Enterprise (V, V Special)
Publisher(s)	SNK Sega (VI in U.S.)
Creator(s)	Yasushi Adachi
Composer(s)	Yasuo Yamate (Tate Norio)
Platform(s)	List Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color, Neo Geo X, 3DO, FM Towns, Game Gear, Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Saturn, Sega CD, Dreamcast, Super NES, Game Boy, Nintendo Switch, Wii, Virtual Console, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Network, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox Live Arcade, iOS, Android, Stadia, Microsoft Windows
First release	Samurai Shodown July 7, 1993
Latest release	Samurai Shodown Neo Geo Collection June 11, 2020

Samurai Shodown, known in Japan as Samurai Spirits,^[a] is a fighting game series by SNK. The series began in 1993 and is known for being one of the earliest in the genre with a primary focus on weapon-based combat.
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