The compilation includes the five main installments and an unpublished edition of the fifth chapter, as well as features never seen before.
SNK has announced the return of several of its classics from the Samurai Shodown saga, collected in the same pack. Samurai Shodown NEOGEO Collection is out on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The peculiarity is that users of the Epic Games Store can get hold of it without paying a single euro. From June 11 (release date) until 18 of the same month, everyone can add it to their library permanently.
Along with several of its great installments, the Japanese company will publish an unpublished video game. This is Samurai Shodown V Perfect, which is defined as "a mysterious final version" of the fifth installment of the saga. Players will be able to select between the Japanese or English versions of the MVS arcade in each of the titles. As if that were not enough, it will add extra features such as the ability to save the game, arcade mode, a Free Mode, museum mode, soundtrack and other extra features. These are the games that are included:
- Samurai Shodown (1993)
- Samurai Shodown II (1994)
- Samurai Shodown III (1995)
- Samurai Shodown IV: Amasuka's Revenge (1996)
- Samurai Shodown V (2003)
- Samurai Shodown V Special (2004)
- Samurai Shodown V Perfect (new)
The SAMURAI SHODOWN NEOGEO COLLECTION contains six games and one mysterious, unreleased title… And it is coming out for PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC! #SNK #SamShohttps: //t.co/4ekk9iIHbihttps: //t.co/SDxymb3QEu
– SNK GLOBAL (@SNKPofficial) May 27, 2020
A reboot for the saga, a new beginning
This franchise returned to the front line with the release of Samurai Shodown, a reboot for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and Google Stadia. The production, run by SNK Corporation, was one of the fighting games that had confirmed its presence at EVO 2020, a competition canceled due to the coronavirus crisis.
Like other fighting titles, the new SNK has been expanding as the months have passed. The company presented a second season pass, which introduced fighters like Sogetsu Kazama, Iroha or Mina Majikina. Of course, the saga has rope for a while.
