Samurai Shodown (Samurai Spirits in Japan), or SS for short, is the name of a fighting game series by SNK. It is considered to be the premier 2D weapons fighter, and is one of the best-known video games created by SNK. This series also started SNK's reputation for their unique style of Engrish, known as SNKglish in their games. Unlike Mortal Kombat, the usage of blood in this game is generally accepted, and the decision to replace blood with "sweat" or "white blood" (or green, in the case of the second game) for the English releases remains a sore point among fans of this series.

The Samurai Shodown games are most famous for their rage gauge, a super combo gauge that only increases as a player receives damage. Earlier games also have a referee in the background, officiating the match.

Despite the English name of the series, most of the characters are not samurai in the true sense of the word. In Japan, the name of the series is officially in katakana, but is often written in kanji (侍魂, samurai damashii), with the second character pronounced supiritsu, "spirits," to better reflect the game's setting.

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RT @kotakumike: Putting Cham Cham from Samurai Shodown in the Queen's Blade series is really quite gross, SNK Playmore.
FortNinety (Matt Hawkins) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:19:16 -0000
RT @kotakumike: Putting Cham Cham from Samurai Shodown in the Queen's Blade series is really quite gross, SNK Playmore.
Putting Cham Cham from Samurai Shodown in the Queen's Blade series is really quite gross, SNK Playmore.
kotakumike (Michael McWhertor) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:52:03 -0000
Putting Cham Cham from Samurai Shodown in the Queen's Blade series is really quite gross, SNK Playmore.

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