Samurai Shodown V Special

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73 22 April 2004

Arcade Fighting Action

Samurai Shodown V Special is an arcade developed by Yuki Enterprise, released 22 April 2004 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Neo Geo AES and Arcade.

Verified 18 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What Samurai Shodown V Special is

Samurai Shodown V Special is an arcade game developed by Yuki Enterprise and released in 2004. It was published by SNK Playmore. It is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Neo Geo AES, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Neo Geo MVS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Samurai Shodown V Special is the ninth entry in SNK's Samurai Shodown series of fighting games. It is an updated version of Samurai Shodown V and is the last official game for the Neo Geo platform. A further updated version of the game had its location test abruptly canceled in late 2004 and wouldn't be officially released until 2020 as part of the Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection as Samurai Shodown V Perfect. A fully uncensored version of this final update was released only in arcades on exA-Arcadia on September 29, 2022.

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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 18 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Samurai Shodown series

Samurai Shodown V Special is the 19th of 31 entries we hold in the Samurai Shodown series. It arrived 6 months after Samurai Shodown V. The next entry was Samurai Shodown VI in 2005. Its critic score of 73 is 3 points above the series average of 70. The highest-rated entry is Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 at 90.

See all 31 Samurai Shodown games in release order →

How it was received

Samurai Shodown V Special holds a critic score of 73 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 3 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Pentium 4 1.8GHz dual core and Onboard graphics chipset with 256MB video RAM.

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What it launched against

Samurai Shodown V Special launched on 22 April 2004, within three weeks of Pikmin 2, Painkiller, Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots and Hitman: Contracts. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Pikmin 2, Painkiller, Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots, Hitman: Contracts.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Samurai Shodown V Special yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →

Screenshots

All media

Samurai Shodown V Special gameplay screenshot

Dlc

ACA Neo Geo: Samurai Shodown V Special

18 April 2019

Samurai Shodown V Perfect

11 June 2020

Parents

Samurai Shodown V

10 October 2003

Quick answers

Samurai Shodown V Special — frequently asked questions

When did Samurai Shodown V Special come out?

Samurai Shodown V Special was released on 22 April 2004 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Neo Geo AES, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Samurai Shodown V Special?

At minimum, Samurai Shodown V Special needs Intel Pentium 4 1.8GHz dual core, Onboard graphics chipset with 256MB video RAM graphics, 330 MB available space of storage.

How many GB is Samurai Shodown V Special?

The PC version needs about 0.3 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("330 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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