Samurai Shodown VI (2005) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Samurai Shodown VI

Among other series changes, aerial blocking was removed entirely, and the switch-around move, which enabled a player to shift quickly behind the other's back, as well as the dodge (evade, side-step), in which…

14 September 2005

What Samurai Shodown VI is

Samurai Shodown VI is a fighting game developed by Yuki Enterprise and released in 2005. It was published by SNK Playmore. It is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Among other series changes, aerial blocking was removed entirely, and the switch-around move, which enabled a player to shift quickly behind the other's back, as well as the dodge (evade, side-step), in which the move virtually brings a semi-3D environment to the defense in attempt to use each sword more effectively. One can no longer charge one's own "pow" gauge. The off-screen delivery man was omitted entirely from the game. The "CD combo" was added, wherein a player can press the C and D buttons together, triggering a strike that can be followed up by a sequence of button taps. SNK also added a "suicide" move, wherein one's character forfeits the round. The bonus to this is that the one…

Description from the publisher · source

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.

Where it sits in the Samurai Shodown series

Samurai Shodown VI is the 20th of 31 entries we hold in the Samurai Shodown series. It arrived a year after Samurai Shodown V Special. The next entry was Samurai Shodown Anthology in 2008.

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What it launched against

Samurai Shodown VI launched on 14 September 2005, within three weeks of Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy), Indigo Prophecy, Fable: The Lost Chapters and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy), Indigo Prophecy, Fable: The Lost Chapters, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.

Samurai Shodown VI — frequently asked questions