<s>
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
series	O
by	O
SNK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
consequently	O
portrays	O
snippets	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
culture	O
and	O
language	O
internationally	O
with	O
little	O
edits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
games	O
are	O
most	O
famous	O
for	O
their	O
"	O
Rage	O
"	O
( 怒	O
)	O
gauge	O
,	O
a	O
meter	O
that	O
only	O
increases	O
as	O
a	O
player	O
receives	O
damage	O
,	O
and	O
which	O
when	O
fully	O
activated	O
has	O
numerous	O
effects	O
depending	O
on	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
years	O
since	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
games	O
(	O
excluding	O
spin-offs	O
)	O
have	O
come	O
to	O
feature	O
over	O
80	O
playable	O
warriors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
English	O
titleJapanese	O
title	O
PlatformsRelease	O
DateSamurai	O
ShodownSamurai	O
Spirits(サムライスピリッツ )	O
Arcade	O
,	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
,	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network07-07-1993Samurai	O
Shodown	O
IIShin	O
Samurai	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
Haōmaru	O
Jigokuhen(真サムライスピリッツ 覇王丸地獄変 )	O
Arcade	O
,	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
,	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
Neo	B-Architecture
Geo	I-Architecture
X	I-Architecture
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
10-28-1994Samurai	O
Shodown	O
III	O
:	O
Blades	O
of	O
BloodSamurai	O
Spirits	O
Zankurō	O
Musōken(サムライスピリッツ 斬紅郎無双剣 )	O
Arcade	O
,	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
,	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
X11-15-1995Samurai	O
Shodown	O
IV	O
:	O
Amakusa	O
's	O
RevengeSamurai	O
Spirits	O
Amakusa	O
Kōrin(サムライスピリッツ 天草降臨 )	O
Arcade	O
,	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
,	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
Virtual	O
Console10-25-1996Samurai	O
Shodown	O
RPGShinsetsu	O
Samurai	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
Bushidō	O
Retsuden(真説サムライスピリッツ 武士道列伝 )	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sega	O
Saturn06-27-1997Samurai	O
Shodown	O
64Samurai	O
Spirits( 侍魂	O
~	O
SAMURAI	B-Application
SPIRITS	I-Application
~	O
)	O
Arcade12-19-1997Samurai	O
Shodown	O
64	O
:	O
Warriors	O
RageSamurai	O
Spirits	O
2	O
Asura	O
Zanmaden(SAMURAI SPIRITS 2 アスラ斬魔伝 )	O
Arcade10-16-1998Samurai	O
Shodown	O
!	O
Samurai	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
!	O
( サムライスピリッツ	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
)	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket12-25-1998Samurai	O
Shodown	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
means	O
to	O
reenact	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
video	O
game	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
characters’	O
roles	O
highly	O
deviated	O
from	O
their	O
original	O
source	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
manga	O
adaptations	O
of	O
Samurai	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
were	O
produced	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
titled	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Kyoichi	O
Nanatsuki	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Yuki	B-Application
Miyoshi	O
,	O
was	O
serialized	O
in	O
the	O
Weekly	O
Shonen	O
Sunday	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
adapted	O
into	O
English	O
under	O
the	O
simplified	O
titled	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
by	O
Viz	O
Media	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
serialized	O
in	O
the	O
short-lived	O
Game	O
On	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
establishing	O
an	O
original	O
character	O
,	O
Yui	O
Minbunosuke	O
Shosetsu	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
anime	O
OVA	O
,	O
the	O
two-part	O
Spirits	O
2	O
:	O
Asura	O
Zanmaeden	O
,	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
preface	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
64	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Sabertooth	O
Games	O
released	O
a	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
V	I-Application
collectible	O
card	O
game	O
set	O
along	O
with	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2006	I-Application
for	O
its	O
Universal	O
Fighting	O
System	O
(	O
UFS	O
)	O
collectible	O
card	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
STG	O
staff	O
favorites	O
from	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
side	O
tend	O
to	O
favor	O
towards	O
characters	O
Nakoruru	O
and	O
Hanzo	O
Hattori	O
.	O
</s>
