<s>
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
seventh	O
game	O
in	O
SNK	O
's	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
series	O
of	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
3D	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
game	O
still	O
featured	O
3D	O
,	O
SNK	O
sought	O
to	O
further	O
diminish	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
dimension	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
movement	O
along	O
the	O
Z-axis	B-Application
beyond	O
a	O
basic	O
dodge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
20	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
has	O
the	O
player	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
warrior	O
for	O
hire	O
who	O
must	O
stop	O
an	O
evil	O
gang	O
and	O
rescue	O
Rimururu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuda	O
–	O
a	O
fusion	O
product	O
of	O
both	O
Asuras	O
who	O
appeared	O
in	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
64	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
extremely	O
similar	O
English	O
title	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
64	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
generated	O
considerable	O
confusion	O
,	O
and	O
led	O
many	O
to	O
the	O
assumption	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
Hyper	B-Application
Neo	I-Application
Geo	I-Application
64	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
relatively	O
limited	O
numbers	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
gaming	O
market	O
was	O
gearing	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
eliminate	O
confusion	O
,	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
is	O
now	O
frequently	O
referred	O
to	O
in	O
English-speaking	O
circles	O
as	O
Warriors	O
Rage	O
2	O
,	O
or	O
SSWR2	O
for	O
short	O
.	O
</s>
