<s>
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Samurai	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
2019	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
SNK	O
for	O
arcades	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
as	O
an	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
reboot	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
fighting	O
game	O
with	O
3D	O
graphics	O
that	O
uses	O
many	O
elements	O
from	O
past	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
shares	O
similarities	O
with	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
and	O
SNK	B-Application
Heroines	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tag	I-Application
Team	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
time	O
period	O
between	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
V	I-Application
and	O
the	O
original	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
commonly	O
cited	O
as	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
features	O
a	O
base	O
roster	O
of	O
16	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
with	O
extra	O
ones	O
available	O
as	O
paid	O
and	O
free	O
downloadable	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
was	O
unveiled	O
at	O
the	O
SNK	O
Investor	O
Relations	O
2018	O
IPO	O
conference	O
,	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
SNK	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
twelfth	O
main	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
mainline	O
entry	O
since	O
2008	O
's	O
Samurai	O
Shodown	O
Sen.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
consists	O
of	O
members	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
and	O
SNK	B-Application
Heroines	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tag	I-Application
Team	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kuroki	O
has	O
been	O
previously	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
through	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
64	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
outdated	O
graphics	O
involving	O
the	O
releases	O
of	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
and	O
SNK	B-Application
Heroines	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tag	I-Application
Team	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
,	O
SNK	O
chairman	O
Zhihui	O
GE	O
had	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
future	O
SNK	O
fighting	O
games	O
will	O
use	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
order	O
to	O
give	O
a	O
better	O
graphical	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
SNK	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
announced	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
multiplatform	B-Operating_System
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
worldwide	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
with	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Stadia	B-Application
releasing	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enhanced	O
version	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
was	O
revealed	O
during	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
2020	O
for	O
a	O
Q4	O
2020	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
help	O
from	O
Code	O
Mystics	O
,	O
rollback	O
netcode	O
will	O
be	O
implemented	O
in	O
a	O
Spring	O
2023	O
update	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
consoles	O
via	O
GGPO	B-Application
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XV	I-Application
uses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
versions	O
earning	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
81	O
,	O
78	O
,	O
76	O
,	O
and	O
75	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Den	O
of	O
Geek	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
that	O
’s	O
incredibly	O
solid	O
in	O
its	O
core	O
gameplay	O
and	O
looks	O
swell	O
enough	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
sadly	O
feels	O
like	O
it	O
’s	O
lacking	O
because	O
there	O
’s	O
little	O
else	O
to	O
do.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
bestselling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
selling	O
16,662	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
