<s>
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
SNK	O
for	O
its	O
Hyper	B-Application
Neo-Geo	I-Application
64	I-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
having	O
released	O
four	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
games	O
on	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
,	O
SNK	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
producing	O
a	O
new	O
arcade	O
hardware	O
platform	O
,	O
this	O
one	O
64-bit	O
and	O
with	O
extensive	O
3D	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
ported	O
to	O
home	O
consoles	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
second	O
3D	O
installment	O
titled	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
64	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shiki	O
,	O
a	O
swordswoman	O
proficient	O
in	O
fighting	O
with	O
dual	O
katana	B-Operating_System
,	O
who	O
is	O
later	O
chosen	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
SNK	O
's	O
selectable	O
representatives	O
in	O
the	O
fighting	O
games	O
SNK	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
SVC	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
and	O
NeoGeo	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Coliseum	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
would	O
also	O
appear	O
in	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
(	O
2019	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
each	O
character	O
has	O
"	O
Slash	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Bust	O
"	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
at	O
the	O
February	O
1997	B-Application
AOU	O
show	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
videotape	O
containing	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
of	O
footage	O
of	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
64	I-Application
serving	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
public	O
demonstration	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
85%	O
complete	O
version	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
September	O
1997	B-Application
JAMMA	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
64	I-Application
on	O
their	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
1998	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
