<s>
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Amakusa	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
in	O
SNK	O
's	O
flagship	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
series	O
of	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chronologically	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
final	O
chapter	O
of	O
a	O
story	O
between	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
and	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
III	I-Application
being	O
the	O
first	O
chapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
on	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
is	O
a	O
monochrome	O
adaptation	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
on	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
2D	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
64	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
finishes	O
also	O
enable	O
a	O
"	O
fatality	O
"	O
move	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joining	O
the	O
cast	O
are	O
the	O
two	O
ninja	B-Application
brothers	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Kazuki	O
Kazama	O
-	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Kazama	O
ninja	B-Application
clan	O
specializing	O
in	O
fire	O
jutsu	O
,	O
he	O
deserts	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
younger	O
sister	O
,	O
Hazuki	O
,	O
from	O
Amakusa	O
's	O
clutches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cham	O
Cham	O
from	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
II	I-Application
also	O
makes	O
a	O
playable	O
appearance	O
,	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Samurai	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
:	O
Amakusa	O
's	O
Descent	O
Special	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
IV	I-Application
on	O
their	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
1996	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
in	O
GamePro	O
,	O
The	O
Union	O
Buster	O
commented	O
that	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
IV	I-Application
lacks	O
the	O
depth	O
of	O
contemporaries	O
such	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Soul	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	O
but	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
reason	O
offers	O
an	O
easier	O
pick-up-and-play	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
unimpressed	O
with	O
the	O
two	O
new	O
characters	O
but	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
those	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
dropped	O
from	O
the	O
roster	O
in	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
home	O
version	O
a	O
unanimous	O
score	O
of	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
high	O
number	O
of	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
