<s>
Samurai	B-Device
Shodown	I-Device
V	I-Device
Special	I-Device
is	O
the	O
ninth	O
entry	O
in	O
SNK	O
's	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown/Samurai	I-Application
Spirits	I-Application
series	O
of	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
V	I-Application
and	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
official	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
further	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
called	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
V	I-Application
Perfect	O
was	O
location-tested	O
in	O
late	O
2004	B-Application
,	O
but	O
not	O
officially	O
released	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
NeoGeo	O
Collection	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
updated	O
visuals	O
include	O
portraits	O
by	O
artist	O
Satoshi	O
Ito	O
,	O
which	O
convey	O
a	O
dark	O
atmosphere	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
significant	O
number	O
of	O
changes	O
exist	O
between	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
V	I-Application
and	O
Samurai	B-Device
Shodown	I-Device
V	I-Device
Special	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
them	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
Sankuro	O
and	O
Yumeji	O
were	O
replaced	O
with	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
boss	O
,	O
Amakusa	O
Shiro	O
Tokisada	O
,	O
and	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
III	I-Application
boss	O
,	O
Zankuro	O
Minazuki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
hidden	O
character	O
Poppy	O
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
II	I-Application
boss	O
,	O
Mizuki	O
Rashojin	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
playable	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
a	O
hidden	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
roster	O
change	O
,	O
many	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
changes	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
fresh	O
feel	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
returning	O
characters	O
used	O
their	O
old	O
voices	O
,	O
dating	O
from	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Existing	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
V	I-Application
character	O
stages	O
were	O
modified	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
stages	O
were	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
Amakusa	O
,	O
Zankuro	O
,	O
and	O
Mizuki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
concept	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	O
,	O
except	O
that	O
the	O
conditions	O
for	O
the	O
move	O
are	O
much	O
stricter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
must	O
be	O
in	O
a	O
rage	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
opponent	O
's	O
life	O
must	O
be	O
below	O
the	O
point	O
where	O
they	O
could	O
have	O
entered	O
Concentration	O
One	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
V	I-Application
as	O
a	O
special	O
slow-motion	O
mode	O
powered	O
up	O
by	O
meditating	O
(	O
holding	O
D	O
while	O
standing	O
still	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
overkill	O
moves	O
,	O
generic	O
fatality	O
effects	O
from	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
IV	I-Application
were	O
brought	O
back	O
for	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
being	O
slashed	O
in	O
half	O
horizontally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Nakoruru	O
and	O
Rimururu	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
both	O
made	O
"	O
immune	O
"	O
to	O
fatal	O
effects	O
in	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
experience	O
these	O
fatal	O
effects	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
match	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
situations	O
,	O
they	O
scream	O
violently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
combination	O
of	O
violent	O
acts	O
in	O
Samurai	B-Device
Shodown	I-Device
V	I-Device
Special	I-Device
generated	O
much	O
controversy	O
and	O
resulted	O
in	O
SNKP	O
censoring	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
cartridge	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
Sasebo	O
slashing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
AES	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
approaching	O
its	O
release	O
date	O
on	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2004	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
mysteriously	O
delayed	O
a	O
week	O
,	O
moving	O
its	O
release	O
date	O
to	O
the	O
15th	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
a	O
decade	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
SNK	O
and	O
Code	O
Mystics	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
V	I-Application
that	O
receives	O
a	O
"	O
T	O
"	O
rating	O
,	O
the	O
upgraded	O
version	O
receives	O
an	O
"	O
M	O
"	O
rating	O
by	O
the	O
ESRB	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
on	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
2019	B-Architecture
through	O
ACA	B-Application
NeoGeo	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
V	I-Application
Perfect	O
featured	O
a	O
non-canon	O
storyline	O
that	O
would	O
tie	O
in	O
with	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
VI	I-Application
,	O
a	O
dream	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
