Samurai Shodown Anthology for PlayStation 2 Reviews by Gamers

Samurai Showdown was one of the few fighting games that picked up on the Street Fighter craze and was actually fun to play. The original game had a mixed cast of characters each with over the top special moves. The game was surprisingly deep and required pretty much the same strategy as the SF games. The series in my opinion peaked with part II and each one after offered very little in terms of changes to the game, with the exception of new characters and play controls. This disc gives you parts 1-5 and part 6 as a separate mode. The games look and play just as well as the arcade counterparts, though there is some noticeable slowdown in some matches. This anthology collection is really for the fans, but anyone who never played any Samurai Showdown game, will get a thrill playing a great, old school, 2D weapons based fighter.