Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage
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| Developer(s) | SNK |
| Publisher(s) | SNK |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, PlayStation Network |
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| Genre(s) | Fighting game |
| Mode(s) | Up to 2 players simultaneously |
Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage, known as New Chapter of Samurai Spirits, Strange Tale of the Swordsman: Revival of the Blue and Red Blade (～サムライスピリッツ新章～剣客異聞録 甦りし蒼紅の刃 ~Samurai Supirittsu Shinshō~ Kenkaku Ibunroku: Yomigaerishi Sōkō no Yaiba?) in Japan, is the seventh game in SNK's Samurai Shodown series of fighting games. It was designed for the original Sony PlayStation console.
The first change to the earlier games was the improved character roster, which featured all new playable characters with two exceptions: Haohmaru and Hanzo Hattori, though Hattori is not actually the same man as in the earlier versions of the game. In previous versions, Hattori was Hanzo's son Shinzo, who assumed his name. Nicotine, Gaira, Nakoruru and Rimururu - characters from the previous game - not only play a role in the story, but also are presented as playable options.
Though the game still featured 3D, SNK sought to further diminish the role of the third dimension, with no movement along the Z-axis beyond a basic dodge. Two buttons control weak and strong slashes, a third controls kick attack, and the fourth is used for dodges.
The game introduces a new life bar system, which is subdivided into three sections. The first "round" of the fight lasts until one person was drained of all three sections, upon which one section of the bar would disappear and the remaining two would refill. Once those two were drained, the second section would be dropped, with the last one refilled. This was punctuated by a pause in the action, during which the other player would go through a taunt animation. The match was finally over when one player had been drained of this last section of life.
Taking place 20 years after the events of the original games, Samurai Shodown: Warrior's Rage has the player take the role of a warrior for hire who must stop an evil gang and rescue Rimururu.
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