Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Samurai Shodown II

Title	Samurai Shodown II
First release	1994
Developer	SNK
Publisher	SNK
Platforms	Neo Geo, PC (Windows), PlayStation, Arcade ADB
Genre	fighting game
Also known as	samsho2 · Samurai Shodown II / Shin Samurai Spirits - Hahmaru jigokuhen
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Neo Geo: 1994-10-28 (NTSC)
Wikidata ID	Q2736827

One of SNK's legendary fighting game series has made a return! In Samurai Shodown II, you can take on one of the roles of 15 warriors as you fight your way through the land to defeat the evil Mizuki! Slash, kick, and slice your opponents in half...do whatever it takes...live by the sword, and die by its blade.

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Wikidata (Q2736827) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

TheGamesDB (984) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (samsho2) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`samsho2`
Title at ADB	Samurai Shodown II / Shin Samurai Spirits - Haohmaru Jigokuhen (NGM-063 ~ NGH-063)
Manufacturer	SNK
Year	1994
Genre	Fighter / Versus
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (SNK); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-02 16:28 UTC · filled here: platform