It is a time of sustained peace, and the age of the sword was drawing to a close.īut an increasing number could not adapt to the flow of history and became trouble before long. The official story (which is set in 1811), as given by SNK, is as follows: They were written by Uriwari Minami, who is a former developer of the Samurai Shodown series. Short novelization of the game was published for The Playstation magazine in late 1999 through early 2000. It also has a drama CD that predates the start of the game. The game also spawned a two-volume manga adaption illustrated by Takashi Kujira. To help eliminate confusion, Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage is now frequently referred to in English-speaking circles as ' Warriors Rage 2', or ' SSWR2' for short. Even a cursory comparison between the two reveals that they are two very different entities. This meant that few people had actually seen either game, and so the title was the only thing they had to go on.

It was also released in relatively limited numbers outside of Japan, as the gaming market was gearing up for the release of the PlayStation 2. This generated considerable confusion, and led many to the assumption that it was a port of the second Hyper Neo Geo 64 game.

It was first released in Japan on Decemand was released again as downloadable online content for the Playstation 3 and PSP on April 26, 2007.įor reasons unknown, SNK gave this game an extremely similar English title to that of its predecessor, Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage. The phrase 'Tale of Swordsmen' refers to the name of Ichiro Suzuki's record of the game's events whereas 'Azure and Crimson Blades' refers to respective weapons of two main characters, Seishiro and Tohma. The game is known as Samurai Spirits Shinshou or Samurai Spirits: A New Chapter of Blade internationally. ' Tale of Swordsmen - Revival of the Azure and Crimson Blades - New Chapter of Samurai Spirits') is the seventh game in SNK's Samurai Shodown series of fighting games and the tenth and last game of the official chronology (13th if considered the non-canonical games).

Samurai Shodown V Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage (剣客異聞録甦りし蒼紅の刃サムライスピリッツ新章, Kenkaku Ibunroku - Yomigaerishi Sōkō no Yaiba - Samurai Spirits Shinshō, lit.

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