Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage, known as New Chapter of Samurai Spirits, Strange Tale of the Swordsman: Revival of the Blue and Red Blade in Japan, is the seventh game in SNK's Samurai Shodown series of fighting games.This release from the fighting game experts at SNK continues the sword battles of the Samurai Shodown series. Though a straight action fighting game at its core, Warrior's Rage features undeniable elements of role-playing.
The game's story mode has players fighting through a series of related contests on their way toward the final "shodown" with three super-tough bosses.
Even the more arcade-like battle mode allows players to earn points which can be used to build up their characters' offensive or defensive skills. Many battles challenge the player with multiple opponents in a row, requiring consistency and balance to endure through to the final fight.
Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage takes place 20 years later, with a dramatically revamped cast, and was released solely for the Sony PlayStation. Though other SS games have followed it, it is chronologically the last game in the series, and is the only game in the series proper to not get an arcade release.
The first and most audacious change is the revamped character roster, which removed every playable character from previous games, with the exception of Haohmaru, who was now a middle-aged man, sporting a beard and missing his trademark mop of black hair. Hanzo Hattori also appeared, though it was not actually the same man, but rather the original Hanzo's son, Shinzo, who had assumed his name. Nicotine Caffeine, Nakoruru and Rimururu also played a role in the story, but were not in a playable form. Every other character was a new design
The game introduced a new lifebar system, which was subdivided into three sections. The first "round" of the fight lasted 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.
STORY:
The official story, as given by SNK, is as follows:
It is a time of sustained peace, and the age of the sword was drawing to a close. But an increasing number could not adapt to the flow of history and became trouble before long. So the shogunate created a "colony of prisoners" on a small island in sea nearby Edo as a place to rehabilitate the outlaws. But, there were those who exploited this prison island and tried to create a "new world exclusively for the chosen ones" after destroying the shogunate. The group they formed was called the "League of the Three Blades of Domination" and each member had their own mighty strength. Using their might, they subjugated the outlaws and begin their plans to overthrow the shogunate. And in no time the "town of outlaws" came to be called "Ritenkyo"-the seat of opposition.
Under these figures Ritenkyo unexpectedly changed from a "place of rehabilitation for returning to society" to a "lawless zone in which only the strong survive." The inhabitants engaged in vendettas, skirmishes, and death battles to survive from day to day. And the "Three Blades of Domination" steadily consolidated their power to its utmost, absorbing strength from the hate surrounding them.
On a still, pitch-black night of the new moon. Flicker-Flicker-Flicker-Flicker. The glow of a candle grows and a single shadow emerges from the darkness. It is an elderly gentleman with a beard and tranquil visage. "Have they arrived?"
"Yes, Lord Oboro. The red-eyed boy and girl have come."
Only a voice comes from the darkness. Without making a noise, the old man rises and speaks: "At last, the time has come.... Time to make their acquaintance." The man's closed eyelids pop open. His red eyes glow with the light of the candle.
Whooooosh! A burst of wind slices the calm, and darkness once again dominates the world.
A few years later, three people look down at the world below from a tall tower. One is a tall man armed with a sword; the other, a bewitching, alabaster-skinned woman. The two share a pair of red eyes. And standing behind them awaits a fine-looking elderly man who appears somewhat out of place.
The sunlight reflects off their red eyes, making them glow eerily. The woman mutters, "A few people we have some things to settle with appear to have entered Ritenkyo. Word has it that they are major obstacles to the realization of our intentions."
The man speaks as he continues to survey the world below. "All we need to do is wait here. The rats will come even if we do nothing."
The Three Blades of Domination are about to bring an end to the era of peace in this world. And the warriors who battle for their own reasons converge on "Ritenkyo" as our story begins.
Features:
Features four play modes: Training, Attack, Versus, and Story
SNK's 2D fighting series now features 3D polygonal characters
Choose from 11 distinct fighters
Manufacturer's description:
A story about legendary swords.
"Riten-Kyo", located on a lone island near the coastline of Edo, is now a lawless zone where underground conspiracies are forming. Seishirou Kuki, a young government warrior, quietly entered the island to conduct an investigation. There, he finds the unforgettable enemy that killed his father. Here, he will also find the surprise of his life.
Features:
Start with 11 different warriors
Arcade fighting/adventure action
Hidden fighting techniques
Collect all the character cards
Features:
- Third person perspective.
- 3D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Medieval Japan & Fighting themes.
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