Samurai Shodown captures the spirit of the older games, veering towards a mix of older and newer series entries. In terms of single-player, but it's a a far cry from Mortal Kombat 11 or even what recent games like Dead Or Alive 6 have offered.

A strong entry into the sea of fighters, showing a lot of love for the original series, while also being able to appeal to newcomers. A few niggles aside, people are going to be playing this for a long time.

Disappointment with the Dojo mode aside, Samurai Shodown is an extremely competent title. Hopefully this title will lead to a renaissance for this series (and there will be many more ways to embrace death).

Hardcore fans of the series and the pro players will likely love Samurai Shodown. This game is gonna be great to watch and I suspect it will thrive in the FGC tournament scene. Unfortunately that while the fighting game part of it is great, the rest is a really barebones package that most likely won't hold the attention of others for an extended period of time.

More than just a successful reboot of a forgotten franchise, this is one of the most unique and entertaining new fighting games of recent years.