Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage
{{Short description|1998 video game}}
{{for|the unrelated PlayStation game|Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Samurai Shodown 64: Warrior's Rage
| image = Samurai Shodown 64 - Warriors Rage Flyer.png
| developer = SNK
| publisher = SNK
| designer = Galapagos Team
| series = Samurai Shodown
|released = October 16, 1998
| genre = Fighting
| modes = Up to 2 players simultaneously
| arcade system = Hyper Neo-Geo 64
|platforms = Arcade
}}
Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage, known as {{nihongo|Samurai Spirits 2: Asura Zanmaden|SAMURAI SPIRITS 2 アスラ斬魔伝}} in Japan, is a 3D fighting game produced by SNK for its Hyper Neo Geo 64 system. It is the follow-up to the original Samurai Shodown 64 on the same platform. A PlayStation game was released as part of the same series; despite using the Warriors Rage subtitle in America, it is a different game than 64: Warriors Rage. Samurai Shodown! 2 on the Neo Geo Pocket Color is a 2D adaptation of this game, and a sequel to Samurai Shodown! on the Neo Geo Pocket which was a monochrome adaptation of Samurai Shodown IV.
Characters
All 11 of the base playable characters from 64 return in Warriors Rage, as do the boss characters Gandara and Yuga. The game also adds seven new characters: Asura, Taizan Morozumi, Karakuri Hanma, Enja Kazuki, Suija Sogetsu, and the variant characters Shadow Asura and Half-Shaded Shiki.
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage on their November 15, 1998 issue as being the second most-successful arcade game of the month.{{cite magazine|title=Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - TVゲーム機ーソフトウェア (Video Game Software)|magazine={{ill|Game Machine|ja|ゲームマシン|vertical-align=sup}}|issue=576|publisher={{ill|Amusement Press, Inc.|ja|アミューズメント通信社|vertical-align=sup}}|date=15 November 1998|page=21|lang=ja}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://samuraianiv.snk-corp.co.jp/english/title/samurai-shodown6/index.php}}
- [http://game.snkplaymore.co.jp/official/nbc/museum/asura/ Samurai Spirits 2: Asura Zanmaden] at NeoGeo Battle Coliseum Museum {{in lang|ja}}
{{Samurai Shodown series}}
Category:Arcade-only video games
Category:Hyper Neogeo 64 games
Category:Samurai Shodown video games
Category:Video games about samurai
Category:Video games developed in Japan
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