Samurai Shodown V Special
| Samurai Shodown V Special | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Yuki Enterprise exA-Arcadia (Arcade Perfect) Code Mystics (PlayStation Network) DotEmu (PC) |
| Publisher(s) | SNK Playmore exA-Arcadia (Arcade Perfect) Hamster Corporation (PS4/Switch/Xbox One) |
| Producer(s) | Yasuo Tanaka |
| Designer(s) | Dorio Takaya Tōru Sakurai |
| Programmer(s) | M. Kawamura Yoshihiro Nakamura |
| Artist(s) | Chihiro Takahashi Taniuchi Yuho T. Matsuura |
| Composer(s) | Haruhiko Kuroiwa Kennosuke Suemura |
| Series | Samurai Shodown |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Arcade system | Neo Geo MVS, exA-Arcadia |
Samurai Shodown V Special is the ninth entry in SNK's Samurai Shodown series of fighting games. It is an upgraded version of the game Samurai Shodown V and is the last official game for the Neo Geo platform. A further upgraded version of the game called Samurai Shodown V Perfect was location-tested in late 2004, but not officially released until it was included in the Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection in 2020. However, the fully uncensored version was released only in arcades on exA-Arcadia on September 29, 2022.