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
SeriesSamurai Shodown
Platform(s)
Release
22 April 2004
  • Arcade
    • JP: 22 April 2004
    Neo Geo AES
    • WW: 15 July 2004
    Windows
    • WW: 9 January 2016
    PlayStation Network
    • WW: 12 September 2017
    • AS: 14 September 2017
    Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
    • WW: 18 April 2019
    exA-Arcadia
    • WW: 29 September 2022
Genre(s)Fighting
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemNeo 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.