

And as expected, everyone ends up doing battle to determine who will have the right to cross swords (or umbrellas) with Zankuro. Each character has a personal reason that drives them towards this goal. Instead, the ultimate goal of each of the fighters is to hunt down and destroy a powerful warrior by the name of Zankuro. This time around, there’s no tournament for our characters to compete in. Instead, the spotlight is on an entirely new character by the name of Shizumaru Hisame – a mysterious young boy who wields an umbrella instead of a sword.

Also, unlike the previous games, the story for this chapter does not focus on the character of Haomaru. Instead, the events of this title actually take place between the first and second game. Lore-wise, Samurai Shodown III is not the next chapter in the Samurai Shodown story. So, let’s see how this third entry stacks up.īefore getting into the particulars of the gameplay, let’s take a quick look at the setting behind this new entry in the series. As you may have read in one of my earlier reviews, Samurai Shodown II was a pretty solid improvement over the first game in the series.
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To start, I’m going to look at the next installment in the Samurai Shodown series Samurai Shodown III: Blades of Blood. Not only is it nice to have a week off, but it is actually the week of Christmas! So look forward to a bevy of game reviews in the coming days. Don’t worry! It’s a good change and I’ve actually got a week of downtime before starting my new job. It seems that I have found myself again in the midst of a career change.

The life of an old game hermit is never dull.
