Samurai Shodown V Special

Official Websites  —  SNK • Code Mystics

Resources  —  Japanese Frame Data Website

Current Netplay  —  Steam • Fightcade • RedGGPO • X-Zone

Community  —  Main SamSho Discord • 5SP Lockdown Clash - Weekly Tournaments • Samurai Friends • SamSho 5 Special Gang

Samurai Shodown 5 Special (サムライスピリッツ零SPECIAL) is a 2D fighting game developed by Yuki Enterprise and published by SNK. Released in 2004, it is the ninth game in SNK's Samurai Shodown series, and also holds the title of being the last game ever released for the NeoGeo system.

Samurai Shodown 5 Special is an unusual game for Mizuumi to cover. It has almost no airdashes, airblocking, or even crazy anime combos, and being an arcade game from SNK it’s hardly doujin. Yet it’s squarely in the category of underrepresented yet solid and fun games that is home territory for this site. It’s easy to pick up the basics but hard to master, and there’s a diverse cast of 28 characters with a little something for everyone from rushdown styles to grapplers and downbackers.

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Character pages using the new template: Amakusa Charlotte Enja Gaoh Genjuro Hanzo Haohmaru Kyoshiro Nakoruru Rimururu Sogetsu Ukyo Yunfei Zankuro Full frame data for all characters. Hidden Moves page is clean and more accurate. All images categorized.

Adapt remaining character pages to new template. Several move images and hitboxes missing. Characters' Strategy and Stengths/Weaknesses need work. Fill out missing normals/pursuits/specials. Lab/add Charlotte's hidden 14-hitter special to her page. The FAQ needs info for the Code Mystics, Digital Eclipse ports as well as the new Fightcade 2. Document the little changes from Samurai Shodown V Perfect.