Despite normal Samurai Shodown releases and distribution outside, the game has been released outside of the country on the system sponsored in the United States. The game was released for the in Japan on January 25, 2006.
The American and European home versions were released respectively on March 24 and March 29, 2009 on the, and as part of the compilation. The PS2 release added even more playable characters, and three more spirit select systems to go along with them. With the PS2 release, virtually every character to have ever appeared in the Neo Geo games including the referee, Kuroko, and the animal characters, are all playable. The Samurai Shodown Anthology version is similar to the PS2 version except that everything is unlocked at the start. Characters [ ].
The game features new backgrounds with 2D and 3D elements, as well as a returning cast of all 28 characters from Samurai Shodown V Special, 2 sub-boss from 'Samurai Shodown V', as well as all 7 characters from Samurai Shodown and Samurai Shodown II that didn't appear in later games, and 4 new characters. It also features a 'spirit select' system, which allows players to choose between six different fighting styles based on all previous installments.
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