Samurai Shodown is a fighting game set in the late 18th century and all the characters in the game use weapons. The game uses the music of the same period, visible in the game is the sound of traditional Japanese instruments such as shakuhachi and shamisen. With the use of many weapons as swords, the game also has many gore scenes. The game places a heavy emphasis on the basic characteristics of a fighting game, which is the number of frames, the distance of the character and the normal, neutral attacks. Those who diligently learn the game and apply their knowledge to these basic elements are rewarded with a powerful counterattack. The lure of the enemy to disarm or dodge techniques to give the advantage to the character he controls. Each character not only has different moves but also has moved with different characteristics. If players do not spend time researching and studying carefully, tasting bitter fruits in combat is also common in battles in Samurai Shodown.
