Even though I have not played the original Samurai Shodown, I think the second one looks and plays much better and has much more beautiful graphics than the original. I like this game because it has refined play mechanics, great controls, awesome voice acting, and great characters, full of life and 3-dimensional. My personal favorite characters are Haohmaru, Ukyo, Earthquake, Nakoruru, Jubei, Wan-Fu, and Gen-An. The final boss, Mizuki, is one tough boss, because she starts out cheap and insanely hard to beat in the start, but as soon as I get the hang of it, I beat her easily. I use Earthquake to beat her because I go twice as cheap as her, and beat her by using my boda (chain with sword blade) to beat her. This game is definitely one of SNK's masterpieces of the fighting genre.
My score: 10/10
My score: 10/10