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Samurai Shodown 4 / Samurai Spirits: Amakusa Kourin (JPN), Paewang Jeongseol: Legend of a Warrior (KOR)
Amakusa's Revenge
 2D Fighter (Conventional) by SNK
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weapons
Neo Geo
 Worldwide
10/25/1996
Neo Geo CD
 Worldwide
12/27/1996
Saturn
JPN-only 		Worldwide
10/2/1997
Samurai Spirits IV: Amakusa Kourin Special (Playstation)
JPN-only 		Japan
12/25/1997
Samurai Spirits IV: Amakusa Kourin Special (Playstation Network)
Playstation version 		Worldwide
9/4/2007
Samurai Shodown Anthology, Samurai Spirits Rokuban Shoubu (Wii)
Compilation release. 		Worldwide
7/24/2008
Samurai Shodown Anthology, Samurai Spirits Rokuban Shoubu (Playstation 2)
Compilation release. 		Worldwide
7/24/2008
Samurai Shodown Anthology (USA), Samurai Spirits: Rokuban Shoubu (JPN) (Playstation Portable)
Compilation release 		Worldwide
3/24/2009
ACA NeoGeo: Samurai Shodown IV (Switch)
 Worldwide
4/13/2017
ACA NeoGeo: Samurai Shodown IV (Xbox One)
 Worldwide
04/19/2018
ACA NeoGeo: Samurai Shodown IV (PlayStation 4)
 Worldwide
04/19/2018
Samurai Shodown: NeoGeo Collection (Windows)
Compilation release. 		Worldwide
06/11/2020
Samurai Shodown: NeoGeo Collection (PlayStation 4)
Compilation release. 		Worldwide
07/27/2020
Samurai Shodown: NeoGeo Collection (Xbox One)
Compilation release. 		Worldwide
07/28/2020
Samurai Shodown: NeoGeo Collection (Switch)
Compilation release. 		Worldwide
07/28/2020
ACA NeoGeo: Samurai Shodown IV (Android)
 Worldwide
11/30/2021
ACA NeoGeo: Samurai Shodown IV (iOS)
 Worldwide
11/30/2021

Fighters
Tam Tam
Neo Geo
Sogetsu Kazama
Neo Geo
Amakusa Shiro Tokisada
Neo Geo
Kazuki Kazama
Neo Geo
Charlotte Christine Colde
Neo Geo
Nakoruru
Neo Geo
Genjuro Kibagami
Neo Geo
Zankuro Minazuki
Neo Geo
Haohmaru
Neo Geo
Rimururu
Neo Geo
Gaira Caffeine
Neo Geo
Ukyo Tachibana
Neo Geo
Cham Cham
Playstation
Galford D. Weller
Neo Geo
Shizumaru
Neo Geo
Kyoshiro Senryo
Neo Geo
Hanzo Hattori
Neo Geo
Jubei Yagyu
Neo Geo
Basara
Neo Geo

Gameplay
Basara
Command Moves
Stabbing Feet / 刺し足
 (in air)down+dbtn [Bust/Slash]
On hit, Basara will hop off.

Suicide
 backwardforwarddown+start [Bust/Slash]
Basara slits his own throat with his blade.

Triangle Jump / 三角跳び
 (in air)(wall)uforward [Bust/Slash]
Special Moves
Airborne Slash / 空刺し
 (in air)qcf+anyslash [Bust/Slash]
Basara throws his blade downwards at an angle determined by button (must be performed near peak of jump).

Friendly Rip / 友引
 (close)dp+anyslash [Slash]
Basara grabs the opponent and drags them into his shadow. They fly back out moments later on the edge of his weapon, receiving a series of slashes.

Ground Slash / 地刺し
 qcf+anyslash [Bust]
Basara throws his blade up and forward, it travels in an arc and returns to him.

Shadow Exit / 影出
 dp+anyslash [Bust]
After entering his shadow, Basara reappears at the enemy's location with an uppercut slash.

Shadow Feint / 影騙し
 rdp+abtn/bbtn/cbtn/dbtn [Bust]
A clone of Basara takes deceptive action depending on the button pressed. The clone turns into a bat and flies away after a moment. In Samurai Shodown 3 both Basara and the clone are visible but in all future games Basara becomes invisible until the clone disappears, making more effective feint.

Shadow Stitcher / 影縫い
 qcf+anyslash [Slash]
Basara sends his blade down into his shadow; it comes out from a vortex in the air at a distance determined by attack strength.

Shadow Sucker / 影吸い
 qcb+anyslash/kck [Bust/Slash]
Basara sinks into his shadow. You can move left or right for a few moments before rising again.

Soul of the Beast / 鵺魂（ぬえだま）
 rdp+anyslash [Slash]
A slow-moving electrical projectile that travels in an arc. After hitting it turns into a bat and flies away.
Super Moves
Shadow Dance Dream Pull / 影舞い・夢彈(ゆめびき)
 backwardforwarddown+abtn+bbtn [Bust]
A hop back then a leap forward. If unblocked Basara performs an elaborate combo ending with a grab; he ends with a wide slash in Kagaribi's memory.

Shadow Dance Payback / 影舞い・酬(むくい)
 backwardforwarddown+abtn+bbtn [Slash]
A hop back and a leap forward. If unblocked, Basara performs an invisible autocombo while his lover's ghost flits about. He ends with a wicked uppercut slash.
Fatal Moves
Gokumon / 獄門
 downdownupforwardforward+cbtn [Bust/Slash]
Basara drags the opponent into his shadow like Friendly Rip. Blood sprays out of the shadow and the enemy never returns. In SS5S, Basara himself never returns but the opponent's head is expelled from the shadow.

Storyline
Samurai Showdown 4 / 1789
The year, 1789.

As frost, floods, fires, and famine play havoc with the world, a sinister castle appears in the land of Shimabara. The lord of that castle-Shiro Tokisada Amakusa.

Having previously been resurrected from the realm of the dead, Amakusa was supposed to have been slain in the midst of his evil designs, but now he returns to subjugate the world of the living.

Having already engulfed the Shimabara peninsula, this castle of evil grows larger day by day.
People soon call it "Amakusa Castle" and in their terror begin to revere it, hoping this will save them.

But little did they know that this act of desperation would only summon further misfortune.…

Fun Facts
SS4 Cameos
@char=sieger_sas@, @char=genan_sas@, @char=earthquake_sas@, and @char=wanfu_sas@ have cameos in Samurai Shodown 4, all looking a little different than their last appearance.

Gen-an and Earthquake both appear in @char=genjuro_sas@'s ending, telling him to "come quietly, he calls for you." Who "he" is, we can't say (Ambrosia?). Genjuro dispatches them effortlessly.

Either Wan-Fu or Sieger may randomly appear after the credits if you clear the game within the time limit. They both say simply "........what?"
Right Back Atcha, SNK
Samurai Shodown 4's programming is credited to DAN...ABE, KURA, and, um, LLAOYLLAKCUF.

(Hint: It's backwards!!)

Credits
Worldwide
Voice Actor

Eiji Yano as Amakusa Shiro Tokisada
Masahiro Nonaka as Basara
Reiko Chiba as Cham Cham
Harumi Ikoma as Charlotte Christine Colde
Takeshi Watanabe as Gaira Caffeine
Mantarō Koichi as Galford D. Weller
Kong Kuwata as Genjuro Kibagami
Toshimitsu Arai as Hanzo Hattori
Masaki Usui as Haohmaru
Atsushi Yamanishi as Kazuki Kazama
Monster Maezuka as Kyoshiro Senryo
Harumi Ikoma as Nakoruru
Naoki Oikawa as Sogetsu Kazama
Eiji Yano as Ukyo Tachibana