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{{Game
|completion=2
|image=Samurai Shodown 3 cover.jpg
|title=Samurai Shodown III
|title=Samurai Shodown III
|image=Samurai Shodown 3 cover.jpg
|japanese=サムライスピリッツ 斬紅郎無双剣
|japanese=サムライスピリッツ 斬紅郎無双剣
|developer=[[SNK]]
|developer=[[SNK]]
|publisher=[[SNK]]
|publisher=[[SNK]]
|year=1995
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|ratings={{CERO|B}}{{ESRB|T}}{{ELSPA|15}}{{PEGI|12}}{{USK|12}}
|title1=ACA Neo Geo Samurai Shodown III
|developer1=[[SNK]]
|publisher1=[[Hamster Corporation]]
|year1=2018
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|designer=[[Galapagos Team]]
|designer=[[Galapagos Team]]
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|genre=[[Fighting]]
|genre=[[Fighting]]
|systems=[[Arcade]], [[Neo Geo]], [[Neo Geo CD]], [[Game Boy]], [[PlayStation]], [[Sega Saturn]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]], [[Windows]]
|players=1-2
|players=1-2
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|preceded by=[[Samurai Shodown II]]
|followed by=[[Samurai Shodown IV]]
|followed by=[[Samurai Shodown IV]]
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|series=Samurai Shodown
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|pcgamingwiki=Samurai Shodown III
|pcgamingwiki=Samurai Shodown III
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'''Samurai Shodown III: Blades of Blood''', known as Samurai Spirits: Zankurō Musōken (サムライスピリッツ 斬紅郎無双剣, Samurai Supirittsu Zankurō Musōken?, the subtitle roughly translates to "Peerless Blade of Zankuro") in Japan, is the third game in SNK's popular Samurai Shodown series of fighting games for the NeoGeo. While it is the third game in the main series, it is the first part of a two-chapter interquel between Samurai Shodown and Samurai Shodown II.
'''Samurai Shodown III: Blades of Blood''' (サムライスピリッツ 斬紅郎無双剣, ''Samurai Spirits Zankuro Musouken'', the subtitle roughly translates to "Peerless Blade of Zankuro") in Japan, is the third game in SNK's popular Samurai Shodown series of fighting games for the NeoGeo. While it is the third game in the main series, it is the first part of a two-chapter interquel between Samurai Shodown and Samurai Shodown II.


In keeping with their curious habit of using the third game in a series as a place to wipe the slate clean and start fresh, SS3 was to be the start of a bold new direction for the franchise.
In keeping with their curious habit of using the third game in a series as a place to wipe the slate clean and start fresh, SS3 was to be the start of a bold new direction for the franchise.
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The most obvious difference between this game and the others in the series is the notably darker aesthetic. The "sillier" characters from the previous games have been excised, and even the kabuki master, Kyoshiro Senryo, received a bold redesign, transforming him from a flamboyant stage performer into a grim-faced, muscular man. All of the characters have been completely redrawn, and impressively so. The animation is surprisingly smooth for all characters.
The most obvious difference between this game and the others in the series is the notably darker aesthetic. The "sillier" characters from the previous games have been excised, and even the kabuki master, Kyoshiro Senryo, received a bold redesign, transforming him from a flamboyant stage performer into a grim-faced, muscular man. All of the characters have been completely redrawn, and impressively so. The animation is surprisingly smooth for all characters.


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==Character Select==
==Character Select==
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{|align=center
|[[File:Portrait SSIII Basara.png|64px|link=Samurai Shodown III/Moves#Basara Kubikiri]]
|[[File:Portrait SSIII Basara.png|64px|link=Samurai Shodown III/Moves#Basara Kubikiri|Basara]]
|valign=top|[[File:Portrait SSIII Genjuro.png|64px|link=Samurai Shodown III/Moves#Genjuro Kibagami]]
|valign=top|[[File:Portrait SSIII Genjuro.png|64px|link=Samurai Shodown III/Moves#Genjuro Kibagami|Genjuro]]
|valign=top|[[File:Portrait SSIII Haohmaru.png|64px|link=Samurai Shodown III/Moves#Haohmaru]]
|valign=top|[[File:Portrait SSIII Haohmaru.png|64px|link=Samurai Shodown III/Moves#Haohmaru|Haohmaru]]
|valign=top|[[File:Portrait SSIII Shizumaru.png|64px|link=Samurai Shodown III/Moves#Shizumaru Hisame]]
|valign=top|[[File:Portrait SSIII Shizumaru.png|64px|link=Samurai Shodown III/Moves#Shizumaru Hisame|Shizumaru]]
|valign=top|[[File:Portrait SSIII Galford.png|64px|link=Samurai Shodown III/Moves#Galford D. Weller]]
|valign=top|[[File:Portrait SSIII Galford.png|64px|link=Samurai Shodown III/Moves#Galford D. Weller|Galford]]
|[[File:Portrait SSIII Gaira.png|64px|link=Samurai Shodown III/Moves#Gaira Kafuin]]
|[[File:Portrait SSIII Gaira.png|64px|link=Samurai Shodown III/Moves#Gaira Kafuin|Gaira]]
|-
|-
|[[File:Portrait SSIII Kyoshiro.png|64px|link=Samurai Shodown III/Moves#Kyoshiro Senryo]]
|[[File:Portrait SSIII Kyoshiro.png|64px|link=Samurai Shodown III/Moves#Kyoshiro Senryo|Kyoshiro]]
|valign=top|[[File:Portrait SSIII Ukyo.png|64px|link=Samurai Shodown III/Moves#Ukyo Tachibana]]
|valign=top|[[File:Portrait SSIII Ukyo.png|64px|link=Samurai Shodown III/Moves#Ukyo Tachibana|Ukyo]]
|valign=top|[[File:Portrait SSIII Rimururu.png|64px|link=Samurai Shodown III/Moves#Rimururu]]
|valign=top|[[File:Portrait SSIII Rimururu.png|64px|link=Samurai Shodown III/Moves#Rimururu|Rimururu]]
|valign=top|[[File:Portrait SSIII Nakoruru.png|64px|link=Samurai Shodown III/Moves#Nakoruru]]
|valign=top|[[File:Portrait SSIII Nakoruru.png|64px|link=Samurai Shodown III/Moves#Nakoruru|Nakoruru]]
|valign=top|[[File:Portrait SSIII Hanzo.png|64px|link=Samurai Shodown III/Moves#Hanzo Hattori]]
|valign=top|[[File:Portrait SSIII Hanzo.png|64px|link=Samurai Shodown III/Moves#Hanzo Hattori|Hanzo]]
|[[File:Portrait SSIII Amakusa.png|64px|link=Samurai Shodown III/Moves#Shiro Tokisada Amakusa]]
|[[File:Portrait SSIII Amakusa.png|64px|link=Samurai Shodown III/Moves#Shiro Tokisada Amakusa|Amakusa]]
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 07:55, 16 February 2023

Table of Contents

Gameplay
Remakes & Compilations
Appendices
Characters
Box artwork for Samurai Shodown III.
Box artwork for Samurai Shodown III.
Samurai Shodown III
Developer(s)SNK
Publisher(s)SNK
Year released1995
System(s)Arcade, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, Game Boy, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii
Preceded bySamurai Shodown II
Followed bySamurai Shodown IV
SeriesSamurai Shodown,
ACA Neo Geo
Japanese titleサムライスピリッツ 斬紅郎無双剣
Designer(s)Galapagos Team
Genre(s)Fighting
Players1-2
ModesSingle player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)CERO Ages 12 and upESRB TeenELSPA Ages 15+PEGI Ages 12+USK Ages 12+
ACA Neo Geo Samurai Shodown III
Developer(s)SNK
Publisher(s)Hamster Corporation
Year released2018
System(s)Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, iOS, Android
LinksOfficial websiteSamurai Shodown III at PCGamingWikiSamurai Shodown III ChannelSearchSearch

Samurai Shodown III: Blades of Blood (サムライスピリッツ 斬紅郎無双剣, Samurai Spirits Zankuro Musouken, the subtitle roughly translates to "Peerless Blade of Zankuro") in Japan, is the third game in SNK's popular Samurai Shodown series of fighting games for the NeoGeo. While it is the third game in the main series, it is the first part of a two-chapter interquel between Samurai Shodown and Samurai Shodown II.

In keeping with their curious habit of using the third game in a series as a place to wipe the slate clean and start fresh, SS3 was to be the start of a bold new direction for the franchise.

The most obvious difference between this game and the others in the series is the notably darker aesthetic. The "sillier" characters from the previous games have been excised, and even the kabuki master, Kyoshiro Senryo, received a bold redesign, transforming him from a flamboyant stage performer into a grim-faced, muscular man. All of the characters have been completely redrawn, and impressively so. The animation is surprisingly smooth for all characters.

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Gameplay
Remakes & Compilations
Appendices
Characters

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Basara Genjuro Haohmaru Shizumaru Galford Gaira
Kyoshiro Ukyo Rimururu Nakoruru Hanzo Amakusa
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