NEOGEO
ROM Cassette - released
November 29, 1996
NEOGEO CD - released December 27,
1996
PlayStation - released December
25, 1997
SEGA SATURN- released October
2, 1997
PS one Books- released April 24,
2003
*
All content such as the movie,
the screen shots and the text...etc.
on this web-page is based on
the material of Japanese version.
1789.
As the Kansei Reformation overwhelmed
the general populace,
one devilish soul returned from
the Netherworld,
bringing forth a grand conflagration
of disaster, destruction, and death.
The castle that appeared, shaking
the earth with its emergence,
wreaked havoc with the innocent
inhabitants of Shimabara.
As if beckoned into action,
there were those who readied themselves
for battle,
those who materialized from their
respective lands to contend with
Destiny.
The SAMURAI SHODOWN IV system adds such
elements as 14 types of combo slashes,
sneak attacks and suicides to its basic
system while offering such new elements
as time limits and rival characters to
computer battles. Exceeding the time
limit set for each player character in
computer battles turns your character
into his or her rival to defeat Amakusa
or Zankuro and leads you to a darker
fate.
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....
BASIC
COMMANDS
[BASIC
ATTACKS]
Push the A button for light slashes
(punches), B for medium slashes
(punches), C for strong slashes
(punches), and D for kicks. Press
the A & B buttons together
for "Evasion" moves to avoid attacks.
[BACK
ATTACKS]
Push the A & B buttons together
near opponents to "dash" behind
opponents and attack.
[POUNCE
JABS]
Shift the joystick down diagonally
( +
Slash button, or +
Slash button within a certain distance)
to make additional attacks on a
knocked-down opponents.
[DEFENSE
BREAKS
(KNOCK
BACK
ATTACKS/DEADLY
DRAGS)]
Use the + C button command near
opponents for the "Knock Back Attack,"
or + C for the "Deadly Drag"
to create openings for attacks.
[BAREHAND
SWORD
SNAG]
Successfully enter the ¡ÜD command
(when moving from left to right
of the screen) when unarmed for
the "Barehand Sword Snag" to grab
an opponent's weapon and boot him
backward.
[KNOCKING
ON
THE
SWORD]
Use the ¡ÜD command when armed
to deflect the your opponent's
weapon and make an opening to counterattack.
[CROUCH
BLOCK
BREAKER]
Push the B & C buttons together
to make a small jumping attack
that breaks crouching guards.
[RISES]
Toggle the joystick right or left
( or ) when knocked down for
the "Moving Rise." Shift the joystick
up or diagonally upward ( or or ) for the "Quick Rise" recovery.
[COMBO SLASHES]
Push A, A, A or A, B, C or B, B,
C* after pushing the C & D
buttons simultaneously.
*Combos are automatically activated
in the "Honor Sword" level when
you push the C & D buttons.
[WEAPON-TOSS PROVOCATION]
Push the Start button three times.
Push the A or B buttons near discarded
weapons to retrieve them.
SYSTEM
[RAGE
EXPLOSION]
Pushing the A, B & C buttons
together during matches activates
the "Rage Explosion" in place of
the Rage Gauge. At this time players
can use one of two attacks: "Link
Slashes" or the "Fatal Flash."
But these can only be used once
during a match and deactivates
the Rage Gauge for the rest of
the battle.
*USING THE RAGE EXPLOSION
Push A, B & C buttons simultaneously
to make the Rage Gauge disappear
and call up the Explosion Gauge
in its place. (your character then
becomes temporarily invincible
and knocks opponents back for an
instant.) Either of the following
attacks can be made before the
Explosion Gauge runs out.
[LINK SLASHES]
Push the A, B & C buttons together
in Rage Explosions to make short
slash combos automatically.
[FATAL FLASH]
Push the B, C & D buttons together
in Rage Explosions to activate
a single "Fatal Flash" attack.
This move can be used only once.
+
Slash button, or 
+
Slash button within a certain distance)
to make additional attacks on a
knocked-down opponents.
+ C button command near
opponents for the "Knock Back Attack,"
or 
+ C for the "Deadly Drag"
to create openings for attacks.
or 
) for the "Quick Rise" recovery.
