Nettou Samurai Spirits Overview
Alt. Names:
Nettō Samurai Spirits, Samurai Shodown 1, Samurai Spirits, サムライスピリッツ, 侍魂, 熱闘サムライスピリッツ
Nettou Samurai Spirits is set in early feudal Japan, where a figure named Shiro Tokisada Amakusa spreads a heretical faith. This character is secretly a vessel for the malevolent entity Ambrosia, whose goal is to plunge the world into permanent darkness.
Players choose from a roster of twelve primary warriors, with three additional bonus characters available, to confront this threat. Each warrior has a distinct personal mission to accomplish alongside the main objective of defeating Amakusa.
A separate release of the game for the Genesis platform omitted the character Earthquake due to the hardware's memory and technical constraints.