SNK had, by this time, had more time to grow comfortable with its handheld hardware, so the game is considerably more refined than the original Samurai Shodown!. SS!2, as it is abbreviated, kept very true to its arcade origins, retaining most of the gameplay elements of its source game, albeit modified to work within a 2D setting. The curtain now rises on this drama of revenge that will engulf both our world and the land of the dead. Regardless, his enemy steadily proceeds with the construction of his utopia. Master of magic, he is the dark swordsman appearing in this realm to wreak his revenge on Yuga.

The name of this warrior who stands directly before these literal pillars of the dead in the darkness is Asura. The mountain of dead gathered by these means is subsequently heaped up on the altar of the Netherworld and fashioned into two pillars in which the hermaphroditic male and female are to be subsequently imprisoned.ДЄt this time one man returns to the Netherworld. Through the influence of the devilish reincarnation, outbreaks of famine and plagues further increase the dead, providing the evil with yet more strength and delight. Some, for example, become leaders of the Shogunate to carry out ruthless policies, some became common murderers, and still others deliberately incite revolt against the government. These puppets then employ various means to increase the dead and provide sacrifices.

The objective of this being who once more alights to earth is the unification of this world and the Netherworld using the hermaphrodite male and female-that is, the construction of a utopia to become the foundation for the resurrection of the Dark God.ДЄs he resumes his search for the hermaphrodites, those turned into puppets by Yuga's magic unleash their carnage to gather the sacrifices necessary for the ritual of utopian construction. It is the ultimate evil-it is the reincarnation of Yuga the Destroyer. In an unknown land an eerie disturbance disrupts the sky, leading a dark mass to the land. Since it follows the same story as Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage, the setup is the same:

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