The input for each character appears in-screen above the Rage Gauge. Can onlyВ be perfrormedВ during Rage Explosion. This is the first Samurai Shodown game to feature Super Special Moves to deal major damage, called Weapon-Breaking Technique.Note that this requires extreme precision. Blocking a weapon attack at the very last moment will result in a Sword Stun parry move, causing the attacking character to freeze briefly.Taunt - pressing Light Slash + Light Kick or Medium Slash + Medium Kick to perform a taunt.If the player also press forward, the jump will be straigh up. Short Hop - press Medium Slash + Light Kick at the same time to perform a small back jump.Hop Back, RunВ - a feint move entering the command back, back, forward to make jump back and then perform a dash move to surprise the opponent.

Duck - double tap down to croush to avoid air-proyectiles and attacks.

Backward roll - tap twice diagonal down-backward to perform a roll away the opponent.

Forward roll - tap twice diagonal down-forward to perform a roll forward the opponent.

When it reaches MAX, the player enters in Rage Explosion mode, increasing their attack power during a certain amount of time, after that, the gauge returns to its initial state. The Rage Gauge system returns when a player received damage the gauge increases. Hikyaku, 'the Edo Express Delivery Man' is present once again (only money/bonus points are gone). Basic moves like Dash (forward twice, also known as the 'Bakufu Blitz'), Jump Back (backward twice, also known as 'Flying Retreat'), Body Toss (press any button near the opponent), the Locking Swords system (when two armed characters locks their weapons, press Light Slash and Medium Slash quickly), the Barehanded Sword Grab (do a middle circle forward in the joystick when unarmed with the right timing to catch an opponent sword attack and make a counter attack) are present here. Strong Slash can be done pressing Light Slash + Medium Slash together, while Strong Kick with Light Kick + Medium Kick at the same time.

This sequel retains the same input as the first Samurai Shodown: two Slash and two Kick buttons, divided into light and medium.

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