GameRevolution writes: "Samurai Shodown Sen is a dojo of mediocrity that would have been better as an easy downloadable 2D revival. Fighting game aficionados will find this title lacking precise controls and mechanics, while newcomers who are bored with Street Fighter IV and need more to do with their expensive Tournament Edition Fight Stick should really look into other titles that are much, much better".
Game-Boyz writes: "The Samurai Shodown series still manages to hold a special place in the hearts of many fighting game fans, myself included, but to say that the series has seen some hard times would be an understatement. The latest release in the franchise, Samurai Shodown Sen, marks the first entry of the series on the Xbox 360 that is not an arcade remake. This 3D chapter was originally released in arcades in Japan as Samurai Spirits: Flash and marks the fourth time the series has been seen in 3D. This is also the first time we have seen a mature rated Samurai Shodown and that is really the main hook for XSEED’s latest release."
SNK has made a bunch of 3D fighters that all sucked, did they learn their lesson with Samurai Showdown Sen, or is this more of the same?
WorthPlaying writes: "Most 2-D fighters don't make the transition to 3-D very well. More often than not, things like speed get sacrificed for fluidity. Some of the more spectacular moves get toned down or removed altogether in the name of realism. The look also changes to the point where some fighters and backgrounds that looked great in 2-D suddenly lose their luster with the change in dimension and perspective. Some of the big name fighting games like, Street Fighter and The King of Fighters, have had several iterations to perfect their respective 3-D entries, but in the end, they stuck to the perspectives they do best."
