Let’s Get Ippon
SNKhas announcedthe release date for the next team of DLC fighters headed toward its fab scrapperThe King of Fighters XV— Team Samurai, consisting ofSamurai Shodownstars Haohmaru, Nakoruru, and Darli Dagger, will be available to download on PC and console platforms from October 4.
The new faction is, obviously, something of a crossover affair, and will see the SamSho posse step up to the plate againstKoF‘s finest. I’m not 100% sure how Queensbury Rules Darli’s enormous saw-sword is in a fistfight, but given that theKoFkrew have literal superpowers, we can probably let it slide. While Haohmaru and Nakoruru are series veterans, this is only Darli’s second gaming appearance, having made her debut in the ace 2019Samurai Shodownrelease.
Team Samurai will represent the fourth batch of DLC characters to joinKoF XV‘s enormous roster since the title’s initial launch earlier this year. The next season, which will kick off in 2023,has already promisedto bring about the return of someKoFveterans. These include Kyo Kusanagi’s well-meaning protege Shingo Yabuki, and the honorable taekwondo expert and criminal reformer Kim Kaphwan. GivenStreet Fighter 6‘s imminent launch and its wickedly redesigned Juri, it looks like it is going to be a fine year for windy, billowing taekwondo pants.
The King of Fighters XVis available now on PlayStation, PC, and Xbox Series X platforms — Additionally,Samurai Shodown2019 willreceive a rollback netcode updatenext spring, which will hopefully bring about a resurgence of interest in the solid, if misunderstood, fighting title.
