SAMURAI SHODOWN II

Dear Developers, I am humbly reaching out to report that there is an ongoing problem with the virtual control of the classic fighting game, “Samurai Shodown.” I purchased the game through the “App Store” back in 2013 and since then I have played the game without any major issues. However, late last year (2019), I decided to play a round and I went to “Key Configuration” to realign the virtual joystick and the buttons. When I hit “Reset Default,” all the virtual buttons got really big and covered the entire screen. I toggled the “Buttons Size” bar and it reduced the size of the virtual buttons. The problem, however, is that all the buttons are stuck and they overlap each other, making it impossible to move a single button. I tried everything possible to fix the problem. For example, I reset the game, I delete the actual game, I delete the game’s backup data from iCloud, I turned off “Game Center” since data for the game is stored, yet still the problem persists. The game works well, overall, on all my other IOS devices (such as my iPad and my iPhone 5s), but not on my iPhone 6s Plus. The virtual buttons are stuck under and/or over each other. In my opinion, this is a classic “bug” issue that needs a real fix. It would be of great help if you, the developers, could fix this issue. Or, is there something that I can do to fix the problem once and for all? I humbly await your response in the form of an update (patch). Thanks in advance.

...Unless you’re only after the nostalgia. This is my favorite fighting game series ever and to have it here and unplayable is heart breaking to say the least. Without a real controller this game cannot be played to full skill where you’re able to be as nimble as this game requires. your thumbs end up sloppily fumbling around while the AI has perfect timing and really lays into you.. on my best day I was able to fight 4 opponents while usually only able to fight 2 on my normal days and a lot of times only 1 and quit after a good 1 fight whooping. (Can barely ever beat Sieger) The AI can grab you at will and toss you, and has an almost impregnable block! Attacks are not encouraged and barely countering gets in.. You need waaaaay more skill here with a screen than you would ever need than if you had a controller. It’s really too bad they decided not to include Bluetooth control connection . And to be able to connect two controllers would be even greater! This could’ve been the greatest fighting app ever! Maybe it still can???

The difficulty seems to be the same for levels 1 through 8: you get Nicotine for your first opponent, then Sieger, then Cham Cham, with some variation. Regardless, the first opponent is a breeze; the second is a little harder, but the third (regardless if it’s Cham Cham, Galford, etc.) is programmed to beat you, end of story. The CPU’s throws are prioritized over yours 90% of the time; they counter you near perfectly every time you mount an offensive (see INPUT READING). Even if you counter the CPU for the majority of your match, it will mount a comeback by reacting quicker than you. This doesn’t happen all the time, but it happens so often that, coupled with what I’ve laid out above, makes the game nearly impossible to enjoy. Enough people pay for this that I’m sure SNK gives ZERO tosses about these reviews, but here’s hoping my review saves at least one person $2.99.