Mizuki Rashojin - a vengeful spirit who desires to carry out Ambrosia's will in bringing forth chaos and destruction to the world.His super move in the game is a comical version of Ryo's Ryuko Ranbu. Kuroko's move-list is interesting as he uses moves that are used by some of the characters in the game as well as characters from other SNK fighters such as Ryo Sakazaki and Tung Fu Rue. Kuroko - the background referee who serves as a hidden boss of the game.Nicotine Caffeine - an old diminutive monk who serves as the wise master of Haohmaru and Genjuro.Neinhalt Sieger - a noble and valiant knight from Prussia who fights with a giant gun-containing gauntlet.Cham Cham - a young cat-like girl who is the younger sister of Tam Tam (who was transformed into her pet chimpanzee Paku Paku as divine punishment for losing and failing to protect his village's two sacred stones from Mizuki and her loyal forces).Genjuro Kibagami - a cruel and merciless swordsman who is Haohmaru's greatest rival.With the exception of Tam Tam and Amakusa, the remaining cast of the original Samurai Shodown return for the sequel, being joined by six new warriors: Those who had fought before in the past during Amakusa's reign of terror now find themselves, along with a few new faces, battling against Mizuki and her loyal forces in order to determine the fate of the entire world itself. One year after the defeat of Amakusa from within the first Samurai Shodown, a new threat soon emerges in the form of Mizuki Rashojin: a vengeful spirit who possess a local shrine priestess named Mizuki and seeks to bring forth chaos and destruction to the world in the name of the dark god Ambrosia's will. There are also cameo appearances from other SNK characters, a hidden boss who would occasionally come out to challenge players, and several other treats for fans to uncover.

Such a technique was later also used in Namco's Weaponlord and later popularized by Capcom's Street Fighter III. This game was also the first game to incorporate an offensive blocking technique or 'parry', via a command issued at the last second, a player would be able to deflect the incoming attack and leave their adversary open to attack by a split second. The overall gameplay was expanded to include several movement options, such as being able to roll forward and backward, ducking to avoid high attacks, or doing small hops to avoid low strikes. Gameplay screenshot showcasing a match between Cham Cham and Genjuro Kibagami.ДЇollowing up on the extremely enthusiastic fan reception of the first Samurai Shodown game, SNK rebuilt the sequel from the ground up, including almost all of its predecessor's cast, adding several new characters, and refining the overall gameplay with more responsive control, more moves (particularly the use of the POW meter as a super special move meter these moves not only cause severe damage to the opponents but also break their weapons, forcing them to fight unarmed for a short interval before a replacement weapon is issued), and a substantial number of Easter eggs.

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