Then Brad reviews Samurai Showdown V, and thinks that it's massively underwhelming:
"I used to be a fan of the original Samurai Shodown and its sequel, the even-better Samurai Shodown 2, but I never spent any time with the games that came after. I knew there had been a few more entries, but for one reason or another I hadn't got around to them. When I heard that we had Samurai Shodown V up for review, I jumped at the chance. My initial reaction? Wow… the years have not been kind to this series at all."
There's more review to be found
here.