Archive for Characters
Soulcalibur’s Voldo Just Got Creepier
I thought that Yoshimitsu was one of the creepiest fighting game characters, because he’s the one that breaks into autoerotic behavior to increase his health. Maybe I was wrong. Jumping into Soul Calibur IV, we discover another character that just may be creepier. Voldo is weird enough already, but when he becomes a smooth criminal with Michael Jackson, including some erotic behavior with his twin… well, the video speaks for itself.
King of Fighters XII Complete Roster
While I am definitely a Street Fighter fan by nature, I’ve also been looking forward to the upcoming release of King of Fighters XII. This SNK fighting game has really started to garner some much deserved attention, thanks to the art being completely hand drawn. And now we know who’s going to be in it.
The good guys at Kotaku provided the image above, depicting the entire King of Fighters XII roster. Many of the trusted mainstays are there, including Andy, Terry, Kim, and Raiden, but you’ve also got some slightly more obscure King of Fighters characters like Ash, Kensou, and Leona.
I’m glad to see Iori and Kyo make the cut, but where the heck is Mai? It’s not a real King of Fighters game without “Me bouncy!”
How to Choose Akuma in Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
Not surprisingly, one of the first things I did this morning was buy Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix through the Xbox Marketplace for my Xbox 360. Believe me when I say that it’s definitely worth all 1200 Microsoft Points (or $14.99 through the PS3’s PSN). The 1080p HD graphics are great and the online play really makes this a winner.
While the original Super Street Fighter II Turbo involved a rather convoluted way of accessing Akuma (Gouki), the HD Remix makes the process a heck of a lot easier.
If you want to fight as Akuma in SSF2THDR:
Arcade Mode - Move your cursor over to Guile and press up. Akuma will appear in the “globe” portion of the screen.
Other Modes - Move your cursor to E. Honda and press up to access Akuma.
Akuma is remarkably powerful and his super is as awesome as ever. I haven’t figured out how to fight him in Arcade Mode yet (he’s supposed to replace M. Bison if you fulfill certain criteria), but I’ll fill you in when I do.
UPDATE (12/7/08): In order to fight Akuma in Arcade Mode you need to get to M. Bison (on any difficulty setting) without continuing, defeating the other eleven challengers in under 20 minutes. If you successfully do this, Akuma will show up and perform his super move on Bison, replacing him.
The beaten M.Bison will lie in the background for your first fight with Akuma. If you don’t beat him and have to continue, you’ll fight Akuma again, but Bison will no longer be in the background.
Contrary to some other reports on the Internet, it is not necessary to get any set number of perfect rounds nor do you need to not lose a single round in order to fight Akuma. For the Xbox 360 players in the audience, beating Akuma in Arcade Mode earns you 25 GamerScore points as part of the “Sheng Long is in another castle” achievement.
