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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.
Akuma vs. Sheng Long Street Fighter IV Video
Well, it’s a bit of a misnomer to still refer to him as Sheng Long, but that’s how many of us know him. In any case, the Street Fighter IV gameplay video embedded below has got to be the most epic video to date. It shows Akuma (Gouki in Japan) make short work of both hadouken master Ryu and new boss Seth… and then Gouki takes on Gouken (Sheng Long). The result has to be seen to be believed. I can’t wait for Street Fighter IV to launch on the Xbox 360.
Fighting Games Update: 9/21/08
Street Fighter IV is already looking to be pretty freaking awesome, but it just got even more incredible with the introduction of Akuma as a playable character. You can see him in action on YouTube. Don’t worry, he doesn’t suffer from SNK Boss Syndrome, so he’s surprisingly not unbeatable, unlike Shin Akuma (super Akuma?) in Capcom vs. SNK 2.
Speaking of SNK, we’ve caught word that The King of Fighters XII should be available for play some time this month, if it isn’t already available already. The graphics are supposed to be largely hand-drawn, amazing enough, so get ready for some absolutely incredible eye candy.
When you set things like fireballs and sonic booms aside, one of the most impressive video game franchises has to be Tekken. It’s very technical, but it’s surprisingly realistic (for a video game). Get ready for more, because Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion is on the way. Is this update going to be similar to Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection?
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is getting joined by Joker and Green Lantern. Unfortunately, it’s going to be the “classic” Joker rather than the one played by Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight. Even if it’s not over the top violent, you have to admit that Joker’s fatality is pretty cool. Check it out in the video below. It’s near the end.
