SECTION 3: How to defeat the computer:
Well, that depends... If you are lucky, the machine you play is set on a lower setting, then you will save some money. But if you are one of those who are out of luck, READ ON.
You might think this is a bit too general, but different strategies fit different people. So putting them down might just be a waste of time. The computer is very smart, even on lower settings. The only difference is that they won't attack as much on higher levels.
The computer uses a wait-for-opportunities-and-attack strategy. The computer will attack a few times to test your ability in the beginning of the round, so don't develop any patterns that it can trace. It will know. If you keep firing out fireballs, after a few blocks, he WILL jump. For instance, I kept using the Multiples trick of Galford to beat the computer in the second round. In the third round, not once did my trick work again. I always got hit or counter-thrown.
The computer is also aware of time. If it is winning, it will stall; if it is losing, it will attack very aggressively.
The only way to kill the computer is to be very careful. Attack when you have the chance. Defend when your opportunity is gone. Wait again. If you've played SF2 before, the computer ain't like that one. In SF2, you can just jump in and do all kinds of combos. This computer will kick ass and you'd have no chance of even closing in. Remember this computer is smart and it will use any cheapo throw or whatever without qualm. Don't be amazed if the computer performs some moves that may impossible for you to perform under the same conditions. This is a computer you are dealing with. Besides being smart, it will also cheat by taking off energy more if it hits you and less if you hit it on higher difficulty levels.
Timing and precision is everything. Time it right and hit it hard and victory will be yours. GOOD LUCK!
Also, some quotes are corrected for misspellings and a few punctuation
marks are modified so that the quote makes sense.
Hanzo stands before the stone. "Oh no, my Amakusa. Stolen by death.
Poor soul." Hanzo kneels and readies himself for seppuku (ritual suicide).
"I shall follow you, dear boy. Life is without meaning." Suddenly, 6 ninjas
appear around him. One of them speaks, "Wait! Hanzo. We need you here to
teach us your skills. Do not take this offer lightly." Hanzo lifts his
head. "Hmmm." The other ninja speaks again, "I beg you." Hanzo lowers
his head and his sword. "Very well. I shall teach your kindred."
Cut to a small room with a student on the left and a straw target on
the right. Hanzo is by the student and says, "Act like a volcano, and
blow." The student executes a Bakuen-Ryu and immolates the target.
The student says, "yeah!" and raises his fist in the air. Hanzo gives
a nod of approval.
Tam Tam says, "The Pherenx stone! Wow, I have recovered it." Tam
Tam holds Amakusa's sphere and teleports back to South America.
"Great Quexilcatol, bring light to this land." The sphere moves
throughout huts of various people: A mother cries out, "Bongo!" A small
child says, "Mama! I can walk!" In another hut, a woman says,
"Grandfather!" An old man sits up in bed and says, "For some reason, I feel
alive, reborn!" Cut back to Tam Tam "It's over. Having lifted this load
off my people, so, too off comes this. Tam Tam throws off his mask. The
mask flies off, but it is at such an angle that you still can't see his face.
Legends:
SECTION 4: Tricks, quirks, bugs, and other info:
SECTION 5: Description of the Characters:
Quote Legend:
Note: The ending scenes for all characters begin with Amakusa (who looks
like he's about to explode) holding the sphere. There is a quote, "I have
left you alone, but now, I must exterminate you." This could be the Dark
Guy speaking, or possibly Hanzo's son (see Hanzo ending). Charlotte:
Charlotte's quotes:
Ending scene description:
Charlotte stands in front of the rock. "Far East tour... what a let
down!" A carrier pigeon flies in. "Pierre? What is it?" Pierre
lands on Charlotte's arm. "Well, uh... (the note unfurls) The revolution!
I will lead the proles." Cut to map of Japan and scroll to France. Cut to
the palace area where an aristocrat is battling with three peasants with
rakes and hoes. He says, "Desist all!! Go back to your huts." Charlotte
rushes in very fast and mows down the noble ("SPLASH FOUNT!" ch-ch-ch-ch-
ching! and the noble flies back). The peasants cheer, "Charlotte!" She
says, "We face the enemy. Forward." The peasants cheer and follow her. Earthquake:
Earthquake's Quotes:
Ending scene description:
EQ stands victorious, and looks around himself, saying: "Now this is
a treasure!" Three little Earthquake-ninja wannabes (ie three fat,
smaller, bald white guys, dressed like EQ!) teleport in, kneeling behind
EQ. EQ says, "Well? Go get it." The "ninjas" say, "Yaaah," and disappear
and proceed to zip in and out, building up a pile of loot behind EQ.
After a few seconds, they all reappear behind EQ and say, "We've got it all,
boss". EQ says, "Hear the wail of victory, rogues." They all raise their
arms in triumph. Galford:
Galford's Quotes:
Ending scene description:
Flash to Amakusa's stage with Galford in a pose without his sword.
"Whew that was a tough battle." Amakusa's ball floats down. "So this
was the source of all the madness" Galford does a (close) AB slash and
shatters the ball. A light beams down, and another Amakusa, not as
dangerous looking, says "The spell has been broken. Be praised." Then
he floats back up, as 3 small 'poppies' join Galford and Poppy. "We're
history. Let's go Poppy." as he leaps to the side and the dogs follow. Gen-An Shiranui:
Gen-An Shiranui's Quotes:
Ending scene description:
Gen-An says, "The same path as I, yet no equal he." (Gen-An and
Amakusa are both sorcerers) A skinny, greenish woman walks in on the
left and says, "Gen-An!". He sees her and says, "Azami!" He turns away,
and continues, "The path of a sorcerer is not for woman. Scram!" She
steps forward and says, "Oh, Gen-An." He moves forward a little and
weeps briefly, then he leaps off. Cut to the cave area where we see him
and Mai Shiranui. He says, "You'll get no favors from me." She replies,
"Stop whining and attack!" Gen-An executes a Butcher Thrust, but is
stopped by Mai's flame fandango technique. Gen-An cries out and falls
to the ground. His last words are, "A.. Azami, I...". The screen darkens
and it says:
Hanzo Hattori:
Hanzo Hattori's quotes:
Ending scene description:
(Editor's note: Amakusa killed Hanzo's son and trapped his soul in the
magic sphere. When Hanzo defeated Amakusa, the sphere shattered, thus
breaking the spell Amakusa used to entrap Hanzo's son's soul. Also,
see Galford's ending.) Haohmaru:
Haohmaru's quotes:
Ending scene description:
After defeating Amakusa, Haohmaru purifies his sword (drinks sake
and spits it on his sword). "You should have practiced more, conceited
fool." Then, his girlfriend comes in from the right. "Haohmaru." He
crosses his arms. "Oshizu." He turns away from her and says, "I am a
samurai, a rebel guy. We must part." She steps closer and says,
"Haohmaru..." "Be brave, Oshizu." Then he jumps off to the left. Cut to
Gairyu Isle. Haohmaru faces Mai Shiranui on the right. He says, "You'll
get no favors from me." She replies, "Oh, stop whining and attack."
He leaps at her, and the screen freezes as he executes an aerial AB slash
and Mai executes her flame fandango. Jubei Yagyu:
Jubei Yagyu's quotes:
Ending scene description:
Jubei sheathes his weapons. "Unh." He crosses his arms. "I thought I had
found someone worthy..." The guy who kept running in the background
delivering food, money and bombs appears and says, "Sir Jubei". Jubei
grabs the hilts of his swords and asks, "You are?" He crosses his arms
again. The guy says, "Pardon sire, my sister has been taken by Amakusa.
I know I got in your way before, but..." His sister, in a red kimono,
comes in from the right and hands a note to him. "But look, I have brought
you this." The man hands Jubei the letter and says, "A thousand pardons.
Please read this." The letter says "Yui Shosetu terrorizes Rozeki Castle."
He looks up, and says, "Hah, hah, hah, my legend begins a new chapter!"
He then puts on a big round straw hat and as he crouches to run off, he
yells, "Yukuzo!" ("Let's go!")
Kyoshiro Senryo:
Kyoshiro Senryo's quotes:
Ending scene description:
Kyoshiro says, "Having been trounced, I think you now realize the
sublimity of Kabuki." He looks at the background. "Hey, what a great
place. Why, of course..." Cut to a big curtain on the screen. "Lords,
Ladies, come hither." It opens up, revealing the musicians from Tokyo
sitting around Amakusa's area and a big audience at the bottom of the
screen. Kyoshiro comes out and starts dancing and whipping his hair around.
The audience cheers and throw flowers. Nakoruru:
Nakoruru's quotes:
Ending scene description:
It shows Nakoruru with the hawk on her shoulder..it is panting like
crazy, and she says, "Thou foul despoiler of nature. Your just desserts."
4 birds, 3 rabbits, and 2 dogs enter. She sits to pet them and says, "That
done, I return to fair Kamui-Kotan". Cut to Nakoruru's stage. Nakoruru's
dressed in a full robe and is walking towards the old men that were on the
steps. She jumps in the air before she gets to the men, lifting the dress
and showing her rather skinny legs. Mamahaha has a green bag in its beak.
Tam Tam:
Tam Tam's quotes:
Ending scene description:
(Ed. note: The game's reference is to "Quexilcatol" which is obviously
a butchered spelling of "Quetzacoatl". However, this matches Tam Tam's
somewhat amalgamated characteristics.) Ukyo Tachibana:
Ukyo Tachibana's quotes:
Ending scene description:
Ukyo looks at the screen with a big grin on his face. He 'says', "!"
The women that have been following him everywhere enter stage left. They
call out, "Sir Ukyo! What a hunk!" He turns and gives the thumbs up
sign (same as weaponless victory). He turns away and walks to the right
side where a woman in a red kimono is staring at him (it's his girlfriend
Kei Odagiri). She says, "Sir Ukyo. Why are you..." Ukyo says, "Elementary."
"To present you with this." He pulls out some long-stemmed flowers and
tosses them at her. As they fly towards her, he draws out his sword, twirls
it, and trims the stems. The flowers land neatly around her head. Wan Fu:
Wan Fu's quotes:
Ending scene description:
Wan-fu folds his arms in disgust and says, "No worthy adversary was
to be found in Japan." He pauses, then continues, "No warriors,
only sushi..." Cut to his palace - a Chinese soldier carrying a spear
runs in, kneels and says, "Lord Wan Fu! The enemy's invaded in great force.
Our front's breached." Another comes in, kneels, and says, "Sire! The
enemy has reached Jyu-ri and approaches!" Wan Fu nods and says
"Very well. I shall enter the fray myself." Picking up his sword, he
runs off saying, "Come fools! Feel my wrath!" The screen dims, and
it shows, "The fight was over. Few people remember Wan Fu now." Shiro Tokisada Amakusa:
Shiro Tokisada Amakusa's quotes:
SECTION 6: The Moves:
Notes:
Basic Moves:
Unique Basic Moves:
Strength Measurements:
This piece of information was obtained from the NET from a person
named KEN. Unforunatly, I forgot to obtain his email address. Please KEN,
send me your email if you can!!! (Nice work, hope you don't mind that I
included it.) The special moves:
Most special moves use the buttons to determine the strength of the
attack, where as A is the weakest and AB is the strongest. From now on,
all these kinds of moves will have only Slash or Kick instead of A/B/C/D.
So when Slash is used, it means A or B or AB will produce the same move
but with different damage or effect. Applicable on Kick as well. Charlotte:
Earthquake:
Galford:
Gen-An Shiranui:
Hanzo Hattori:
Haohmaru:
Jubei Yagyu:
Kyoshiro Senryo:
Nakoruru:
Tam Tam:
Ukyo Tachibana:
Wan Fu:
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