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Street Fighter III (1997)

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Reuploaded with better gameplay.

In Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact, Akuma once again appears as a secret boss. In order to face him, you need to have 2 perfects and you can't lose a single round. However, 2nd Impact also brings back Shin Akuma from the Alpha series as a secret boss. If you also want to fight him, you need to have 3 perfects, defeat Akuma with a Super Art during one of the rounds and not have more than 3 Cheap Wins (which is something you get by defeating an opponent with chip damage). Personally, I'd recommend just using save states for these requirements to save yourself the frustration.

Regular Akuma isn't too tough overall. He's extremely strong, but also extremely frail. The key to victory here is to stay in an advantageous position as much as possible. If Akuma manages to get you in a bad position, you could lose in a matter of seconds. But if you get Akuma in a bad position, you can turn him into a sitting duck. And should you get him in the corner, start hitting him with various different moves to try and break through his defenses. Other than that, just stay out of the corner yourself and Akuma shouldn't be too hard to take down. The only really annoying part is getting a Super Art Finish, which is necessary if you want to face Shin Akuma (without a Super Art Finish, the game immediately ends after beating regular Akuma).

As for Shin Akuma, he's basically the same as regular Akuma, but now he has two aerial fireballs, higher speed and he's even better at Parrying. Even so, you can just stick to the same strategy you used against regular Akuma. Just be a little more cautious to avoid eating a potential 50% damage combo.

After defeating Shin Akuma, you get a secret ending, which shows that Gill managed to survive Akuma's attack by resurrecting, setting up the events for Street Fighter III: Third Strike.

Hope you enjoy!

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