DOA2: Hardcore: Ayane by ATadeo =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= A Y A N E -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ayane Character Guide Final Version Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore for Sony Playstation 2 North American Version By: “A” Tadeo Created: June 3, 2001 Date last Updated: n/a Mail me at: aaron20@edsamail.com.ph -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DISCLAIMER =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- This FAQ is created for personal use only. You must not use it for anything that gains profit. Specifically Magazines, Game Guides, Commercial Web Sites. You’re also not allowed to rip off part/s of this FAQ and put it on your own FAQ. Anyone doing this is guilty of “plagiarism”, the act of stealing and passing off of ideas and words of another as one’s own without crediting the source. You also cannot use this FAQ as a guide for you to make your own FAQ, you must do everything there is to do in the game yourself or have others give info about your game and give them proper credit. You can copy the layout though. You can put this FAQ on your non-commercial or non-profit web site provided that not a single character has been edited or removed and you MUST have permission from me in order to do so. You can also, print a copy of the entire FAQ or a part of it, provided you only use it for personal purposes. Remember “You don’t have to steal, just ask.” - B.O.F.III -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= INTRODUCTION =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Once more, hello again! =) This will be my first Playstation 2 guide. Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore is such a great game with ultra-flashy graphics and intense gameplay. Compared to the previous versions of Dead or Alive 2 (US/JAP Dreamcast and JAP PS2), this one includes new characters and new costumes. Seeing that I made a guide for its ancestor, Dead or Alive for the Playstation, I decided to create characters guides for DOA2: Hardcore. I’ll be concentrating on the ladies first and then I’ll create guides for the men. After all, DOA is famous for its gorgeous and sexy women. =) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CONTENTS =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- I. Updates/Revisions II. Guide Info III. Profile/Story III. Ayane’s Special Moves and Combos IV. Throws/Holds V. Tag Battle Tips VI. Survival Tips VII. Individual Character Guide a. Kasumi b. Tina c. Lei Fang d. Ayane e. Helena f. Hayabusa g. Jann Lee h. Zack i. Gen-Fu j. Bass k. Ein l. Leon m. Tengu VIII. Costumes IX. FAQs X. Gameplay Tips XI. Credits -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- UPDATES/REVISIONS =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Final Version (Started: July 10, 2001) -------------------------------------- Here we go! The final version of the guide. Thanks for reading! - Strategy again Bayman Version 1.1 (Started: June 4, 2001) ----------------------------------- - Profile and Story - Complete costumes for Ayane -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GUIDE INFO =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- For this guide, I’ll be using these to represent the different movements or positions for the moves. u = Up BT = Your back turned (back faced from opponent) uf = Up and Forward OC = Opponent is Crouching f = Forward P = Punch df = Down and Forward K = Kick d = Down F = Free Button db = Down and Backward OD = Opponent is Down b = Backward WR = While Rising ub = Up and Backward HD = Hold down button preceding this symbol W = Execute next button after .5 seconds NW = Next to Wall BE = Backs turned against each other CB1= You’re crouching with your back facing opponent CB2= Opponent is crouching and his/her back is facing you Now, I’ll try to explain the difference between uf+P,P and uf,P,P. In the first one, uf and Punch should be pushed at the same time then press another punch. For the second one, push uf first then press Punch, and then Punch again. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PROFILE =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- AYANE ----- Country: Japan Fighting Style: Ninjitsu Age: n/a Height: 5’2” Weight: 104 lbs. Vital Statistics: 37”! 21” 33” Affiliation: Japan ***SPOILER*** Story ===== Ayane is the master of the Mugen Tenshin Hajin Mon fighting style. Her fighting style is one of the 2 sides of the Mugen Tenshin Style. She has an unbelievable power and rumored to have magical abilities. Although, she is good at fighting, she is one of the “runaway shinobi” who are doomed from the shinobi tribe. Let’s talk more about her personal life. It seems to me that she has an affection to Ein, otherwise Hayate. She is also related to Hayabusa. He is her brother. On the other hand, living a life of an assassin will bring you up to many opponents. One of which is Helena, the new character in the DOA series. Ayane was supposed to assassinate Helena but her mother stood in the way and got killed. But at the end, Ayane journeys to prove to many that she is the most powerful ninja ever. Will her skills bring her to victory? Or will her dark background succumb her into those who see the light? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SPECIAL MOVES AND COMBOS =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- For the description of the moves (as well as the other sections of this guide that has a description column in it), I just invented some of the names (applicable to those that I’ve discovered). Note: Juggle means to attack you opponent continuously while he/she is still in the air. This is nice to look at and very damaging. Combos are a series of moves that damage the opponent successively, making him/her unable to retaliate quickly. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Motion | Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- P,P,P | Sosho P,P,K,K | Renten P,P,f,P,P | Koei P,K | Hajin f+P,K | Koeiga f,f+P,f+K | Soha df+P,b+P | Fuzan df,df+P,(HD)d,K | Jirai b+P,K | Rijin b+P,(W)K | Hishu b+P,d+K | Riji b+p,(W)d+K | R.Hien uf+P,P,P | F.Sosho uf+P,K,K | F.Renten (HD)db,P,K | Sajin K,K | Renkyaku f+K,K | Ryuso f+K,d+K | Roso u+K | Soten uf+K | Ryubi ub+K | Shugetsu b+K | Fujin F+K | Retten df+F+K | Rekku d+F+K | Roso P+K,P,P | E.Hajin P+K,P,K | E.Fujin P+K,P,b+K | Hajinsai P+K,P,d+K | Hajin d,df,f+K,K | Genmu d,df,f+F+K | Fujinsai b+F+K | Sho (WR)F+K | Genwaku (BT)P,P,P | R.Sosho (BT)P,P,b+P,P,P | R.Eiko (BT)P,P,b+P,P,K | R.Fujinsai (BT)P,P,b+P,P,ub+K | R.Eikosai (BT)P,P,b+P,P,d+K | R.Eikogeri (BT)P,P,f+P,K | R.Rijin (BT)P,P,f+P,(W)K | R.Hishu (BT)P,P,f+P,d+K | R.Riji (BT)P,P,f+P,(W)d+K | Rahien (BT)P,P,(HD)db,P,K | Rasajin (BT)u+K | Fusai (BT)ub+K | Shugetsu (BT)b+P,P,P | Z.Rajin (BT)b+P,P,K | Z.Fujinsai (BT)b+P,P,ub+K | Z.Hajinsai (BT)b+P,P,d+K | Z.Hajingeri (BT)(HD)db,P,K | J.Sajin (BT)ub+P | Embushu (BT)d+F+K | Enshusen (BT)F+K | Kokuso (OD)u+P+K | Hyomu (OD)d+P | Kawara **DOWN ATTACKS** u+P+K | Hyomu d+P | Kawara **SPECIAL MOVES** b,f,b+F+P+K | Taunt 1 d,d+F+P+K | Taunt 2 u+P | Haijin ub+P | Kazemai (BT)f,f | Furo (BT)f,(HD)f,(W)(HD)f | Renpu 1 (BT)df | Oroshi (BT)(HD)df | Shimo (BT)df,(HD)b | Oroshiryu (BT)df,(HD)db | S.Oroshi **TAG TEAM** f,f+F+P+K | M.Tensho (paired with Ein) f,f+F+P+K | Ayase 2 (all other characters) **MORE MOVES** df+P | Spin Hand Chop P+K,K | Super Spin Kick u+K,u+K | Soten Combo u+K,u+k,ub+K | Super Soten Combo (oftentimes work) d+K,u+K | Double Kick Combo u+K,P,P,K,K | Juggle Combo u+K,P,P,K | Juggle Combo u+K,u+K,f+K,K | High Kick Combo u+K,b+K | Spin Kicks P+K,F+P | Spin up Kick f+K,(W)P,K | Custom Combo ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THROWS/HOLDS =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To be able to pull off the throws and holds, you must be right beside and as close as possible to your opponents. Remember that, you cannot use the throws without the (OC) if the opponent is crouching and vice versa. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Motion | Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- F+P | Momiji f+F+P | H.Embu (NW)f+F+P | Hikari b+F+P | Kirimadoi b,db,d,df,f+F+P | Tosenka (NW)b,db,d,df,f+F+P | Baisenka f,f+F+P (W) u+F+P | Tsurara Throw Combo d,df,f+F+P | K.Gengi d,db,b+F+P | K.Ranmu (BT)F+P | Namigatana (BT)f+F+P | Yamigarasu (BT)F+P | Ryusa (BT)f+F+P | Tsubaki (BE)f+F+P | Urayami (OC)d+F+P | Setsuna (OC)db+F+P | Kamiyo (CB1)d+F+P | Syusui (CB2)d+F+P | Muso (CB2)db+F+P | Tenbujin ub+F | Kamiyoi (Hold) b+F | Ayase (Hold) counters punch b+F | Fubujin (Hod) counters kick db+F | Kogarashi ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TAG BATTLE TIPS =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ayane is quite an effective tag battle character. She is very useful in switch attacks. When you’re using her partner, combo the opponent and press switch at once. At that exact moment, you can use Ayane’s devastating back- facing attacks to deliver punishment to your opponents. Use the tag attacks (f,f+F+P+K) wisely as smarter computer opponents (level 4 and 5) will be quite hard to throw. If you’re at a corner using Ayane, you can get out of it effectively in 2 ways. First, be aggressive and attack your opponent until he/she moves away. The best attack for this purpose is the d,df,f+K. If successful, you’ll hit your opponent plus you’ll be away from the wall. If not, you’re out of the wall anyway. Finally, you can use throws to escape the wall. Just remember that tag battle has infinite possibilities. You can invent your own attack anytime. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SURVIVAL TIPS =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ayane, in my opinion, is one of the best characters to be used for Survival Battles. Ayane has some useful attacks (u+K, ub+K, uf+K, b+K, f+K) that can easily surprise your opponents and render them helpless, therefore making it easier and faster to beat them. It is suggested that you do not use combos too much as it won’t be that effective. Out of the blue power attacks, see the examples above, will be the most useful attacks for surviving this game mode. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= INDIVIDUAL CHARCATER GUIDE =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- These are my observations for the different characters while I’m playing as Ayane. I’ll be included some strategies that I’ve seen that is most preferred against a particular character. If you have some very helpful strategies, you may tell me about it. ====== KASUMI ====== Kasumi’s moves very fast and her attacks are very unpredictable. When you successfully pulled-off a combo, block low at once because she will retaliate. Your best bet would be using combos and countering her moves. Good attacks and counters are u+K and the b+K. Back Facing attacks by Ayane are also effective against Kasumi. You can always use d+F+K to render your Kasumi helpless. Vary your attack from high, middle, and low. Do not be very aggressive though as she is very good at counter attacks. ==== TINA ==== Tina loves to throw her opponents and loves to counter her opponent’s moves. Just stay a few steps away from her and counter her moves with the P+K attack. also, vary your moves so that Tina won’t be able to predict your moves. The basic rule of the thumb against Tina would be attack while preventing being thrown. Low attacks will be very effective against Tina. Just remember that she can surprise you with the tackle at any time. It’s quite devastating and annoying. ======== LEI-FANG ======== Lei-Fang is quite quick in her moves and very agile. To counter these moves, back-facing attacks of Ayane will be very effective. Just stay a few steps back and counter or hold her moves. Just remember that Lei-Fang is a master of strong and quick punches. She is very slow in terms of combos. With this knowledge you can predict her moves most of the time. Don’t be fooled by her stance, middle-holds will be adequate for her attacks. This will ensure your victory. ===== AYANE ===== Now that’s a versatile character. Ayane is fast and varies her moves from time to time. Although you are using Ayane yourself, her moves will be unpredictable too. The best thing to do is to stay away from her and wait until she attacks and then counter her moves or just hold them off. There are also some other things that you can do against Ayane. You can block off her combos and you can stay near her and keep on attacking. Don’t worry about throws, she doesn’t like throwing very much. You can also counter her moves if you’re quick. The uf+K or the ub+K are good counter attacks. Stay away from her then when you see her move, counter at once so that you’ll have a better chance of pulling the counter off. ====== HELENA ====== Helena’s kicks are very very quick. She can pull-off 3 kicks in a second. The trick is to Hold her kicks in the middle section. If you want to counter Helena, use the b+K move. This move catches her off-guard most of the time. Now, when you successfully did a combo, or even if she blocked you, press Hold afterwards because she oftentimes attacks a follow-up punch or kick. Use Ayane’s back facing attacks most of the time as I find it really very effective against her. Just remember that Helena will always try to come near you and either attack or throw you. Use the uf+K move to stop Helena’s attacking stance. ======== HAYABUSA ======== Hayabusa is fighting with strategy so you might have problems with him. When you attack him and you are blocked, most likely he will throw you. Vary your moves and attack high, low, or middle and stay close to him, but not too close. Ayane’s back facing attacks will do him in. The u+K and b+K moves are also effective. Do not be very aggressive though because Hayabusa’s Hold attacks will definitely bring pain to Ayane. His combo throws are quite inescapable so try your best to avoid it. ======== JANN-LEE ======== Unlike before (DOA for PS), Jann-Lee will pose as a major problem to you. He can pull-off out-of-nowhere punches and kicks so be alert. Stay away from him and counter or block his moves. Watch out for the flying kick as he uses it most often, especially when you’re far away. Also, use the u+K to counter and surprise him. He also uses quick but strong punches. To block them, use the ub+F hold. This will catch his attacks most of the time. ==== ZACK ==== Zack will be quite easy. You can predict his moves and easily hold or counter his attacks. Just be aggressive and keep on moving towards and away from him to confuse him. Use b+K to counter him or just simply surprise him. Beware though as he likes to hold you or throw you. ====== GEN-FU ====== Gen-Fu is versatile, he can pull-off punches very quickly. Use kicks to counter his attack. When you attack, also take note that he will counter your moves. If you plan on being aggressive, wait for the opportunity when he puts down his guard. But his weakness is his middle attacks. He will oftentimes use middle punches and that makes it easy to hold then counter attack. Final note, counter in the middle section and use f+P as it will hit most of the time. ==== BASS ==== Talking about throws, Bass does this a lot. Just stay away keep on moving towards and away from him and attack his lower extremities. The f+K, u+K and b+K moves will be very effective as an offense or a counter. Just be aggressive and keep on attacking. If he gets near you, attack him until he moves away, his intentions are clearly to throw you. But the main trick here is to stay away and analyze his moves. If he begins to kick, get ready for a middle or a low hold/counter. If he begins to move towards you, and it seems that he has something bad in mind, you can do 2 things. Either stay low, or go to him and pull off a throw yourself before he does. === EIN === Although Ein is strong and quite fast, you can easily counter or hold off his moves. You can also block or hold especially in the middle and lower extremities of his body. Beware also that he is an expert in counter moves so vary your moves so that he’ll be confused. Another good move is to use b+K after you successfully blocked his moves. Most of the time, this one hits him. To make him suffer, use low attacks when he is open. You can pull this off, right after his attack or right after holding or blocking. Here’s a good tip, Ein can easily be thrown. Just time it right or else you’ll receive his punch. ==== LEON ==== Like Bass, he likes to throw you and hold off your attacks. The main difference is, Leon can do more than throwing. He can pull off nasty combos so stay away from him and counter him when he attacks. If he goes near you, try your best to stay way from him. Use b+K to keep him at bay and prevent those body-wrangling throws. Also, one way of effectively beating Leon is to analyze his moves just like Bass. Stay away for a while and see what he’ll do. If he starts to attack, prepare a middle hold. If he starts to come to you, quickly go to him and throw him or better yet, attack low and do your combos afterwards. ===== TENGU ===== Tengu isn’t as hard as you think. He will be smarter than all of your previous opponents though. But hey, holding his attacks is very easy. Most of his attacks will be in the middle so prepare for a middle hold or counter. If he is far from you, he’ll start to stomp on the ground right? Just block this attack. Now, after blocking, it is most likely that he’ll do another one. So when he starts to stomp again, run up to him and punish him by using a powerful attack or combo. Take note also that Tengu is quite good at juggling combos. Therefore, try your best not to get caught unprepared by his attacks. And the first thing you should remember that you need not be aggressive. He is good at holding and countering and that makes your punches and kicks rather useless. You can do attacks though if you can catch him off-guard. ====== BAYMAN ====== Just like Leon, Bayman has powerful punches and kicks. But most importantly, he is also a master of throws. Once he gets hold of you, most likely, he’ll do a chain throw combo that will cut off at least 50% of Ayane’s life. To prevent this from happening, stay a bit away from Bayman and wait for him to attack using Punches and Kicks. This time, you can just hold off or counter those attacks with your own attacks. If he doesn’t attack and is going towards you, he is preparing a throw. So, be aggressive this time and keep Bayman at bay. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= COSTUMES =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- These are just some brief descriptions of Ayane’s Costumes. These are also those that I’ve discovered and I’ll add more when I find some. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- #1: Blue Female Ninja Outfit, Big Red Ribbon behind - acquired automatically #2: Red Female Ninja Outfit, Black underpants and a Blue Ribbon - acquired automatically #3: Purple Ninja Overall Outfit - Finish Ayane in Story Mode #4: School Outfit (casual Japanese Style) - Finish Ayane in Story Mode w/o continues #5: Winter Outfit (blue motif in mini-skirt) - Use Ayane 50 Times #6: Backless Ninja Outfit - Use Ayane 100 Times #7: Sexy Casual Wear (stockings, mini-skirt, and sleeveless shirt) - Use Ayane 150 Times #8: Very revealing black outfit (same as swimsuit) - Use Ayane 200 Times ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- FAQs - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Where can I find this FAQ? This FAQ will be updated and posted mainly at http://WWW.GAMEFAQS.COM and at vgstrategies.about.com/gamewinners.com. Both sites are the 2 BEST FAQ sites I’ve ever seen. Their webmasters are really very responsible and are dedicated to their web site. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. How often do you update the FAQ? I’ll continue to update this guide until it becomes complete in time. If there are MAJOR corrections, this guide will be updated. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Do you need to unlock Ayane in the game? No, Ayane will outright selectable once you start playing the game. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. How many costumes does Ayane have in this game? Ayane has a total of 8 costumes all in all. The costumes for her, as well as the other girls, are not the same as the first DOA (in terms of being sexy and so on). They are still very pretty in their new costumes though. =) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GAMEPLAY TIPS =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 1. Try to master the Hold Button. Countering an opponent is always a key to winning the battle. Remember that Holding off opponent’s moves can be done in High, Mid, or Lower sections. 2. Master also the throws. These give off a very big amount of damage to the opponent. 3. If a punch or a kick of an enemy can’t reach you, try to counter it with a punch or kick of your own. 4. Master Ayane’s u+K, b+K, f+P moves. It can be used in many ways such as a counter and a combo starter/launcher. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CREDITS/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - Thanks to Tecmo for bringing yet another visually stunning game with excellent gameplay for the best gaming console (PS2)! The girls are very cute! Even cuter than the first one. - Thanks to the readers of this FAQ. This won’t be called such without anyone using it. Thanks very much! - Thanks to my Sis for waiting patiently for me while I’m typing and playing the PS2. - And last but absolutely not the least, thanks to GameFAQs where you can view and download this FAQ. CjayC deserves all the credits given to him. Congratulations! Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore(tm) is a registered trademark of Tecmo (tm) Playstation 2, Playstation and its accessories are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment, inc. The Ayane Character Guide (c)Copyright May 2001 “A” Tadeo