Anticipate the opponents attack, then throw a HP Hadouken. From this distance, Hadouken beats a lot of low attacks, and its pretty difficult for your opponent to jump in on it on reaction. Stand just outside of your opponents poke range and work your spacing as they move. Your goal at mid-range is to land LP Shoryuken or cr.HK. When you’re playing Akuma, always always be thinking about trying to land that cc.īuffer s.mp into a fireball when anti-airing
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After this you can begin a series of mixups:ĭo nothing, if you suspect your opponent will wakeup and punish accordinglyīegin a series of block strings, beginning with cr.lkx2 It’s very damaging and can turn the tide of the match.Īkuma works best when the opponent is in the corner and when the opponent is knocked down. One of the objects of Akuma’s game is to land that custom combo. However, you want to establish a mid-range game early on with properly placed fireballs and air fireballs to kind of “feel” out the match. It’s fast and leaves you at an advantage when you add it at the end of your block strings. The best version to use is the lp version. Since Akuma has access to a roll type move it works in the same way Ken can use it. Option 3: cr.lkx2, do nothing momentarily then walk up to repeat with a different option. Option 2: cr.lkx2, fireball (if not blocked) From this, it can lead to a couple of options:
A good opening to start off his offense on the ground is cr.lkx2. Due to the amount of normals he has though, Akuma is best played aggressively. He can zone with fireballs like Ryu or he can be in your face attacking like Ken. (Can also be performed on a jumping opponent)Īkuma plays like a mix of Ryu and Ken. This is the AC you should be using mostly. + - Useful for punishing ground attacks and some projectiles when done close. Do not use this to replace a dp because opponents will be able to block if their attack is done deep. + - Works good against jump-ins done early. Executed at the apex of Akuma's jump (about a 3 frame window) and can be preformed with any down direction:, , or If blocked, it leaves you at a slight disadvantage.