Darkstalkers Resurrection

This achievement requires you to complete all 5 Chapters of Rikuo's challenges in Night Warriors. Hit if you're playing Darkstalkers 3 at the main menu to switch games. Challenges are found by selecting Single Player > Challenges from the main menu. Rikuo is known for having the most difficult trials in the game that require you to Backdash and Frontdash cancel. His two trials that require this are his Chapter 2 and Chapter 5 challenges. However with practice, efficiency, and a small glitch in the game, you will master them.

Chapter 1: Backdash Cancel
Very simple Trial. This is where you'll learn how to backdash. Simply hit a standing forward then double tap away from Sasquatch to Backdash cancel away from him.

Chapter 2: Frontdash Cancel
This is the 2nd hardest challenge of all 5 Chapters. You will need to be very quick in canceling the normal forward attack into a dashing jab. Use what was taught to you in Chapter 1 to perform dash cancels, now you must input both a back and front dash then go into a dashing jab.

The trick to getting this is buffering the first backlash. To do this, when you hit standing forward press Away + Standing Forward. From there, immediately input Back, Toward, Toward , X. The game will read the Away + Forward as the first part of the backdash and the the full combo will connect. This takes practice so keep applying the inputs until you finally get it. My solution:

Away + Standing Forward, Away, Toward Toward(rapidly) then Jab

There is also a glitch you can use. If you want, you can whiff(miss) the standing forward then do a Sonic Wave and it will count the first part of the combo. Now whiff another Standing Forward and input Backdash when you do it. It will count the combo even though it didn't connect. Quickly finish the combo by dashing forward and hitting jab. For more information on this glitch see Chapter 5 Challenge.

Chapter 3: Jab Forward Link
Another very easy Trial. Simply link his dashing jab into standing forward. Timing isn't too strict, but you'll have to do this twice in one Challenge for Chapter 5. Combo Solution:

Toward, Toward + Jab then standing Standing Forward

Chapter 4: Screw Shot Combo
Pretty easy challenge but the Screw Shot must come out pretty fast. Luckily the buffer trick works here so do the challenge like so:

Away + Standing Forward then quickly input Toward + Jab

Chapter 5: Dash Cancel Loop
The toughest trial in the game but fundamentally it's just Challenge 3 twice but with dash cancels in between. There is a small glitch to this trial that makes it slightly less difficult and it also works with other challenges. Apparently if you whiff the first air dash jab and then do an ES Sonic Wave(QCF + Left Bumper) it will actually count the air-dash jab! This will leave Anakaris disabled for around 2 seconds allowing you to finish the rest of the combo. Solution:

Stand back a distance from Anakaris, then input Toward, Toward + Jab(make sure it misses) then input ES Sonic Wave to disable Anakaris. Then perform the rest of the combo from there:

Away + Standing Forward, Away, Toward, Toward, Jab, Standing Forward.

As mentioned in Chapter 2. You'll want to buffer the first part of the backdash by doing Away + Forward instead of just a plain Standing Forward. Then very rapidly input Away, Toward, Toward, then Jab, Forward. The rest will take some time to get down but at least the Sonic Wave glitch gives you an easier window to do the Challenge. I got this one in the corner but it can also be done in the center. You may be able to use this glitch for Challenge 2 along with other challenges as well.


Note: If you're having trouble inputting the dash cancels fast enough, place your left and right thumb on the left and right d-pads then mash them interchangeably as fast as you can. Since you only need to do one dash backwards then 2 Toward with the aforementioned method, this shortcut should make this Challenge more feasible.

This is for completing all of Rikuo's challenges in Night Warriors. To avoid confusion whenever I say forward I mean the kick not the direction. If I am referring to the direction I will say toward. Also if you need any of the terminology below explained to you or you are still stuck on a combo after reading the guide, simply leave a comment and I check TA daily so you shouldn't have to wait too long for an answer.

Before I start I just want to say that while Rikuo's 5 is probably the most difficult one in the game, if you have some trial experience in fighting games you can probably get this with some patience and understanding. It's not like it's the hardest trial ever, it took me about 20 minutes to do, as opposed to third strike where certain characters took hours, so take comfort in the fact that it could be much worse It's mainly difficult because the speed of execution is demanding, but I have a few tricks to help you along.

Chapter 1
Simply press away+forward then very quickly press away again.

Chapter 2
Refer to chapter 5 as this is the same combo but without the dash jab at the start or the standing forward at the end.

Chapter 3
Basic, just do a dash jab followed by a standing forward. If you look at the text on screen you should input forward as the dash jab disappears from the text.

Chapter 4
Again basic, just press away+forward then immediately after press toward+jab.

Chapter 5
First make sure you learn the timing of doing a dash jab to a standing forward, you're going to be pretty pissed if you land the whole combo but miss the standing forward at the end. Also as FeLizp already mentioned if you whiff the dash jab you can do a Sonic Wave to make the combo easier. It doesn't have to be an ES version, personally I'd recommend to whiff the dash jab close to the opponent and then do the jab version of Sonic Wave, QCF jab.

Now if you're struggling with speed of execution then what I am about to say should help you. After the sonic wave lands walk towards the opponent and when you are right next to them pause the game. Now when you unpause it press away+forward then away then pause it again, do this as quick as you possibly can, but don't spam away make sure you just press it twice, otherwise you'll probably cancel the forward entirely, the idea is you want the forward to hit the opponent but still have the second away buffered so that the backdash comes out as you unpause it. So to clarify unpause away+forward, away, pause, do this at the speed of light. Almost everyone should be able to press the buttons this rapidly when it's only for a short period of time.

What you want to do is practice this in Chapter 2, the most important part is to instantly pause it when you press away for the second time. You can actually do it so quick that if you look at the writing in the upper left while the game's paused, forward will be gone yet it still says backdash, then when you unpause it backdash will disappear even though you haven't pressed anything since unpausing it. This happens when you have input the backdash command and have paused it before any animation for the backdash has started. By doing this you have systematically put yourself in the best position to cancel the backdash with the frontdash.

Take a breather for a few seconds while the game is paused, then when you feel you can muster all of the strength and dexterity in your hands, spam the toward button like a crackhead then unpause it while spamming toward for an instant frontdash cancel, you should be pressing it so quick that when you unpause it you'll be able to press jab almost instantly to do the dash jab, from there it's just a case of linking it to the standing forward.

Now if you still lack the speed to spam toward quick enough even though it's only for a short time then there is always the turbo controller option. The only one I can vouch for is the Hori EX 2 on the max turbo setting. Turbo forward from the get go, then do the combo without a turbo on any other buttons up to the point where you've paused it before doing the towards. Then turbo toward and jab and then unpause it while holding toward. Hold jab the moment you unpause it while still holding toward, don't hold jab before unpausing it. Then get ready to hold forward the moment you think the jab will come out.

There's a few things to bear in mind. If you use a turbo controller it won't always do what you want it to, about every 4 times the combo would come out as intended, the others it would either miss the link from dash jab to forward, or instead of doing a dash Rikuo would spasm on the spot or do a Screw Shot, so it may take a few more goes with a turbo but is good if you can't press buttons quickly enough or your hands get tired.

Regardless of whether you use a turbo or not this will still require some patience and precision. However doing everything in controlled bursts, and giving yourself the maximum amount of time to readjust your hands and do the frontdash cancel should help considerably. As I said it took me 20 minutes to do it the way the game intended, but I could do it once a minute using this method, you'll just have to learn what the animations look like when you've paused it correctly. I hope this helps.