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Ryu: Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Strategy Guide and Moves

Last updated on May 20, 2009

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Special Moves

(Can also be used in the air)
• Fireball (Hadouken) •
Ryu's trademark move, which can also be done in the air. This stuns your opponent more so than in other vs. games which lets you set up some big combos with it.

The attack button press determines the speed and start up time of this move.

• Dragon Punch Uppercut (Shoryuken) •
Another Ryu staple. Ideally used as an anti air move, but you can use it to end some combos as well. The attack button controls the range and power of the Dragon Punch.

(Can also be used in the air)
• Hurricane Kick (Tatsumaki Senpuu-Kyaku) •
Works well in combos and can also be done in the air. The button pressed controls the number of hits and damage of this attack.

• Sliding High Kick (Joudan Sokotou Geri) •
Like Ryu's EX-Sliding High Kick in Street Fighter III, if this hits your opponent they will bounce off the wall allowing you to follow up with more attacks. A good way to set up a Hyper move or big combo.

Hyper Moves

(Can also be used in the air)
• Hyper Fireball (Level 1, Shinkuu Hadoken) •
Very fast start up time so you can punish so many moves with it. It fires out a beam of fireballs that will toast whatever is in its path. If your opponent dashes, throws a non Hyper projectile or does anything stupid, nail them with this.

• Hyper Hurricane Kick (Level 1, Shinkuu Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku) •
While this doesn't have as much range as the Hyper Fireball it does a ton of damage, so it's generally preferred over Ryu's other Level 1 Hyper move when used in combos.

Landing this takes a bit of getting used to, because it has a decent chunk of start up time, but once you learn to use this in combos Ryu becomes a lot more deadly.

• Hyper Dragon Punch (Level 3, Shin Shouryuuken) •
You don't want the first hit of this to miss or Ryu will do a much weaker uppercut to try hit his opponent.

If this lands from the first hit on, Ryu will take off a ton of life and set his opponent up to be juggled after wards just like in Street Fighter III Third Strike. Devastating Hyper move if you land it.

Normal Moves

• Uppercut (Launcher) •
Use this to launch your enemy up into the air.

• Overhead Punch •
Must be blocked high.

• Spin Side Kick •

Contributions to this guide by Gnik.