-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUSHIDO BLADE - FAQ v1.0 By ZyXx (jockej@kuai.se) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to my Bushido Blade FAQ. It's a great game so I decided to write this FAQ. It's far from complete so any help from all you Bushido Blade fans are appreciated. E-Mail me at (jockej@kuai.se) and check out my homepage for the latest version of this FAQ. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEAPON CHART -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------------------+ | Weapon | Range | Speed | Power | Best Character(s) | +-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------------------+ | Katana | 3 | 3 | 3 | Kokuren, Utsusemi | | Rapier | 1 | 5 | 1 | Kokuren | | Naginata | 5 | 1 | 3 | Mikado | | Hammer | 2 | 1 | 5 | Tatsumi, Kanuki | | Nodachi | 4 | 2 | 3 | Mikado, Utsusemi | | Long Sword | 2 | 4 | 2 | Hotarubi | | Saber | 1 | 5 | 1 | Hotarubi, Tatsumi | | Broad Sword | 2 | 1 | 5 | Kanuki | +-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------------------+ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABRIVIATIONS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- u - Up H - High Attack (Triangle) "-" - Then.. d - Down M - Mid Attack (Circle) "," - Pause and Then.. f - Forward L - Low Attack (X) "+" - And.. b - Back G - Guard (Square) "/" - Or.. ( ) - Comments [ ] - Requirements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL MOVES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHILE STANDING f - Step Forward b - Step Backward u - Sidestep Left d - Sidestep Right f-f - Dash Forward b-b - Dash Backward u-u - Diagonal Sidestep Left d-d - Diagonal Sidestep Right f-f-f - Double Dash Forward [High Stance] b-b-b - Double Dash Backward [All Stances] D - Defend H - High Attack M - Mid Attack L - Low Attack b-f+L - Jumping Impale R1 - Raise Stance R2 - Lower Stance R2 - Dodge Move [When weapon is hit] direction+L1 - Run direction+R1 - Climb f+R2 - Crouch Step f+R2 - Pick Up thrown Sub-Weapon DURING CROUCH STEP (f+R2) R1 - Jump R1,H/M/L - Jump Slash (Change Stance) M - Throw Sub-Weapon R2 - Throw Dirt WHILE RUNNING (direction+L1) H - Running Slice M - Running Slash (Stop Running) L - Running Spin Slash (Stop Running) WHILE ON YOUR KNEE f/b/u/d - Move H - Raise Slash M - Mid Slice L - Low Slice G - Guard f+R2 - Throw Dirt f+M - Throw Sub-Weapon f+M,H - Throw Sub-Weapon, Falling Strike f-f+H - High Strike R2 - Lay Down (->Face Up) Select - Surrender WHILE LAYING DOWN FACE UP u/d - Side Roll f/b - Get Up on your Knee b+M - Get Up Strike [While Face Up] H - Low Slash M - Low Slice L - Falling Slash (->Face Down) WHILE LAYING DOWN FACE DOWN u/d - Roll Over f/b - Crawl Forward and get up on your Knee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KATANA MOVES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH STANCE H,M - Down Slice, Advancing Backhand Swing M-H - Dropping Mid Swing, High Slice L-H - Spinning Low Swing, Jumping Down Slice u+M - Left Side Stepping Swing (Stance -> Medium) d+M - Right Side Stepping Swing (Stance -> Medium) b+H,H - Retreating Block, Advancing Down Slice b+M - Retreating Mid Swing f-f+M - Advancing Ground Stab f-f+L - Advancing Low Swing b-f+M - Advancing Slice ------------ f-f+H-H,M - Multiple Down Swings [Kokuren] f-f+M - Advancing Mid Swing [Kokuren] f-f+L - Advancing Spinning Low Swing [Kokuren] f-f+H - Upward Swing [Utsusemi] b-f+H - Full Swing [Utsusemi] MEDIUM STANCE H-M-H - Down Slice, Mid Swing, Advancing Down Slice H-M-M - Down Slice, Mid Swing, Rising Mid Swing M-M - Double Swing M-M,f+M - Triple Swing u+M - Left Side Stepping Swing d+M - Right Side Stepping Swing b+H,H - Retreating Block, Down Slice b+M - Retreating Mid Swing f-f+H - Advancing Down Slice f-f+M - Advancing Power Thrust f-f+L - Advancing Swing b-f+H - Advaning High Slice b-f+M,H - Sword Swat, High Slice b-f+M,M - Sword Swat, Thrust LOW STANCE H-L - Down Slice, Low Swing M-M - Advancing Double Swing L-M - Rising Slice, Charging Thrust b+L - Retreating Spin Swing f-f+L - Upward Stab b-f+H - Advancing Swing b-f+M - Advancing Up Slice ------------ f-f+L - Turnaround Thrust [Utsusemi] b-f+M,M(x4) - Windup Swing, Swing Combo [Utsusemi] DURING CROUCH STEP (f+R2) L - Low Swing L,H - Low Swing,Down Slice [Kokuren, Utsusemi] H - Springing Swing [Mikado, Kokuren, Utsusemi] R1,L - Jumping Upward Slice [Hotarubi, Kokuren, Utsusemi] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RAPIER MOVES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH STANCE H-M - Slice and Thrust M-M - Double Stab u+M - Left Dodging Stab d+M - Right Dodging Stab b+H - Retreating High Poke b+L - Dramatic Sweep f-f+H - Advancing Slice f-f+M - Advancing Thrust b-f+H - Diving Upslice ------------- - f-f+H - Turning Stab [Kokuren] b-f+M - Lunging Thrust [Hotarubi, Tatsumi, Mikado, Kokuren] MEDIUM STANCE H-L,H,M-M - Flurry of Blows u+H - Left Dodging High Stab d+H - Right Dodging High Stab b+M - Retreating Slash f-f+H - Advancing High Stab f-f+M - Advancing Thrust b-f+M - Lunging Upward Thrust ------------- - b-f+H - Lunging High Thrust [Hotarubi, Tatsumi, Mikado, Kokuren] b-f+M - Spearing Thrust [Kokuren] LOW STANCE H-H - Advancing Double High Stabs L-M - Low & Spinning Stabs u+M - Left Dodging Slash d+M - Right Dodging Slash b+M - Spinning Slash b+L - Ducking Low Slash f-f+H - Advancing High Stab f-f+M - High Stab f-f+L - Lunging Low Slash b-f+H - Spinning High Thrust b-f+M - Lunging Stab ------------- M-M-M - Double Lightning Sword Attack [Kokuren] f-f+H-M-L,M-M - Advancing Stab Combo [Kokuren] DURING CROUCH STEP (f+R2) L - Upward Slice [Hotarubi, Tatsumi, Mikado, Kokuren] R1,L - Jumping Upward Slice [Hotarubi, Tatsumi, Mikado, Kokuren] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAGINATA MOVES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH STANCE H-H,H - Double Chop & Slice M,M - Double Slash u+M - Left Dodging Slash d+M - Right Dodging Slash f+L - Ducking Low Slash b+H - Retreating Slice f-f+H - ? f-f+M - Advancing Slash b-f+H - Running Upslice b-f+M - Running Slash ------------- H-H,M - ? [Mikado] MEDIUM STANCE H-M - Slash and Shake M,L - Medium & Low Slash u+M - Left Dodging Slash d+M - Right Dodging Slash f+M - Jab f+L - ? b+M - Retreating Jab f-f+M - Ducking Head Swipe b-f+H - ? ------------- f+M-M-M - ? [Mikado] f-f+T - ? [Tatsumi] f-f+T - ? [Mikado] b-f+M - ? [Mikado] b,f+H-L,R1-L - ? [Mikado] LOW STANCE H,L - Hi-Lo Slash M,M - Slash & Stab L,M - Low Slash & Strike u+M - Left Dodging Slash d+M - Right Dodging Slash f+L - Low Stepping Strike b+M - Spinning Strike b+L - Retreating Low Jab b-f+H,M,L - Triple Jabs ------------- b,f+M - ? [Utsusemi] b,f+M - ? [Mikado] b,f+H-M-L-M - ? [Mikado] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAMMER MOVES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH STANCE H-H,H,H - Hammer Flurry u+M - Left Dodging Swing d+M - Right Dodging Swing b+H - Smash and Retreat f-f+H - Advancing Smash f-f+M - Advancing Swing f-f+L - ? b-f+H - Leaping Smash b-f+M - Lunging Backswing ------------- f-f+L - Twirling Upswing [Hotarubi, Tatsumi fall?] f-f+H - ? [Tatsumi] MEDIUM STANCE H-H - Double Smash M-H-M - Swing, Smash, Swing u+M - Left Dodging Swing d+M - Right Dodging Swing b+M - Retreating Backswing f-f+H - Advancing Smash f-f+M - Advancing Swing b-f+H - Mauling Smash b-f+M - Spinning Swing LOW STANCE H-H - Double Smash L-H - Low Swing & Smash u+M - Left Dodging Hammerspin d+M - Right Dodging Hammerspin b+L - Retreating Low Backswing b-f+M - ? ------------- b-f+M - ? [Tatsumi] b-f+M-H - ? [Kanuki] M-M,M,M - ? [Kanuki] DURING CROUCH STEP (f+R2) H - ? [Tatsumi] H - ? [Kanuki] L - Low Sweep [Utsusemi, Kanuki] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NODACHI MOVES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH STANCE H-H,f+H - Slices & Jumping Slice H-L - Slice & Upslice M-M - Double Slash L-H - Low Slash & Slice u+M - Left Dodging Slash d+M - Right Dodging Slash f+L - ? b+H - Retreating Slice b-f+H - Lunging Slash b-f+M - Slash & Spin ------------- f-f+H - ? [Mikado, Utsusemi] MEDIUM STANCE M-M,f+H - Double Slash & Overslice u+M - Left Dodging Slash d+M - Right Dodging Slash f+L - Low Slice b+M - Retreating Slash f-f+M - High Slash b-f+H - Lunging High Blow b-f+M,M - Sword Flick & Slash ------------- b-f+M,M - ? [Mikado, Utsusemi] LOW STANCE H-L - Slice & Low Slash M-M - Double Slashes L-H - Upslice & Downslice u+M - Left Dodging Slash d+M - Right Dodging Slash f+L - Low Slash b+L - Retreating Slash f-f+M - Advancing Slash f-f+L - ? b-f+H - Lunging Slice b-f+M - Winding Slash ------------- L-L - ? [Mikado] b-f+M - ? [Utsusemi] b-f+H,H,H,H - ? [Utsusemi] DURING CROUCH STEP (f+R2) H - ? [Mikado, Utsusemi] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LONG SWORD MOVES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH STANCE H-L - Slice & Low Slash M-M - Double Slash u+H - Left Dodging Slice d+H - Right Dodging Slice b+H - Retreating Slice b-f+H - Spinning Slice b-f+M - Spinning Slash MID STANCE H-L - Hi-Lo Slice M-M - ? Double Slashes u+M - Left Dodging Slash d+M - Right Dodging Slash f+M - Lunging Thrust b+M - Retreating Slash b-f+H - Lunging High Blow ------------- f+H - ? [Hotarubi] f-f+L - ? [Hotarubi] b-f+M - ? [Hotarubi] LOW STANCE H-M - High Slice & Blow L-H,H - Up & Down Slice, High Blow u+M - Left Dodging Spin Slash d+M - Right Dodging Spin Slash b+M - Upslice b+L - Retreating Upslice f-f+M - Spinning Thrust b-f+H - Impale ------------- f-f+L - ? [Kokuren] DURING CROUCH STEP (f+R2) R1,L - ? [Hotarubi, Tatsumi, Mikado] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SABER MOVES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH STANCE H-M - Slice & Slash u+M - Left Dodging Slash d+M - Right Dodging Slash b+H - Retreating Slice f-f+H - Advancing Slice f-f+L - Sweep b-f+H - Springing Slice b-f+M - Thrust ------------- H-M-M - Slice & Slashes [Hotarubi, Tatsumi, Mikado] M-M-H - Slash & Slice [Hotarubi, Tatsumi] f-f-f+M - Roll Forward & Slash [Hotarubi, Mikado] b-f+M-M-M-M-M - ? [Tatsumi, Kokuren] MID STANCE M-M,H - Double Slash & Slice L-H,M - Low & Spinning Slashes u+M - Left Dodging Slash d+M - Right Dodging Slash b+M - Retreating Slash f-f+M - Lunging Thrust b-f+M - Springing Slash ------------- M-M-H,L - ? [Hotarubi, Tatsumi, Mikado, Kokuren] LOW STANCE H-H - Slice & Spin Slice u+M - Left Dodging Slash d+M - Right Dodging Slash f+L - ? b+M - Rearing Thrust b+L - Retreating Slashes f-f+H - Advancing Slice f-f+M - Advancing Slash f-f+L - Advancing Sweep b-f+H - Spinning Slice b-f+M - Lunging Thrust ------------- M-L - Slash, Rolling Slice [Hotarubi] L-H - ? [Tatsumi, Kokuren] DURING CROUCH STEP (f+R2) L - Jumping Upslice [Hotarubi, Tatsumi, Mikado, Kokuren] ANY STANCE f-f - Roll Forward [Hotarubi, Mikado] b-b - Backflip [Hotarubi, Mikado] u-u/d-d - Cartwheel [Hotarubi] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BROAD SWORD MOVES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH STANCE M-M - ? L-L - ? u+M - ? d+M - ? b+H - ? f-f+H - ? f-f+M - ? f-f+L - ? b-f+H - ? b-f+M - ? ------------- H-H,H - ? [Kanuki] f-f+H - ? [Kanuki] f-f+L - ? [Kanuki] b-f+H - ? [Kanuki] b-f+H - ? [Mikado] MEDIUM STANCE M-M - ? u+M - ? d+M - ? b+M - ? f-f+H - ? f-f+M - ? f-f+L - ? b-f+M - ? ------------- f-f+L - ? [Kanuki] LOW STANCE H-H - ? u+M - ? d+M - ? b+M - ? b+L - ? f-f+M - ? b-f+H - ? b-f+M - ? ------------- M-M,H - ? [Kanuki] L-H,M - ? [Kokuren] DURING CROUCH STEP (f+R2) H - ? [Kokuren, Kanuki] L - ? [Kokuren, Kanuki] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECRETS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Second Endings -------------- - Get the first ending for a charcter - Play Story Mode with that charcter and run to the hole that leads down to the sewer. Don't Kill the first character you meet. - When you get there, injure your opponent's leg and jump into the hole - Beat the next five opponents honorably and by not getting a single hit The second ending for that character should now be played. Enable "Man with Gun" --------------------- - Beat all 100 opponents in "Chambara Mode" - He should now be available in Versus Mode in the spot next to Kanuki. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREDITS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Dr. Blasphemy (drblasfemy@aol.com) for his Katana FAQ * RuGal (ranmas@netcom.com) for info from his Bushido Blade FAQ * mikelee (mikelee@icomsim.com) for info from his Bushido Blade FAQ If you have any additions, corrections or anything else, e-mail me!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: jockej@kuai.se WWW: www.kuai.se/~jockej