Date sent:        Thu, 19 Dec 1996 22:04:58 -0500 (EST)
From:             Simon Chan <bf643@freenet.toronto.on.ca>
Subject:          YuYu Hakusho 2 FAQ for Genesis/Mega Drive
To:               gamefaqs@gamefaqs.com

                    YuYu Hakysho II FAQ for Genesis V1.0
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                               December 19, 1996
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Contents:
1) Distribution of this FAQ
2) The Title Screen
3) The Option Screen
4) The Game Mode Screen
5) The Story Mode Screen
6) The Practice Mode Screen
7) The Tournament Mode Screen
8) The Battle Screen
9) Special Moves of Each Character
10) Endings & Secrets
11) Credits
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1) Distribution of this FAQ
        You are free to distribute this FAQ with my permission.  You may not
        modify my FAQ in any way.  However, if you are to write a faq based
        on any information in this FAQ, you MUST give me credit.
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2) The Title Screen
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        After the SEGA logo fades out, the title screen with the following
message pops up:

                        PRESS START TO CONTINUE

Do what it says, press your start button to continue
        Then another screen pops up with the following message:

                        START
                        OPTION

a) To start the game:  Move the cursor to highlight START on the screen, and
                press any button
b) To choose option:  Move the cursor to highlight OPTION on the screen, and
                press any button
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3) The Option Screen (Default Setting)
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                        LEVEL                   1
                        BUTTON CONFIGURATION
                        MOVES MENU
                        SOUND EFFECTS           00
                        B.G.M.                  on
                        PAUSE DISPLAY           on
                        ?                       on
                        EXIT

*NOTE* Pressing the start button any time on this screen sends you back to
       the start / option screen

a) To change the game level:  Move the cursor to highlight LEVEL on the
                screen, and move the direction key left/right; Moving to the
                right increases the difficulty and vice versa; 1 is easiest
                and 4 is the hardest
b) To change the button configuration:  Move the cursor to highlight BUTTON
                CONFIGURATION on the screen, and press any button (except
                start) to enter the button configuration screen

        The Button Configuration Screen (Default Setting)
        -------------------------------------------------

                                A               B               C                                
                        1P      Strong Attack   Weak Attack     Block
                        2P      Strong Attack   Weak Attack     Block
                        3P      Strong Attack   Weak Attack     Block
                        4P      Strong Attack   Weak Attack     Block
                        
        i) To change the button configuration:  Each player may press any
                press any button (except start) to change the setting; there
                is only one other setting other than the default, it is:

                                A               B               C
                                Block           Weak Attack     Strong Attack

                Press the start button to return the the option screen
c) To see how the function of each button:  Move the cursor to highlight
                MOVES MENU on the screen, and press any button (except start)
                to see the basic moves screen

        The Basic Moves Screen (Default Setting)
        ----------------------------------------

                        A........................Strong Attack
                        B........................Weak Attack
                        C........................Block
                        X........................Dash/Run Forward
                        Y........................Move Toward/Away from player
                        Z........................Retreat/Dash Backward

                *NOTE* The X, Y, and Z buttons are applicable only for joypad
                       or joystick with 6 buttons
                Press any button (except start) to see the advance moves
                screen

        The Advance Moves Screen (Default Setting)
        ------------------------------------------

                        forward + Attack.........Long Attack
                        down + Attack............Low Attack
                        up + A (mid-air).........Up Attack in Mid-Air
                        up, up...................Double Jump
                        forward, forward.........Dash/Run Forward
                        C + B.............. .....Retreat/Dash Backward
                        C + up...................Move Toward/Away from player
                        hold A / B...............Raise "Special Power"
                        forward + A (close)......Throw
                        A + B + C................Taunt

                Press any button (except start) to see the special moves
                screen

        The Special Moves Screen (Default Setting)
        ------------------------------------------

                        down, down forward, forward
                        down, down + Attack
                        down, up + Attack
                        A + B
                        Attack, Attack, Attack, ...
                        forward, forward, forward, forward
                        press the same direction twice while in mid-air

                Press any button (except start) to return to the basic moves
                screen
                Press the start button to return the the option screen
d) To listen to the sound effects:  Move the cursor to highlight SOUND
                EFFECTS on the screen, and move the direction key left/right
                then press any button (except start) to listen to the sound
                effects
e) To turn the B.G.M. on / off:  Move the cursor to highlight B.G.M. on the
                screen, and press any button (except start) to toggle B.G.M.
                on / off during the game
f) To turn the Pause display on / off:  Move the cursor to highlight PAUSE
                DISPLAY on the screen, and press any button (except start) to
                toggle the Pause display on / off during the game
g) ?:  I do not know what this does, if you know, please tell me!!!
h) To exit the option screen:  Press the START button wherever the cursor is
                OR Move the cursor to highlight EXIT on the screen, and press
                any button to return to exit the option screen
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4) The Game Mode Screen
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                        STORY
                        PRACTICE
                        TOURNAMENT

a) To start the story mode:  Move the cursor to highlight STORY on the
                screen, and press any button
        This is a one player game in the form of a ONE VS ONE battle.  If you
        manage to finish it, you get to see the ending.  A second player may
        join in anytime during the game by pressing the start button.  More
        will be explained in The Story Mode Screen later.
b) To start the practice mode:  Move the cursor to highlight PRACTICE on the
                screen, and press any button
        This mode is further divided into different modes.  You can play
        ONE VS ONE battle with at most two players, TWO VS TWO battle with
        at most four players, ONE VS ONE VS ONE battle (each character is a
        team of its own) with at most three players, or ONE VS ONE VS ONE VS
        ONE battle (each character is a team of its own) with at most four
        players.  More will be explained in The Practice Mode Screen later.
c) To start the tournament:  Move the cursor to highlight TOURNAMENT on the
                screen, and press any button
        This mode is further divided into two modes.  You can play ONE VS ONE
        battle with at most two players, or TWO VS TWO battle with at most
        four players.  More will be explained in The Tournament Mode Screen
        later.
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5) The Story Mode Screen
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        Basically, you only need to choose a fighter pointing your cursor at
        your favorite fighter and then pressing any button.  Then you start
        FIGHTING!!!
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6) The Practice Mode Screen
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                        FIRST
                        SECOND
                        THIRD
                        SCORE
                        EXIT

a) To start the FIRST mode:  Move the cursor to highlight FIRST on the
                screen, and press any button
        In this mode, each character is a team of its own (so everyone is
        your enemy, fun eh?).  You have the option of having two, three or
        four characters fighting at the same time (I hope you can figure out
        how to do this by yourself).
b) To start the SECOND mode:  Move the cursor to highlight SECOND on the
                screen, and press any button
        This is a TWO VS TWO battle mode.  (You can figure out how to choose
        team.)
c) To start the THIRD mode:  Move the cursor to highlight THIRD on the
                screen, and press any button
        This is a ONE VS ONE battle mode with no life bar.  You can exit
        anytime by pressing the start button during the game.
d) To see the score:  Move the cursor to highlight SCORE on the screen, and
                press any button
        The screen shows you the score, allows you to initialize it, or exit
        without any change.
e) To exit the practice mode:  Move the cursor to highlight EXIT on the
                screen, and press any button
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7) The Tournament Mode Screen
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        Choose either ONE VS ONE or TWO VS TWO mode as you like.  The players
        who want to play must press each press his start button once, then
        any player who press his start button the second time enters the next
        screen, depending on which mode you have chosen.  If you have chosen
        ONE VS ONE mode, you now enters the fighter selection screen; you can
        choose your fighter and start the fight.  If you have chosen the TWO
        VS TWO mode, you now enters the team selection screen; you can choose
        your team now and enters the fighter selection screen; you can then
        choose your fighter.
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8) The Battle Screen
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        +-------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------+ 
        | 1P Fighter's|     1P Life     |     2P Life     |2P Fighter's |
        |     Face    +-----------------+-----------------+    Face     |
        +-------------|1P Special Energy|2P Special Energy|-------------+
        |             +-----------------+-----------------+Round Number |
        |                                                               |
        |                                                               |
        |               1P Fighter            2P Figher                 |
        +---------------------------------------------------------------+

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9) Special Moves of Each Character
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        I have no idea what their english names are, so I assign them each a
        letter, being A to J from left to right on the fighter selection
        screen.  As I do not read Japanese, I only assign names of move based
        on their function, shape, and what I have learn from the anime.

        All basic moves and advance moves, as seen in the moves menu, are
        self-explanatory.  The only move which may seem to be unclear is
        TAUNT.  TAUNT depresses opponents and therefore decreases their
        special energy.

        Special energy is required to perform all special moves, depending on
        which fighter you are using, the amount of special energy required
        will be quite different.  Just a reminder, hold A or B to raise your
        special energy.

        When your life (the Japanese word beside it) is flashing, you may
        execute the super move (move with asterisk, '*', before it) if you
        have enough special energy (the Japanese word beside it is flashing).

   'A'
   Low Fireball:  down, down forward, forward + A
   High Fireball:  down, down forward, forward + B
   Rising Fireball:  down, down forward, forward + C
   Falling Fireball:  (mid-air only) down, down forward, forward + A / B / C
   Armgun:  down, down + A / B
   Special Defence:  A + B
   *Super Fireball:  down, down, forward + A / B / C
                        A:  forward low
                        B:  forward high
                        C:  up forward
                     up / down:  direct it up / down

   'B'
   Tornado:  (mid-air also) down, up + A / B
   Tornado Punch:  (mid-air also) down, down forward, forward + A / B
   Fly:  (mid-air only) 2 x forward / 2 x backward / 2 x upward
   *Super Tornado:  down, down + A + B
                    backward / forward:  direct him backward or forward
                    C:  stop him
                    (note:  if he spins too long, he gets dizzy when stopped.)

   'C'
   Invoke Remote Hands (Close):  down, down + C
   Invoke Remote Hands (Midway):  down, down + B
   Invoke Remote Hands (Far):  down, down + A
        After Invoke Remote Hands (Move hands:  forward / backward):                
                Heal character under the hands (enemy too!):  B
                Punch character in front of hands:  A
                Remove Remote Hands:  C
   Flying Kick:  down, down forward, forward + A / B
   Teleport (Right of the screen):  (mid-air also) down, up + C
   Teleport (Middle of the screen):  (mid-air also) down, up + B
   Teleport (Left of the screen):  (mid-air also) down, up + A
   Drop Kick:  (mid-air only) down, down + A / B
   *Time Stopper:  down + A + B

   'D'
   Fireball (Store):  down, down forward, forward + hold C, release C
   Fireball (Fire):  down, down forward, forward + hold A / B, release A / B
   Power Punch:  down, down + A / B
   Uppercut:  (mid-air also) down, up + A / B
   Rapid Punch:  A / B rapidly
   *Super Punches and Kicks:  forward, down, forward + A

   'E'
   Dimensional Sabre (Close):  down, up + C
   Dimensional Sabre (Midway):  down, up + B
   Dimensional Sabre (Far):  down, up + A
   Energy Shower:  down, down + A / B
   Dashing Sword:  down, down forward, forward + A / B
   Sword Slash:  A + B
   *Super Sword Slashes:  down, down, forward + A

   'F'
   Fireball (Store):  down, down forward, forward + hold C, release C
   Fireball (Fire):  (mid-air also) down, down forward, forward + hold A / B,
                     release A / B
   Power Punch:  down, down + A / B
   Rapid Punch:  A / B rapidly
   *Super Punches and Kicks:  forward, down, forward + A

   'G'
   Plant Attack (Close):  down, down + C
   Plant Attack (Midway):  down, down + B
   Plant Attack (Far):  down, down + A
   Rose Dart:  down, down forward, forward + A / B
   Flower Screen:  down, up + A / B
   Plant Whip:  A + B
   *Special Attack:  down, forward, down + A

   'H'
   Jumping Slash:  down, down + A / B, forward / backward, A / B (when over
                   the top of an enemy)
   Power Punch:  (mid-air also) down, down forward, forward + A / B
   Sword Slash:  A + B
   Image:  4 x forward
   *Black Dragon:  down, forward, down, foward + A / B
                   direction key:  direct it in any direction
                   (direct it to enemey inflicts damage to him, direct it to
                   'H' increases his power somehow by 'absorbing' the dragon;
                   after absorbing the dragon, special energy of 'H'
                   decreases continuously, but you can prevent it from
                   dropping by raising it with the holding of A or B button;
                   if his special energy is all drained by the dragon, he
                   gets dizzy.)

   'I'
   Fireball (Store):  down, down forward, forward + hold C, release C
   Fireball (Fire):  down, down forward, forward + hold A / B, release A / B
   Shoulder Charge:  down, down + A / B
   Rapid Punch:  A / B rapidly
   Drop Kick:  (mid-air only) down, down + A / B
   Back Move:  A + B
   *Super Rising Kick:  down, forward, up forward + A

   'J'
   Power Punch:  down, down forward, forward + A / B
   Fingerball:  up + A / B / C
   Drop Kick:  (mid-air only) down, down + A / B
   Cry of Anger:  A + B
   *Special Attack:  down, forward, down + A

   'K'
   Extended Hand (Close):  down, down + C
   Extended Hand (Midway):  down, down + B
   Extended Hand (Far):  down, down + A
   Piercing Sword:  down, down forward, forward + A / B
   Teleport (Close):  down, up + C
   Teleport (Midway):  down, up + B
   Teleport (Far):  down, up + A
   Needles:  A + B
   *Rotating Sword:  forward, down, forward, down + A
                     forward / backward:  direct it forward / backward
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10) Endings & Secrets
    =================
        There are only two endings in this game.  You have to finish the game
        at difficulty 4 in order to see one of the endings.  If you finish
        the game by having one or more continue, you get the worse of the two
        endings (which is great too :).  This ending shows pairs of fighters
        fighting each other with combos and special moves (no super moves
        though ;).  If you finish the game without any continue, you see the
        better ending.  This ending shows you pairs of fighters fighting each
        other with perfect combos (you can get no better, I suppose), as well
        as the super move for each fighter.  And this ending, there is one
        extra option in the practice mode.  You can now play a game of ONE VS
        TWO or even ONE VS THREE!!!  Now that's gonna be FUN :)
        This is such a great game that I really enjoy.  In my opinion,
        Treasure is such a great company in making action games that it is
        competitive with Capcom.  If you have Saturn, grap Guardian Heroes,
        it's wonderful.
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11) Credits
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        I have composed the whole faq by myself.  All information here should be
        correct.  Since I do not read Japanese, there may be errors.  If you
        happen to find errors, able to translate the correct names, able to
        find the missing '?', please email me at:

                        bf643@torfree.net

   Simon Chan