************************************************************ * * * International Action Heroes * * * ************************************************************ *********************** Introduction *********************** 7 years after the battle, Mr. X returned and attacked the three heroes. Adam and Axel were kidnapped, but Blaze escaped. To save her comrades, she seeked help from three international heroes: Bruce, Arnold(Arnie), and Kelly. Together they will fight against Mr. X. In the game, Bruce and Arnie are extremely powerful. Therefore, this hack is not for the gamers that are looking for challenges, but for gamers that want to kick some ass. You must apply this ips patch to "Streets of Rage 2 (USA)" It is recommended that you use Lunar IPS. ------------------------------------------------------------ Catalog: Update Log Move List Bruce Arnie Blaze Kelly Names of thugs Known Glitches Credits and Special Thanks ************************ Update Log ************************ v1.3 features: Improved animation Fixed a glitch that gives Bruce invulnerability Fixed a glitch that gives Kelly invulnerability Added new character portraits Modified some existing moves Added several new moves Adjusted the damage of some moves Adjusted the color of backgrounds and enemies Modified the names of some thugs v1.41 features Bruce's Lightning Dragon Kick becomes invulnerable when the dragon appears. The speed and damage are decreased. Arnie's Grand Champion’s Uppercut becomes invulnerable when the red wave appears. Fixed a glitch of Kelly's Flaming Phoenix. The shadows of the playable characters become smaller. There are two variations of each version. In the "D" variation, Bruce wears the outfit of "Enter the Dragon" and "The Way of the Dragon". In the "G" variation, Bruce wears the outfit of "The Game of Death". Both variations have the same game play. ************************ Move List ************************* General: This move list assumes the player character is facing right. If the character faces left, all the arrows in the following tables should be mirrored. Common Moves: B repeat Basic Combo C (can be used with directions) Jump Jump and press B Fly Kick Jump and press ↓B Jump down attack Press → while close to an enemy Grapple (then use B to perform different attacks) Press C while grappling an enemy Vault →→ Run →→B Move 1 Press BC at the same time Move 2 Hold B for two seconds and release Move 3 Hold ↑C together while being thrown Recover (does not work against suplex) A (without direction) Defensive Special Move (may reduce own health) →A Offensive Special Move (will reduce own health) About damage: Certain techniques will require precise timing to deliver maximum damage to the enemy. ------------------------------------------------------------ Bruce: Command Move/Description Damage B repeat Basic Combo 6+6+10+30=52 Static jump and press B Split Kick Can attack enemies at both sides 24 Forward jump and press B Shaolin Fly Kick 28 Jump and press ↓B Dragonfly kick 16 →B while grappling an enemy in the front Shadowless punch 27+27+24=78 B while grappling an enemy in the front Knee attack 18+20+24=62 ←B while grappling an enemy in the front Overlord’s throw 34 B while grappling an enemy from the back Overlord’s suplex 48 →→B Shaolin Diamond Kick Invulnerable, delivers the maximum damage when hitting the enemy at the 2nd and 3rd attacking frame 30~50 Press BC at the same time Backflip Kick 30 against front enemy; 60 against mid-air enemy; 24 against back enemy Hold B for 2s and release Shadowless Kick 4 kicks in total 6+10+16+30=62 A (without direction) Dragon swings its tail Invulnerable, reduces own health if hit the enemy, causes 30~40 damage to standing enemy and 80 damage to mid-air enemy if hit in the right time →A Lightning Dragon Kick Invulnerable, reduces own health anyway; causes 78 damage in a close hit or 85 damage in a close hit to a mid-air enemy; power reduces with distance 45~78 Favorite weapon: knife ------------------------------------------------------------ Arnie: Command Move/Description Damage B repeat Basic Combo 8+8+12+35=63 Static jump and press B Fly Kick 24 Forward jump and press B Double Fly Kick 28 Jump and press ↓B Fly Knee 18 →B while grappling an enemy in the front Knee Attack 20+20+30=70 B while grappling an enemy in the front Elbow Strike 36 ←B while grappling an enemy in the front German Throw 32 B while grappling an enemy from the back Comet Throw 48 →→B Champion’s Elbow Invulnerable, delivers the maximum damage when hitting the enemy at the 2nd attacking frame 25~55 Press BC at the same time Back Kick Attacks back enemies 30 Hold B for 2s and release Uppercut 35 against front enemy; 70 against mid-air enemy A (without direction) Tornado Kick Invulnerable, reduces own health if hit the enemy, causes 30~40 damage to the enemy →A Grand Champion’s Uppercut Vulnerable, reduces own health anyway; very slow but extremely powerful; the shockwave delivers 120 damage initially, and gradually disappears 30~120 Favorite weapon: iron pipe ------------------------------------------------------------ Blaze: (Her moves are unmodified. Her power is slightly increased.) Command Move/Description Damage B repeat Basic Combo 4+4+12+16=36 Static jump and press B Fly Kick 24 Forward jump and press B Fly Kick 18 (Originally 8) Jump and press ↓B Palm Chop 12 →B while grappling an enemy in the front Knee Attack 8+8+16=32 B while grappling an enemy in the front Sanshou Suplex 40 (Originally 32) ←B while grappling an enemy in the front Judo Throw 32 (Originally 28) B while grappling an enemy from the back German Suplex 40 (Originally 32) →→B Flying Double Chop Has a very short time of invulnerability before attacking 40 Press BC at the same time Roundhouse Sweep Kick Can attack enemies at both sides 12 against front enemy; 16 against back enemy (Originally 8 for both) Hold B for 2s and release High Kick 16 A (without direction) Backflip Kick Invulnerable, reduces own health if hit the enemy 30 (Originally 24) →A Qigong Palm Vulnerable, reduces own health anyway; causes 50 damage in a close hit or 12 damage in a distant hit 12~50 (Originally 12~44) Favorite weapon: knife ------------------------------------------------------------ Kelly: Command Move/Description Damage B repeat Kunai (dagger), Katana (sword) 4+4+6+30=44 Static jump and press B Buzzsaw Can attack enemies at both sides 24 Forward jump and press B Flying Chop 20 Jump and press ↓B Fly Kick 16 B while grappling an enemy in the front Stab 8+8+20=36 ←B while grappling an enemy in the front Backflip Kick 30 Press C while grappling an enemy, then press B while rising Swallow Throw 36 B while grappling an enemy from the back Meteor Shower 15+15+20=50 →→B Flying Sword Vulnerable, delivers maximum damage while at the peak in mid-air 30~40 Press BC at the same time Fearless Sweep Counterattack, the 1st kick delivers 8 damage, sweeping sword delivers 50 damage to mid-air enemy or 32 damage to ground enemy Hold B for 2s and release Cut Upward 30 A (without direction) Thunder Bomb Invulnerable, reduces own health if hit the enemy, causes 30~40 damage to the enemy →A Flaming Phoenix Invulnerable, reduces own health anyway; causes 56 damage in a close hit or 16 damage when the phoenix is disappearing 10+10+36=56 or 16 Favorite weapon: sword *********************** Thug Naming ************************ As many gamers have noticed, the game has some misspelling in the thug names. The author tried his best to correct the mistakes and make the names consistant. The following rules has been discovered: Basic thugs (Garcia, Donovan, and their clones) These thugs have names with European origin. Therefore the following changes have been made: Galsia (misspelling) → Garcia Joseph (Hebrew) → Justin Jonathan (Hebrew) → Jeffrey B.T. (Not sure what this is) → Bartek Z (Is this even a name?) → Zigor The bonus thugs have also been renamed: Talk → The Last (This is indeed the last thug.) U-3 → Unwin Mc.K → Mack Altet → Artie Signal gang: Every memeber of this gang has some name like X.Signal, where X is the first letter of the thug's color. However, the following changes have been made to the bonus thugs: Mavin → M.Signal Axi → A.Signal Bike gang: These thugs have names that are related to weather. The following changes have been made: Blade → Rain Wanter → Snow Fire-breathing giants seem to have names that usually mean something big. Even Heart is the name of a big fat villain in "Fist of the Northern Star". Karate/Kung-fu gang (Clones of Hakuyo): These thugs' names are not pronunciable in English. However, they do have meanings in Japanese. Ko-Shu, Suicho, Hakuro, Ko-kaku, Ho-oh These names are the bird names of Nanto School from the cartoon "Fist of the Northern Star". Kongoh, Rakan, AShurah These are the names of fictional characters from Indian myths. Seiryu, Byatcko(Byakko), Suzaku, Genbu These are the mythical animals from Chinese myths. Now that Byakko is misspelled, Genbu is missing, and Ryokurou (green boy?) does not seem to fall into any of the above categories, the following changes have been made: Byatcko → Byakko Ryokurou → Genbu Muay-Thai thugs have birdnames. One misspelling has been fixed: Galuda → Garuda Ninjas have names that come from Ancient Japan. The following change has been made: Jay → Hayate Robots have names that are chemical elements. Rocket gang members have names of flying objects (aircrafts, insects, etc). The following changes have been made: Griphis (unknown meaning) → Rocket Mosquite (misspelling) → Mosquito Blitz (not exactly an flying object) → Wasp Tomcat (nick name of F-14) → Hornet (nick name of F-18) Some other changes: Vulture (bird name) → Vladimir (European name) Metal.M → Ms.Metal (This suits the lady better.) Nail → Bai Mei (literally white eyebrows) (He deserves this name after his palette is changed.) Shiva → Shi-Hua (Shiva in Chinese) ********************** Known Glitchs *********************** In the two-player mode, if P1 chooses Arnie and performes a super uppercut (offensive special), both players' pictures will be screwed up for a couple of frames, and then return normal. Again in the two-player mode, if P2 chooses Arnie and performes a super uppercut, the pictures of all the knives in the scene will be screwed up, and will not return normal. The hacked rom is tested under Gens and Kega Fusion. No other glitch is found. **************** Credits and Special Thanks **************** Special thanks to Huo Yan for he provided the author instructions and allowed the author to use some of his work. Some sprites were ripped by the following people (with modification): Fei Long - Lord Zymeth Kunoichi - Enscripture Blaze - Dimps ************************ HAVE FUN! *************************