It’s been a long time coming, but you can finally play as Akuma in the original Resident Evil 2 in a “secret” mini-campaign called Akuma Mode.
It’s normal for readers to wonder why I’m making a fuss about such a thing, so allow me to shine the light of context upon this very important piece of news.
Way back when, a 1998 issue of claiming you could unlock Akuma as a secret playable character in RE2. The magazine said you could unlock Akuma simply by typing in the word AKUMA, instead of GUEST, on the laboratory c🍒omputer. Oh, and beat both scenarios six times with an A rꦡanking, using only the knife and handgun.
Even though today’s speedrunners complete more difficult tasks every day, EGM likely went with a challenge so daunting no ’90s gamer would ever consider wasting time with it. Still, this obvious hoax got a , probably because the article shows a bunch of really cool screenshots featuring a
The hoax becomes reality
As with characters like Ermac from Mortal Kombat before him, beginning life as a hoax didn’t imply RE2 Akuma would die a hoax.
Twitch streamer and overall Capcom fan Maximilian recently claimed he got in touch with some modders who dove deep into the code of RE2 and finally without the w🌊hole A-ranked playthroughs ordeal.
This is a joke, another hoax if you will. Max just commissioned modder Snipzu and their team to put Akuma into RE2 and finally realize this long-lost dream of many Capcom fans. The result is Akuma Mode, a neat mini-campaign where you escape Racoon City using only Akuma’s fists, fireballs, uppercuts, and spinning kicks (to push objects, somehow). Akuma’s naturally way stronger than Leon — from the pre-Resident Evil 4 times, at least — so expect to enter a ro🧸om and be greeted by four Mr. Xs where you expected zombies to be.
You can get Akuma Mode , and get it to work if you have Resident Evil 2 installed with the latest version of Akuma will also join the roster of Street Fighter 6 on May 22 — yes, for real.
Published: May 9, 2024 12:05 pm