Challenge #251: Shang Tsung vs. Baraka, Sindel, & Shao Kahn
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TheWretchedCrow
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I've also had some problem with that one. As fast as you shoot your skull baraka returns with his projectile and you cant jump-punch and uppercut him either because if his spin and chop-chop blades. Shao Kahn isnt that hard unless he mashes his x-ray right in your face (which he does whenever he's stunned you with his hammer). I just have one thing to say about this challenge.... ARGLAAAH! ;}
Nominrath
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I'm on 290... Almost done!
Ummm... ok. Thanks. I'll try that.
Nominrath
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Shao Kahn isn't that hard? Never thought I'd hear that. Every time I face him, I get trounced at least 20-30 times. Even the 'spam the fireball' techniques floating around that are supposed to be easy wins over him don't work that well for me.
TheWretchedCrow
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I guess it depends on your difficulty setting ;}
Bucketfeet
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I don't think the challenge tower has a difficulty setting.
I'm actually at challenge# 251 and it's the fist one that I'm actually having to keep trying over 5 times.... It started pushing me off how cheap the AI was...
Sorry, no real pointers yet, I'll let u know if I find one.
I'm actually at challenge# 251 and it's the fist one that I'm actually having to keep trying over 5 times.... It started pushing me off how cheap the AI was...
Sorry, no real pointers yet, I'll let u know if I find one.
Nominrath
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That's weird because #185 didn't give me that much trouble. Maybe I can get you to come out here and do #251 for me and I'll do #185 for you! LoL
VictorMefer
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Funny, I had more problems with the challenge before this one, where you face only Shao Kahn. I think I beat this one on the third try or something. Well, I really don't have any pointers for you, sorry :/
MKShao_Kahn
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I beat it on my 3rd try, I HATE facing Sindel!
battle_scarz13
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This is insane just browsing the posts and saw this. This challenge is woopin my ass! I tried for an hour last night. Shao Kahn takes me out @ the end everytime. Ill get him one hit from victory and jump in and get speared. And I refuse to skip. I havent so far and dont plan too. Guess Ill just have to practice Shang Tsung a little more and hope to beat it.
I was also having problems with 251, which is how I found this post. I eventually figured it out on my own...
BARAKA: This is incredibly easy if you just time uppercuts. When the match starts, immediately crouch and wait to uppercut him; he'll jump or walk towards you over and over. After you uppercut him, immediately shoot a flaming skull (back, back, X) and you'll hit him more often than not. Keep repeating this cycle of uppercuts and flaming skulls until he's dead. The only time he'll hit you if your timing is correct is when he charges with both blades thrust out in front of him (and you can hit block to prevent that if you've got serious reaction time skills). Conserve all of your super meter for Sindel. Baraka should be incredibly easy. By the way, this strategy works in all modes, in all difficulties, for beating Baraka.
SINDEL: Get at a distance, and use enhanced flaming skulls (back, back, X + RT) over and over until you run out of super meter. Once you're out, start using regular flaming skulls over and over (back, back, X) to kill Sindel while recharging your super meter for Shao Kahn. She'll shoot purple energy at you, but your fireballs will kill her way before she'll kill you, and the damage you take will be minimal after the heal between enemies. This is also pretty easy, once you get the timing down.
SHAO KAHN: Alright, so you've heard the rumor...get at a distance and shoot flaming skulls over and over. But use enhanced flaming skulls to even this match out. When he gets in close, don't crouch; just stand normally, press block when he charges or swings the hammer, and react with uppercuts or sweeps. Once you hit him with an uppercut, jump back into the flaming skull pattern. You cannot block his flying hammer, so when you see it come at you, jump. Using X-Ray is pointless here; use your super meter exclusively for enhanced flaming skulls. This one is the hardest, and if he hits you with his X-Ray, it's usually all over, so be prepared to jump up and back when he goes into the opening move.
Hope this helps somebody! The Baraka strategy is probably the most valuable, as it applies across the entirety of the game.
BARAKA: This is incredibly easy if you just time uppercuts. When the match starts, immediately crouch and wait to uppercut him; he'll jump or walk towards you over and over. After you uppercut him, immediately shoot a flaming skull (back, back, X) and you'll hit him more often than not. Keep repeating this cycle of uppercuts and flaming skulls until he's dead. The only time he'll hit you if your timing is correct is when he charges with both blades thrust out in front of him (and you can hit block to prevent that if you've got serious reaction time skills). Conserve all of your super meter for Sindel. Baraka should be incredibly easy. By the way, this strategy works in all modes, in all difficulties, for beating Baraka.
SINDEL: Get at a distance, and use enhanced flaming skulls (back, back, X + RT) over and over until you run out of super meter. Once you're out, start using regular flaming skulls over and over (back, back, X) to kill Sindel while recharging your super meter for Shao Kahn. She'll shoot purple energy at you, but your fireballs will kill her way before she'll kill you, and the damage you take will be minimal after the heal between enemies. This is also pretty easy, once you get the timing down.
SHAO KAHN: Alright, so you've heard the rumor...get at a distance and shoot flaming skulls over and over. But use enhanced flaming skulls to even this match out. When he gets in close, don't crouch; just stand normally, press block when he charges or swings the hammer, and react with uppercuts or sweeps. Once you hit him with an uppercut, jump back into the flaming skull pattern. You cannot block his flying hammer, so when you see it come at you, jump. Using X-Ray is pointless here; use your super meter exclusively for enhanced flaming skulls. This one is the hardest, and if he hits you with his X-Ray, it's usually all over, so be prepared to jump up and back when he goes into the opening move.
Hope this helps somebody! The Baraka strategy is probably the most valuable, as it applies across the entirety of the game.
barf79
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Thanks a lot for that post... I think i had tried that challenge for about 3 hours... I have tried over and over but Shao Khan keeps beating me even if i am doing the skull tricks. Challenge 251 and 300 are the only ones i have to beat to complete challenge tower. I really want to complete 251 before trying 300. Damn i hate using Shang Tsung!!! I will let you know when i will complete it!!!
jbell0129
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I kept doing the soul stealer special move on baraka and sindel over and over and then i stayed far away from shao and did the skulls. whenever i had enuff for enhanced 3 skull i did it. took me a few times to get it.
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Does anyone know of a good challenge tower walkthrough?
That's the only challenge I've spent more than an hour at and the only thing i figured is I hate Shang Tsung=)) Stryker's similar challenge was so much easier for me. Even though you don't get that near 50% health regeneration.
Immediately after knocking Baraka and Sindel down I threw a single skull. Hit them pretty often on wakeup or made them block. It was mostly a jump distance game. Out-jump-kick them, fireball, out-jump-kick them, fireball... Grabs also helped after block or sometimes on their wakeup.
Shao Kahn though... first spend my whole meter nailing him with enhanced skulls. Just buy some distance, duck under his spear and fire. Careful though! At the very farthest reaches of full-screen the spear actually hits even if crouched - it has a very slight down curve. After the meter was empty I went for melee. Knock him on the ground, close distance to about 1.5 steps away, he stands up, jump over him. If the timing/distance is correct you can jump over anything. When he X-Rayed me when I jumped I kicked in panic. And it actually knocked him down, lol=) just don't kick too soon. Nail him. Repeat. Die. Try again.
It's also important to hit first. You'll need that extra gauge either to X-Ray Sindel or to spam tripleskulls on SK. Also, there is this wonderful retry button. See the fight not going your way at all? Hit retry.
Immediately after knocking Baraka and Sindel down I threw a single skull. Hit them pretty often on wakeup or made them block. It was mostly a jump distance game. Out-jump-kick them, fireball, out-jump-kick them, fireball... Grabs also helped after block or sometimes on their wakeup.
Shao Kahn though... first spend my whole meter nailing him with enhanced skulls. Just buy some distance, duck under his spear and fire. Careful though! At the very farthest reaches of full-screen the spear actually hits even if crouched - it has a very slight down curve. After the meter was empty I went for melee. Knock him on the ground, close distance to about 1.5 steps away, he stands up, jump over him. If the timing/distance is correct you can jump over anything. When he X-Rayed me when I jumped I kicked in panic. And it actually knocked him down, lol=) just don't kick too soon. Nail him. Repeat. Die. Try again.
It's also important to hit first. You'll need that extra gauge either to X-Ray Sindel or to spam tripleskulls on SK. Also, there is this wonderful retry button. See the fight not going your way at all? Hit retry.
barf79
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Finally, Finally, Finally.... I beat that damn challenge last night after trying over 100 times (over the last few days). Challenge 300 is the only one i have left before completing all of the Challenge tower. I can say without any hesitation that challenge 251 was the must difficult and most anoying of all. Maybe i will say that after trying challenge 300 over and over if i am not lucky!!! I really hate playing with Shang Tsung. I feel a lot better today!!!
sciflyer25
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#300 is HARD. I have read that people beat it after the 4th or 5th time. That is because it gets ridiculously easier if you die a few times then retry.
I wanted to beat it on the first attempt after turning on the PS3. For days on end, I tried to beat it. Midmatch, when I was getting my ass handed to me, I would hit start-->retry. Always the same difficulty, hard as hell.
Finally after being sick of the same beating by Mileena, I allowed the match to complete - me lose, and retry. X4 like that, and it is a breeze. The AI gets worse while you get health back.
I wanted to beat it on the first attempt after turning on the PS3. For days on end, I tried to beat it. Midmatch, when I was getting my ass handed to me, I would hit start-->retry. Always the same difficulty, hard as hell.
Finally after being sick of the same beating by Mileena, I allowed the match to complete - me lose, and retry. X4 like that, and it is a breeze. The AI gets worse while you get health back.