From: tanaka@maya.delete.this.stuff.com (Kenichiro Tanaka) Newsgroups: alt.games.sf2 Subject: SFIII move translations Message-ID: Someone asked about the move names so here they are. Yun/Yang's moves are tough to translate, especially the zesshou hohou. Take those with a grain of salt. Everything else is pretty accurate, though. Ryu --- Hadouken -- wave motion punch Shouryuuken -- rising dragon punch Tatsumaki senpuu kyaku -- tornado whirlwind kick Joudan sokutou geri -- high sidekick Shinkuu hadouken -- vacuum wave motion punch Shin shouryuken --the true rising dragon punch Denjin hadouken -- electric blade wave motion punch Ken --- Shouryuu reppa -- rising dragon destroyer Shinryuuken -- fist of the dragon god Shipuu jinraikyaku -- lightning storm kick Yun / Yang ---------- [Y/Y's moves are a bit hard to translate.] Kobokushi -- Tiger strike Zesshou hohou -- stop step (this is really hard to translate...) Senkyuutai -- piercing bow kick Zenpou tenshin -- forward roll Raigekishuu -- thunder strike kick Tenshin senkyuutai -- rolling piercing bow kick Sourai rengeki -- thunder spear chain strike Geneijin -- shadow illusion Ibuki ----- Kunai -- kunai (a kunai is a type of throwing knife) Raida -- thunder strike Kubiori -- neck breaker Kazakiri -- wind cutter Tsumuji -- whirlwind Hien -- flying swallow Kasumi suzaku -- mist phoenix Yoroi doushi -- armor piercer Hashinshou -- heart destroyer strike Oro --- Nichirinshou -- sun palm Oni yanma -- dragonfly Niouriki -- power of the Niou (Niou are giant spirits who guard the entrances to temples and such) Jinchuu watari -- sacrifice crossup (this is kind of hard to translate) Kishinriki -- power of the demon god Yagyoudama -- night spirit Tengu ishi -- tengu stone (a tengu is a mountain spirit) Sean ---- Ryuubikyaku -- dragon tail kick | Kenichiro Tanaka -- tanaka@maya.com | | http://www.maya.com/Local/tanaka/ |