Re:Retro

Street Fighter II: Ken’s Touch of Death Combo

by Joel on July 3rd, 2008

I found this really nick trick for Ken Masters on Street Fighter II for the arcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and Sega Genesis. It’s called the Touch of Death Combo, and I’ve been trying it out (trying being the operative term). The move actually entails two combos: the first disables an opponent, the second knocks them out. After a few tries on the ol’ SNES, I can say that it’s really effective (at least during those times that I executed the combo correctly).

Here’s how you do it:

First, jump towards your opponent and hit him with a fierce kick attack. As soon as you land on the pavement, hopefully behind your opponent, hit him (or her, as the case may be) with a follow-up standing fierce punch. While busting your opponent’s face with the fierce, you should also be holding the joystick (or directional cross key) in the direction of the opponent. Note that Ken should not be moving towards the opponent as doing this will result in a throw.

Now comes the critical part, that of buffering a fierce Dragon Punch into that fierce punch you just landed. This is why you should be holding down the directional key in the direction of your opponent. Remember that Ken’s Dragon Punch (and Ryu’s for that matter) is executed by doing the following: forward, down, down-forward + punch. Doing this to end the first combo will give you four hits on the opponent (more if you’re fighting taller opponents like Sagat and Zangief).

What happens next will seem like a blur to your opponent as Ken steps in with a couple of jabs, a fierce punch, and another Dragon Punch.

Confusing? Here, watch this video:

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