Akuma is finally coming out to Street Fighter 6 to bring all of the Street Fighter fun before the end of May
The inner demon of the world is on the way with the next character hitting Street Fighter 6 with Akuma. We all knew this character was coming and we just did not specifically when Capcom was going to drop that for us on the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Now, though, we know that Akuma will be in the fight of Street Fighter once again on May 22nd. As long as you have the Season Pass of content or are willing to pick the character up on its own. There are options and those options will bring just a little more than the character, as has been the case with all of the other DLC characters up to now.
You can have a slight look at Akuma in action for Street Fighter 6 just a little lower, but it feels just about what we would expect in the IP and from the character up to now. A lot of the same moves of the characters he is a mirror of while also digging into the demon aspect of it all too. We also get a look at one of the Akuma skins that will be here that places the character back in the look of Street Fighter II but with the more modern graphics added in. A look that I feel is superior to what we have by default but that is due to it being so iconic and not needing much of an upgrade to keep the character looking cool out there.
Street Fighter 6 — Akuma Gameplay
Unleash your inner demon when the one, the only, the legendary Akuma joins the Street Fighter 6 roster starting on May 22, across PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam! Dropping right alongside Akuma are three significant new updates:
- Fight with style when Outfit 3 hits the clothing rack for all Year 1 Characters, including Rashid, A.K.I., Ed, and Akuma. Year 1 Ultimate Pass owners will automatically receive these including their colors 1-10 on May 22.
- The moves they are a-changin’ as the highly anticipated battle balance updates for all characters hit the streets. We’ll have more details to share about this in the upcoming weeks.
- Check out the new digs with the newest stage in Street Fighter 6, Enma’s Hollow, where Akuma resides to continue his hellbent training. Year 1 Ultimate Pass owners will automatically receive this stage on May 22.
Akuma drops straight into the action across all three Street Fighter 6 game modes, including World Tour where you can learn more about his story, Battle Hub where you can apply his moves to your own avatar, as well as the classic Fighting Ground experience. Check out his throwback Outfit 2 style as well, inspired by his debut look in Super Street Fighter II Turbo.
Now on to a sample of some of his exhilarating and demonic moves:
- Gou Hadoken: Akuma’s infamous fireball is back and can be charged up to blast a “red fireball” that gives him more options on hit or block.
- Ashura Senku: Like his previous iterations, Akuma uses Ashura Senku to glide on the battlefield cloaked in shadows.
- Adamant Flame: One of Akuma’s new moves, where he performs a forward thrust engulfed in flames. This move is useful in combos and for exploiting vulnerable opponents due to its long reach.
- Messatsu Gohado: Akuma’s Level 1 Super Art where he fires a highly concentrated ball of Satsui no Hado.
- Empyrean’s End: Akuma’s Level 2 Super Art where he turns the Satsui no Hado into a powerful flame and ignites it within the opponent.
- Sip Of Calamity: Akuma’s first Level 3 Super Art where he throws opponents on the ground face-first and follows up with a single devastating blow.
- Shun Goku Satsu Or “Raging Demon”: This second Level 3 Super Art can only be performed when his Vitality is low enough for a Critical Art and can be used to end combos. This time, he allows you to see what happens during the one second worth of nightmares.
What are your thoughts on Akum and his look that we have in this Street Fighter game? Does it feel like they have been able to recapture the elements that made him so cool before or is it missing something for you? Will you be playing with on the classic skin on or will you try out the others to have a different feel going on? Take to the comments to discuss all of that and everything else that we have for the IP out there. We will share more for Street Fighter 6 as we get new things, so please keep on checking in for those updates and the many others we have along the way. I have a feeling we have some big ones coming down the line very soon.