David Sinn (djesinn msn com)

Dead or Alive 4
Xbox 360

My xbox live gamertag is "WastedWerewolf". It may seem stupid to have an faq 
for one move, but this is the most infamous move in the game that hardly 
anyone can pull off. 



For those of you trying to unlock the tatami stage, I have some advice on how 
to do the Raijin, because I'm sure that's the only thing standing in your way. 
First of all, you'll notice the move only consists of directional movements 
and the throw button, but that doesn't mean keep one thumb on the stick and 
the other on throw. What you want to do is use both sticks, with both thumbs. 
The throw button will be controlled by your right pointer finger on the right 
trigger. (Assign throw to the right trigger before going to the sparring 
stage.)



1st Part: This part can be frustrating because there seems to be a similar 
move that looks like you're pulling it off, but you may not be. You can tell 
if you did it by noticing the blue flashing message at the top left portion of 
the screen. I think it says "combo", but I don't remember. Anyway, most of you 
probably know what I'm talking about when I mention the blue thing. 
(Or maybe it's green, I forgot.) It's the notifier that it's time to pull of 
the next part. Even though I mention above that you want to keep both thumbs 
on both sticks, I remember trying this first part in two different ways, and I 
can't remember which method I used when I pulled it off. The first method is 
simply using one thumb to make the full circle, but for some reason I found it 
easier to swirl the stick around correctly by grabbing the stick with the tip 
of all five fingers. I'm sure I did this on the left stick with my left hand 
since the right trigger is throw.



2nd Part: This and the 3rd part are why you want to use both directional 
sticks instead of one. It is much easier to do the first two movements on one 
stick and then the next two on the other instead of doing all 4 on one. 
I did the left and right movements on the left stick, and the up and down 
movements on the right.



3rd Part: Same as the second. I used the left stick for the upper right and 
lower left movements, and the right stick for the upper left and lower right 
movements.



As for the rhythm, I really couldn't tell you. I just remember going through 
all the steps in the move as fast as I could, so it seems there may not be any 
moments where you have to hesitate for a split second.

Also, most of you probably already know this, but for those of you who don't, 
you can do the moves in the sparring excersises in any order you want, so it 
just makes sense to select the raijin first to get it out of the way before 
you take the time to do the other moves.

Submitted by WastedWerewolf (David Sinn) - Created 3/3/06
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