Stage 8-1 (part 1)

You begin this stage with a good number of enemies staring at you on the opposite side. You see this wooden plank lying on the ground close to them…. Nah. Resist the temptation! Anyway, hop on to the left side where you'll find a katana lying on the ground. Pick it up and go back to where you came from, and throw it at any of the Chinese pricks. Aiming at the smaller Chinese dude will kill him instantly. If you hit the big one wearing orange/red, he'll start coming after you… alone (hopefully). Yay~

Now that he's come to you on his own, kick his ass. (Stay in the area where you found the katana to be safe.) Break his guards and spam a couple Yes Man Kablaams to prepare godhand for later. Don't use your roulettes at this point; just keep them. If you have no orbs at all, break the barrels to the left of the gate (where the Chinese dudes stand); one of them drops a gold card.

Once this dude's down, lure out the red thug (elite) behind the left pillar by throwing an object at him, then beat him the usual way. By now, 3 red thugs should bust out of a room and approach you; unleash the godhand you've prepared. Take 1-2 of them down ASAP with one unleash and don't use your roulette yet unless you have enough orbs (try to save 3 orbs for later). After these 3, deal with all remaining enemies separately. Spam Drunken Twist anytime you want to play safe.

When it's all over, enter the only room in this area and break all the objects for fruits. Hopefully now you have full TP and 3 roulette orbs ready for use.

Stage 8-1 (part 2)

This is most likely either the most traumatic or favored battle in the game for a first timer. A short cutscene will welcome you to a party of eight – 3 red thugs, 3 Mohawk ladies, 1 zebra-striped thug and 1 Tiger Joe (all elites).

They come at you in a very odd fashion – they'll run in one straight line to the gate where you start out standing, then towards wherever you are now. So the moment battle begins, run to either side of the area where there are breakable objects. Anticipate when they run towards you and make sure they stay in one straight line. This is the very reason why you've been saving 3 roulette orbs, and the moment we're all waiting for. =D

Try your best to angle yourself parallel to the enemies lined up in front of you, then do Shaolin Blast. If it hits them all, you're down from 8 to 1 in just 5 seconds (Tiger Joe may survive with a sliver of health). Mwahahaha! But if your angle is off and your Shaolin Blast only killed some of them, unleash godhand (if you have it) and take out as many of the remaining ones as possible. (Leave Tiger Joe for last) If not, run around and break all objects (or throw them at the enemies) for items, hopefully cards, or spam Drunken Twist-cancels if there aren't more than 3 enemies left.

If you face this stage with nothing to begin with, then you're quite screwed (like I was my first time). In this case, I suggest spamming Drunken-Twist-cancels like no tomorrow. Once your TP is ready, unleash godhand, rinse and repeat.

Defeating Tiger Joe brings out a Trident Demon, hence the reason I said to leave him for last. Just like the one in stage 4, stay next to him at all times to prevent him from doing his laser and trident thrust attacks that are harder to dodge. Keep punching and duck + counter whenever he swings his trident. You can also use the same old Chain Yanker + Yes Man Kablaam tactic if you must.

Defeating them all will open the gate to the tower, but before you enter the tower door (not the gate), make sure to break all remaining objects (if there's any) and collect any lying items/gold. To the left of the tower door is a gold chest that leaves you a gold card. To the right is Little Devil.

This challenge is easy. Your objective is to beat a single opponent (you should recognize him) in 2:30 minutes. He is generally slow and predictable. Just keep your punches going and duck every time he tries to attack. Guard break him often, get in a few Yes Man Kablaams and you'll be ready for godhand, but remember to stock up TP to the max before you kill him.

Boss Fight - Super Gorilla Mask

Super Gorilla Mask is practically the same as Gorilla Mask in stage 3, just faster and more offensive. Considering you have full TP to begin with (if you've prepared it), unleash godhand once. When he's dizzy, get in the usual 2 YMKs and a pummel. If you have 3 orbs, feel free to use any 1 orb roulette though in this case I strongly suggest Chain Yanker (save 2 orbs for later). When you have enough TP (more than half your max gauge), unleash godhand once more.

If you don't have enough TP or orbs, apply all the usual – ducking, guard breaks, Yes Man Kablaam etc with the addition of High Side Kick-cancels (this is pretty deadly especially when you have High Side Kick 3). When blindly punching, look out for when he tries to grab/kick you; back flip to avoid.

Boss Fight - Obese Ninja

In this battle you face 2 blade fatties and the one and only ninja fatty. This is what you save your 3 roulette orbs for (the stairway before this battle gives you a green card to refill the 1 orb you may have used against Super Gorilla Mask). If you're fully confident in positioning Gene in the right angle, simply perform Shaolin Blast at the start of battle. Otherwise, lure all 3 of them close against the walls and blast them there; it's more accurate.

That single blast will take out both the blade fatties and leave the ninja fatty with little health. You can choose to kill him quickly with the usual guard breaks and counter punches or duck his duck-able attacks and abuse Yes Man Kablaam to refill some TP for the next battle.

If you don't have 3 orbs for Shaolin Blast, La Bomba 2 is your next good option. If you don't have 2 orbs, Typhoon Kick is probably the next best thing. If you have no roulettes at all, just live with it. o_o… You can always spam Drunken Twist or Palm Smash (if you have it), then unleash godhand when ready. When only the ninja fatty is left, repeat the usual ducking, guard breaks and Yes Man Kablaams.

Boss Fight - Afro Fist

This battle consists of a Conchita clone, a zebra-striped lady and Bruce Lee in Afro. I'm assuming you don't have 3 orbs for Shaolin Blast this time round, but if you do, hell, by all means kill all three on the couch immediately.

Anyway, hopefully from the last battle you've refilled enough TP for one unleash. Stand where you are and wait for the 2 ladies to approach you, then unleash godhand and kill the zebra-striped lady first. Use your remaining godhand on the Conchita clone and hopefully you'll dizzy her in time. Then, spank her when your unleash ends. By then she should'd be left with very low HP so kill her ASAP before Afro Fist comes in to interrupt.

Against Afro Fist, unleash again if you have enough TP. One unleash on him should already take out 50~70% of his life. If not, there's always Drunken Fist-cancels. Deal with Afro Fist like you would a Chinese elite and watch out for his consecutive high attacks (duck to avoid). The last hit of his combo usually hits Gene in the crotch so make sure not to get hit! Also beware of his grab attack.

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