The highly-anticipated Resident Evil 2 remake`s release draws near and I couldn`t be any more excited. I`m a huge fan of the 1998 original--alongside many lovely coworkers at GameSpot--and have countless fond memories playing it during my formative years. But amidst these memories were hours spent speculating upon the validity of a popular gaming hoax; the ability to play as Akuma in Resident Evil 2. That`s right, the Akuma (or Gouki, if you`re a Capcom purist)--the infamous top knotted practitioner of the Ansatsuken fighting style and well-known beaded necklace aficionado from Street Fighter. Though it began as a joke back in 1998, I`m crossing my fingers that Capcom puts Akuma in the upcoming remake. It`s a longshot, but the iconic fighter`s addition could prove a humorous and unexpected way to experience the horrors of Raccoon City.`[Akuma`s] main weapon is a fireball, done just like holding the Action button and firing` -- EGM2The popular Akuma hoax was birthed into the Resident Evil 2 community thanks to the work of the now defunct Electronic Gaming Monthly spin-off magazine, EGM2. The publication`s April issue `Trick of the Month` column stated that Akuma could be unlocked by typing `AKUMA` instead of `GUEST` on a laboratory computer located at the end of the game, allowing a new save file to be made where you could play him. However, to actually get this to work, EGM2 claimed you needed to first beat both Resident Evil 2 scenarios six times in a row with an A-rank, and do it only using the handgun combat knife. Akuma could then be unlocked on the seventh run after inputting the login name across both scenarios. This was clearly an April Fool´s joke, but readers quickly spread word of the false unlockable. None of this was unfeasible, as both The 4th Survivor and Tofu modes demanded similar unlock requirements.`Remember that `Unused` Cryo tank? Well, at the start Akuma will bust out of it!` -- EGM2Looking back at the low-resolution screenshots from EGM2, i ...
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