Streets of Rage 4 - Mr. X Nightmare DLC - Shiva Build Guide for SURVIVAL MODE [Best Perks and Moves]

[@StoneEdgeGaming]

After more time I'm discovering that the Grounded perk has its place especially in higher levels. Those bonuses are extremely helpful. I still stand by this build to get to circa level 30.

[@JohnGuyJohn]

Chakrams used it in his 5-hour run to level 113: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWbbhHWemJZjbNk If you get Air Master a few times, you can bounce around at a low height.

[@russfoulkes5490]

He was always my favourite character as a kid, so playing as him is just awesome.

[@stephenleslie6145]

It's a shame that they can't imploment the badass side walk the CPU shiva does 😔😔 And I hope at some point they put in Shiva's sor2 costume

[@SrChr778]

That's the funny thing about Survival Modes, after you've played through them enough times, go back into Story Mode; and the realization hits: "Holy crap, since when did it get so easy?" Gaming Fact: Survival Mode turns you into a force of gaming nature.

[@BeastMode62]

Man after survival mode, I was able to smash a level without getting hit with Shiva

[@Redwill85]

Bro that's definitely true. Except later when I go back to arcade....my raging elemental blitzes and wall to wall carries are greatly missed.

[@SunnyTacos]

Shiva is my favorite since the Genesis, my dude transpires badassery.

[@georgehernandez2156]

That one level with the electric barriers and bouncing balloon things are game enders for me.

[@zal455]

You are so right.

[@SilverHunterN]

Everyone hates the boxing ring area. Too many pitfalls and traps. Everyone just flies everywhere, even on early stages.

[@Kinos141]

SHIVA!!! I can still hear his stage music in my head and "whitenowcrash!!"

[@Am0ru]

fly kick is my go to!

[@RandomBlackGamer]

Shiva has everything under the kitchen sink. But I wouldn't necessarily call him broken. His inclusion has made me grateful that I no longer have to cling to characters like Adam, Cherry, or SoR3 Skate. He's super fun to play with especially when you apply all the different perks in Survival Mode. He simply has an answer for any enemy type.

[@halcyonways1476]

I agree ☝️

[@Redwill85]

Estel is my main but there's been times where my Shiva is the character I used to break my survival records. I also believe even though he can't use weapons conventionally like the rest of the cast....that he's ironically the best character with weapons. Once you have a weapon in a juggle state, you can keep reflecting it against enemies and burn off their health insanely fast.

[@RandomBlackGamer]

@@Redwill85 Yup. His weapon palm strike is so addictive when you mix it in with combos & juggles. His gameplay is so addictive that you just wanna keep playing with him. You wanna see how far you can go with his combo strings before you cash in those hit points.

[@halcyonways1476]

@@Redwill85 but they have to be lined up so that help keeps the balance that tactic.

[@halcyonways1476]

@@RandomBlackGamer That's until they nerf him into ground D= instead of bring that fun factor to the other characters in fun in unquiet ways. At least i hope they don't break the character or characters.

[@Redwill85]

A great trick for fighting goros is if you're ever facing against him in a stage with pitfalls....make sure his back is facing the out of bounds edge...walk up... grab...and just let him break out of the grab. He'll dash backwards and fall outta the stage.

[@woodroblue8332]

Game is so fun especially with the dlc

[@rebornjm]

with final crash you can get the ground level perk along with the extra jump due to the fact it knocks the enemy in the air and with the extra jump you can use the air combo, so the more extra jumps you get the longer you can extend the combo

[@WaterCrane]

7:35 I've brought this up in a few videos now, but mainly because I'm trying to draw attention to it. If the combo damage gets too high, namely 32,767 (educated guess), it seems an arithmetic overflow occurs and wraps around to -32,768 - watch your score drop when the combo is rewarded.

[@DrAce46]

That was awesome, I'll definitely give this a try! I already love Shiva's move-set and this makes it perfect! Thanks man, I subbed :D

[@buckrogers8024]

Flying Kick is one of the greatest moves in any game ever!

[@KennyJordana]

I think most players who've been playing the DLC know about this. Cherry's my main and been my main since this game came out a year ago. I managed to get a level 42 on survival with her. Good video man👊🏿

[@Dagg73]

Level 47 with Cherry too. By far my favourite character in SOR4:)

[@KennyJordana]

@@Dagg73 Good stuff man! People need to stop sleeping on Cherry because she's a beast!

[@mikeadams7904]

Combo wise she's brilliant. She's so fast. Shiva is a little similar with the flying kick combo

[@JayInVA22]

I keep final crash on, with the additional jump it can lead to insanely long air combos (good for regaining health when it gets low) Shive also has an air down special that safely lands him from the air (for those Anti Air enemies)

[@JohnGuyJohn]

"Don't take the grounded perk or risk taking the random perk" -- shows a level end screen in which those are the only two choices.

[@aspreedacore]

lol

[@kevin90210uk]

I already knew about this before I watched this. I got to level 34 on first attempt. Sheva a is awsome

[@YoungBlaze]

In the last update I think they nerfed the toxic update to where it takes a while to grab it because I remember first playing this update and the toxic move with Shiva I was able to get to level 50

[@donovanjarvis6483]

Ground Level is a must even with Shiva. The final hit of Shiva’s auto-combo and doubling back attack makes Shiva high-kick. This allows Shiva to jump even with the Ground Level Perk and all Air Masters work.

[@Nikopteros]

I love that this soundtrack came with a free game mode and characters

[@Dark0niro]

Another great tool you can use is Senretsuken with the "Old School" perk (no green life on specials) and "Blood Thrist", if you add electrical and fire elements it becomes a beast that can combo into itself almost infinitely if you get all the enemies infront of you. You heal the life lost with a couple of flying kicks and you're good to go.

[@nickmaestro]

I gotta try this, sounds pretty broken.

[@alandoyle1077]

Because of this vid I can’t wait to get da dlc

[@PackageFromChina]

Yeah Easy mode with Sheeva..... Awesome video thanks for sharing 👌

[@fonque]

I also got stuck on stage 34. The enemies hit faster than I can spam the star moves. I have died on level 34 three times now the same way. Accidental grab and game over. It happens because there are so much mayhem on the screen I cant tell that I have grab anyone.

[@SOULTRANADA]

Good I love him broken, he's fun as hell like I always wanted

[@fagundesdenoronha-gamemusi1300]

The monster face like pendulum in the beginning is called Vehelits!

[@NerdyGamerReacts]

Subbed, amazing video man, can u make a video for Cherry and lmk which build works best for her, Blaze as well? 🙌😃

[@SilverHunterN]

I actually used the "can't jump" perk, and I got to level 34 with it, so its not always bad. Besides, anti air enemies like Donovans and Barbons hit you when you are in the air anyway. But yes, upon testing glass cannon is garbage, I once had a turkey nearby and I got hit 3 times in a row and lost straight away. You cannot pick up food in time with this perk. Edit: Once, I got the "Hey buddy" 3 times and I got Mr Y as an assist, and he had loads of health for some reason.

[@outofthetrash5925]

Didn't know this game existed. I have just completed the first game with my 4yo on the ps4 emulator and game pack. Can 2 players play co-op on this game?

[@ryanvacation7319]

Yes you can. Couch co-op up to 4 players. I play this games with my nephews and niece and its we are all having a blast.

[@navigatingel6104]

What does "broken" mean in Streets of Rage? It's unfair to to the computer who is throwing multiple enemies at once?

[@MoonlightStrider]

IKR? It's like playing Doom and saying DoomGuy is OP.

[@donniebravo19]

This is how our games get NERFED smh

[@RedLine_Renesis]

I've been doing 40+ runs with SOR3 skater

[@themoviereviewwarriors939]

I get to level 51 with Estel and am looking for any tips to get higher.

[@randommusic5010]

Easy question. How to download the dlc. I m trying full day but i don't find link

[@donniebravo19]

Broken usually means something needs to be fixed. Are you implying that Shiva needs to be Fixed?

[@swigzby]

Have you never heard the term broken in gaming? It usually means OP.

[@donniebravo19]

@@swigzby I know exactly what it means in gaming terminology. I feel as if he should be "broken" being that he is Shiva and I do Not want him to get nerfed so I asked was he trying to. What's wrong with that?

[@swigzby]

@@donniebravo19 just because he said Shiva was broken it doesn't mean he thinks he should be nerfed. Usually when people say something is broken they mean they think it may end up getting nerfed, not that it should be.

[@donniebravo19]

@@swigzby Oh, you're so knowledgeable. I was unaware of that.

[@TestSubject06]

With the combo damage perk Heat of Battle, you need to hit 49 hits to get your damage back up to 100%, and then ~98 hits to break even on the amount of total damage you would have done prior to taking the perk.

[@levimiller5007]

The Heat of Battle upgrade is the next most useful perk in the game besides Blood Thirst. Combine those two with damage/defense upgrades as well as elements (particularly on blitz moves), stockpile stars, and your chances of survival are greatly increased.

[@mhmdg-vi7fz]

1:34 do you konw that i can end you in a sec with useing the anthor one that u dont have a sec to move

[@EternallApprentace]

I prefer to stay grounded ( the power up)because you can still do aerial combos after the initial combo chain or strong move. The buffs it offers are massive too. Poison does hella damage, but I agree fire/electricity for crowd control. Fire maybe even better due to knock down. Always pick spirit dance. Later on it is essential, from what I've seen. Random upgrades are no "random" but programmed week by week what they will be, least on the weekly sims. I think so too for the "random" Sims, but unsure Agreed on combos Great video!! I love Shiva and Cherry and have only gotto 33 barely play too haha. Once my studies are done I'm going to get at least to 50 >=D. I was running a defense and life drain build but will try the combo one later too. Great tips :)

[@bigwavesun]

Yeah Cherry is super OP with her sliding knee. I beat triple boss stages just spamming it for a couple of minutes. I am not complaining lol

[@idris1956]

Awesome thanks

[@ssjfranky07]

I'm new to the game, does all this applies to the story mode?

[@teddyhawkins318]

When did this DLC come out?! I’m so far behind! 🤦🏾‍♂️ Once I mastered it last year, I figured it was all over. So glad to blow the dust off and slap some combos together again!

[@link6000]

were you inside a cave? XD they was announcing this dlc for months

[@terrencepoinsett4169]

@@link6000 It was moreso just for him to say he "mastered" something... You know comment sections turn into a "look at me" real fast lol

[@link6000]

@@terrencepoinsett4169 make sense lol

[@donniebravo19]

Everything will be NERFED by the time you do smh

[@Redwill85]

@@terrencepoinsett4169 lol also playthrough vids of the dlc are so damn abundant, how the hell did he miss the buzz?!?

[@funtomata]

I personally really like to have defensive perks over extra damage. imho that's what's going to keep you going past lvl 30. I would never pick the ally upgrade over a defensive buff. All my 25+ runs were runs where I got a lot of defence.

[@luismaldonado5519]

Blood thirst is probably the best "upgrade" in the game. It makes you a lot more durable. Blood thirst plus damage bonus equals MORE durability.

[@Jer1998]

@@luismaldonado5519 not exactly, it's a great bonus, indeed, but i have gotten up to stage 45 and without deff bonuses, you are pretty much dead in one hit, that's why grounded perk is so great, let's you have up to 40% deff including deff bonus (15+25) and then the deff one when below 50% HP is a must have too

[@funtomata]

​@@luismaldonado5519 bloodthirst is a must, you just can't hope for a good run without it. and damage does help durability, but think about it: 40% defence vs 40% attack: - 40% damage: an enemy hits you for 100 damage, you take 60 damage instead, and have to deal 750 unbuffed damage (750*0.08 = 60) to get back to full health. + 40% attack: an enemy hits you for 100 damage, you have to deal 890 unbuffed damage (890 * 1.4 * 0.08 = 100) to get back to full health. so defence > attack in terms of durability even without factoring in the fact that you can get killed in one hit if you have no defence

[@DarknessXxMaster]

Eh, The only risk with Flying Kick is The Arena. Now, there are two kinds of Arena: The Electric Fence Ring and then there's the other one: The Pit. Gotta be careful with that flying kick or you're likely to go flying off into the pit or off stage which costs health to respawn back. From what I noted also is that Final Crash has one weakness: Donovans. That uppercut that hits you when you're in the air is a pain. Final note: Glass Cannon is for Experts. Like, combine Glass Cannon with Blood Thirst and you heal 102% health. The risk? Defense is at -100% but that's not a problem except for the Environmental Hazards. Volcano stage with the fireballs and lava geizers. Sometimes it's that rain and wind stage where lightning tries to strike you. Sometimes it's the factory stage with the laser beams, bombs or crusher. Other times its the Arena and those wrecking balls. Be aware of your surroundings, think fast and act fast.

[@chuckchizzle]

Wish you could use the poison and such in the regular game.

[@ralphmayers9859]

this guy:i am not so good in this game (reached 33 level) me:playing this game series since sega,consider myself good player,playing SOR4 game almost everyday,have 600+ hours already,but managed to reach only 21 level.

[@axe2grind772]

After mostly playing Estel I thought she was op but apparently she’s pretty balanced compared to Max and Shiva.

[@Redwill85]

Yeah I'm just like you. I thought me ping ponging a grip of enemies from wall to wall with boot mark and charging strong was super OP....then tack on police tackle to finish a boss with mad elemental buffs...holy shit. I mean her air punch dive makes her insanely evasive and mobile. Following up the dive attack with a charge strong and do it all over. Good lord.

[@pigboykool]

Great video. Other character's move may be as OP as Shiva; however, they are not as fun & never as stylish & cool as Shiva with his combos.

[@WHYxSOxSERiiOUS]

so to unlock the moves you just gotta keep playing?

[@Jer1998]

Grounded perk is great with everyone, and Shiva is not out of it, it gives +15% deff, which is great, it's really needed for late stages, in which red enemies can kill you in 2 hits or even kill you with just one without that (even if you already have the 25%), also, it's not like you can't jump, you can when you are dashing, but in late stages (i have gotten up to 45) jumping is not useful at all, is just like if you want to lose on purpose

[@Srevanm1]

Level 33 is for some reason a run killer round. The next couple levels aren't as difficult.

[@enzoherbas4771]

how choose this moves?

[@TwesomE]

Its good that Shiba is broken because the A.I. many times is also as well! 😆

[@foxeh.]

Awesome video!! Will you be making a guide for the other characters bro? My best level 19 so far and I think that was due to my kids helping me 😹🦊

[@StoneEdgeGaming]

Hey thanks, man. Nah, there are other channels that are much more knowledgeable about the other characters and fighting styles. I'll upload if I get any new ideas. Thanks for watching 😁

[@animator8555]

Skate from streets of rage 3 is op because of his blitz move.

[@ralphmayers9859]

2:00-worst perks ever,why should we use them?

[@joshfox6415]

Thanks you 👀🔥

[@xtremeog8421]

With Shiva press forward forward then press x then square with a slight delay and hell do flying kick. Found out by accident.

[@danbgrd]

I don't understand. How did you get killed with 1 hit ....??

[@StoneEdgeGaming]

I think it was two hits (two Signals, one hit each). Still, that's a lot of damage.

[@danbgrd]

@@StoneEdgeGaming yeah man. You had pretty much full health. That was insane. Great vid tho, gonna try your tips today. The DLC is amazing fun

[@adrianhazzard6665]

He might have been running glass cannon perk where you deal and receive insane amounts of damage

[@funtomata]

@@adrianhazzard6665 his tier list doesn't include any defensive perks. You can't get very far past lvl 30 without defensive perks. Enemies hit like a truck

[@devsanders1435]

I just got too 31 on this week challenge mostly but getting the point bonus ones and then I got the one that drops your super special bye 50% but adds all elements that thing is unfair with Shiva

[@fonque]

shiva is SOOO broken, but its so much fun to play!

[@jachromole]

I have a comment how to unlock him in the first place?

[@dtester]

try Sor3 Skate using Ground Roll Blitz ^_^

[@franchica]

That shit is OP. And hes super fast and mobile too

[@MrWashu12]

Just venting the truth yes it's a good mode but at the same time crazy.

[@ねぷとねえねるじ]

Glass cannon negates the downside of the heat of the battle, and heat of the battle is exponential.

[@MrVein1983]

I can’t download the mrx nightmare . It’s saying it’s not available in the eshop. Won’t even come up in the game. Anybody else having this problem?

[@StoneEdgeGaming]

Its a problem on Nintendo's end. Dotemu says it should be fixed in the coming days.

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

Not on ps4,u should've upgraded

[@MrVein1983]

@@dreadxplayzs7849 it’s still not available on the switch. Been waiting on this dlc to drop since last year.

[@ChickenConPolloHD]

@@MrVein1983 Up now! Couldn’t search for it in eShop. Had to buy through the actual game.

[@ryanweible9090]

i did make sure to update your switch version, that should give the option to download, that was my issue, not updated.

[@angelshadow3593]

Here I thought with Roo making a 259 hit combo was something. This guy with Shiva 715 hit combo.....

[@rafaytauseef3704]

Wait what about roo

[@jamman7344]

Hahahaha that is my build except I use the glass cannon for the health regen. And grab defense items to make up for the defense loss. With Tanky characters I use glass cannon with 40% star score, and no jump. On SOR 1 characters I buff mostly weapons and watch how enemies health bars drop fast with 1 to few hits. If you want to reach above level 20 with easy use SOR1 characters with attack buffs and weapon buffs. They hit amazingly hard already and their capable of hitting enemies in nearby lanes unlike SOR3 and SOR4 characters.

[@Narwhalszz]

The only thing that flying kick isn’t invincible to Is donavan Uppercut jab

[@daydayboogie1015]

Can anyone please tell me how to use the ability menu in the character select screen from the P4 I been tryna figure that out for while please anyone I really would appreciate it 🙏🏾

[@evilaj2010]

Do people even understand the definition broken anymore? I swear, people just like to bastardize the definition of words these days.

[@Mestre-Joe]

Shut up dude. Do not screw up with the game. Your opinion is not the opinion of everybody. This mode is hard as hell, this trophy is boring, and this character aways was op and that's the way he need's to be. Don't screw up with everything dude.

[@Sk4tman91]

Anyone wanna help me get to lvl 30? I play on PS. Also might help me with Arcade Hard mode.

[@WitherAndrot]

First 5 characters feel pretty weak now in comparison with dlc characters, especially Sheeva, that's not good.

[@elamriti]

i cant even finish normal mode i have no idea how people play this game liks its nothing ,boss rush mode cant even get past the police chief

[@ReneSpeak]

What the hell?! One hit was enough to get killed!!!

[@stephencheney9811]

"RNGesus" hahaha. Also, yes, I hate that boxing ring, except that it has the best music.

[@andrestorres2231]

there should be a button for grabbing. ps4 control has unused buttons come on

[@thediligentstudent9876]

I prefer the final crash

[@TheMrCHELL]

Buffed Max Power Slide can destroy everything except the SOR1 Bongos.😂

[@astashasta1]

having 2 maxs do it together is fuckin hilarious

[@tempestrage257]

They need to introduce a block feature and/or let the defensive special have priority over all enemy moves. Its very annoying when enemies grab (especially the damn commisioner) and you have to let them finish

[@elturco66]

I Made 1100 Hits 🥳

[@chrissharron4739]

Thats funny my highest round is 33 too

[@seventwistsclockwise]

Mine works ok

[@kskutty100]

Yet

[@zal455]

Broken characters make game's more fun, And KZbinrs need to stop letting the Dev,s know about this, because they will patch the game, and take more fun away from the game.

[@xflossx]

really the game is broken but its a great beat em up but there is a load of issues and the mobile game is more broke and the blood lust to me is broke as it heals you when you do damage yet the i do same damage as youtubers in the start levels but they seem to fill their health up with one flying kick yet i do the same and get hardly anything back and the late game is just blitz or spirit palm nonstop so to me it is not a game its just crap at least the story mode is good cept for the final boss witch is just dumb

[@disvolual]

Shiva and max are definitely going to be nerfed hard

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

Nerfed hard?I don't think it's that serious

[@disvolual]

@@dreadxplayzs7849 they’re broken as hell dude lmao

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

@@disvolual this ain't a fighting game,calm yourself

[@disvolual]

@@dreadxplayzs7849 I am calm?

[@astashasta1]

hopefully just slight nerfs

[@lonewolffang]

Shiva isn't broken, he's a damn beast. When has any beatemup character ever go through a bullet?

[@MrWashu12]

One shot death loose all progress stupid trap's invisible frames super armor complete crap.

[@rubenberrios6777]

This guy, don't know what is talking about. Shiva is not broken.

[@aitordomenechortiz2660]

more than buffeting the characters to put them at the same level as shiva, you have to nerf shiva and the characters that require it. everyone wants the first option ... but then it will no longer be about a person being skilled with the character .If all the characters are broken, it would reach a point where you only have to spam to go far in survival or to achieve records in mania +. I don't know about you, but I want to be good at using the character I have and be recognized for my ability to use the character, not only because I spam better than others, leaving shiva like that and buffing the characters the only thing that would be achieved is people just spamming ... and players would only be seen doing the same thing over and over again. skill and dexterity or it would become a boring game. a little common sense please !!

[@camila_costa12]

Arcade Shiva is also broke 😂

[@TimeKillingFuel]

How is Shiva's orange outfit OP? Aren't they just palette swaps?