How to fight a desired end boss. Goodman, Neo-Dio, Mizuchi, or King Lion.

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There seem to be alot of confusion about how you reach the different end charaters Goodman, Neo-Dio, Mizuchi, and King Lion.

This is not to surprising because Snk/Playmore gave this game an overhaul for the xbox live version and it no longer resembles the either the arcade or the ps2 versions.

Under the new rules they have made the game a whole lot easier.
Everything is linked to wins and number of successful D-ASSAULTS landed before you reach the end.

To be clear, a few seconds after any match starts or switching out fighters, a bar will appear over your chi bar at the bottom of the screen that says (D-assault OK) now you can preform a D-ASSAULT attack by doing a fireball motion then pushing the change button. {down, down-forward, forward + Change}

If done correctly, your fighter will dash forward and attempt to land the hit. For this to count toward your final boss destination you must land the hit on the opponent so your teammate appears and helps you throw some beat down on the opponent.

I recommend completing your checklist of d-assaults on the first team. It will be easier to land the hit and you will not have to worry about it later.

With that being said, Play through story mode on default settings and follow this list for each of the bosses:

MIZUCHI - 0 D-Assault attacks landed can lose and continue before reaching the boss.

KING LION - 3 D-Assault attacks landed can NOT lose and continue before reaching the boss.

NEO-DIO - 4 D-Assault attacks landed can NOT lose and continue before reaching the boss.

GOODMAN - 6 or more D-Assault attacks landed can NOT lose and continue before reaching the boss.

Once you do reach the final boss of your choice, you are allowed to lose and continue. So have fun putting service a: CPU AT 1/4 LIFE to good use making your life easier while snagging the chieves.
Hope this helps everyone.