Persona 4 Arena Basics: Yu Narukami's Movelist

We get it. Fighting games can be one tough cookie to crack, especially those developed by Japanese fighting fanatics Arc System Works. With Persona 4 Arena, the developer has taken a few steps to minimize confusion when dipping one's feet into this new release, but for fighting newbies or those who are only picking up the game to fuel their Persona fandom, it can still be a daunting task to overcome all of the systems at work in P4A. That's what our "Basics" series of guides is here for. We'll walk you through the game's controls, the combos for each character, and the game's various modes before leading into more advanced subject matter. It's everything that a new fighting fan could want, beginning with...

"The young man who ended the case that rocked Inaba returns for the holidays, only to find a new mystery in the P-1 Grand Prix tournament. With his katana and Persona, Izanagi, he can hold his own in all aspects." - Atlus' official character description.

Yu Narukami's movelist:

(Moves are listed first by their PS3 controls, then their Xbox 360 counterparts)
(The commands listed here assume that the character is facing towards the right. The commands will be reversed when the character is facing to the left.)

• Furious Action: Big Gamble: Pull this move off by hitting X or A + O or B
• Skill: Raging Lion: Hit left on the D-Pad plus Square or X. Alternately, you can hit left on the D-Pad and the X or A button to get the same result
• Skill: Swift Strike: Hit left on the D-Pad plus Triangle or Y. Alternately, you can hit left on the D-Pad and the O or B button to get the same result
• Skill: Zio: Hit right on the D-Pad plus the Triangle or Y button. Alternately, you can hit right on the D-Pad and the O or B button to get the same result
• SP Skill: Ziodyne: Quickly tap right on the D-Pad twice in succession, plus Triangle or Y. Alternately, you can double tap right on the D-Pad and hit the O or B button to get the same result
• Awakened SP Skill: Cross Slash: Quickly tap left on the D-Pad twice in succession, plus Triangle or Y. Alternately, you can double tap left on the D-Pad and hit the O or B button to get the same result
• Instant Kill: Myriad Truths: Quickly tap down on the D-Pad three times in succession, plus Triangle or Y. Alternately, you can triple tap left on the D-Pad and hit the O or B button to get the same result