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Sifu Cheats and Tips
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Sifu Cheats, Tips, Strategy
Sifu is an action beat'em up game played from a third-person perspective. Get bashing up the enemies with these Sifu cheats, tips and beginners guide that you can find below for this game which is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC.
Sifu Trailer
Set in a fictional city in present-day China, you play the role of a young kung fu student on a path of revenge, hunting for the murderers of your family. One against all, you have no allies and countless enemies and will have to rely on your unique mastery of kung fu to prevail and preserve your family's legacy
Sifu Cheats, Tips Strategy
Below is a collection of hints and tips that will help you to progress in the game. These include why you need to replay levels and why you should save your Focus meter. As well as these hints and tips, we also have a beginners guide here which goes into more detail on some of the tips we have below:
- Avoid rather than Dodge Attacks
Although you can Dodge oncoming attacks, it is far more beneficial if you use the Avoid move. The Dodge has its uses, but can leave you momentarily vulnerable. The Avoid move is performed by holding down the left bumper on your controller so that you can into the Avoid stance, then by flicking the thumbstick at the right time you will be able to completely avoid the enemy's attack.
Timing is everything, it is important that you don't hold the direction down when performing this move, you just need to flick the thumbstick.
- Spend your XP
Don't hoard the XP you earn, make sure you spend it unlocking Sifu Skills on the courtyard tree in your headquarters, at the jade shrines, or in the death screen whenever possible. It is far better to choose permanent skills and keep pumping points into it rather than starting over and losing it. The XP you earn can also be used to buff your weapon damage, or take your death counter back to zero.
Resetting the death counter is expensive at 1,000 XP so be sure it's worth the cost rather than starting the level over. Keep in mind that even if you reset your death counter your pendant that resurrects you still sustains damage over time. Take a look at our Sifu Skills Guide to find out about the different abilities that you can equip your character with by earning XP.
- Replay Levels
It is crucial in order to beat the game that you try to finish levels as young as possible. The way in which you do this is by going back and restarting stages with your new, permanently unlocked Sifu Skills and XP.
Try and complete the first stage in your 20s, and stay under 30 before stage three. Keep in mind that replaying levels will reset your character's build, the Sifu Skills and upgrades you acquired will change to match whatever their build was at the start of your youngest successful attempt at clearing a level.
- Detective Boards are Linked
The Detective Board in Sifu acts as a menu to collect together all the evidence and information you find during a level. Keep in mind that all the Detective Boards are linked and that later levels will give you items to use in earlier ones.
This basically means there will be early levels you won't be able to complete until you find the required collectibles in later levels. Take a look at our Detective Board Guide to find out the locations of all the collectibles in Sifu.
- Don't Perform Takedowns
A takedown in Sifu is one of the most powerful moves you can perform, and you will be able to do them when you break down an enemy's Structure. Keep in mind that they can be risky as there are some enemies that become stronger and more aggressive when taken down.
To avoid this simply avoid using takedowns on your enemy and keep attacking them until their health completely depletes. Although this is slower it prevents giving yourself a tougher foe to fight.
- Save your Focus Meter
When you block attacks and fight back against the enemies you will build up your Focus meter which can then be used for special attacks on enemies. Not only will the enemy be unable to block this special attack it will also put them in a vulnerable state that will enable to deal massive damage with a powerful follow-up attack. Try not to waste these special attacks on random enemies that can be easily taken down with a few hits, save them for the boss battles.
Beginner Tips and Tricks
Sifu is an action beat'em up game with tight pakmei inspired kung fu combat. Gameplay in Sifu is rewarding, but challenging. Use the Beginner Tips and Tricks video below as a guide to help you get started.
Sifu Beginner Tips and Tricks
0:00 - Intro
0:57 - Structure
2:02 - Moveset
3:03 - Rewards
3:40 - Training
4:02 - Death
More Tips and Tricks
Lots more tips and tricks to learn that will help you in the challenging action combat brawler.
More Tips and Tricks for Sifu
0:15 - About Unlocking Moves
1:05 - Environmental Mastery
3:00 - High Gard and Low Guard
5:19 - Second Boss
7:39 - Invincibility Frames
8:02 - Downed Enemy Attack
8:09 - Dodge
9:19 - Health Gained on Takedowns
Take a look at our Beginners Tips and Tricks to get additional help in Sifu.
Sifu Guide
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Sifu FAQ's
Our Latest Questions
| What is Photo mode? |
| This feature allows you to pause the game and survey your surroundings. You can use the camera tool, add filters, effects, and easily take beautiful screenshots. |
| What things can you grab and use as weapons? |
| You can grab bottles, wooden planks, pipes, knives and blades to strike your enemies. |
| How do you open the Fire Chest in the Club level? |
| Once you have opened the door near the bar in the Club level you need to eliminate the two enemies that are there to be rewarded the Fire Key to open the Fire Chest. |
| Where do you find the code for the door near to the bar in the Club level? |
| You need to despatch the bodyguard in the third level of the Museum to earn the Museum Keycard. This then allows you to access the exhibition on the third level where you will encounter a woman observing a sculpture who gives you the code you require. |
| What are the best weapons to pick up? |
| Weapons with a long reach are the best to pick up as they are most effective when you need to crowd control. |
Can you help answer any of these questions?
| How to take a picture to earn the trophy? |
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Achievements & Trophies
There are 43 trophies for Sifu on PlayStation 4.
| Trophies | Award |
|---|---|
| Scareless Beat the game while being 50 years old or less. | Bronze |
| Stuntmaster Climbing and going across the environment allows you to control the flow of the fight. | Bronze |
| Dance of the Praying Mantis Throwing enemies around makes handling big groups easier. (Ignored in training mode.) | Bronze |
| Street Fighting Anything can be a weapon, so keep using your environment to your advantage. All is fair in such fights! (Ignored in training mode.) | Bronze |
| Life is your teacher Unlock your first skill. | Bronze |
| State of constant learning Permanently unlock a skill for the first time. | Bronze |
| Qi Gong: Mind Receive the highest XP-based shrine reward for the first time. | Bronze |
| Qi Gong: Breath Receive the highest score-based shrine reward for the first time. | Bronze |
| Qi Gong: Essence Receive the highest age-based shrine reward for the first time. | Bronze |
| I know Kung-Fu Reach a level score of 3000. | Bronze |
| Old Child Reach your oldest appearance. Will you still have enough strength left to reach your goal? | Bronze |
| Sword Stained With Blood Successfully use a blade weapon's one-shot attack on an enemy. (Ignored in training mode.) | Bronze |
| Lightning Hands Perform 3 takedowns within 12 seconds. (Ignored in introduction level.) | Bronze |
| Kung-Fu Tussle Hit 3 enemies in a single strike. (Ignored in introduction level.) | Bronze |
| Rumble in the Hangar In the Squats, clear the hangar in less than 1 minute 20 seconds after being detected by the main group. | Bronze |
| The Pit Protector In the Club's pit, beat the Juggernaut before any other enemy is beaten. | Bronze |
| Be like water my friend In the Museum, throw an enemy into the fountain from a higher floor. | Bronze |
| Take damage to save time In the Tower's caves, drop from a high point to get deeper faster. | Bronze |
| Warriors from the Mountain In the Sanctuary, throw an enemy into the mountains. | Bronze |
| Come Snap With Me Give the Photo Mode a shot! | Bronze |
| Kill Nil Beat any boss without dying. | Silver |
| Detective Story Complete the Squats' detective board. | Silver |
| Drunken Fighter Complete the Club's detective board. | Silver |
| Martial Artist Complete the Museum's detective board. | Silver |
| Knowledge Greed Complete the Tower's detective board. | Silver |
| Healing Memory Complete the Sanctuary's detective board. | Silver |
| The 36th Chamber of Kung-Fu Bare handed or with a weapon, standing up, against a wall, a ledge, or on the ground... Perform each takedown type at least once. | Silver |
| Master of the Phoenix Eye Fist Use each Focus Attack at least once. (Ignored in introduction level.) | Silver |
| Ferocity, speed, strength, accuracy Reach a level score of 5000. | Silver |
| Prodigal Child Beat the game while being 25 years old or less. | Gold |
| Fist of the Immortal All trophies unlocked! Thank you for playing SIFU! | Platinum |
Plus hidden trophies, Click here to see them all.
Sifu Guide
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