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* BannedInChina: The game was not allowed to be sold in Italy in 1999 due to complaints filed by "Movimento Diritti Civili" (Civil Rights Movement) due to concerns of violence depicted in the game. At one point, 5,500 copies were seized by officers from the Guardia di Finanza. The ban however was eventually lifted.

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* BannedInChina: The game was not allowed to be sold in Italy in 1999 due to complaints filed by "Movimento Diritti Civili" (Civil Rights Movement) due to Movement); the CRM claimed concerns of violence depicted in the game. At one point, 5,500 copies were seized by officers from the Guardia di Finanza. The ban however was eventually lifted.
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* BannedInChina: The game was not allowed to be sold in Italy in 1999 due to complaints filed by "Movimento Diritti Civili" (Civil Rights Movement) due to concerns of violence depicted in the game. At one point, 5,500 copies were seized by officers from the Guardia di Finanza. The ban however was eventually lifted.
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* UrbanLegendOfZelda: ''Magazine/ElectronicGamingMonthly'' offshoot magazine ''[=EGM2=]'' ran a Trick of the Month in their {{April|FoolsDay}} 1998 issue saying that entering "[[Franchise/StreetFighter AKUMA]]" into the computer terminal instead of "GUEST" would unlock that character for play if the game had already been completed six times with A ranks using only the knife or handgun. Akuma's presence in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterEX'' made the screenshots possible to fake, and Mike Vallas, the magazine's editor and art director at the time, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-xeOJKdnuQ#t=10m10s specifically chose Akuma]] as a natural escalation of his frequent appearances in other Creator/{{Capcom}} video games (such as a GuestFighter stint in ''VideoGame/XMenChildrenOfTheAtom'') [[WolverinePublicity due to his popularity]]. In a case of pseudo-{{defictionalization}}, this hoax led one modder to make [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJwMiu_2hNI an Akuma skin for the PC port.]] As of May 9, 2024, [[a mod for a fully playable Akuma, complete with his own unique scenario was released for the PC port.]]

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* UrbanLegendOfZelda: ''Magazine/ElectronicGamingMonthly'' offshoot magazine ''[=EGM2=]'' ran a Trick of the Month in their {{April|FoolsDay}} 1998 issue saying that entering "[[Franchise/StreetFighter AKUMA]]" into the computer terminal instead of "GUEST" would unlock that character for play if the game had already been completed six times with A ranks using only the knife or handgun. Akuma's presence in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterEX'' made the screenshots possible to fake, and Mike Vallas, the magazine's editor and art director at the time, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-xeOJKdnuQ#t=10m10s specifically chose Akuma]] as a natural escalation of his frequent appearances in other Creator/{{Capcom}} video games (such as a GuestFighter stint in ''VideoGame/XMenChildrenOfTheAtom'') [[WolverinePublicity due to his popularity]]. In a case of pseudo-{{defictionalization}}, this hoax led one modder to make [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJwMiu_2hNI an Akuma skin for the PC port.]] As of May 9, 2024, [[a [[https://www.moddb.com/mods/akuma-mode a mod for a fully playable Akuma, complete with his own unique scenario was released for the PC port.]]
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* UrbanLegendOfZelda: ''Magazine/ElectronicGamingMonthly'' offshoot magazine ''[=EGM2=]'' ran a Trick of the Month in their {{April|FoolsDay}} 1998 issue saying that entering "[[Franchise/StreetFighter AKUMA]]" into the computer terminal instead of "GUEST" would unlock that character for play if the game had already been completed six times with A ranks using only the knife or handgun. Akuma's presence in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterEX'' made the screenshots possible to fake, and Mike Vallas, the magazine's editor and art director at the time, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-xeOJKdnuQ#t=10m10s specifically chose Akuma]] as a natural escalation of his frequent appearances in other Creator/{{Capcom}} video games (such as a GuestFighter stint in ''VideoGame/XMenChildrenOfTheAtom'') [[WolverinePublicity due to his popularity]]. In a case of pseudo-{{defictionalization}}, this hoax led one modder to make [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJwMiu_2hNI an Akuma skin for the PC port.]]

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* UrbanLegendOfZelda: ''Magazine/ElectronicGamingMonthly'' offshoot magazine ''[=EGM2=]'' ran a Trick of the Month in their {{April|FoolsDay}} 1998 issue saying that entering "[[Franchise/StreetFighter AKUMA]]" into the computer terminal instead of "GUEST" would unlock that character for play if the game had already been completed six times with A ranks using only the knife or handgun. Akuma's presence in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterEX'' made the screenshots possible to fake, and Mike Vallas, the magazine's editor and art director at the time, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-xeOJKdnuQ#t=10m10s specifically chose Akuma]] as a natural escalation of his frequent appearances in other Creator/{{Capcom}} video games (such as a GuestFighter stint in ''VideoGame/XMenChildrenOfTheAtom'') [[WolverinePublicity due to his popularity]]. In a case of pseudo-{{defictionalization}}, this hoax led one modder to make [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJwMiu_2hNI an Akuma skin for the PC port.]] As of May 9, 2024, [[a mod for a fully playable Akuma, complete with his own unique scenario was released for the PC port.]]

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