grrr... Chapter 8 mission 3

If I remember correctly this is the air-combo level (just played it last night).

If this is the case, I highly recommend you use Heihachi for this level, probably with a weapon with higher than normal offense.

>>B (triangle button, vertical Strike, whatever - I hate that they didn't port the button commands to PS2)

This is a very easy uppercut that toss your opponent way into the air. Once airborn you can do a bunch of different moves to score damage. I'm unfamiliar with the majority of his moves, but there was 1 particular Kick combo that worked very nicely - I think >KKK (kind of a leap forward and twin kicks) - each successful combo took about half the energy.

The uppercut does seem pretty easy for the computer to block, so make sure to use your 8-way movement and try to time it in the computer's mid-combo.

Hope this helps