Month: February 2015

One of the fastest and most effective ways to improve as a fighting game player, regardless of the game, is learning when attacks can be punished and the ways in which you can go about properly doing so. Every time an unsafe move goes without being punished, it’s like throwing away what could have turned into hundreds of free damage. Since many punishes are specific not only to the character you’re playing, but the one you’re playing against, finding exact guides online can be difficult. This really brings home the importance of knowing how to create your own punishes effectively.

If you’re still in the dark on how to go about doing something like this, Bafael has created a handy guide that covers the different sorts of punishes that are important to have ready in Ultra Street Fighter IV and the sort of thinking that goes into figuring out these things on your own. He also notes the importance of using punish opportunities to score advantageous positioning, because it’s not always just about pumping out big damage numbers.

Follow this link to check out previous Ultra Street Fighter IV Primers, as well as in-depth character tutorials from Bafael.

Source: Bafael