Month: February 2017

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Learn the Nature of Swamp Thing’s Attacks in Injustice 2 with This Gameplay Walkthrough from IGN

The Injustice 2 reveal trailer for Swamp Thing showcased some of the nature-based attacks that he will bring to battle, but the specific “nature” of each attack is difficult to determine based on the trailer alone. Shedding some more light on the mysterious green entity, IGN’s gameplay walkthrough for Swamp Thing breaks down some of his basic moves, and how they lay the framework for his play style.

As the footage from the trailer indicated, Swamp thing is a relatively slow-moving character, but he has a number of long-range attacks that give him a presence on just about every part of the stage. He is also described in the video as a “grappler” with a set of powerful grabs at his disposal, so it seems he will be a formidable foe from up close as well as from a distance. It is apparent that his weakness will be characters with quick attacks and high mobility, so the emphasis will be on controlling the pace of the match when using Swamp Thing.

Check out the video to see the specific attack names, and how they will manifest themselves in a match.

Source: IGN

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Skullgirls: 2nd Encore Named as One of the Most Underrated Games of This Generation by Game Informer

Here’s a piece of news not many expected, but many fighting game fans will appreciate. While Game Informer has been taking a look at esports analysis this month with some focus on the FGC, an unrelated list titled “The 10 Most Underrated Games of this Generation” mentions the Lab Zero Games brawler.

Among titles like Salt & Sanctuary, Danganronpa, and The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is Skullgirls: 2nd Encore. The venerated games magazine extolls the 2D fighter for its approachability for newcomers and rich, quality content that includes a fully voiced Story Mode and other ways to play.

“A colorful 2D brawler with gorgeous hand-drawn animation, Skullgirls channels classic Capcom series like Darkstalkers and the Versus games in its gameplay, but stands apart with its distinct personality and quirky characters,” Game Informer writes.

Don’t miss out on our continuous Skullgirls: 2nd Encore coverage over at Shoryuken.com, like our Skullgirls tech roundups and results of the recent community beta testing!

(Also, play SOMA and The Swapper. They’re excellent.)

Source: Game Informer