Author: Dertrick "ninjadertle" Winn

Cammy’s Spin Drive Smasher is quite a formidable Super attack in Street Fighter II: Turbo. Whether launched from either full-screen, mid-screen or up close, it has interesting interactions with the Super combos of the rest of the ST cast.

From almost any range, it seems that Cammy can challenge any other Super and win almost every time. For any ST player looking to improve their knowledge of Cammy match-ups, watching this video from silentscope88 could save you from eating a match-ending Spin Drive Smasher that would later lead to a salty Cammy lab session.

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It’s kung-fu versus taekwondo as AiAi faces up against two of Japan’s best Chun-Li players, HORI|Sako and HM|Go1 in these intense FT2 Street Fighter V Ranked sets. Sako and GO1 bring their unique Chuns out to play, making for some interesting clashes with AiAi–and since Juri is not exactly a top tier character, the way AiAi holds his own against Sako’s and GO1’s Chun-Lis is impressive to say the least.

Whether you main Chun-Li or Juri, there is much that can be absorbed by watching these three matches.

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Most Guilty Gear fans are aware that the game contains many references to hard rock and metal music, presented in various aspects throughout the series. This is due to Guilty Gear’s creator Daisuke Ishiwatari’s love and extensive knowledge of the genres, particularly of bands from Europe and North America. This fusion of music and fighting game culture is one of the many things that makes the Guilty Gear series unique.

In an impressive accumulation of details and history, HurtboxTV pinpoints over 120 instances where a particular band, artist, album or song is paid homage in Guilty Gear. Though names like Slash, Slayer, and Axl might stand out to any average music fan, it would take an amateur music historian to have caught all of these.

How many hard rock and metal references can you name in Guilty Gear? Check out HurtboxTV’s video and see if he got them all.

The number of next-gen fight sticks is growing and–though many look appealing–it can be difficult to make a choice based on looks alone. Shedding some light on Qanba’s Crystal fightstick for PS3, PS4 and PC, HurtboxTV’s review gives a pretty good idea of what a potential buyer can expect from this stick.

Size, weight, mobility, functionality and comparisons to other Eightarc sticks are just a few of the aspects inspected in the video. If you watch the review and like what you see, you can pre-order the Qanba Crystal here.

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Yahoo eSports’ Daniel “tafokints” Lee breaks down a clutch doubles match that took place between two teams of Melee titans at Smash Summit 3. With PewFat being the premier doubles team in the USA and with TSM|Leffen and Mafia having never teamed before, this set was going to be an interesting one no matter what. He breaks down how the individual character choices, team composition and personal player strategies makes the match truly a sight to behold.

With Melee being such a fast paced game, there is a lot going on that can be missed by a spectator with an untrained eye. Even the keen observer has to make on the spot perceptions to conceive an accurate analysis, as Daniel Lee makes clear with his play-by-play breakdown.

You can watch this latest breakdown of what Yahoo eSports dubs “Melee science” here.

Source: Yahoo! eSports

In this 15-minute session in Street Fighter V’s Online Ranked mode, “The Beast” Daigo tries his Ryu against Itazan, one of the most notable Zangief players from Japan. These two players have a history that goes back to the days of Super Street Fighter IV, and their contrasting play styles make their matches with each other exciting–and educational!

Though virtually everyone would agree that the Zangief-Ryu matchup favors Ryu, The way Itazan holds his own against The Beast could make anyone question that assertion.

Source: XusesGB