Author: Franz "d3v" Co

Pokkén Tournament has two standard stances, high and low, that they can switch between during battle. While these are meant to be somewhat analogous to, say, crouching in other fighting games, these stances grant certain special effects to each Pokémon.

It’s these effects and abilities that are on display in Shofu’s latest video, which highlights Blaziken’s low attack countering low stance, Charizard’s throw negating high stance, and more. As this information isn’t explicitly laid out in the game itself, we highly recommend studying this guide for the details.

Source: Shofu

Aside from the tournaments themselves, one of the more enjoyable aspects of major events like Final Round 19 are the impromptu exhibitions and challenges that happen away from the main stage. One such exhibition saw Panda Global’s Ryan “Filipino Champ” Ramirez face Joshua “Wolfkrone” Philpot in a first-to-ten Street Fighter V exhibition.

While, on the surface, their characters seem to be polar opposites–Filipino Champ mains Dhalsim, while Wolfkrone uses rushdown grappler Laura–both actually share some similarities in the way they can rely on a momentum-heavy mixup game to score wins. Combine that with the strong personalities of both players, and you have the ingredients for a hype exhibition.

Please take note that the video features some NSFW language.

Source: Team Spooky After Hours

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U recently got a new balance update.  The patch introduced some notable changes such as increased weight for Mewtwo, buffs to Greninja’s landing recovery, decreased damage to Zero Suit Samus’s up and neutral airs, and more.

To help players make sense of all these changes, Zucco and Ksizzle over at Vitamin ZK have put together this new videos that goes over these changes.  To better illustrate the changes, they paired footage from the updated version 1.1.5 build alongside that the older version 1.1.4 build of Smash. This makes it much easier to understand how the changes have affected the characters.

Check out the video below. For those looking for changes to specific character, time stamps can be found in the video’s description on YouTube.

Source: Vitamin ZK

One of the more useful tactics being applied by players in Street Fighter V is something called the Fuzzy Jump. A concept taken from older games, this option select has become quite powerful, and was on full display at Final Round 19 this past weekend.

As BananaKen explains in a recent video, a Fuzzy Jump allows players to get around the traditional risk associated with a whiffed throw escape attempt. Upon performing it, the player is able to block a meaty attack, tech a meaty throw, and jump away depending on what the opponent does, all with one motion.

Check out the video below and see if you can integrate it into your own gameplan. Take note, however, that this option select may change in the upcoming patch.

Source: BananaKen

When The Pokémon Company set out to make Pokkén Tournament, they went to the experts at Bandai Namco Entertainment for help in fleshing out their unique fighting game.

Given this relationship, it should come as no surprise that a decent amount of moves in Pokkén Tournament are directly inspired by those seen in Tekken. Critical Flinch points out most of these Tekken homages in their new video.

These inspirations range from Pikachu sporting a wide range of Mishima-exclusive techniques to Blaziken’s mashup of moves from Law, Bruce, and Alisa. There’s even a bit of Soulcalibur thrown in for good measure.

Check out the clips below and let us know what you think.

Source: Critical Flinch

Despite its age, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is one of those games that never seems to die. Even if it’s no longer a main stage staple at tournaments, Mahvel still has a dedicated following and exhibitions still bring tons of hype.

To celebrate this timeless game, combo video maker and Marvel vs. Capcom 2 veteran Romneto recently put together a highlight reel of online matches from the previous generation, online enabled re-release of the game.

In creating this video, Romneto pored through around 3,000 individual matches. Among these highlights are veterans such as Wolverine-Master, VDO, Josh 360, Vidness, and Romneto himself, all of whom highlight some of the amazing play and surprising character variety that can be found online.

Check it out below and let us know what you think.

Source: Romneto, thanks to Glen and gutatbo for sending this our way.

South Korea, alongside Latin America and China, is known as one of the more popular regions for King of Fighters competition. With this in mind, SNK Playmore trotted out a playable build of King of Fighters XIV last Sunday at PlayStation Arena in Seoul. Luckily for those who weren’t able to attend, Gato ray captured a good amount of off-screen footage.

As the developers are still using an older build, likely the one shown at C3 Expo in February, none of the recently announced characters were playable. That said, the videos below still provide glimpses of aspects we may have missed in previous footage, including King’s ground bounce off her EX Tornado Kick, her Surprise Rose Desperation Move, Leona having a follow-up from Grand Saber yet again, the start of Robert’s EX Ranbu, and more.

King of Fighters XIV is coming to PlayStation 4 later this year.

Source: Gato ray via Shoryuken forums.