Everyone has a fighting chance
EXAMU’s Nitroplus Blasterz -Heroines Infinite Duel- was recently exhibited in a public location test late in Japan. Luckily for us, Dengeki Online was able to capture some footage of the early build that demonstrates what a few of the characters are capable of.
The videos, which you’ll find below, feature Ein from Phantom of the Inferno, Al Azif from Demonbane, Mora from Vampirdzhija Vjedogonia, Ruili from Kikokugai: The Cyber Slayer, and Saya from Saya no Uta.
Source: Dengeki Online
Some time ago, FINAL SHOWDOWN showed us just how crazy Sol Badguy can get in Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-. Now, the veteran combo video maker turns his sights to everybody’s favorite ninja president, Chipp Zanuff.
The video showcases a collection of flashy and damaging, if not always practical, combos for Chipp. Some of the more impressive ones make full use of the tension bar for either multiple Roman Cancels, or extending the combos with super moves in ways that you wouldn’t think possible.
Source: FINAL SHOWDOWN
Some fans of the game may have noticed that Persona 4 Arena Ultimax’s Yosuke Hanamura doesn’t get much attention in the west compared to the game’s other characters. To help address this, a number of players have started pumping out more combo videos for him to hopefully get people interested in picking him up.
Below, you’ll find a number of videos for the speedy fighter that showcase what he’s capable of in the relatively new title, from folks in the community such as GreekAngel5A, DaxManInEffect, Zerashi, Pssych, and Amuse. Check them out and let us know what you think.
Source: GreekAngel5A, DaxManInEffect, ThursdayDan, thanks to Pssych for the tip.
To help its fans celebrate the holiday season, Team NINJA has announced some special year end offers for Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate and its free-to-play Core Fighters sibling.
First up, for those on the free-to-play version, Team NINJA has announced that ten characters will be freely unlocked until January 4. The full list includes Akira, Sarah, Brad Wong, Rig, Christie, Helena, Bass, Rig, Momiji, and Rachel.
In addition to the free characters, special discounts have been applied to certain costumes for both versions of the game, the full list of which you’ll find below. They will be available through January 12.
Source: Team NINJA via Free Step Dodge
For those who are into the culture and community around video games, the NeoGAF forum is a familiar source for leaks and hints from folks with connections inside the industry. In the latest round of such leaks, known insider Verendus dropped a ton of info regarding a good number of games, including one that should be of interest for fighting game fans – a possible new Virtua Fighter from Sega.
Traditionally, a new installment has accompanied the start of each console generation, with the first iteration of Virtua Fighter 5 launching in 2006. This latest round of consoles, however, has been the first time that this hasn’t been the case. Since then, fans have had to make do with Virtua Fighter characters making guest appearances in games such as Team NINJA’s Dead or Alive 5 and Sega’s own Dengeki Bunko FIGHTING CLIMAX.
If this leak is true, then it will be tremendous news for the competitive community, as not only would it mean a new Virtua Fighter game, but that Sega hasn’t just given up and decided to save the series’ character for guest appearances only.
Source: NeoGAF
When the PlayStation 2 first hit North America back in 2000, one of the first fighting games available for the system was Team NINJA’s Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore. Now, those with fond memories of the game can relieve them again, at least if this latest bit of news is correct.
According to an ESRB listing, Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore will be coming to PlayStation 3 in North America. The interesting bit, however, is that SCEA is listed as the publisher, indicating that this the game will be released as a PlayStation 2 Classic via the PlayStation Network.
Like previous classic rereleses, this means that the game will be the exact same PlayStation 2 game that people played over a decade ago, just emulated on the PlayStation 3.
No official word has been released on this title, so stay tuned for more details in the future.
Source: ESRB via Siliconera
For those of us that missed out of Shonen Jump’s 45th anniversary fighter J-Star Victory Vs earlier this year due to its exclusive Japanese relase, here’s some great news. Bandai Namco Games has announced that that they will be bringing an updated version of the game to PlayStation platforms in North American and Europe next year as J-Stars Victory Vs+.
J-Stars Victory Vs gathers together characters from manga publisher Shonen Jump’s many well-known series, such as Dragonball Z, One Piece, Naruto, and more, in a 2-on-2 battle royale. This updated version brings over all the features, characters, and locations from the original game and adds in a new arcade mode.
J-Stars Victory Vs+ is set to release for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita in North America and Europe sometime next summer. In the meantime, check out this teaser for the game below.
Source: Bandai Namco Games via Gematsu
As the more aggressive of Guilty Gear’s two main characters, Sol Badguy has always been able to pull off some impressive looking combos, and his Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- iteration is no exception. Veteran combo video maker FINAL SHOWDOWN demonstrates just how ridiculous Sol can get in the new game in his latest combo video.
The exhibition demonstrates multiple mid-screen corner carries as well as some damaging corner combos, including a few that utilize his infamous Dust Loop.
As amazing as these are, however, the video below is only the first part of a series, so be sure to check back here for when the second part comes up.
Source: FINAL SHOWDOWN
As some of you may know, a couple of weeks back Capcom and Sony announced that Street Fighter V was in development for PlayStation 4 and PC. Since then, we’ve seen a couple of gameplay trailers as well as a stage demo at Capcom Cup 2014 courtesy of Capcom’s Peter “Combofiend” Rosas and Twitch’s Mike Ross.
While alot of folks immediately posted their own impressions and observations of the game, Vesper Arcade decided to wait a bit and take their time to review and process the footage for more in depth impressions of it. The result is this three episode series breaking down what we’ve seen so far. The first episode, which you can catch below, focuses on Street Fighter’s most iconic character, Ryu.
In the breakdown, Vesper Arcade notes a few interesting things that folks might not have noticed. These include what seems to be a new normal as well as some interesting changes to his existing ones, such as the possibility that his far standing strong and far standing fierce animations from Street Fighters III and IV may actually be switched around (which was the case in Street Fighter Alpha and Alpha 2).
The other interesting thing about Ryu is how his hadouken gains an additional hit once he activates his special elemental stance, and that this property remains throughout the match, even when his stance runs out. Not only that, the number of hits that he gains on his fireball increases every time he activates.
Of course, these are just some of the things that the video covers, so check it out below and share your thoughts on it (as well your own observations on Street Fighter V’s Ryu) in the comments.
Source: Vesper Arcade, thanks to ruthless_nash for the tip.
After detailing the game’s revamped Roman Cancel system, the Chemical Lovers team is back to covering how characters have changed in Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-. This time out, they discuss none other than the character whose special move the team takes its name from, I-No.
In transitioning to Xrd, I-No received some changes in her movement. No longer able to double airdash, she instead gains the ability to transition into a normal airdash from her hoverdash, as well as hoverdash cancel out of certain normals. Meanwhile, the game’s new Yellow Roman Cancel compliment her Music Note, Stroke the Big Tree, and Chemical Love specials. The latter also loses its old, convoluted motion for a simpler one in this game.
Of course, these are just some of the few things that have changed for I-No in the game. Watch the video below to see the rest of these changes and you can apply them to your own skillset.
Source: Chemical Lovers