Category: Fighting Games

Mad Catz’ Daigo Umehara has been a dominant force in every Street Fighter he’s touched, and it looks like Street Fighter V will be no exception. Despite a surprising loss to Lupe Fiasco during a recent exhibition, Daigo has been actively playing the game and securing a place for himself among the upper ranks of players online.

For those wishing to see more of the Beast letting loose in Street Fighter V, XusesGB has compiled an hour’s worth of match footage highlighting Daigo’s various online challengers. The footage should be of special interest both to Ryu players and those having trouble in the matchup, as Daigo showcases some excellent play with the character he’s most associated with in Street Fighter.

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Any new game is bound to have a handful of glitches no matter how hard the developers try to find them all. The fighting game genre itself is full of stories of weird bugs being found in some of its most respected installments.

Street Fighter V is no exception. We’ve seen Vega fly and characters battle in space, and a brand new glitch creates an interesting graphical effect on Nash. As the replay below demonstrates, when Nash’s EX Moonsault is blocked and hit with a V-Reversal, it causes Nash to retain the yellow-ish EX flash until his opponent scores a clean hit on him.

While not exactly the most game breaking of bugs, it could cause some confusion when trying determine if Nash is using an EX move or not when the glitch is active.

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UltraChen TV is back, and James Chen is ready to drop some knowledge on those who tune in to the broadcast. Tonight’s episode–another installment in the recently rebooted First Attack series–will focus entirely on frame data.

The stream will be live in this article if you want to learn more about this topic, but you can also visit Twitch to join the chat.

Watch live video from ultrachentv on www.twitch.tv

Source: UltraChen TV, featured image courtesy of Kara “Karaface” Leung

UltraChen TV is back, and James Chen is ready to drop some knowledge on those who tune in to the broadcast. Tonight’s episode–another installment in the recently rebooted First Attack series–will focus entirely on frame data.

The stream will be live in this article if you want to learn more about this topic, but you can also visit Twitch to join the chat.

Watch live video from ultrachentv on www.twitch.tv

Source: UltraChen TV, featured image courtesy of Kara “Karaface” Leung

Street Fighter V players who’ve taken to destroying opponents with psycho power now have another episode of Shadowloo Bootcamp to help them level up their Bison ability. In this installment, show host Ricardo “Mono” Roman hits on plenty of important topics ranging from how to turn your Bison into a walking frame trap to making the most out of anti-air situations.

Though the topics border on the more advanced side of fighting, this video is still quite beginner-friendly. Mono kicks things off with a breakdown of how frame data works, so those who’ve not yet taken a plunge into the numbers behind the game should have no trouble following along.

Aspiring Dictators would be wise to take a look at the rest of the Shadowloo Bootcamp series. You can find those videos by following this link.

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In a recent Street Fighter V upload, James Chen of UltraChen TV discusses the unusually long period of time he noticed passing between his 720 directional input and the pressing of a button that still allowed Zangief to throw out his Critical Art. Understandably confused (and possibly frustrated), James decided to sit down and see exactly what was going on and just how long he could wait between the motion and the button press to get the same results.

It turns out that there’s enough of a delay for the Red Cyclone to fill that gap between inputs with a few steps forward. This means that he can do something like, say, buffer a 720 while performing a standing fierce, step into range if the attack is block, press a second button, and dole out some devastating damage to his opponent.

Okay, so, alone, this is pretty sick, but James happened to be streaming when he discovered this technique, and some clever viewers asked if he could, instead of using a button press, perform the Critical Art through negative edging.

He could.

This means there are all sorts of new circumstances in which Zangief players can surreptitiously suplex their opponents. Forget protecting the Russian skies; the ground may never be safe again.

Source: UltraChen TV via EventHubs

The folks over at VGBootCamp recently went live with another installment of Smash @ Xanadu from Xanadu Games in Baltimore, Maryland. These weekly broadcasts provide a great look at the region’s Smash community, with tonight’s stream focusing entirely on Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

The stream is live below, but you can also head on over to Twitch to join the chat.

Watch live video from VGBootCamp on www.twitch.tv

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Despite his status as a returning character, Charlie Nash has seen a handful of adjustments to his core gameplay mechanics in Street Fighter V. The game’s simpler approach means a decided shift away from charge inputs, and Nash’s key offensive maneuvers now rely solely on motion inputs.

If you find yourself thrown off by these changes as a veteran Nash player or just want all the information you can get, Momochi’s latest Street Fighter V lecture should be just the thing you need. Similar to the videos he produced for Ryu and Ken, the following tutorial covers all of the Nash basics you’ll need to form a solid foundation of knowledge, from general tactics to situational attack usage and beyond.

Source: Momochi & ChocoBlanka TV via Hollysmoke