Category: Fighting Games

In addition to new gameplay mechanics, BlazBlue: Central Fiction expands on its predecessors by introducing two additional cast members that we know of: Naoto Kurogane and Hibiki Kohaku. With the title’s arcade launch coming in just a few days, Arc System Works partnered with 4Gamer to provide even more gameplay footage of these newcomers.

The lengthy session can be seen below in its entirety. While it’s entirely in Japanese, those familiar with the BlazBlue series should be able to pick out bits and pieces of information from watching Naoto and Hibiki in action.

BlazBlue: Central Fiction is scheduled to release on November 19.

Source: 4Gamer via Jourdal

If you can’t make it back to the stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, you’re not going to be taking home many victories. And simply crossing the chasm between blast zone and ledge then wrapping a couple of fingers around the lip of the stage doesn’t mean you’re home free.

So what do you do now? Well, plenty of things: roll, attack, jump, enter the drop zone to bait, you name it. My Smash Corner recently released a video detailing yet another option for those hanging from the ledge, and it’s lag-free.

Just as any recovery option, this method of making your way back to the battlefield isn’t something that should be used every time. Unlike some options available from the dangling position, this maneuver affords its users no invulnerability. That doesn’t mean that it’s useless, though. If you’ve got someone standing by with shields up waiting to slap you down when you decide to recover, using this technique followed by a grab may be the best way to go.

As most Smash-related tactics tend to go, this doesn’t work for every character, nor every stage, but it’s absolutely worth arming yourself with if your character is among the lucky few who can take advantage of it.

Source: My Smash Corner via Smash Boards

While our digital competition bears very little resemblance to actual fighting, there’s a fair amount of overlap between fans of fighting games and real-life combat sports like boxing and mixed martial arts. No time was this more apparent than during the Ultimate Fighting Championship event this weekend, which saw Holly Holm defeat former women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and secure the belt in a stunning upset that caused social media to practically explode.

Some of you may remember us sharing a rather humorous look at how Street Fighter’s world warriors would fare against Rousey should she join their ranks, and today we stumbled upon a similar video. Instead of pixels, however, creator Richie Branson modded Street Fighter IV’s Chun-Li and Cammy with outfits designed to reflect Holm and Rousey respectively, recreating their fight right down to the vicious kick that handed the former champion her first loss.

Sure, comparisons could be (and definitely were) made between that match-ending kick and Sagat’s own roundhouse, but we think this video still does a pretty good job of depicting the title bout’s major highlights with the chosen characters, namely Holm’s domination of Rousey in the octagon. It’s not “Daigo parry” levels of exciting, but Branson didn’t really have much to work with when the source material was so one-sided.

Let us know what you think in the comments.

Source: Richie Branson

A few weeks back, players with access to the Street Fighter V beta got a taste of the title’s new tutorial mode, which features younger versions of Ryu and Ken training under Gouken. For those who missed this, Capcom recently provided another preview of how the mode will teach players about fighting games.

In addition to showing the duo in their Alpha outfits, the story is moved along with illustrations by longtime Capcom artist Bengus. If you’ve yet to see this tutorial in action, check out the video below.

Street Fighter V will hit PlayStation 4 and PC on February 16.

Source: Capcom via Gematsu

If you’re into combos that push the limits of human dexterity while testing the patience of those on the receiving end, you’re likely familiar with Persona’s work in King of Fighters XIII. Their current quest for combo completion leads us to two revised videos, one for Joe Higashi and a second for Clark Still.

Some of these combos impress with their raw damage, others with their sheer length, and some with their beauty. Seriously. I never thought I’d describe anything involving Clark as beautiful, but here we are.

Anyway, check out the videos below and, if you’re feeling brave, crazy, or just need an excellent hand workout, hit up their descriptions for full combo notation.

Source: Persona

The folks at TeaMandem are back with another Street Fighter V combo primer, this time breaking apart the various combo paths of Cammy White. As with the first video in this beta combo primer series, you’ll find nothing but practical, every-match options here.

Practicality, in this case, doesn’t mean that the featured combos lack damage–quite the opposite. Sure, the footage opens with some of the most basic options that the Killer Bee has at her disposal, but by video’s end, she’s burning through every bit of available meter to make her opponents think twice about letting her land a crush counter.

The team plans to tackle Rainbow Mika next, so keep an eye out for that.

Source: TeaMandem

At the recently concluded G-Star 2015 games expo in Korea, Sony Computer Entertainment Korea hosted a special invitational tournament for Street Fighter V, featuring select local and foreign players.

Among those invited were the Evil Geniuses duo of Momochi and Chocoblanka, Kazunoko, and Korea’s own Infiltration in his final tournament as a free agent. The latter in particular was on fire, showing an understanding of the upcoming fighter beyond that of the other competitors that eventually led to his winning the tournament.

For those who missed it, XusesGB has put together a video highlighting specific matches from the tournament.

Street Fighter V launches on PlayStation 4 and PC on February 16.

Source: Sony Computer Entertainment Korea via XusesGB

At the recently concluded G-Star 2015 games expo in Korea, Sony Computer Entertainment Korea hosted a special invitational tournament for Street Fighter V, featuring select local and foreign players.

Among those invited were the Evil Geniuses duo of Momochi and Chocoblanka, Kazunoko, and Korea’s own Infiltration in his final tournament as a free agent. The latter in particular was on fire, showing an understanding of the upcoming fighter beyond that of the other competitors that eventually led to his winning the tournament.

For those who missed it, XusesGB has put together a video highlighting specific matches from the tournament.

Street Fighter V launches on PlayStation 4 and PC on February 16.

Source: Sony Computer Entertainment Korea via XusesGB