Category: Fighting Games

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CrossUPDP shares max damage combos for Street Fighter V’s Ryu

CrossUPDP is back with more of his “MAX DAMAGE” combo tutorial series, and today he’s tackling the much-maligned season 2.5 Ryu.

While Ryu may have gotten his Dragon Punch back thanks to the mid-season balance patch, many still regard the original World Warrior as relatively weak in SFV. We can see here, however, that has less to do with damage output and more to do with the situational, counter-punching nature of his toolset. Ryu’s damage output still hurts when he scores his hits, sometimes even out-damaging and out-stunning the glorious Lord Bison for the same resources. Which just goes to show: damage is a good thing, but it’s not everything when it comes to the overall strength of a character.

Source: CrossUPDP

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Learn about SonicFox’s history and his rise to dominance in this video by Shujinkydink

Dominique “SonicFox” McLean, from Team Echo Fox, is one of the most dominant players to have burst into the scene in the past few years. Few players have been able to come into the scene and demonstrate the same consistency and skill as SonicFox has.

Now, a new video by Shujinkydink takes a look at SonicFox’s rise to prominence. The video below asks the question of whether or not SonicFox was always as dominant as he is now, all while looking at his humble beginnings.

Take note however that the video focuses more on his career in NetherRealm Studios’s games, so we don’t see as much of his achievements in games like Dead Or Alive 5 and Skullgirls.

Source: Shujinkydink

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Alt Lab reveals their play testers and N64 support for the Smash Stick in their latest update video

Despite all the hullabaloo surrounding alternate controllers for Super Smash Bros, Alt Lab has been soldiering along with the work on their upcoming Smash Stick. As part of the development of the stick, they recently put out a call for play testers among from the community.

In their latest update video, they announce their play testers for both Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. On the Melee side of things, their testers are Lucky and Eclipsing Binary. Meanwhile for Smash 4 they’ve gone with Dekillsage.

In addition to this, the video also announces that the Smash Stick will also feature native Nintendo 64 support for the original Super Smash Bros. As such, they are now looking for play testers for that game as well.

In addition to this, the video below also demonstrates some of the latest updates to the Smash Stick. This includes an octagon gate for the analog lever, as well as risers for the C-stick buttons to make them easier to press.

Source: Alt Lab

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Take a closer look at DLC characters coming to Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite

As you may already know, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite will be getting the remaining three characters for Season 1 next week. Black Widow, Venom, and Winter Soldier will be joining the fray on December 5.

Now for more than a few players, the big question is how will each of these three characters play, and how well will they stack up to the rest of the cast. To help answer that question, Peck has put out a new video where he takes an in depth look at each one of these three characters, hoping to provide some insight on them, based on what we’ve seen so far.

Source: Peck

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VODs of Mikado Arcade’s 7th Marvel Super Heroes tournament are now available

Mikado Arcade in Japan is known as a consistent competitive hot-spot for a wide variety of old school arcade fighters. While we’ve been covering their current multi-game tournament series Super Street Fighter Carnival 2017, there’s also consistent tournaments for individual games: in this case, Mikado’s 7th high-level Marvel Super Heroes tournament.

MSH was Capcom’s second foray into Marvel fighting games, and is the direct predecessor of X-Men vs. Street Fighter. A large part of the mental game (and mechanics) are built around its Infinity Gem system. This system allows players to enjoy new mechanics and buffs, which you can read further about at the SRK Wiki.

If you want to know more about the history of this MSH tournament, be sure to read our on-site reporting from previous Mikado Arcade’s previous Marvel tournaments!

Source: Amazing Gamers

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Behold the excellence of Lee Chaolan’s counter-hit Magic 4 in Tekken 7

No one has ever accused Tekken 7‘s Lee of being an easy or straight forward character. You rarely see the character in tournament play due to the complex nature of his combos and overall game-plan, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t an incredible reward for your excellent effort.

This is exemplified in his Magic 4, a counter-hit fishing 11-frame high that can lead to upwards of 44% damage without rage. Lee player TZMurakumo shows off this tool in his latest combo video, with a series of progressively more impractical and powerful combos for the adopted Mishima.

Source: TZMurakumo

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See Noctis practice for his Tekken 7 debut in this movelist breakdown for Dissidia Final Fantasy NT

Before Noctis heads off to beat up Geese, Akuma and Heihachi in Tekken 7, he’s got some business to take care of in the world of Final Fantasy. Releasing first on console before he comes to arcades, Noctis makes his fighting game debut in Dissidia Final Fantasy NT this coming January. As part of the second anniversary celebration for Dissidia Final Fantasy Arcade, a new Noctis trailer was released, detailing the Crown Prince’s abilities.

While the Engine Blade is his primary weapon, Noctis has access to the Royal Arms in battle, legendary weapons which only those of royal blood can wield. He can switch between these weapons mid-combo, and even teleport to thrown weapons to continue an attack. Noctis also has access to some magic spells, allowing him to fight both up close and at range.

This stream also revealed the Flower Fields from Final Fantasy VIII will appear as a stage, and that the level cap for Final Fantasy Dissidia has been raised to 25 — adding more weapons and costumes for each character. For those wanting to see all the alternate costume colors for each character (including Noctis), cometdance has created a gallery of all the colors shown on stream.

You can watch the entire second anniversary stream below, with the Noctis breakdown starting at 4:49:41.

Sources: Square Enix Japan; imgur via ResetEra

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Bandai Namco are teasing a new My Hero Academia game

Bandai Namco are looking to strengthen their grip on the anime world, as a new teaser site looks to be hinting at a new My Hero Academia game. At the moment, the teaser site simply shows an animation of an egg in a microwave, and then a countdown to December 4th.

Now before you ask, there is a link between this seemingly random animation and the new top dog of shonen anime. First off, My Hero Academia protagonist Izuku Midoriya uses the image of an egg not exploding in a microwave to regulate the power of his Quirk, One for All. If that’s not enough, the page URL is “mhaoj” which more than likely stands for My Hero Academia, and then a two word subtitle starting with the letters O and J.

The next question you’ll no doubt ask is how does this link to fighting games? Well, one of the only My Hero Academia games on the market is a 3DS title called My Hero Academia: Battle for All, which is a 3D beat ’em up/arena fighter in the style of the Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm games. Battle for All was a Japan-only title and seeing as My Hero Academia has become very popular in the West, it stands to reason that Bandai Namco could be porting or upgrading this fighter for Western audiences.

When you also factor in the massive hype around Dragon Ball FighterZ, bringing out another fighting game based around another immensely popular anime is a license to print money. In any case, expect an official reveal for this My Hero Academia game on December 4th — with the possibility of it being shown off in full at Jump Festa two weeks later.

Sources: Bandai Namco Japan; Jump Festa

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Bandai Namco are teasing a new My Hero Academia game

Bandai Namco are looking to strengthen their grip on the anime world, as a new teaser site looks to be hinting at a new My Hero Academia game. At the moment, the teaser site simply shows an animation of an egg in a microwave, and then a countdown to December 4th.

Now before you ask, there is a link between this seemingly random animation and the new top dog of shonen anime. First off, My Hero Academia protagonist Izuku Midoriya uses the image of an egg not exploding in a microwave to regulate the power of his Quirk, One for All. If that’s not enough, the page URL is “mhaoj” which more than likely stands for My Hero Academia, and then a two word subtitle starting with the letters O and J.

The next question you’ll no doubt ask is how does this link to fighting games? Well, one of the only My Hero Academia games on the market is a 3DS title called My Hero Academia: Battle for All, which is a 3D beat ’em up/arena fighter in the style of the Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm games. Battle for All was a Japan-only title and seeing as My Hero Academia has become very popular in the West, it stands to reason that Bandai Namco could be porting or upgrading this fighter for Western audiences.

When you also factor in the massive hype around Dragon Ball FighterZ, bringing out another fighting game based around another immensely popular anime is a license to print money. In any case, expect an official reveal for this My Hero Academia game on December 4th — with the possibility of it being shown off in full at Jump Festa two weeks later.

Sources: Bandai Namco Japan; Jump Festa

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BoxeR-King breaks down Tekken 7’s notorious King vs. Xiaoyu matchup

If you ever ask a King player what their worst character match-up is in Tekken 7, more often then not they’ll tell you it’s Ling Xiaoyu. Broadly speaking, the slippery nature of Xiaoyu’s “Art of Phoenix” stance combined with her high damage and safety makes it incredibly difficult for King to ever get his offense started.

But King pro BoxeR-King doesn’t want you to think it’s a lost cause. In this over 15 minute dissertation on the matchup, he lays down various King anti-AOP strategies for you to employ, as well as some clever block punishments you can use.

Source: BoxeR-King