Category: Fighting Games

This past week has been a special time for Mikado Arcade. 侍大戦2017, or “Samurai War 2017”, is a sprawling Samurai Shodown event that tackles every game in the series. If you’ve been wanting to see high level Samurai Shodown gameplay but unsure where to start, well, why not try sampling them all? No entry in the series is overlooked- everything from the 1993 series debut, to the 2008’s 3D fighter, Samurai Shodown Sen.

In addition to seeing just how the series changed (and in some ways, didn’t) over the years, it’s also a great way to introduce yourself to parts of the franchise you were unaware of. I personally think I might pick up a copy of Sen after this, as the string-and-juggle-heavy gameplay is certainly a change of pace.

Source: Mikado Arcade

World Warrior has delivered us his a video detailing some of his own personal combo and meaty setups for Street Fighter V’s Brazilian grappler. As if Laura needed more ways to cause mass hysteria in a wake up situation!

Many of the strongest setups in here are designed to counter-hit opponents that ground tech and wake up with buttons. As World Warrior demonstrates, this allows Laura to unleash a volley of Step Elbows, st.MP, and pressure.There’s some flashy combos and fake cross up setups thrown in for good measure, too!

Source: World Warrior

SSBM Tutorials and CDK are back with another Super Smash Bros. Melee guide, this time covering meteor smashes and spikes. While used interchangeably by some people, a meteor smash and a spike are different from one another, with this tutorial hoping to inform players about these differences.

Meteor smashes and spikes look the same on first glance; they both send an opponent flying downwards at high speed. However, while you can effectively cancel the momentum of a meteor smash through meteor cancelling, you cannot cancel the momentum of a spike. There are only four so-called “true” spikes in the game–Ganondorf’s Wizard’s Foot, Marth’s down air, the upper hitbox of Falcon’s down air and Falco’s down air. In the PAL version of Melee, Marth’s down air is actually a meteor smash.

Players can meteor cancel by inputting either an Up B or a jump eight frames after the initial hit-stun of a meteor smash. If you try to meteor cancel too early, you won’t be able to meteor cancel again for 40 frames and mostly likely die. If you lock out the jump meteor cancel window, you can always use the Up B one as the lock out windows are different. Trying to save yourself with the jump meteor cancel after an failed Up B cancel can be tricky, as you can press Up too hard on the Control Stick during the Up B and buffer your double jump before the initial eight frame window ends. Make sure to practice your meteor cancels and learn which moves can and can’t be cancelled out of.

Source: SSBM Tutorials

While yesterday saw the announcement of the first character pack for Injustice 2, NetherRealm Studios were also on hand for one of their informative Watchtower streams. Friday’s stream focused on Green Arrow, Green Lantern and the pre-order character Darkseid, showing off their special moves and various Gear sets which can be used in combat. GameSpot has compiled all of the relevant character walkthroughs into three dedicated videos for your viewing pleasure. First off is Green Lantern, who retains much of his moveset from the original Injustice. He also has dedicated Gear sets which turn him into a Red and Blue Lantern.

Next up is Green Arrow. Much like Green Lantern, he retains much of his moveset from the original Injustice. He can now move around while prepping one of his elemental arrows, as well as storing it in his quiver for later use. One of his new Gear pieces allows him to swap out his trademark boxing glove arrow for a bola arrow, which ties enemies in place for a few seconds.

The final character is the tyrannical ruler of Apokolips, Darkseid. Besides his trademark Omega Beams, Darkseid has control of three different minions to use in battle. One can be detonated on command, another one flies next to Darkseid and can either charge forward or fire a fireball, while the final minion teleports in for a quick overhead strike. Unlike Killer Instinct’s minion master Gargos, Darkseid’s Para-demons will disappear if Darkseid takes a hit.

Source: GameSpot via NetherRealm

A-Cho Arcade in Kyoto, Japan is back with another Ultra Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition 2v2 Team tournament. These guys are still dedicated, still pushing the meta, still playing the highest level they can. If you were looking for some great new SFIV footage to close out your week, this should be it.

A-cho is home to a lot of great footage for predominately air dashers like Blazblue, Melty Blood, Under Night In-Birth and more. If you enjoyed the above and also want to see some great action in those anime games, you should check out their YouTube channel!

Source: GAME A-Cho