Category: Fighting Games

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Cool off with this King of Fighters XIV Kula combo video

Kula has frozen herself on the high end of the tier list in The King of Fighters XIV, and she is finding herself a staple of many high level teams. She is capable of playing the rush down and zoning game, and deals out copious amounts of damage when she has the opportunity open up.

In the Combonauts’ latest combo video, she shows off a lot of the latter. In some very situational setups, she shows that she can deal well above 75% damage to the cast, and skates through it in relative ease.

Source: COMBONAUTS

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Japan experiences quite the shake-up, as a new version of its Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Ranking releases

A year has passed since the country’s last rankings came out and it’s fair to say the ranks have shuffled about a bit. With more Japanese players traveling overseas, character specialists further innovating with their mains and the overall standard of Japanese play going up, this year’s ranking has changed significantly.

This new king is now KEN, with his Sonic racking up wins at tournaments like SGC, Umebura 22 and Umebura S.A.T, while turning up as the highest placing Japanese player at events like Tokaigi 2017 and Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier. He takes the crown off of fellow Sonic player 2GG|komorikiri, who has dropped down to second place.

Other players who have seen a rise up the leaderboards are Bayonetta main ikep, the Lucario wonder Tsu and Falcon main Pichi, while member of the Duck Hunt triumvirate You3 has leapt up a whopping 23 places on this ranking. The only brand new entry on this ranking is Kirihara, who got upgraded from hidden boss status, to eighth on this year’s ranking.

Just looking at the regional breakdown, Japan’s two main warring states are Kansai and Kanto who have a bitter rivalry that extends way past Smash. Kanto is currently up in the ranking, with 10 players as opposed to Kansai’s eight, so expect fierce clashes at future tournaments, both home and away. You can check out the entire top 200 player breakdown over on the official SSB4 Player Rankings site.

Source: harukisb

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Check out the plethora of advanced cancel combos in The King of Fighters XIV Version 1.12

One of the keys of landing massive damage at the end of a game of The King of Fighers XIV–especially if you are facing your anchor against your opponent’s anchor–is through advanced cancels. This mechanic–which allows you to cancel your super into another for the cost of two bars–relies heavily on meter, but allows you to get close to or actually kill very easily.

With the 1.12 update, it’s important to know what options your character has for Advanced Cancelling. Here’s a video that showcases the wide range of advanced cancels in the game, minus Angel and Vice–who both lack the mechanic.

Source: T’

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Watch Sarah Bryant take on Dead or Alive 5 Last Round’s mechanics in this combo video

While Sega hasn’t been doing much with their Virtua Fighter intellectual property, we have least been fortunate to see how characters from the series would play in a different 3D fighter. With several of them making a cameo appearance in Koei Tecmo’s Dead or Alive 5 Last Round, we can only hope that their appearances can help spark an interest in a Virtua Fighter 6.

For now, let’s look at this Sarah Bryant combo video in DOA5LR. She shows off what she can do in the system, including some nasty stage-specific combos. She also has a plethora of power launcher combos, something that has no real comparison in Virtua Fighter.

Source: PAIN KILLER DOA

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Burn up the competition with this King of Fighters XIV K’ combo video

K’ is a strong character that continues to stay relevant throughout The King of Fighters series. He does more of the same in The King of Fighters XIV, setting fire to his competitors left and right.

In this combo video from the Combonauts, K’s combo prowess is on full display. While there are indeed a few situations that are impractical, such as catching a jumping opponent full screen in Max Mode or hitting on the tip of a whiffed DP, the combos here are extraordinary and show off fully what he can do.

Source: COMBONAUTS

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Iron Galaxy release notes for patch 3.7 of Killer Instinct

As promised during last night’s Killer Instinct presentation at the Killer Instinct World Cup, we finally have the balance notes for the upcoming 3.7 patch for KI. The biggest recipient of changes in this patch is Jago, who has been thoroughly hit with the nerf bat, with Glacius getting frame data improvements, General RAAM getting a well-needed buff, Ultratech debugging Kilgore’s programming among other changes.

Jago is considered by many to be the best character in Killer Instinct, with the patch notes even conceding that he “doesn’t really struggle at any range or with any matchup.” While having a powerful defensive kit, Jago could close gaps and deal damage up close without any real trouble, making him a jack of all trades and a master of many.

As such, the balance team have set about rebalancing Jago to preserve his defensive options, while making his close combat and gap closing tools that bit worse. This has involved making all of his Windkicks worse on block, reducing the range on Neck Cutter and lowering his standard Endokuken damage by 20% and his charged Endokuken damage by 10%. Jago will probably still be top five following this patch, but he should be less ridiculous both far away and up close.

Looking at the rest of the cast, Glacius received frame data improvements on Ice Lance, both standing heavy kick and heavy punch, alongside crouching heavy kick. General RAAM’s Kryll Cancel now only takes a half a meter, meaning he can deal with some offensive matchups and Kilgore’s potential damage output has been reduced by roughly 60%. There are a ton of other changes to characters like Kan-Ra and Maya, along with a whole host of bug fixes which can be found over on Ultra Combo.

Source: Ultra Combo

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MKLeo talks about his history of gaming and his travels in this interview

15 year old MKLeo of Echo Fox is quickly rising through the ranks. Currently sitting in eighth place in Panda Global’s rankings for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the Mexican Marth, Meta Knight and Could main has taken great lengths to become one of the premier players on the circuit.

While he was in Austin, Texas last month, he sat down for a solid interview, which was conducted in Spanish and translated in subtitles, talks about his origins with the game, where he was beating all of his cousins and brothers, who would subsequently haze him by making him go to the corner store. He also talks about his desire to make a name for himself with his Marth play, and also about which countries he enjoys traveling to, stating that he much prefers not to go to Brazil for events.

Source: Michael Praeda

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With Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite on the horizon, jmcrofts goes back in time to try and learn Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes

Marvel fans have been enjoying themselves quite a bit lately; in the fervor that arose from the Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite fans have been casually going back and getting into the older Marvel titles.

One such Marvel fan is jmcrofts, who has been making it a habit to learn older games and make videos about them. This time around he tackles Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, which had the 2v2 system that’ll be returning in MVC:I. What we see jmcrofts doing here is mostly learning about the game, he will be returning with actual sets he plays with his newfound knowledge.

Source: jmcrofts

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Great highlights of online Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 sets, courtesy of XusesGB

UMVC3’s sudden popularity has made it the cool game to play again, which has a lot of players hoping aboard the hype train. Whether they’re dusting off their old copies of the game or picking it up on either PlayStation 4 or Steam, a lot of love is being passed around for the 5 year old game.

As just one example of the revitalized attention, Xuses has compiled a series of highlights featuring his team of Dante, Virgil and Wesker. These characters are as deadly as they’ve ever been, check the video to get a glimpse at why.

Source: XusesGB

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Avoid KOing your hands and wrists with these special stretches from Dr Levi Harrison

With many people starting to make a career out of competition, an often overlooked aspect is a player’s hand and wrist health. Especially for Super Smash Bros. Melee players, many at the top level complain about chronic wrist and hand pain, brought on by years of competition by playing with the Gamecube controller. This problem has become so acute, that you have products like the Hitbox and the recently announced B0XX which are being partially marketed as controllers to alleviate this health issues.

Well, in order to stop the problem at its source, the self styled espots and gaming doctor Dr Levi Harrison has collected some stretches that players can do to help stop any potential hand or wrist pain. Whether you are a professional fighting game player, a casual tournament goer or someone who just plays games a lot, these stretches are worth trying if you are experiencing any discomfort while playing for extended periods.

Source: Dr Levi Harrison