Category: Fighting Games

With Injustice 2 trailers and announcements surfacing en masse, a lot of players can’t wait to get their hands on the new fighter. It’s not quite available yet–so why not take a moment to look back on the first in the franchise that started it all: Injustice: Gods Among Us.

This video, made by YouTuber ETCChile, features Batman–and shows off a lot of fancy confirms from the Dark Knight. There are all sorts of combos here, utilizing cross-ups, stage interactable elements, and screen transitions. While this won’t beat having Injustice 2 in our hands, it’s a good supplement to hold us over in the meantime!

Source: ETCChile

Grabs are a very powerful tool in Super Street Fighter II Turbo. They deal a great deal of damage if not teched, and still deal damage even if they are. Some characters even live and die by their grabs, using tick throw traps to take rounds. They are also projectile invincible on startup!

While grabs are strong, they are still not perfect. Grabs in ST, most notably mash grabs–which deal multiple hits of damage depending on how hard you and your opponent mash–often have zero frames of recovery once the grab connects. For mash grabs, this means that you most definitely will be hit if the tail of a projectile is still within your hurtbox after it connects. Thus, if you and your opponent are both low on life, you could quite possibly end up facing a double KO for your troubles.

For visual examples of this, this video does a great job at explaining the concept.

Source: Bob Sagat

With all this revitalized hype around The King of Fighters series, it’s great to take a look back at what started it all. Fatal Fury, along with Street Fighter II, truly kicked off the genre as we know it today. Its seniority isn’t the only appeal: this game’s animations and pixel art are still looking great today.

What we have here today is a nice set of compilations of Fatal Fury 2, courtesy of 8Sin-Am. We have a Geese Howard compilation up first, featuring Korean player Somoru with some anything-but -predictable play.

We also have smooth Kim Kaphwan play from fd2, another Korean player. Despite the game being 25 years old, the fact that high-level play of this level can still be found on FightCade is amazing.

 

Source: 8Sin-Am (YouTube)

Tekken 7’s release date is… going to be announced next week! Hold on, comrades! We’re going to live to see it! To celebrate, let’s check out some high-level game play straight from Korea.

LowHigh has always been a strong force in Tekken. The Korean Pro recently made a big name for himself when he eliminated Evo Champion (and teammate) Jae Min “Knee” Bae from the King of Iron Fist Tournament 2016 Global Finals.

Here, he takes on Hajimari’s Master Raven. The Ninja Operative has developed really well since release, sporting great damage and new stance transitions missing from her male subordinate’s past move list. As these matches show, you shouldn’t underestimate Master Raven. Or, Hajimari himself.

Martial Arts vs. Ninjitsu!

 

LowHigh regularly streams and uploads, so be sure to check out his YouTube channel for more great Tekken content!

Sources: LowHigh (YouTube)

If you caught our recent article on what makes Skullgirls a great fighting game, you’ll know why Double is one of the game’s best characters. She has a great many assets to her, and she isn’t complicated or overly difficult or complicated to play, either. Now’s as good a time as any to pick her up, and a concise guide on her basic gameplan is vital to starting out with a strong Double game.

Today we learn from none-other than Echo Fox’s Dominique “SonicFox” McLean about Double, with him teaching all of her essential setups. He shows off her basic confirms off of pokes, grabs, and counter hit, as well as a side switch combo–particularly useful for happy birthday combos–and her strong reset potential. There is a lot more to Double than these combos, but these should get you started nicely.

Source: SonicFox5000

AiAi has been a staunch supporter of Juri since her release in Street Fighter IV. Come Street Fighter V, and he has maintained his loyalty to her–even when she had a lot of deficiencies in season one.

Season two rolls around: and Miss Han has shown that her leg days have paid off, as she has become stronger. Now we’re seeing AiAi on the rapid climb, which could make for a very interesting season. Check out this compilation of some of his recent matches, and see what he’s about.

Source: Vice

Contortionist Zafina has a very unique style in the Tekken series, and looks amazing as she fights. However, she is often not recognized for her actual prowess in the game, and often finds herself relegated to the shadows.

However, now it’s time to step out and show what she is capable of in this epic combo video. The video, which shows her in unlimited mode, shows exactly how she can bend a fight her way.

Source: Amy Lionheart