Category: Fighting Games

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Trouble with Axl Low in Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-? Here Are Tips on How to Counter Him

Match-up knowledge is a great asset for any player in a fighting game, and when it comes to Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- mainstay Axl Low, it’s a key tool to increasing the odds. At first look, he seems like an unfair character. The time-traveling Brit doesn’t stop at having full-screen normals and specials; his arsenal includes a number of strong reversal attacks, an unblockable, and more.

Reddit user Satsuasdfg has been compiling “Counter Strategy” guides that explain characters’ tools and ways to deal with them. While they strongly recommend finding out specific punishes your main can use, they offer general tips on most of Axl’s repertoire.

For example, make sure to come up with a big punish on Axl’s dragon punch move, Benten. Since it doesn’t make Axl jump or move up closer, it’s sometimes difficult to step in for a bigger combo. As for Rensen, the green chain move with two follow-ups, air-dash YRC is a good way to beat out his options. Sol’s Bandit Bringer works great against it, and since the move has fairly long recovery, characters like Sin or Johnny can punish it fast with their own special moves.

View Satsuasdfg’s full Axl Counter Strategy on Reddit, and also read up on countering Sol Badguy and Venom.

Source: /r/Guilty Gear

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Spin-Off “Street Fighter Puzzle Spirits” Now Available for iOS

While primarily a fighting game franchise, Street Fighter is no stranger to the puzzle game genre. Back in the 1990s, Capcom expanded the franchise with the puzzle game spin-off Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, now they’re doing so again with another new title called Street Fighter Puzzle Spirits.

Now available for iOS, Street Fighter Puzzle Spirits does a slightly different take on the puzzle genre than its predecessor. While Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo followed in the falling block genre popularized by games like Tetris, Columns, and Dr. Mario, Street Fighter Puzzle Spirits borrows from the panel based match-three system pioneered by Panel de Pon and more commonly seen in games like Bejeweled and Candy Crush Saga.

Like its predecessor, Street Fighter Puzzle Spirits changes up the genre with a few fighting game inspired mechanics, such as combos, meter building for character specific special attacks, and of course, the ability to fight other players. Those interested in how all of these play out can check out the gameplay trailers below.

Street Fighter Puzzle Spirits is out now for iOS.  Interested players can download the game from the App Store.

Source: Capcom Online Games

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Mai Shiranui, King of Fighters 2000 Costumes Coming to Dead Or Alive 5 Last Round on September 13

While we’ve known that the King of Fighters’ Mai Shiranui was coming to Dead Or Alive 5 Last Round, we’ve never had a concrete date for her release–until now, that is. According to DualShockers, this week’s issue of Famitsu has confirmed that the original fighting game kunoichi will be coming to DOA5 on September 13.

When she hits Dead Or Alive 5 Last Round, Mai will also be bringing with her some King of Fighters-themed goodies, in the form of a KOF 2000 costume pack. The DLC costume pack will have outfits based on Mai’s KOF 2000 teammates Yuri Sakazaki (for Ayane and Hitomi), Kasumi Todoh (for Kasumi and Momiji), and Hinako Shijo (for Honoka and Marie Rose). Like with most new DLC costumes, these will feature clothing damage–fitting, considering that SNK was one of the first companies to include this in games such as Art of Fighting and, of course, the King of Fighters.

You can check out some scans of these, as well as Mai’s own outfits in the gallery below.

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Source: DualShockers

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Capcom Releases Tokyo Game Show Schedule, Hints of New Street Fighter V Information

With Tokyo Game Show right around the corner, Capcom released their stage schedule for the event. While most of it revolves around Resident Evil, one item of note dealt specifically with Street Fighter V.

Street Fighter V will be the first game featured on Capcom’s stage at Tokyo Game Show, being displayed from 10:25-11:05AM JST on Saturday, September 17th. Mentioned in the outline of their Street Fighter V stage presence is that it will feature producer Tomoyaki Ayano and 2015 Capcom Cup champion Kazunoko. But what is more important on this schedule is the last sentence saying, “There may be some new information, too!”

While it says that there “may be” some new information, we can assume that Capcom is indirectly stating with the inclusion of Street Fighter V at the showcase that there will certainly be new information. But what will this new information be? Will it be the unveiling of Urien? Will we see that and more? Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for their Tokyo Game Show showcase!

Source: Gematsu

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“Persistence and Stubbornness”: Kane Blueriver Discusses His Approach to Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 with RoK the Reaper

Nicolás “Kane Blueriver” González is often referred to as the “People’s Champion” of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Regardless of the reason–be it his perseverance, or his ability to win despite playing the low tier “Big Bodies” team of Hulk, Haggar, and Sentinel–it is hard to root against the 2015 Evolution Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 champion. After deciding to dedicate his life to traveling the world to hone his skills, the Chilean has become hard to rival in his masterful play.

RoK the Reaper recently sat down with the man himself to discuss his origins in the fighting game community, and how he managed to rise to prominence within Marvel. González states that it was all through hard work, stating “I’m a slow learner, so… yeah, it did take me some time. But I’m also willing to put that, and put the effort, and I was able to improve and mold the team into what it eventually became.” He also states, “I want my skill to be the thing I’m remembered for, not out of game antics,” thereby maintaining humility inside and outside of the game. He further goes on to state that he is looking into other games–particularly The King of Fighters XIV, claiming that Chile is, “one of the best local scenes for KOF worldwide”– to be competitive in, but further states that he won’t be dropping Marvel any time soon.

For more from Kane Blueriver, please read the full interview.

Source: RoK the Reaper

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Wolfkrone Takes on Sugi in the Red Bull Proving Grounds Street Fighter V Online Grand Finals

The first of three Red Bull Proving Grounds Street Fighter V online qualifiers has finished: in the final match-up Joshua “Wolfkrone” Philpot faced Ultra Arcade’s Takuya Sugi, Laura versus Alex, respectively. Ultimately, after UA|Sugi takes the lead, Wolfkrone turns it around and proves victorious in the struggle between these two grapplers.

Check out all the action of the final battle in this video from XusesGB.

Got something to prove? The next Red Bull Proving Grounds online event is September 26-27. Check our original post for more information.

Source: XusesGB

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GRsmash Showcases the Best Mewtwo Combos for Super Smash Bros. Melee

While being regarded as one of the worst characters in the game, Mewtwo can be quite the combo machine in Super Smash Bros. Melee; to show off Pokémon #150’s power, GRsmash has compiled this video collection of their picks for the top 10 Melee Mewtwo combos, featuring footage of MVG|Mew2King and TSM|Leffen, among others.

For more Melee: have a peek at Travis Beauchamp’s upcoming documentary “Metagame” with this excerpt, check out the Smash scene in Korea, learn to condition your opponent by counting mix-ups, or find out what the perfect “Spacie” looks like.

Source: GRsmash

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Focus Your Practice Sessions by Learning to React to Your Opponent in Street Fighter V

Sometimes it can be hard to work out how to get better. When grinding out matches just isn’t enough, it’s time to hit training mode to work out what’s going wrong, but even that isn’t as simple as it may sound. Luckily, you can learn how to improve your training, just like you can learn exactly what it takes to win in a certain match-up. Just check out the video below if you’re not sure what I mean–in it, training yourself to react in the right way is covered in detail, and it really lays a great foundation for the sort of work that you should be doing while aiming to improve. Follow the steps, and it’s only a matter of time before you’re doing work in ranked mode or beating your friends to a pulp.

Source: SF4Tutorials

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Asia’s Best Online Players Fight for the Right to Fly to New York in These ESL Brooklyn Beatdown Asia Qualifier Tournament Replays

Street Fighter V’s rollback based netcode means that online tournaments are now a viable form of competition. One such tournament was the ESL’s online Asian qualifier for Brooklyn Beatdown.

Throughout the month of August, multiple top players from the region participated in tournament matches, until the field was whittled down to just eight players. This final eight man bracket included professional players RZR|Xian and eventual tournament winner GGP|Kazunoko, as well as top online players Adelloon, Lineni, NL, Tourniquet, and xyzzy.

While the tournament wasn’t originally scheduled to be streamed, the Imperium Pro Team stepped in to handle streaming for the event. They’ve now uploaded the replays, with English language commentary by IPT.PromilKid and yours truly, onto their YouTube channel. We’ve included the winners, losers and grand finals matches from the event below, you can check out the rest of the top 8 in the official playlist.

Source: The Imperium Pro Team