“Aw crap. Another Deathstroke player.”
This assassin-for-hire immediately became public enemy #1 upon the release of Injustice: Gods Among Us. Players of all sorts are crying foul over his seemingly cheap tactics. Instead of sending your Deathstroke-playing opponent whiny hate messages when you lose, why not take the beating to him instead? In this post, I’ll outline a few strategies and tactics you can use to subdue him once and for all.
Shoryuken.com has officially announced that Injustice: Gods Among Us will be officially added to the EVO 2013 lineup. Stage hazards and transitions will be allowed as well.
The recent release of Injustice: Gods Among Us has brought forth a new wave of players immediately flocking towards characters and tactics that some may define as ‘cheap’. As of writing, Deathstroke is a wildly popular character because his gun special moves seem to do a great job at keeping others at bay. Sinestro is also a popular choice, as players early on are struggling to get away from his boulder drop. This has sparked a lot of whining and complaining from others whose only defence is to cry foul.
Yes, I’ve lost to my fair share of Deathstroke and Sinestro players, but this edition of the Universal Fighting Game Guide is not here to chastise these supposed cheapskates. Instead, I want to talk about the phenomenon of day one tactics and why players should spend more time playing instead of whining.
Injustice: Gods Among Us is the latest high-profile fighting game to hit the market. Starring DC Comics’ finest, every battle is larger than life. If you’re still learning the ropes, check out my guide for some helpful pro-tips!
Click here to read Kickstart Guide to Injustice: Gods Among Us at Splitkick
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (for Toronto-based fighting game players). Last year’s Toryuken tournament was a big hit and Toronto Top Tiers is back with the sequel! Once again, this is an official Road to EVO stop, which means that the top placing finishers in each game will earn EVO seeding points.
Injustice: Gods Among Us could have done less and still been a winner. Take the awesome Mortal Kombat engine, add DC Comics dudes in it and watch the rave reviews and dollars roll in. Instead, NetherRealm went above and beyond to make Injustice play like a real clash between superheroes. The end result is an enjoyable fighter that feels true to the source material.
I’ve been playing a lot of Injustice: Gods Among Us of late, and the one thing that really draws me to it is its flexible combo system. Within the confines of its combo strings, there’s a lot you can do to sequence them and throw in other types of moves to orchestrate a stylish barrage of attacks. This video of me pulling off some Batman combos is not meant to be best in class material. However, I wanted to show off a few of the sequences I currently have in my back pocket that are a bit more advanced in nature. I’ll definitely continue practicing in order to achieve maximum swag, but for now, I hope you enjoy!
Full review coming soon!
The Mortal Kombat reboot was a pleasant surprise to me. I was mostly expecting a fighter that was a beginner-friendly button masher like its early 90s predecessors, but it was a genuine beast under the hood. I loved exploring the game’s mechanics and combo system and figuring out all of the cool things I could do as a Kitana player. Admittedly, it didn’t quite end up cracking my regular fighting game rotation, but I had a blast with it every time I played it.
Thanks to that positive experience with MK, it didn’t take much to sell me on Injustice: Gods Among Us.
Capcom announced at PAX East that Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition was getting another balance patch. Though I’m mostly fine with the game in its current state, it’s a smart way to keep the competitive scene active, which has proven critical to the success of this game.
Next on the list of fighting game HD ports for Capcom is Darkstalkers Resurrection. This compilation features the second and third games in the series, as well as many of the modern trimmings found in their previous HD ports. Unlike Marvel vs. Capcom: Origins before it, the source material holds up much better and the modern features are really well integrated into the package. I enjoyed this one a lot more than I thought I would.
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