Helping the Gamer

Gaming is hobby that is both fun, stress relieving, and for some a lifestyle. Through the evolution of games and interaction, competition has become a major aspect of gaming even more so than in the golden age. That’s were we at Scream@Me come in. We are here to give simple tips for all game genres to help you step up your game so you are able to compete with people who play the game for hours on end while you have to work. This column will be updated Weekly and provide different tips each day of the week to step your game up.

Fighting Games:

Fighting games are organic in the highest sense because the way they are played when the first come out changes at various intervals such as 3 months, 6 months and so on. The level of interaction, dedication people put into the game, and simply trying to do something new the genre and game itself change so frequently. That is why it is important for all of you out there to learn as much as possible as fast as possible about your favorite game or series to stay competitive. Besides who wants to be dominated every time they log onto the game? Since this is the first in the column, I will provide 3 general tips to help everyone become better.

1. Learn everyone: Many times people who play fighting games tend to only use one character and this cripples them over the long run simply because they do not know what the other characters are fully capable of. In no way am I condoning learning every character on the roster, but I suggest that you take the extra time to learn weaknesses and strengths of each character, By learning this you are able to fully understand what is coming at you and how to defend against it.
2. Consistent Combos: Sure that 50 hit combo the game guru can perform looks great and you want to do it also, but until you learn how to manage your simple 3 to 5 hit combos regularly, please do not make yourself an easy target by pulling off moves that you can’t do consistently.
3. PUNISH: This is the most important of all of today’s lessons because many people do not do this. If you are playing Tekken or any other fighting game for that manner and your opponent misses a move, you have an open window to attack, YOU MUST PUNISH THEM. Even if you do not know that long combo or devastating move, some damage is better than no damage at all. Eventually you will be able to perform that combo, but for now until you can do it simply do a throw, special move, etc. etc. to show that you are at least aware of their mistake.

These are 3 quick tips and they will help you become a better fighter if you remember and use these tips on a regular basis. Good Gaming Everyone