Chapter 4
Close-Range Combat: Know How to Hit, Not Be Hit
Most Hack-N-Slashers will completely ignore this section. Which is fine, if you want to be humiliated by everyone who does read it. Regardless of how big your weapon may be, every character can be an awesome melee artist and overcome the greatest of swordsmen. Rangers, listen up: you can perfect your character by reading on.
Even you can master close-range combat, Olimar!
If you blast your attack even closer than this, Samus,
the opponent won't have time to evade it! Use combos!
The same can be said with all fighters, as every character can manage close-range combat. Some are greater challenges than others, but enough dedication and evasion practice can have even the most serious of gamers spinning their heads. Close-range attacks also provide a great deal of damage when done in succession, so dodging and attacking will rank up a significant percentage against your opponents.
Special attacks are great, but repetition never wins a tournament. The more you use an attack over and over, the less damage it inflicts, and the more likely your opponent will anticipate your next move. By combining regular attacks with special attacks, your strength is far greater than those who cheaply fire Fox's gun over and over. Take this into account when trying to fight from far away, and remember not to retreat too often unless a group of players are after you.
The closer you are, the more effective your gun can be!
This leads us to another vital understanding of human psychology: cheap projectile players will die first. The player in the far back shooting the projectiles every few seconds is bound to annoy everyone else, leading into a gang-up attack. Avoid endless shooting, and try not to be involved in a one-on-one fight from the sidelines. Honor the Bushido and you will not be the enemy.
This may seem hard for players like Link, with bow/arrows and bombs and a boomerang, and Samus, a cannon for an arm with missiles, but there are more than just special attacks. Use these techniques only when no other attack will work, like throwing bombs down to enemies below or using the arrow to attack diagonally across the stage. These draw attention, so use them sparingly.
Try a few rounds against the CPU without using any special attacks, only dodge and regular attacks. Don't expect to win, but practice on the motions. Learning not to rely on special moves will help keep your flow of attacks smooth, and open yourself up to new ways of attacking.
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