While basic attacks are effective, mastering advanced combat techniques will significantly improve your performance and score:
- Dash Attack: Press forward twice quickly, then attack. This move covers ground quickly and can initiate combos or close gaps.
- Dive Kick: While in the air, press down + attack. Great for hitting enemies below you or extending aerial combos.
- Rising Attack: After being knocked down, press attack as you get up to perform a quick counter-attack.
- Team Up Attack (Co-op): When two players are close, one can grab an enemy and the other can press attack to perform a powerful team-up throw.
- Reversal: If an enemy grabs you, mash the attack button to escape and potentially counter-attack.
- Wall Bounce: Throwing an enemy into a wall can cause them to bounce back, allowing for further combos.
- Juggling: Use jump attacks and aerial combos to keep enemies airborne, preventing them from attacking and extending your combo count.
- Perfect Dodge: Dodge an attack at the last possible moment to gain a brief moment of invincibility and potentially a counter-attack opportunity.
Practice these techniques in the early stages to integrate them into your muscle memory. They are crucial for higher difficulties and achieving S-ranks.