Street Fighter - I stink

I find Street Fighter very tough on PS3, especially liek the quarter circle moves so I didnt buy it for 3DS... Im much more of a Tekken guy where you learn combos and juggles rather than intricate direction movements :)

I've never been very good at these types of games but I figure if I put my mind to it I can master the moves. I've started the game trying to just learn Blanka's moves. For some reason there are moves that I can't do, even in training mode. In fact, most of them I can't do lol! Rolling Attack - looks like a red button with a white left arrow and right next to that is a red button with a black arrow pointing right then a plus sign and a fist in a circle. I interpret that as being "leff then right on the stick and hit one of the punch buttons at the same time you go right". But that don't work. Am I interpreting the moves wrong?progrmr

For moves like that you need to "charge" them, hold away from your opponent for a few seconds then forward and a punch (or kick depending on the move and charecter). There are also moves where you have to hold down and then press up and a punch or kick at the same time. Hope this helps you ;)

For moves like that you need to "charge" them, hold away from your opponent for a few seconds then forward and a punch (or kick depending on the move and charecter). There are also moves where you have to hold down and then press up and a punch or kick at the same time. Hope this helps you ;)

knightseason

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For moves like that you need to "charge" them, hold away from your opponent for a few seconds then forward and a punch (or kick depending on the move and charecter). There are also moves where you have to hold down and then press up and a punch or kick at the same time. Hope this helps you ;)

progrmr

no just the direction, if you don't wan't to move away from you opponent then you can hold down and back to charge them.

No problem, good luck with beating people up :P

People spend years mastering the Street Fighter controls... and the movesets rarely change from game to game, so once you master a certain character, you'll probably never have to relearn it. Normal people are all behind the curve.

Yeah Its tough, Ive been playing SF for years, getting the combos down, finding which characters work for me. It takes time and patience and plenty of getting owned to even be OK at the game lol thats what us SF fns love about it. Once you find your character, it will be hard to even use the other 34 because you want to master your guy. Its good stuff if your willing to study it out and accept loseing as learning :P

well yeah you have to charge them but its important that you know there are different ways to charge. You can use diagonals to charge as well and you can you them for the up directions as well. oh can charge at any time and its important that you get used to quick standing with the grab input instead of pressing down so that you can keep a charge. Also the charging time for basically all SF games is 2 seconds exactly so if your having trouble telling when you can attack you can count.

These are just a few tips but SSF4 is a very complex game you could probably write a book on all the things you need to know.

Give it time amigo! I know people who have been playing Street Fighter for almost 20 years and they still stink.

You'll get the hang of it... with practice ;)

I find Street Fighter very tough on PS3, especially liek the quarter circle moves so I didnt buy it for 3DS... Im much more of a Tekken guy where you learn combos and juggles rather than intricate direction movements :)

ReaperZA

The official time for a charge is two seconds. It is not that long. Street Fighter is one of the easiest fighters to learn. I will pass along a few tips.

1. Find a character that works well for you. There are 36 characters in the game (I think) so it might take a while, but do not be discouraged. A character like Guile is an excellent starting character because his move set is simple and defensive. You can hang out in a blocking crouch and launch sonic booms at your opponent and flash kick them when they attempt to leap your attack. That will get you past the single player mode and allow you enough practice to get ready for multiplayer.

2. Learn how to do the moves. Most character moves are the same. You have charge moves (both horizontal and vertical). Quarter circles. Half circles. Once you know the moves you can play as just about any character in the game. Learn the moves, find a character that you like and begin to learn their intricacies.

3. Read the manual. It helps. I had not played a Street Fighter since Street Fighter II back on the SNES. I did not know about Super Combos and Ultra Combos. I was a beast back in the day but I got beat up pretty during my first run through of IV. I read the manual, figured out how Supers and Ultras worked and made it through the single player mode on my second play through. Knowing how the game works helps a lot.

4. It is not as easy to do nowadays since arcades have disappeared, but watch other people play. I had an advantage growing up when arcades were huge and you could watch some insanely talented people play games. I used to think that Dhalsim was the worst character in the game until I saw some dude completely master him. Noone could beat this guy. Instead of trying I watched how he beat everyone else. Now I am a master with Dhalsim. While arcades are not all that available anymore, look up videos on youtube.

5. Practice. Nothing beats good old practice. I eventually got good playing every character but Zangief in the original Street Fighter II just by playing as them all all of the time. Practice, practice, practice.

6. Realize that there is always someone better than you. When I talk about being a beast and mastering character I am referring to my own particular circle of challengers. The people who play online are better than you. Unless you can devote an insane amount of time to the game you will never be as good as the people who can. Do not worry about that. Have fun and enjoy the game your way.

I'm not sure I have the patience for this game. :DLordAndrew

I just pick up this game today, I'm really impressed with it, just try out a few online matches which is kinda cool.

I'm debating buying the game and practicing with Hakan so I can get good at using his weird moves. I think it could be kinda fun.