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| Iggy 656th Post
 
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|  "Star Gladiator 2"
, posted Sat 21 Sep 09:58
I know there are a few (many?) StaGla fans here...
Actually, I have the game but never really played it (I don't remember what I bought at the same time, but it got all my attention at the time). But now, I'm in my autumn vacations and have no game I feel like to buy and play, so I thought to turn to that game and begin to learn about it.
I don't know what character to begin from, so generally, what characters do you think are easy to play, really hard to play, funny to use, your favorite, etc?
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| whitesword 1019th Post
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| "Ahem..." , posted Sat 21 Sep 10:57
Quick SG2 characters analysis:
Hayato/Black Hayato: They play a lot like Hayato in MvC2, and are pretty easy to get into. Abuse the Byakko Hou throw (f,b+K) and trust the Plasma Sword Plasma Field, and you can do wonders with them. Black Hayato is my favorite in the game.
June/Ele: With their nasty kick attacks, they don't have to worry much about Plasma reversals, and their pretty fast and agile, they're also kinda cheap, especially their Ring Throw Plasma Field.
Gamof/Gantetsu: Gamo SPD! (hcb+K) That's the only thing you need to know about them! Oh, and for their Plasma Field, press A at the right time (when they flash red/blue) for the Gamo Home Run! Their normal and special moves need to be used carfully.
Saturn/Prince: Nasty, use their floating jumps and long range to annoy opponents. Their supers are excellent, but their specials aren't exactly perfect. Please note the Moonwalk when they're walking backwards!
Gerelt/Clair: Watch out, their rapid thrust attacks are Plasma reversal bait! Just play calmly and carefully. Use the Flying Matador (qcb+A) to surprise opponents. Their "Burst Mode" Plasma Field is pretty easy to use, A makes them do rapid thrusts, B causes sonic wave-inducing slashes!
Vector/Omega: Projectiles, projectile, projectiles, and lots of deadly combos! Just watch out at close range, they're pretty slow. Use the df+KKA Plasma string to start crazy damage juggles!
Zelkin/Eagle: Kinda hard to use, and although the Sky Destruction (hcf+K) may seem predictable, you can cancel it with the M (evade/movement) button! Do a Sky Destruction and cancel it to get out of blocked Plasma strings relatively safe. Their b+A is better than it seems, and learning to do the AAA > Rising Blade (f,d,df+AAA) combo will do you good. Their Plasma Field is best activated when your opponent is in the air.
Gore/Luca: It's not easy to use these two, but their Plasma Field, the Giant Attack is the most enjoyable one in the game! Just be careful with their lying-down stance (d,d) and you should do well. Their supers are godly!
Blood/Shaker: What can I say? Kinda slow, but once you learn how to teleport/Fake Blade to get out of tight spots (like missed/blocked strings) and you'll be fine. If the Dark Surprise (qcf+AAA) is blocked, don't continue through with it, the 3rd hit has a lot of recovery and all hits are reversable. Catch someone on the ground with their Time Stop Plasma Field, and a AAA > Fatal Edge (f,d,df+A) will do almost 50% damage! Their special throw (hcb+K) can be followed up with different combos & moves, the easiest one is the Evil Storm (qcf+K)
Bilstein/Ghost Bilstein: Like Blood/Shaker, only easier to use! You can float (tap the taunt button) and cancel that into the Calamity Dive (A), they have super armor (d,d,d), and the Final Bilstein special throw (hcb+K) can do more damage than any of their supers, but it has spoonloads of start-up time, so you'll either have to wait for a chance or try to do it with super armor. During their Plasma Field, you can do as many supers as you want, but that's not all! The Gigantic Explosion super (d,d+A+B) becomes unblockable!
Rain: One of my favorites, you have to use her calmly, and abuse her huge range (her overhead df+A is EX nasty!) Use her if you like characters that can easily gain control of a round!
Byakko: Hard to use, but insanely deadly, his Plasma Field, the Great Haste needs to be mastered before you can get good results out of it. He's got confusing Plasma strings, and lots of nasty low attacks. His backflip (qcb+M) and cartwheel (qcf+M) can be followed up with A,B, or K attacks. Has a double jump and an air dash.
Rai-On: Er...excellent plasma strings, instant (but HUGE recovery time) Blanka rolling attacks, an alternate Shun Goku Satsu, and has Byakko's backflip/cartwheel moves! Yes, he's a secret character!
Kaede: I hate her, I don't use her...that's all I've got to say!
And remember! Combo is the key....but in SG, that's Plasma Combo, and the key isn't doing them, but learning how to miss intentionally and how to use them to trick the oppoenent into a well timed special/super! Learning your opponents Plasma combos will help you a lot.
Um...just tell me if you need more...
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| Amakusa
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| "Re(1):Star Gladiator 2" , posted Sat 21 Sep 13:49
Easy to use? I'd say Hayato/Black Hayato (favor Hayato), Bilstein/Ghost Bilstein (favor Ghost Bilstein), Kaede (cheap bastard in the wrong hands), June/Ele (no preference, their plasma strikes aren't all that different from each other), and Vector/Omega (favor Omega).
Fun? Saturn/Prince, Gore/Luca, Blood/Shaker, Gamof/Gantetsu, Zelkin/Eagle, Rai-on, Byakko, Rain. All of them require you somewhat knowing what you're doing if you want to get anywhere.
I have personal preference for Rain, Rai-on, Zelkin, Claire, and Shaker. All the characters but Byakko/Rai-on and Rain/Kaede are direct carbon-copies of each other save for their plasma strikes (Byakko/Rai-on, Rain/Kaede have certain different moves or animations, especially noticable between Rain and Kaede), so that's where it boils down for some of them.
Rain- Long reach, although I find her best suited for mid-range. Her QCF plasma strike is easy to dodge at long range, though, but it does nice chip if you just need that extra couple of hits. Also her QCB+A move seems to power up immensely during the plasma field, but it also eats a lot of time; otherwise it's useful against some jump-ins.
Zelkin- I personally think his plasma strike selections are inferior to Eagle, but I just can't stand Eagle as a character. His QCF+K move is asking for severe punishment if you use it in the blue, but it can also grab guys out of the air as well. As for the Transformation plasma field, sometimes you can break guard by diving straight down.
Claire- that rapid sword jab move also begs to be countered, so you have to know when it's a good time to stop. I usually plan to terminate the attack once the opponent is just about to leave the attack area (rather, pushed out of range), so I follow up with the K attack most of the time. Pretty straightforward, very predictable, and dependant on some mind games. Same things pretty much apply to Gerelt, although I favor Claire's plasma strikes.
Shaker- I rack up a lot of points with this guy. Time stop is brutal if you can follow up with a decent combo. Mixing teleports with the attack version also helps a lot, but as a warning, it's very easy to tell which version is happening by what they're shouting at the time (it's a lot less clear for Blood, but the difference is still there). Mass teleporting is a bad, bad idea; that's what the computer does, and it's easy to counter if the opponent is worth his salt, due to the fact there's a lag between when you appear and when you can act again.
Rai-on- Fun, fun, fun. He's even got a ninja kite and his QCF plasma strike is multi-use in that you can actually control its direction: up towards, towards, or down towards. Very brutal in its versatility, but you have to hold the stick in the direction you want to go before Rai-on starts moving (preferrably during the startup animation). His QCF normal rolling attack is also multi-purpose, where the A goes across to the K going up. His QCB plasma strike is unblockable.
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| whitesword 1022th Post
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| "Re(2):Star Gladiator 2" , posted Sat 21 Sep 14:06
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Rain- Long reach, although I find her best suited for mid-range. Her QCF plasma strike is easy to dodge at long range, though, but it does nice chip if you just need that extra couple of hits. Also her QCB+A move seems to power up immensely during the plasma field, but it also eats a lot of time; otherwise it's useful against some jump-ins.
Also, her ground blades (qcf+A, B, or K) speed up during her Plasma Field.
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Zelkin- I personally think his plasma strike selections are inferior to Eagle, but I just can't stand Eagle as a character. His QCF+K move is asking for severe punishment if you use it in the blue, but it can also grab guys out of the air as well.
Yeah, but you can cancel it, and pretty quickly too (with the M button...did I forget to mention that above?) do it a lot to confuse the opponent, and do it during a Plasma Combo!
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