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Fighting games

Games focused on a player fighting against the AI or another human player.

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Fighting games

Fast-falling

Video games; Fighting games

Holding down while being airborne to allow yourself to return to the ground faster.

Rising move

Video games; Fighting games

An attack that is executed while the character is in a knocked down state.

Launch

Video games; Fighting games

An attack that propels the enemy into the air.

Turtle

Video games; Fighting games

To play extremely defensively, akin to a turtle retreating into its shell.

Scrub

Video games; Fighting games

A person who is particularly bad at games. This term is widely used in fighting game circles but is becoming more common in other areas.

Cheap

Video games; Fighting games

Used to describe a tactic that people perceive to be easy to execute but give a large advantage. Whether or not a tactic is cheap is highly debatable and is often perceived differently at different ...

Block

Video games; Fighting games

A defensive action that mitigates or nullifies incoming damage. Often only blocks attacks coming from certain angles and can be countered with a throw.

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