
Ken, however, can pull-off a hard Dragon Punch and bring your flight to a painful conclusion. Ken's Dragon Punch has got a longer range – if you jump over Ryu from medium distance he can't reach you. If you knock down your opponent, you can get close to them very quickly."īut Ryu doesn't have it all his own way. Ryu's are a lot stronger because they will knock down the opponent, whereas Ken's won't. Another key difference especially when fighting against each other, are the EX moves – that's when you press two punches to perform a fireball. "Ryu's fireballs travel across the screen faster than Kens.

"Ryu has always been better at ranged attacks while Ken is better up close," says Anil. So are there differences between these two staple fighters? Of course there are. Here's another couple of basic moves that'll work well as you get to grips with these characters:Ĭrouching Medium Kick (Down + MK) - ensures that opponents cannot easily approach you on the ground.Ĭrouching Hard Punch (Down + HP) - can be used to fend off aerial attacks if you are not confident with the dragon punch move. This type of motion also tends to be attributed to moves that can counter an opponent who is jumping at you, meaning that it forms an essential part of many characters' defensive aresenal." This move is one of the key special move motions in the game, and again it's used by many characters. "Dragon punches are performed by pressing towards, then moving the stick or pad from the towards position, then down, and then finally to the down-towards position, pressing punch at the same time as the last directional input. This is known as a quarter circle movement and many other characters in the game use the same motion to perform their special moves. "Hadouken (a fireball that travels across the screen) is performed by moving the stick or d-pad from the down position in a circular movement towards your opponent, pressing punch at the same time as you reach the 'towards' position. So what are the basics? "Ryu and Ken both have the Hadouken and Dragon Punch special moves," says Anil. Learn the basics here and you have the building blocks of your own fighting strategy.
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Although you may be tempted by one of the more glamorous offerings these two are essentially the foundations of the game – they both offer a full range of moves and styles while the other fighters merely exaggerate specific elements.
