Friday, July 27, 2007

Smash Bros. Brawl update - 2 (today and yesterday): Knuckle Joe, Footstool Jump

I'm sorry for not adding yesterday's Super Smash Bros. Brawl update, though I was caught up in both work and Comic-Con news, so I just didn't get to it. Though I'll show off both of today's updates, both of which are pretty cool!

First off is the "footstool jump", which I have to say is purely awesome! It's a new technique that wasn't present in the two previous installments that is sure to get a grand welcome! Here's what it is - before if you jumped on an enemy, literally nothing happened. Though in this game, if you time your jumps right, you'll be able to launch off the enemy, probably not only harming him but also getting amazing air.

The developer also states that you can use strategy while doing this as well by performing meteor smashes this way.

The next update is also pretty cool. It's a new assist trophy character called Knuckle Joe who first appeared in Kirby Super Star if I'm right. In the game, they were rare enemies that had lightning fast martial arts moves. Helper Knuckle Joe can use the same attacks as Fighter Kirby can.

When you summon Knuckle Joe in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, he'll first start rapidly hitting his opponent (similar to what Kirby could do in Melee, though this looks a lot more powerful!). After that he'll perform one of two special attacks, one which is a super powerful punch, the other which looks like a large bolt of lightning.

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