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im very new to samus and i need alot of help

mastermiind

Smash Apprentice
Joined
Sep 19, 2007
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Baltimore, MD
ok so i decided to secondary samus cus i dont want 2 be a jerk and use 2 high tiers or sumthin and samus is very kool


okok heres the problems how the heck do i aproach or should i stop doing that all together

um my oponents always get there atcks off before me even airials so like am i spacing wrong or am i just being slow

also when somone hits me into the air how in the world do i get back 2 the stage i have tried using bombs just 2 get some cover but sometimes that dont work how do i fix this

sometimes i accually get good combos off but its pretty rare like i understand how 2 do some combos but how am i suposed to make openings so i gues that has 2 do with aproach but how??? thanks for the help

Edit: i wrote main before but i meant secondary
 

tha_carter

Smash Ace
Joined
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Messages
737
I think you should play some good samus; imitate their behavior and add to it yourself.
Dont worry about winning, to being with. Just play to learn.

Ill play you online, nice way to start.
 

Royta

Smash Journeyman
Joined
Sep 9, 2006
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Netherlands, Bilthoven
Use a bomb or two to recover and mostly use the grapple beam to recover to the stage if you think it's safe.

As far as combo's go, the only reall combo's that there are are the ones where you keep the pressure up, Samus isn't an easy character to master! But very fun to use =)
 

mastermiind

Smash Apprentice
Joined
Sep 19, 2007
Messages
113
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Baltimore, MD
no not recover i cant get her feet on the ground if im hit upward o_o

its way 2 frusterating they just keep hitting me up and i get pissed and anooyed cus i dont know what 2 do

o and also i need help when someone gets 2 close what do i do i get flustered there there atacks always seem 2 go right through mine

but when im keepin them away my comboes are great and realy fun i just rarely get them there
 

Spike6sic6

Smash Cadet
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Jan 26, 2009
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69
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Montréal, QC
If you're getting juggled with, the best to do imo is to use bombs. If timed correctly, you can cancel their attack and sometimes you can even retaliate with a back kick(sorry I don't really know the correct terms). This is one of her biggest flaw ever since past games, and usually you should just try and get out of it, rather then hit the opponent. I personnaly think that bombs are vital when it comes down to surviving. Use them to your advantage to break your opponent's combo.

Samus is a very technical character(actually even more then she was in Melee), so you'll have a hard time against any fast characters. Samus has a wide arsenal of long-ranged attacks, and you should definatly abuse of it. Whenever you face opponents that you know are just gonna play with you(Sheik, to name one), try and play more defensivly, using missles, bombs and charged shots. Altho this isn't Melee, I used to play with two friends a lot(a Sheik and a Falco user), so I was constantly getting owned if I even dared close-fighting with them. I do not mean to avoid it, but try and spot the opportunities before you run in action. Like I said she's very technical,. and if you just run into the action, chances are you'll get wiped out.

Her charged shot is another one of her advantages(altho it was nerfed). Try and charge it whenever you get the opportunity to(whenever your opponent is too far to attack). But you also gotta learn when's the good time to release it. Try to use it when they least expect it, not when you're facing each others doing nothing. Being unpredictable with it can make you deadly. I personnaly prefer to use it on people in air, like when they're trying to recover. It's also a good thing to use it in relativly close range, so that the opponent doesn't have time to react. As for missiles, I'm still not very used to them(super missiles were WAY better back in Melee), but try and shoot a few of them whenever the opponent is far/recovering. You can easily prevent someone from coming back to the stage with them.

Against multiple opponents, Samus tends to be hard to play with. Her down smash is a very good move to use in such situations(and even in 1v1s).

I could have added a lot more, but yeah I hope this helps. I'm still fairly new to Brawl myself, but Samus has been my main since the first Smash game, and these tacticts seem to be good ones even in Brawl.

Edit: I forgot a few details I consider useful.

Recovery: Samus has one of the best recovery in the game. If you don't already know, learn how to use your grapple beam to get back to the stage. You should also use bombs constantly when trying to come back from the sides. As for her Screw Attack(Up+B), don't overdo it. It's a good move against edge-guarders, but it should rarely be used, as it leaves you vulnerable for a "long" period of time, and it's not a good knockback skill.

ZSS: I know a lot of people consider this to be another character, but if you can play her good, you can have a big advantage. Using two characters in one can make you very unpredictable.

Combos: In general, Samus is a much better aerial comboer, just to remind you.

Wait: Against opponents that are bad at long range, a good trick is to wait for them to attack first. If they're stupid enough to stay far, spam missiles or charge. If they are running at you, wait for the good moment, and strike them with your down+A attack. This move has a fairly good range and power, so you should be able to burn them before they even think about doing an attack.

Meteor: Probably her deadliest move, learn to use her aerial down smash. It requires a lot of training to get to know the timing, but when you master it, you can finish off just about any opponent that's recovering from the sides.

Again I'm sorry I do not know all the correct terms, so I just said how to perform them. If you need clarifications or anything, just PM me, I'll be happy to help you with the best of my knowledge.
 

Xyro77

Unity Ruleset Committee Member
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mastermind, on the front page of this board there is a thread called the "ultimate samus database"

it teache you basic to advnced stuff. theres vids and all kind of great stuff on the first 10 pages.
 
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