special moves
Unique combat abilities
Special moves are distinctive techniques in fighting video games that require specific button combinations to execute—fireballs, uppercuts, spinning kicks.
The term extends to any signature action or maneuver someone is known for: Her special move is changing the subject when she's losing an argument.
In board games and sports, special moves are exceptional plays outside normal turn options.
- combosGrouped elements together
- fighting gameClose combat video genre
- fatalityDeath from accident
- superOutstanding or above
- parryDefensive blade deflection
specials · Hadouken · dragon punch · cancel · combo system · ultras · finishing move · power play · limit break · abilities · critical hit · combo breaker · energy meter · devastating · input · button · dodge · flashy
- Fighting GamesStreet Fighter, Tekken, Mortal Kombat, Sub-Zero, Raiden
- combat mechanicsmelee, melee attack, ranged attack, damage, combos
- SoulcaliburSiegfried, Ivy, Cervantes, Cassandra, Raphael
- arcade gamesclaw machine, Asteroids, Galaga, Defender, coin-op
- Monster TamersPokemon, Digimon, taming, capture, breeding
- X-MenX-Men, Wolverine, Magneto, Cyclops, Storm
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