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- From: west@ponder.csci.unt.edu (Bruce West)
- Subject: Re: Bison is King
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.004943.4426@mercury.unt.edu>
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- Organization: University of North Texas, Denton
- References: <102614@bu.edu>
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- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 00:49:43 GMT
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- In article <102614@bu.edu> robrod@csa.bu.edu writes:
- >
- >I have come to the conclusion that Bison is definately the best
- >character in SF2 CE. I never played him because he always seemed
- >so cheesy and cheap to me, however, I recently decided to give him a try
- >just to find out how it is.
- >
- >I first played him vs the computer to learn the basics. I finished the
- >game without loosing a round on my third attempt. I couldn't beleive
- >how cheesy this character was and how easy is to win with him. I
- >decided to go to the arcade that has the most competition around here.
- >
- >I started with all the tactics at my disposal (i.e. flaming torpedo,
- >scissor kicks, head stomps, etc). I defeated everyone quite easily.
- >The funny thing is I never did anything complicated, I just charged and
- >torpedoed or scissor kicked at appropriate moments, stomped, etc. Very
- >simple procedures. My opponents, however, were all desperate doing DP,
- >trying combos, trying to buffer SPDs, complicated stuff.
- >
- >Anyway, it was too easy so I decided to stop doing the flaming torpedo.
- >I still won easily (although not as easily as before). I stoped doing
- >the scissor kicks, I still won consistently. I stoped doing the head
- >stomps, and I still won.
- >
- >It was so funny because every so often a good opponent would land a big
- >combo and leave me with very little energy, only to see me come back and
- >win the round. The true masters could beat me if I didn't use the
- >scissor kicks, but even without them I had a fair chance.
- >
- >I then learned that if Bison hits once, he hits twice. Any hit Bison
- >does can be followed, Always. I also learned very good combos, from
- >which the 7 hit combo, (although it doesn't always works, when it does,
- >it re-dazes) is the deadliest. It is followed by another combo that
- >only hits 2 times and another 5 hits are blocked, but it dazes. Yes,
- >this combo dazes you after you BLOCK.
- >
- >I finally learned that no air-attack can hit Bison, with the exception
- >of one of Blanka's attacks.
- >
- >So because almost no air attacks are successfull, and because he can
- >re-daze or daze without even hitting, and because of his cheesy/cheap
- >nature, a good Bison player that uses all the resorces at his disposal
- >(by this I mean not worrying about being cheap or cheesy or hated), will
- >beat anyone at any level of expertiese.
- >
- >
- >I hate Bison thou, he is so cheap. I only used him to find out what his
- >potential was. I wanted to learn all I could about him to satisfy my
- >curiousity and to be able to talk about him knowing what I'm talking
- >about (so if you haven't tried to use him, please don't bother
- >responding). Now that I know what he is capable of I will not play him
- >again.
- >
- >Finally, I just want to say that I was playing Bison at a very high
- >level, and yet, no skill was required. Maybe a little practice to get
- >the combos efficiently, but no skill what-so-ever. This is another
- >reason I will not play him again.
- >
- >
-
- WHAT IS THAT COMBO THAT STUNS WHEN THE PERSON BLOCKS?!?! What are all the
- combos you learned? How can Bison not be attacked from the air? How
- can he always hit twice?
-
- Ciao....
-
-
- ps: dont use mail - mine doesnt work.
-