Don’t want this to happen to you? Guard!
Now that you’ve got yourself a character, you must learn to guard. Triggered by one of the shoulder triggers on the controller, a guard will place your character inside a protective bubble that shrinks in size every time it’s hit. If the bubble pops, you end up dazed for a few seconds and susceptible to a brutal attack. If you get dazed, there’s a good chance you’re getting knocked out. Luckily for you, the bubble can take quite a bit of damage. By guarding properly, you allow yourself to withstand a KO-inducing attack, and opening up your enemy to a counter attack of your own. But be careful! Some attacks in the game are so powerful, they’ll pop your shield in one strike. These moves usually take some charging up, and if you see that, then you should take advantage of the next move: the dodge.
