Injustice: Gods Among Us/Game Mechanics/Notation

Notation

How things will be represented in this guide.

Movement

Basic joystick movement will be represented by:

• {{#motion: u}}- Up

• {{#motion: uf}}- Up-Foward

• {{#motion: f}}- Forward

• {{#motion: df}}- Down-Forward

• {{#motion: d}}- Down

• {{#motion: db}}- Down-Back

• {{#motion: b}}- Back

• {{#motion: ub}}- Up-Back

Attacks

Attacks will be represented by:

• {{#motion: inj1}}- Light

• {{#motion: inj2}}- Medium

• {{#motion: inj3}}- Heavy

• {{#motion: trt}}- Trait (Character Power)

• {{#motion: mburn}}- Meter Burn

On Playstation 3, here is the default button layout:

• {{#motion: inj1}}- Square

• {{#motion: inj2}}- Triangle

• {{#motion: inj3}}- X

• {{#motion: trt}}- Circle

• Throw- L1

• Interact- R1

• Flip Stance- L2

• {{#motion: mburn}}- R2

• Super- L2+R2

On Xbox 360, here is the default button layout:

• {{#motion: inj1}}- X

• {{#motion: inj2}}- Y

• {{#motion: inj3}}- A

• {{#motion: trt}}- B

• Throw- LB

• Interact- RB

• Flip Stance- LT

• {{#motion: mburn}}- RT

• Super- LT+RT

On Wii U, here is the default button layout:

• {{#motion: inj1}}- Y

• {{#motion: inj2}}- X

• {{#motion: inj3}}- B

• {{#motion: trt}}- A

• Throw- L

• Interact- R

• Flip Stance- ZL

• {{#motion: mburn}}- ZR

• Super- ZL+ZR

Various Ways the Buttons are Named

These are the ways people have taken to calling the buttons in this game.

Light	1	{{#motion: inj1}}		Square / X / Y
Medium	2	{{#motion: inj2}}		Triangle / Y / X
Heavy	3	{{#motion: inj3}}		X / A / B

Some people use Light, Medium, heavy (l, m, h), some use the Tekken 1, 2, 3 style, and some use the button names on their specific console.

Button Combinations for Moves

• Throw
  
  • {{#motion: inj1}} + {{#motion: inj3}}
  • Square + X
  • X + A
  • Y + B

• Interaction
  
  • {{#motion: inj1}} + {{#motion: inj2}}
  • Square + Triangle
  • X + Y
  • Y + X

• Meter Burn
  
  • {{#motion: inj1}} + {{#motion: inj2}} + {{#motion: inj3}}
  • Square + Triangle + X
  • X + Y + A
  • Y + X + B

• Flip Stance
  
  • {{#motion: inj2}} + {{#motion: inj3}}
  • Triangle + X
  • Y + A
  • X + B

• Super
  
  • {{#motion: inj2}} + {{#motion: inj3}} + {{#motion: mburn}}
  • Triangle + X + Meter Burn (Square + Triangle + X cannot be used for meter burn; shortcut button must be used)
  • Y + A + Meter Burn
  • X + B + Meter Burn

Other Moves

• Throw Break- Throw OR {{#motion: inj1}} + {{#motion: inj3}}

• Clash- {{#motion: f}} + {{#motion: mburn}} OR {{#motion: f}} + {{#motion: inj1}} + {{#motion: inj2}} + {{#motion: inj3}} (MUST BE ON SECOND HEALTH BAR)

• Bounce Cancel- {{#motion: f}} {{#motion: f}} {{#motion: mburn}} OR {{#motion: f}} {{#motion: f}} {{#motion: inj1}} + {{#motion: inj2}} + {{#motion: inj3}} (COSTS 2 BARS) (BACK INSTEAD OF FORWARD MAY BE USED AS WELL)

• Stage Transition- {{#motion: b}} + {{#motion: inj3}}

• Push Block- {{#motion: mburn}} OR {{#motion: inj1}} + {{#motion: inj2}} + {{#motion: inj3}} when blocking (COSTS 1 BAR)

• Tech Roll- Any attack button when hitting the ground

Recommended Button Layouts

Stick

--(1)--(2)--(3)--
--(MB)--(TR)--(TH)--

--(1)--(2)--(MB)--
--(3)--(TR)--(Whatever)--

--(2)--(3)--(MB)--
--(1)--(TR)--(Whatever you want, though TH is best)--