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: l}}- Light

• {{#motion: m}}- Medium

• {{#motion: h}}- Heavy

• {{#motion: cp}}- Character Powers

On Playstation 3, here is the default button layout:

• {{#motion: l}}- Square

• {{#motion: m}}- Triangle

• {{#motion: h}}- X

• {{#motion: cp}}- Circle

• Throw- L1

• Interact- R1

• Flip Stance- L2

• Meter Burn- R2

• Super- L2+R2

On Xbox 360, here is the default button layout:

• {{#motion: l}}- X

• {{#motion: m}}- Y

• {{#motion: h}}- A

• {{#motion: cp}}- B

• Throw- LB

• Interact- RB

• Flip Stance- LT

• Meter Burn- RT

• Super- LT+RT

On Wii U, here is the default button layout:

• {{#motion: l}}- Y

• {{#motion: m}}- X

• {{#motion: h}}- B

• {{#motion: cp}}- A

• Throw- L

• Interact- R

• Flip Stance- ZL

• Meter Burn- 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	{{#motion: l}}		Square / X / Y
Medium	{{#motion: m}}		Triangle / Y / X
Heavy	{{#motion: h}}		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: l}} + {{#motion: h}}
  • Square + X
  • X + A
  • Y + B

• Interaction
  
  • {{#motion: l}} + {{#motion: m}}
  • Square + Triangle
  • X + Y
  • Y + X

• Meter Burn
  
  • {{#motion: l}} + {{#motion: m}} + {{#motion: h}}
  • Square + Triangle + X
  • X + Y + A
  • Y + X + B

• Flip Stance
  
  • {{#motion: m}} + {{#motion: h}}
  • Triangle + X
  • Y + A
  • X + B

• Super
  
  • {{#motion: m}} + {{#motion: h}} + Meter Burn
  • 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: l}} + {{#motion: h}}

• Clash- {{#motion: f}} + Meter Burn OR {{#motion: f}} + {{#motion: l}} + {{#motion: m}} + {{#motion: h}} (MUST BE ON SECOND HEALTH BAR)

• Bounce Cancel- {{#motion: f}} {{#motion: f}} Meter Burn OR {{#motion: f}} {{#motion: f}} {{#motion: l}} + {{#motion: m}} + {{#motion: h}} (COSTS 2 BARS) (BACK INSTEAD OF FORWARD MAY BE USED AS WELL)

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

• Push Block- Meter Burn OR {{#motion: l}} + {{#motion: m}} + {{#motion: h}} when blocking (COSTS 1 BAR)

• Tech Roll- Any attack button when hitting the ground

Recommended Button Layouts

Stick

--(L)--(M)--(H)--
--(MB)--(CP)--(TH)--

--(L)--(M)--(MB)--
--(H)--(CP)--(Whatever)--

--(M)--(H)--(MB)--
--(L)--(P)--(Whatever you want, though TH is best)--