SuperCombo Wiki:Game Directory

Introduction

Welcome to the strategy section. This article is one of the larger section in the wiki, so we advise you to make good use of the Table of Contents.

The Basics

Notation

A guide to the various notation you may encounter. Typically the game specific strategy pages will include all relevant notion explained as well.

Joystick Notation

                   .- up (u)
                   |
  up+back (ub) - 7 8 9 - up+forward (uf)

      back (b) - 4   6 - forward (f)

down+back (db) - 1 2 3 - down+foward (df)
                   |
                   `- down (d)

Note: These numbers can be easily referenced by looking at your keyboard "numpad". Think of it as a joystick/controller that is facing to the right. "5" is used to signify "neutral".

Motion Abbreviations

Most special move commands consist of one or more of the following motions combined with an appropriately timed button input, typically following the completion of the motion.

QCF - Quarter Circle Forward (D, DF, F)
QCB - Quarter Circle Back (D, DB, B)
HCF - Half Circle Forward (B, DB, D, DF, F)
HCB - Falf Circle Back (F, DF, D, DB, B)
DP - Dragon Punch Motion (F, D, DF)
RDP - Reverse Dragon Punch Motion (B, D, DB)
360 - Full Circle Motion (for example F, D, B, U, F)
720 - Double Full Circle Motion (for example F, D, B, U, F, D, B, U, F)
AD - Air dash (in air, PP); Commonly followed by specified direction

e.g. ADDF = Air dash DF

PP or 2P - Press two punches simultaneously

e.g. LP + MP

PPP or 3P - Press all three punches simultaneously.
KK or 2K - Press two kicks simultaneously

e.g. MK + HK

KKK or 3K - Press all three kicks simultaneously.
Charge - Hold specified input for ~two seconds before proceeding to next command.

State Modifiers

These prefixes refer to the position, or "state" you should be in when executing the respective attack.

s. - Standing; always followed by specified attack

e.g. s.LP = Standing LP

c. - Crouching; always followed by specified attack

e.g. c.MP = Crouching MP

j. - Jumping; always followed by specified attack

e.g. j.HP = Jumping HP

sj. - Superjumping; always followed by specified attack

e.g. sj.LK = Superjumping LK

+ - Simultaneously with; always placed between two actions

e.g. F+MK = Press forward and MK

xx - cancel; always placed between two actions

e.g. c.MK xx QCF+P = Cancel c.MK into QCF+P

-> - chain; always placed between two actions

e.g. s.LP -> s.MP = Chain s.LP into s.MP

/\ - jump; clarifies transition from ground to air actions

e.g. c.HP /\ j.LP = Jump-cancel c.HP into j.LP

\/ - land; clarifies transition from air to ground actions

e.g. j.HP \/ s.LP = Follow j.HP with s.LP

Game Acronyms

American and Japanese titles of a single release are grouped together. Varying common acronyms for a single release are grouped together. Minor upgrade versions are listed despite lack of popularity.

SF or SF1 - Street Fighter
SF2WW or SF2 or WW - Street Fighter II: World Warrior
SF2CE or CE - Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
SF2HF or SF2T or HF - Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting or Street Fighter II Turbo
SSF2 - Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
SSF2T or SSF2X or ST - Super Street Fighter II Turbo or Super Street Fighter II X
HSF or SF2AE - Hyper Street Fighter II or Street Fighter II: The Anniversary Edition
SFA or SFA1 or SFZ or SFZ1 - Street Fighter Alpha or Street Fighter Zero
SFA2 or SFZ2 - Street Fighter Alpha 2 or Street Fighter Zero 2
SFZ2A - Street Fighter Zero 2 Alpha (Japanese arcade upgrade)
SFA2G - Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold (American console upgrade)
SFA3 or SFZ3 - Street Fighter Alpha 3 or Street Fighter Zero 3
SFZ3U - Street Fighter Zero 3 Upper (Japanese arcade upgrade)
SF3 or SF3NG - Street Fighter III: New Generation
SF3:2I or 2I - Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact
SF3:3S or 3S - Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
CvS or CvS1 - Capcom vs SNK
CvSPro - Capcom vs SNK Pro (Japanese/American console upgrade)
CvS2 - Capcom vs SNK 2
CvS2EO - Capcom vs SNK 2: Easy Operation (Japanese/American console upgrade)
COTA - X-Men: Children of the Atom
MSH - Marvel Super Heroes
XSF or XvSF - X-Men vs Street Fighter
MSF or MvSF - Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter
MvC - Marvel vs Capcom
MvC2 - Marvel vs Capcom 2