X-Men: Children of the Atom/Controls

X:Men Children of the Atom is traditionally played with a lever and six attack buttons. Being an arcade game, the controls were optimized for its cabinet- But any controller can be adapted to compete.

Movement

This game uses eight directions for movement.

In some sections of this guide, numpad notation may be used: It's a simple way to describe directions as if they were numbers on a keyboard. Keep in mind that most if not all notations shown assume you're facing right.

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7 8 9 4 5 6 1 2 3

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up-back up up-forward back neutral forward down-back down down-forward

• - Move forward
• - Dash forward

• You can also push to dash (Also possible with two punches)

• - Move backward
• - Dash backwards

• You can also push to dash backwards

• or or - Jump
• or or - Crouch
• ~ - Super jump

• You can also push to Super Jump

Attacks

• - Light Punch
• - Medium Punch
• - Heavy Punch
• - Light Kick
• - Medium Kick
• - Heavy Kick

Common special move inputs

- quarter circle forward : 236

- quarter circle back : 214

- half circle forward :41236

- half circle back : 63214

- dragon punch : 623

- mashing the attack button alters the moves properties or extends the attack

- can be done while in the air

Other Functions

• Normal Block - Hold or
• Throw - (Close to opponent) or + or
• Tech Hit; Throw Escape - Any direction (other than or ) + (Requires meter to perform)
• Escape Roll - Hold any direction + any button right as you hit the ground from being attacked