Update #103: "Snake: Special Moves"

[parrothead]

It’s not just Snake’s special moves that use ordnance—so do his Smash attacks. Can that be?


He’s shooting something up in the air!


He’s planting something!

<Side Special Move: Remote Missile>

This is called a Nikita. It’s a remote-controlled missile.


Missile fired!

You can control the missile yourself! But since Snake is so focused on controlling the missile, he’s completely defenseless while he does so.


If things get dangerous, press the shield button to stop controlling the missile.

<Standard Special Move: Hand Grenade>


Try walking around with the pin out.

Press your special-move button to pull out the pin. The grenade will explode after a few seconds, so be aware of the time and press the special-move button again to toss the grenade.



Strong throw! Mid throw! Soft throw!

There are three ways to throw the grenade.
Tilt the Control Stick forward, not at all, or backward.

In some cases, grenades you drop may get returned to sender.

And his recovery special move is...

<Up Special Move: Cypher>


Oh! Watch out! In times like this...


Shoosh-shoosh-shoosh-shoosh-shoosh!

Use his flying reconnaissance camera, the Cypher, to recover. Snake can’t fly, but he’ll do what he must.

He’ll use anything in the battlefield. That’s the crux of survival.

[Sqrt2]

seeing as Snake's supposed to be a secret character, I feel that it's strange that his attacks have been revealed. Does this then mean he's a starting fighter?

[kirbychu]

When did Sakurai say that Snake was going to be secret? People keep pulling that one out, but I've never heard a source.

[8bitretroshit]

I'm pretty sure he once said he'd 'rather have 3rd party characters be secret'... atleast I read that on wikipedia and WIKIPEDIA NEVER LIES

[Fryguy64]

He never said he'd be secret. Perhaps he is still secret. But then considering he was one of the first newcomers to be revealed, it's about bloody time!! ;D

Someone called the Cypher. Who called the Cypher yesterday?

[Da Robot]

^
Did'nt Sakurai say it after they showed Snake at E3 06?


Now back to the topic.

It's quite nice to see that they have showed 3/4 of his special moves instead of the usual 2/4 like in past updates.

The grenade standard special move is quite interesting. I like how you have press the button to take it out, press it again to pull out the pin and then press the button (and maybe use the Control Stick) to throw it. It's nice to see that you can still make original (and simple)special moves for fighters.

Also it looks like you be battling on that little island near the cannon that shot you to Pinna Park on the Defino Island stage.

[kirbychu]

admin said:

Someone called the Cypher. Who called the Cypher yesterday?

Nobody called the Cypher... it was in one of those Konami screens we got yesterday.

[Da Robot]

Well Geng said Snake was holding the Cypher in that image from the Konami TGS conference and said it could possibly be his recovery move. Does that count?

Also it looks like on the Defino Plaza stage you might fight on that second small island (the one with Warp Pipe that you needed to get the Yoshi to) located sort of in front of the beach and fruit market.

[TV Eye]

Looks like Snake doesn't have a pistol, unless that's his "B" move.

[wanderingshadow]

The Nikita! I love that thing. This time, there's no machine gun turrets to shoot it down before it reaches it's destination. I wonder if they'll keep the mechanic of the missile slowing down when ever you move it.

[Smashchu]

Special moves are very nice, and it's probobly stuff like thi sthat will make me want to play him. Controllble missle wins!

EDIT:Fry:He said on the original site that all 3rd party characters would be locked. You can find the translation on Smashboards. It was done by SamuraiPanda.

[Flip]

So his Up Smash is a anti-air, and his down is a landmine? That's... effin crazy. And what about that RPG?

Snake has the craziest moveset yet. Makes Wario's look like a chump's.

[Smashchu]

fliptroopa said:

So his Up Smash is a anti-air, and his down is a landmine? That's... effin crazy. And what about that RPG?

Snake has the craziest moveset yet. Makes Wario's look like a chump's.

But Wario is more LAWLZ

Also, his Down smash is the RPG shot downward. That might be his down strong

[Wildcat]

TV Eye - The grenade is his standard B move...I wish he'd not knock them so out of order sometimes. O_X I wonder what his Down + B is...the box seems likely, but what could it do (outside of producing awesome screen grabs?)...perhaps shock nearby players (a la Mario)?

[TV Eye]

wildcat said:

TV Eye - The grenade is his standard B move...I wish he'd not knock them so out of order sometimes. O_X I wonder what his Down + B is...the box seems likely, but what could it do (outside of producing awesome screen grabs?)...perhaps shock nearby players (a la Mario)?

I thought the box was his shield? Wasn't that confirmed after the first trailer?