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ARMS Direct - live-stream/blog

by rawmeatcowboy
17 May 2017
GN Version 5.0

- when selecting arms, pay attention to weight. Strong arms are powerful and slow. If your arm is of the same weight or heavier, you can block punches. 7 different attributes for arms, which kick in after charging up. Fire, electricity, wind, ice, stun, explosion, blind.
- Springman has a dash shockwave he can use once charged. Toaster, boomerang and tribolt are his signature arms.
- Mechanica has a hovering function and high durability. Revolver, whammer and homie attributes.
- Ninjara has quick speed, disappear and warp. Chakram, buff and triblast signature arms.

- Master Mummy won't budge when hit and his bandages restore health. Megaton, retorcher and phoenix attributes.
- Kid Cobra can charge up and then quick-dash. Slamamander, hydra and coolerang attributes.
- Fight mode has bombs and healing items dropped in
- Team Fight has two players chained together by strings and you can hurt your teammate
- B-Ball has you batting an explosive ball back and forth over a net
- Hoops is basketball where you can grab your opponent and put them through the net
- Skillshot has you punching targets
- 1-on-100 has you punching enemies that appear in the arena
- ARMS Test lets you try out combinations and training mode lets you try drills
- Earn in-game prize money and use that at the Arm Getter to unlock new arm attributes. Duplicate arms you receive get a higher attack power.
- Ribbon Girl can mid-air jump multiple times and drop quickly from above. Sparky, popper and slapamander attributes.
- Min Min is a martial arts master and can knock down punches with a spin-kick, dragon arm can fire out a laser. Dragon, megawatt and Ram Ram attributes.

- Helix has a stretchy body. He can move in unpredictable ways. Blorb, ice dragon and guardian attributes.
- Byte and Barq. Byte is a patrol robot and Barq is his robotic dog. The two fight in a pair. Barq distracts opponents and fills in as a launchpad for Byte. Have a double-team special move. Seekie, Cracker and Bubb attributes.
- Twintelle is an A-list movie star. Fights with her pigtails. Slow down opponents punches while charging. Chilla, Parasol an Thunderbird attributes.
- Grand Prix is fighting 10 straight matches with different rules until you come to the last opponent.
- Party Match is played online, join up to 20 players in a lobby for 2, 3 or 4 player matches. Divide players into groups automatically and play all different modes.
- Ranked Match has one-on-one matches. If you win, your rank goes up. If you lose, your rank drops. Play another mode while you wait to find a ranked match.
- Local multplayer supports local wireless. Create a lobby for up to 8 players with 8 systems.
- free updates with fighters, stages and arms coming after launch
- ARMS Global Testpunch coming, starting May 26th.