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Countering opponents is one of the most important aspects of not only the ''Punch-Out!!'' games, but boxing in general. Little Mac's strategy to defeat most of his foes throughout the games was by dodging their attacks, or by feinting his own attack, and then following up with a series of punches while they are off guard. Countering an opponent's punch before they throw it will earn Mac a star to use for his Star Punch attack or gives Mac a bigger window to unleash an attack. In the Wii installment, countering with a star punch can OHKO opponents. | Countering opponents is one of the most important aspects of not only the ''Punch-Out!!'' games, but boxing in general. Little Mac's strategy to defeat most of his foes throughout the games was by dodging their attacks, or by feinting his own attack, and then following up with a series of punches while they are off guard. Countering an opponent's punch before they throw it will earn Mac a star to use for his Star Punch attack or gives Mac a bigger window to unleash an attack. In the Wii installment, countering with a star punch can OHKO opponents. | ||
Apart from Mac's use of this strategy, the use of a full crouch stance before throwing a punch is also used by Glass Joe in Title Defense mode in Punch Out!!! Wii, where he delays his hook by assuming a similar stance before throwing it. The concept of countering is also used by Don Flamenco as his overall fighting technique, who will not attack until Mac throws a punch of his own in which he will dodge or block before throwing a slightly over-the-top punch himself. In the fight against Aran Ryan, in order to stun him, Mac would have had to counter his moves - otherwise, he wouldn't be able to | Apart from Mac's use of this strategy, the use of a full crouch stance before throwing a punch is also used by Glass Joe in Title Defense mode in Punch Out!!! Wii, where he delays his hook by assuming a similar stance before throwing it. The concept of countering is also used by Don Flamenco as his overall fighting technique, who will not attack until Mac throws a punch of his own in which he will dodge or block before throwing a slightly over-the-top punch himself. In the fight against Aran Ryan, in order to stun him, Mac would have had to counter his moves - otherwise, he wouldn't be able to stun him. | ||
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