GTA Fighting

by gtaadmin on 04/04/09 at 12:47 pm

If GTA forums are anything to go by, none of y'all can fight! I've lost count of the number of people who have problems with fighting in GTA. I know how it is. You're desparate to slug it out with your chosen victim but you end up swinging wildly in thin air and you're not even facing the right way. When you do face your foe, invariably you punch when out of range and before you can punch again you've got smacked in the face.

Here's a handy video to demonstrate how you can knock 7 bells out of someone.

GTA Fighting Basics

The first thing you'll need to do when fighting in GTA is target your opponent. You do this by pressing the left trigger whilst 'looking' at someone. The person closest to your line of view is locked and displays a target symbol.

A handy thing for you to be able to do in any fight is to hold up your guard and you can do this by holding down the left trigger and then holding down the 'A' button. Your guard stays up as long as you keep those two buttons down. You'll still get knocked around with your guard up, but the damage will be substantially less than if you just had your hands down.

Now the good bit: how to f*ck someone up! Kicking and punching are all controlled by the 'X', 'Y' and 'B' buttons and must be pressed whilst holding down the left trigger. Use 'X' to kick, 'Y' to throw a straight right cross and 'B' to throw a lightning left jab.

You'll have more success if you mix and match different combinations of techniques and remember to keep your guard up. Keeping your guard up after a combination is thrown is a good idea as there is often a pause that is interrupted unexpectedly by your opponent whacking you in the head.

GTA Fighting Tips

Yeah, you guessed it. Kick 'em in the 'nads. This technique is a real eye waterer and never fails to get the party started in the right mood. If you want to make a really good impression, you can even kick them when they're down too.

GTA Fighting Glossary

• Target your opponent: press the left trigger.
• Keep your guard up: hold down the left trigger + 'A' button.
• Right cross: left trigger + 'Y' button
• Left jab: left trigger + 'B'
• Kick: left trigger + 'X'

GTA 4: Niko's New Fighting Moves

Check out the:

• spinning backfist at 0.29
• roundhouse kick at 0.34

Note that this is just a basic intro to GTA fighting. Hold tight for the GTA 4 advanced fighting tutorial.