Combat Basics
Erik has one move: a mighty punch. Combat is pretty basic, but there are a few tips to help you succeed:
- Button II will make Erik crouch, which can avoid some attacks.
- You have a set HP value, which resets to full when you move to the next screen. Which means if there are two enemies on screen, you can defeat one and then leave to refill your health before taking on the second one.
- Enemies don't have Invincibility Frames (iframes) for the most part. Which means that you can move right up onto most enemies so that the sprites overlap, and unleash a flurry of punches which will all connect. Sometimes Erik will miss one or two times, but you can effectively stun lock a lot of enemies this way.
- Some enemies' weapons will only attack to the side, so you might be able to get above or below them and attack without fear of taking damage.
