Secret AI Moves: Difference between revisions

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Sometimes an [[SNK Boss]] character in a fighting game has special moves that are unavailable when the player uses that character (otherwise they'd be an unstoppable [[Game Breaker]]). That, or the move is much more powerful when the CPU uses it.

Note that this '''only''' applies to cases where both the human and the computer can play as the same character. If a character is unavailable to the player, their moves are fair game. (For example; it does not count for enemy-only moves in a [[Role Playing Game]]). Furthermore, if a human player ''could'' perform the move but would require near-perfect timing to do so, that's [[Perfect Play AI]], not this trope.

Note that this '''only''' applies to cases where both the human and the computer can play as the same character. If a character is unavailable to the player, their moves are fair game. (For example; it does not count for enemy-only moves in a [[Role-Playing Game]]). Furthermore, if a human player ''could'' perform the move but would require near-perfect timing to do so, that's [[Perfect Play AI]], not this trope.

[[Sub-Trope]] of [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard]]. Usually related to [[Turned Red]], since bosses gaining new attacks and abusing their perfect AI as they lose health are common in many games.

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*** It should be noted however that in the Battle Mode, players ''can'' gain and use these abilities.

*** Another thing with the Tails/Eggman fight is that, especially when fighting Tails, the Superlaser special will fire right at you and hit you no matter what you're doing. Fighting Eggman, you can stay away and walk along the outside of the room and the laser will fire behind you and track you, since he fires at the spot you were at when the laser's ready to go. Tails, however, the laser often fires on top of you, and since it staggers you backwards it often leads to being hit twice in a row and dying. I've even had it happen where I got ''behind'' Tails and the laser fired at me.

*** This also applies to character battles in [[Sonic Rush Series|Sonic Rush]], [[Sonic 3 and Knuckles]], [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2006]], and [[Sonic and The Black Knight]]. Averted in [[Sonic Adventure]] because the opponents in the character battles had the same moves as their playable selves and in [[Sonic Generations]] where only Sonic is playable.

*** This also applies to character battles in [[Sonic Rush Series|Sonic Rush]], [[Sonic 3 and Knuckles]], [[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 video game)||Sonic the Hedgehog 2006]], and [[Sonic and The Black Knight]]. Averted in [[Sonic Adventure]] because the opponents in the character battles had the same moves as their playable selves and in [[Sonic Generations]] where only Sonic is playable.

* Considering the combat options in [[Mirror's Edge]] are so limited, it's a bit galling that they made up a bunch of handy backflip and dodge moves... and only gave them tho the {{spoiler|Project Icarus police}}, but not the player. You also can't [[Pistol Whip]], unlike all the cops in the game.

* Magus from ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'' is just plain unfair. When you fight him the first time, he has a bunch of crazy moves and a massive number of hit points, but when you get him in your party, most of those moves are unavailable and he has the HP of a normal character. [[Justified]] in that he gets his power drained by Lavos.

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