Smashing Survival: Difference between revisions

Cue the [['''Smashing Survival]]'''.

[['''Smashing Survival]]''' is where in order to break free of an enemy's grip or shake loose from a trap you fell into, you have to either smash the buttons, frantically spin the analog stick, or a combo of both. This element can be OK when used sparingly, but if used for every enemy or simply used too much, say hello to broken controller buttons/sticks and finger cramps. Wrist cramps can occur as well if this trope is used for the waggling effect on the [[Wii]] or PS3 controllers.

* Shows up in ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'', sometimes being a quickdraw press, and sometimes being [['''Smashing Survival]]'''. Other games had reaction commands of a different sort, like ''[[Resident Evil 3 Nemesis]]'''s dodge (which was a crapshoot), and the REmake's defensive items, which could be either done automatically or through a button press when attacked.