Sweeps are a type of attack move in the Guilty Gear series, common amongst fighting games. It knocks the opponent down by sweeping their legs out from under them.
Overview[]
Sweeps first appeared in Guilty Gear X; in this entry, they can done by pushing 
+ 
simultaneously while crouching. Since Guilty Gear XX, however, the command is 
+ 
. If this attack hits the opponent, they will be knocked down, i.e. they cannot bounce back from the attack with a Recovery move.[1]
It is a basic attack, but each character's sweep enables different okizeme and combos. They provide a great alternative to Dust Attacks as they must be guarded against low. For the most part, unlike most sweeps in other flexible-chain-combo fighting games, Sweeps in the series can only be cancelled into Special or Overdrive Attacks, or with a Roman Cancel.
Trivia[]
- Technically, this universal move dates back to the original Guilty Gear, where most characters had their
+ as their sweep, oftentimes sharing animations bound to their + attacks in more recent incarnations.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Guilty Gear XX manual, pg.18