10 Incredibly Cheap Video Game Moves (That You Totally Used All The Time)

7. Elbow Assault (Shenmue)

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Remote village dweller and inexplicable international pop sensation Shenhua Ling speaks of a prophecy in Shenmue:

"From a distant land in the east, from across the sea, he shall appear. He does not know the strength hidden within his elbows. The strength that would destroy him. The strength that would fulfill his wishes. The strength that can cheesily defeat pretty much every enemy in his path.

"When he is ready, he shall seek me out. And we shall brave together the rocky path, using nothing but the very simple combo, 'forward, forward, X'."

Yes, you can learn an entire phone directory of kung fu in Yu Suzuki's epic tale of revenge and racing ducks, but there's no point; pretty much every single encounter can be totally trivialised by the easy to learn, easy to master Elbow Assault. Ryo Hazuki: sharpest ulnas in the Orient.

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