S-Burst

Shinobi Burst (more commonly known as S-Burst) is a key mechanic in Ninjala. When players are attacked by an enemy, their ninja will be in a hit stun and is unable to move or jump for a brief period of time. During this moment, a button cue for will flash on the screen, prompting players to enter an S-Burst.
An S-Burst is when a player attempts to block attacks from a regular gum weapon, their ninja holding their weapon in a guarding stance. Purple rings will surround the player, signaling to others that they've entered an S-Burst. If an opponent attempts to attack a player in an S-Burst with regular attacks, they both will enter a Parry.
However, Break Attacks are attacks designed specifically for countering S-Bursts and Gum Guards. Via pressing the button on the controller, players can perform this kind of attack. Executing it when an opponent in an S-Burst, their gum weapon will shatter and split into its basic form of gum, wrapping itself around the owner in a sticky Gum Bind. With no option of defense, players can unleash heavy damage onto their opponents, ultimately making their health reach 0 and earning an IPPON. Thus, it is not recommended to use S-Burst as a panic button, but rather to break attack rhythms or to punish bad habits of the opponent. 
=== S-Blast ===
S-Blast is an alternative to S-Burst reserved to the transformation Gum Ninjutsu Punishing Blade and Shinobi Beast. If a player selects a gum weapon with such a Gum Ninjutsu in their moveset, they are able to use a S-Blast once they transform. This mechanic is a defensive option just like S-Burst and works similar to it, thus, it is performable during a hit stun. S-Blast consumes a bit more S-Energy units, but in exchange has some more benefits. By consuming 6 S-Energy units the user blasts off a blue barrier shield to get rid of all surrounding opponents by blowing them away. After activation the user shortly is invulnerable to any attacks. In contrast to S-Burst, a Break Attack is not the countermeasure. Break Attackers get launched as well. There is actually no countermeasure for this mechanic. Instead, combos which bypasses S-Bursts are here the same way to go. As S-Blast has the blowback property, a wall splat can also result afterwards, which can be enourmously helpful as the Gum Ninjutsu features strong attacks. This therefore mostly results into kill combos.
Category:Game Mechanics