Learn the strengths of characters
To learn the weak spots and strength's of each character, go into training mode. Pick Snake as your character and put whoever you want for your opponent. Pick the Shadow Moses Island level. Pree the 1+2 buttons on the Wii remote rapidly for Snake to do his codec thing. You will then learn the strength's and weakness of each character.
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