It’s the bane offighting gamefans worldwide: button-mashing.

From Contra to Bully, here are the best cheat codes in modern video games!

Most games don’t reward button-mashing, and many even take active measures against it.

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Particularly in genres that depend on rapid inputs, like fighting games and hack-and-slash.

Developers often ensure that random button presses aren’t rewarding, so you’ll be forced tolearn the controls.

Its vibrant visual style, abundance of interactions and rich story belie a combat system that’s deceptively simple.

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However, despite its somewhat simple combat,TWEWY is cool enoughthat you should play it anyway.

Resident Evil is full of side-characters we’d love to see more of.

In terms of graphics, music and gameplay, the game is unmatched in its entire console generation.

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The one caveat is that the in-game tutor, Rachel Alucard, says the mode is meant for infants.

4Shenmue 3

The Shenmue series saw a short-lived revival in 2019 with Shenmue 3.

The directional inputs of the first two games are gone.

Split image of Android 18 from Dragon Ball Fighterz, Eddy from Tekken 3 and Ryo from Shenmue 3.

These fighting game series need to duke it out in a crossover.

With how narrow some victories can be, you should make use of this as much as possible.

During submission holds, all you have to do is mash the buttons as much as possible.

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If you’re doing the submission hold, you’ll be more likely to make your opponent tap.

If you’re the one being held, you’ll have a better chance of breaking out.

WWE 2K24 changes the system to tapping or holding a single button.

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you could switch between the two modes depending on your preference.

1Dragon Ball Fighterz

Anime fighters are among the most routinely criticized for lacking depth in their combat.

The Dragon Ball franchise is known for a few things and one of them is dramatic and epic battles.

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But these finishers kick things up a notch.

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Ada Wong on a train in Resident Evil 6.

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Screenshot of King throwing Paul in Tekken 3.

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Jin fighting Tsubaki in Blazblue Continuum Shift 2.

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Wolverine slashing Zero in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

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A gameplay screenshot of WWE 2K18, showing Sting yelling at the crowd while Undertaker lies prone on the ground.

Goku fighting Frieza in Dragon Ball FighterZ.

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