MultiVersus: Beginner Tips

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Well, the time has come. The next big platform fighter has officially left beta and is now available to the general public. With the launch of MultiVersus, the free-to-play phenomena has officially begun its campaign to take over your living room. And you know what? It may do just that. With a compelling—if off-beat—roster, smooth online play, zero pay-to-win elements, and sleek gameplay, it is hard to not be impressed by what WB Games has put out.

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But while the barrier to entry may be impossibly low, you may still struggle to figure out where to begin? Well, we have spent some time with the game, and we have earmarked a couple of tips that will help you start off on the best possible foot. Follow this guide, and you should be primed and ready to meet the world of MultiVersus head on.

MultiVersus is not Super Smash Bros. However, Smash is the game nearly everyone is going to reflexively reference. While there are substantial differences between these two titles, they are very clearly peers, thus, they do share more than a few similarities. One notable element is that character weight tends to factor into matches in a very similar manner. Bigger characters are far harder to knock out of the arena.

Another very familiar element will be how you play around the edges of platforms. While you can't grab onto the ledge like you can in a Super Smash Bros game, you can cling to the side of walls. Expect to see some pretty familiar-looking edge guarding and ledge trapping in MultiVersus. If you are particularly familiar with the Smash titles, things like this will absolutely help you get a leg up. So, while you do need to approach MultiVersus as its own unique game,