MOVE — drag the left half of the screen (or WASD / arrows). you auto-run.
FIRE — automatic. your weapons lock onto the nearest machine. you never press fire — you position and survive.
DASH — tap the ⟿ button (right) for a burst out of danger.
LEVEL UP — kills earn XP; on level-up you draft a new weapon or upgrade.
ASCEND — fill the form bar to ascend into a stronger form.
▸ when the swarm overruns you, you crash into the Brawler ↓

MOVE — dpad / arrows. ←→ walk, ↑↓ step up & down the street (2.5D).
PUNCH — chains a combo: jab → cross → hook (tap PUNCH·PUNCH·PUNCH, or Z·Z·Z).
UPPERCUT — JUMP then PUNCH — a launcher. [keyboard: SPACE, then Z]
SPECIAL — the X / SPECIAL button: an energy-ball projectile (a KO blow when Surge is full).
GUARD — hold GUARD / C to block.
SURGE — builds as you fight; auto-fires at full for ×2 damage.

MOVE / PUNCH / GUARD — same controls as the brawler.
SUPER METER — fills as you land and take hits.
ULTRA — with the meter charged, a special motion input unleashes a cinematic beam.
WIN — take 2 rounds to KO the machine.

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