directional buttons

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directional
adjective
uk
/daɪˈrek.ʃən.əl/us
/daɪˈrek.ʃən.əl/
electronicsspecialized
Directional radio equipment receives or sends stronger signals in ...
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button
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbʌt.ən/us
/ˈbʌt̬.ən/
a small, usually circular object used to fasten something, for example a shirt ...
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(Definition ofdirectionalandbuttonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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To walk you must push the analogue/directionalbuttonforward and left/right to side-step.
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Holding the backwardsdirectionalbuttonallows the player to block basic attacks and reduces most of the damage from opponents' special moves.
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The directional buttons control a magnifying glass and is used in order to find objects.
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Players change direction via a set of four directional buttons representing up, down, right, and left respectively.
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The cocktail version replaces the directional buttons with a two-way joystick.
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Its controllers were built onto the system, and included 4 directional buttons, a paddle, and a fire button.
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If the player pushes the directional buttons, each character will have eight different moves that the player can combine throughout the fight.
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Using four directional buttons, each player moves their character around leaving a solid line behind them, turning at 90 degree angles.
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There is a single attack button, but combined with different directional buttons pressed in different combinations and held down for various intervals.
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During gameplay, the second character that is not controlled by the player can be issued commands via the directional buttons.
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Throughout the game the player can collect magical items and potions which can be used by pressing the directional buttons on the d-pad or pushing keys on the keyboard.
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Diagonals are still registered by holding two directional buttons at once.
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The minigames, which are the main gameplay elements that the player controls, are played using directional buttons to block debris while the action buttons are used to manipulate the puzzle.
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There is also a combination textbox and picker control, which allows the user to type in a date and time or edit it with directional buttons.
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