kˈɑːmbæt ɪn wˈaɪz ɪz ɹˈæðɚ dˈɪfɹənt fɹʌm ˈʌðɚɹ ˌɑːɹpˌiːdʒˈiːz ʌvðɪ ˈiəɹə, wˌɪtʃ ˈiːðɚ hæd tˈɜːnbˈeɪst bˈæɾəlz ɔːɹ ɐ mˈænjuːəli ˈæktᵻvˌeɪɾᵻd sˈoːɹd.
Combat in Ys is rather different from other RPGs of the era, which either had turn-based battles or a manually activated sword.