I played a bit today online, got throughly whipped, cause I'm having a hard time controlling,. but I'm sure I'll get used to it.

is there a HUD that shows all the joints? it's hard clicking on them in 3d space sometimes...

Welcome to toribash. The only game where you can knock your buddies head of and still have a laugh. I like my slogan for the game. Anyway moves aren't that hard to get around when you learn what your tori can do. I suggest practicing in single player and posting replays before you go onto multiplayer. At least you'll have some understanding then of how to game works.

Trial and Error is the best method. Just experiment and try and learn how the joints move individually as well as in combination.

it takes a while to get used to the gameplay. there's no overlay for joints, though.