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Cool 2d Fighting Action

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game has some of the most insanely beautiful 2d graphics I have ever seen in a fighting game, better than the Street Fighters 3 games. Saying this, Guilty Gear X is an average of example of a dying game genre. The game is fun for a weekend, but after a few hours of pulling off rediculously easy combos and semi-cool special attacks, there isn't much here that will keep you warm through the winter. Guilty Gear X gets boring fast unless you absolutely love games of this type. Otherwise, I'd recomend Capcom Vs. SNK 2.

One of the nicest looking 2D fighters ever!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: November 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Guilty Gear X could be the nicest looking 2D fighter ever, no doubt. The gameplay is fast paced, the graphics are superb--it's almost like you're watching an anime; and the sound is pretty cool too, except for the announcer. The only drawback though, is that there are no endings? Why in the world did they not include endings? Also, the loading times can take a bit at times, certainly longer than in Capcom vs SNK 2, but not long enough to the point where you feel like tossing the controller at the tv screen (at most 7-8 seconds in some battles, but most load in less than 6 seconds). The special kill move is cool, but if you execute it on time and without missing your opponent, you could have him beat with two or three hits. I recommend this game for any 2D fighting fans, when I bought it I just looked at the back of the case, I had never seen or heard about this games so I picked it up and I liked it. Even my friend told me it was a cool game. Had this game been compresed on a DVD-Rom it would have been that much better, but it is still a mst own title.

A True 2-D Fighter

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: April 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

When I first heard the words... Guilty Gear X, I just shrugged. The name really didnt catch my ear. At first I thought it was to be some sort of RPG that had to deal with mechs and so forth. But after we got hold of a copy, I couldnt put it down. If your a fan of anime, the style of graphics will dazzle you. The attacks are confusing at first, but it doesnt take long to master a character. And the characters are proportioned to their size. Take Potemkin for example. He is massive!!! He cant run, but his arms can almost stretch across the screen. He is also quite slow, but his hit ratio goes with his size as well. So one hit can do a lot of damage. Then take Chip, he is small, so he doesnt do much damage, but he is far the fastest character on the game. You are lucky to even get a hit in, and while your trying to do that, he is able to get a few combos in before you even realize what he is doing. Each character has their own unique style of fighting. I love this game, and give it full marks in style and creativity. I only have two drawbacks to this game. I personally feel Instant Kills take away from the game where skill should be the better judge, not the inability to play worth a damn. And secondly..there is no story, I beat the game to find nothing happens, no dialogue, no climax..nothing. Just the cold touch of knowing you have beaten it, and your own personal glory. Nothing to romp around in, to brag, to gloat. But other than that, this game is a plus and a must have for fighter genre fans everywhere.

The Best 2D Fighter Ever!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The most imaginative and enjoyable 2D fighting game I have ever played. I usually don't buy fighting games because they can get so tedious, but Guilty Gear X offers characters that differ significantly from one another in such a way that the fighting never gets dull. Anime fans will enjoy this game for its rich and colorful artwork, as well as the amusing animations.

I'm guilty...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game owns me. It's fast-paced and the combos are completely UNSANE! THAT'S RIGHT, UNSANE! The only drawback is that it has no endings. The characters are funny and the action is sick. Ever wanted to be a 5'3" little girl capable of weilding a 700 lb. boat anchor or a faceless assassin with a magic pool stick? If so, this game is your sick, twisted nightmare come true.

Sit down, plug in, shut up and play. Guilty Gear X is the classic for the millineum, ...

POTEMKIN BUSTER!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The first time I played this game I wasnt sure of what to think of but once I started to play more often I knew it is good. It has a non traditional soundtrack, usually fighting games just have keyboard music which isnt bad, but this has guitars, bass, and drums. It has the sound of the early days of Metal. I especially like how the name of some characters moves make referance to Metal bands. The graphics are clear and vivid. The bosses are cheap just the way I like em, nothing like a good test of your skills. There arnt that much characters but it is made up by the crazy designs of the characters, there attributes, and there storylines. This game also has fast gameplay but not as fast as the Marvel vs Capcom series but it is almost there. And if you are experienced in 2-D fighters the special moves are no problem. There is so much to say about this game, but I like to keep it short. What I am basically saying is that this game is a good nod to the old school.

It was the best 2D fighter ever made until...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 31, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The sequel, Guilty Gear X2 hit shelves. This feels like an un full version of GGX2. Don't bother with this one. Just get the sequel. It is the best 2D fighter EVER.

My favorite fighter 4 1/2 stars

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome I don't know if its better than Capcom Vs. SNK or not but I like it. I love the recover function, which allowes you to counter atack after a big hit. I don't like the instant kill moves, they should get rid of them, its too much like cheating. The animation moves verry fast and the gameplay is in my opinion the best ever for a 2D fighter. I wish they had a little more characters, I think there is something like 14 characters with 2 hidden characters. When the next Guilty Gear comes out I will be first in line to pick it up.

Hands down, the best 2-D fighter ever.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: November 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

To understand Guilty Gear X, you must first have played the Samurai Showdown (Samurai Spirits in Japan) and the Capcom Versus (X-Men Vs. Street Fighter, Marvel Vs. Capcom, Etc. ) series. Guilty Gear X uses a combination of slashing with weapons as well as hand to hand combat, not very different from Samurai Showdown. Guilty Gear X also incorporates the ability to super jump (Hyper jump in Capcom Versus series) as well as mid-air dashes. The combination of these two styles gives the game a feel of its own, allowing players to recover from most bad situations as well as strategically confront their adversary.

There are thirteen initial characters available with 2 hidden. Each fighter has a completely unique style of play. The beauty of the game comes from its originality. Sammy gave the characters fighting styles that do not parallel any other fighting game. From Baiken's ability to deflect projectiles by flipping up cards (or that's the best I could make of the attack) to Jam's furious kicking combos, each character keeps their own method of play. Granted, Jam seems to be their answer to Capcom's Chun Li (Street Fighter II) or SEGA's Sarah Bryant (Virtua Fighter), her usage of rush attacks and application of her outfit's custom sleeves in her fighting style adds up to string combos that the others could only dream of. Even Millia Rage, who fights with her hair, has little in common with Midway's Sindel (Mortal Kombat 3).

With out a doubt, Guilty Gear X boasts the best 2-D graphics of all time. Sammy out did themselves in this masterpiece. Everything is rendered in hand drawn anime. Both backgrounds and characters are completely seamless. Picture being able to control the action during a fight scene in Ninja Scroll (Manga), that is exactly the feel you will have when playing Guilty Gear X.

There is not much I can say about the audio quality of Guilty Gear X. It is up to par as expected. The announcer has a menacing voice that announces "Heaven or Hell" at the beginning of every match. This could go either way, I like the intro, but I can see where others may not appreciate the added comment prior to engaging. As for the voice acting, it was well done. I really can not say it was above average because in the fighting genre, you barely ever get a glimpse at the real talent of the actors playing the characters. Instead, you learn how well they can grunt and yell, with the occasional catch phrase for a winning pose. I will say that the voice-overs do compliment the character's personalities very well.

My only disappointment with Guilty Gear X is the over-all story. In this continuum, a Gear named Justice was created to judge the world. He was defeated in Guilty Gear (Original). Now another Gear must be destroyed, as it is killing innocent people. It does not sound very original in design, but does manager to carry the game along. The characters, on the hand, have very interesting and unique stories. Millia, for instance, watched her parents be slaughtered and burned as a child. She is now an assassin who refuses to kill an innocent. This equals a very interesting ending, to which I will not spoil.

Overall, I am very pleased with Guilty Gear X. This is a must own for Playstation 2owners. I am very confident that hardcore fighting players will thoroughly enjoy this game. And although the overall story is semi-redundant, I still give this game a 10 out of 10. If you do not already own it, get it.

One of the most original fighters out

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The sequel to the popular Playstation sleeper hit, Guilty Gear X delivers an original, complex 2-D fighter that will have you turning to Capcom and SNK asking why they never tried this. Armed with hi-resolution graphics, an incredibly strange cast of fighters, a tension gauge that not only controls the use of various moves but also rewards aggressiveness (so long, wallflower players!), and multiple levels of complexity from custom combos to the imfamous "isntant kill." Players of the first game will be happy to know that the developers decided to give some more options, such as variable difficulty levels and a very unique survival mode, and that the game AI is even more reluctant to use the one-hit kills unless you do it first. The only problems I have with this game are the low number of characters in the face of the more popular 2D fighters, and some extra fighting modes would not have hurt. Still, this is a very solid game with tight controls. If you want to get away from the pixely, generic 2-D fighters, pick this title up.

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