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The One, The Daddy, The Fighting Game of Fighting Games!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I was introduced to this game years ago when I was 14 years old and the impact of the game's existence to have been experienced by my own two hands and eyes were on never to be forgotten. Rekindled by the experience 3 years later when I mentioned it to another friend made when I had mode prior to my years past, we were lucky enough to have come across it again and hands down, Guilty Gear is THE Fighting Game to be.

The complexity of this game's mechanics and style goes unprecedented and to this day I still connect it as the breath of fresh air of all fighting games, Marvel VS Capcom 2 being a VERY close contender but GG reigns king as far as I'm concerned. The 'Instant Kill' DESTROYED move, where you can win a single game regardless of rounds, is to me the most outstanding feature GG has-- in Mortal Kombat terms, imagine being able to pull off a Fatality THE SECOND the round starts. Now the Destroyed move can be reversed and a game can actually be fought with just trying to 'Destroy' one another and reversing it but most likely someone will succeed or you'll just end up quitting and want to play the game, ha ha.

The game plays furious and with a visceral gnaw to the soul, the aural experience is one to be heard (I've a sound system hooked up and I crank that sucker up as LOUD as I can legally pump my stereo to this game, and it never fails to detest my love of how awesome this game feels as it sounds), and though dated, the game still has a nostalgic essence of what 2D games, fighting or not, were and that represents a fantastic 'oldskool' feel to it-- you can't go wrong or any more oldskool than this.

As mentioned in a prior review from Gamespot "The downside to this great fighting game (especially when you consider how long Arc's been working on it) is the lack of options." One must also consider just how big (or rather, small) Arc Systems was then and that ever detail they put into the game now amounts to the work they put in then and the Playstation had its limitations on just what Arc could offer. Guilty Gear is a true Spartan of a video game in the sense it only has Normal, Versus and Training Mode, but what it lacks in features, makes up for in true gaming bliss of what every fighting game should be all about; the action. Guilty Gear may lack features which could affect it as flawed considering other games that came out prior, but it is a masterpiece by design. If anything, Guilty Gear has set the bar gone unnoticed of what all fighting games should be, but that's what makes this game much more special and outstanding above all the rest.

Pros -

Gameplay -- Visceral, Heart-Pounding action that puts Capcom's mettle to shame.

Sound -- CRANK THAT BOX UP! You haven't played Guilty Gear to its fullest till you've played it on max decibels.

Graphics -- Truly oldskool but definitely up to par, my bias inclining as I've still a love for 2D fighters.

Fun -- As fun as the competition gets, make sure you have a good friend who's also a worthy opponent. If you get far into it like I have, you'll even find the Hard difficulty computer easy and simply BEG for some human competition.

CONS --

I don't own a 90'' TV screen to truly adore the game as I'd like to in that crazy arcade sense.

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To this day, I still pop the game in from time to time and it still feels like the first time I played it-- NEVER disappointed.

The start of a great franchise

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: September 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Guilty Gear - Circa 1999/2000

GOOD:
- Good Balanced 2D fighter
- An old school fighter that stands out art style or theme wise

BAD:
- Loading times, very short but still there
- Graphics might be dated for some people
- Somewhat small staple of fighters
- Game has one hit instant death moves, which cannot be turned off

WILL IT FIT YOUR TASTE:
- Very fast and furious
- Anime art style or theme
- one hit instant death moves cheapen the game for most players

GAME ITS MOST ASSOCATED TOO:
- Samurai Showdown 5
- Marvel Vs Street Fighter

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- First game in Guilty Gear franchise, after this the franchise was known as Guilty Gear X
- The one hit instant death moves are called destroyers and they enable your fighter instantly win both rounds
-In later versions of Guilty Gear (The "X" franchise) the destroyers stayed in the game but where reworked to not be such so cheap

Why To Buy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: December 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

At first iI had no I idea what a guilty gear was, I thought it was a drink.Me and my friend Haney used to play street fighter games and he used to teach me.Once he asked me if i had Guilty Gear(no).I found it at a friend and traded it.The game was unbileavable, the graphics where perfect and the characters were really stunning with their attacks, even one attack called INSTANT DEATH (which everybody poses) kills the character in 2 shakes of a lambs tail.
As an overall judgement it is OF THE SCALE, if I were you I'd get it right away!!!

Simply the Best

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Guilty Gear is a game that is a simple 2D fighter. Unlike other games of this genre, it manages to surpass many by simple control styles, and amazing graphics to boot. Each character is different, the moves are easy to perform (so no one has to mash buttons repeatedly), the combos aren't complicated and the backgrounds are easy on the eyes.

The main complaint I have for this game is the fact that you die way to easily. I don't know who designed this quirk, but each character has a 'ultra kill, no coming back from' type move where it takes away all your life and the match ends. I normally wouldn't mind this except for THE MOVE IS WAY TOO EASY TO DO, AND HARD TO GET OUT OF. If you are playing with your friend, it's too easy to accidentally do this move and kill the enjoyment. Also to note: the computer does this way too often to your fighter when you play against it.

All in all, the game is a solid buy, if you get past some extreme flaws in it's mechanic. If you are fed up with the many motions of Mortal Kombat, and dislike the control styles of Street Fighter, you might dig this game. Lord knows I did.

THE MISSING LINK

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: November 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Guilty Gear is THE Ultimate 2d Fighting game.
Pros:

Kickin soundtrack (Gotta love 'Beyond the Dark Life')
Tight Characters
Killer Combo System

Cons:

Lack of 1 player modes(Not SO bad)
Instant kill (on you) is VERY irritating when you're trying to get Baiken (SUPER SECRET CHARACTER)

BOMBIN'

Best 2D fighting game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Propably my favourite game I've played so far. This game has got fluid animation, a framerate over 80, cool characters, great music, sound effects, special effects and detailed backrounds (but some have less detail).

Some flaws
Lack of options
Bosses can only be played in verse mode
challenging difficulty.

Overall here are the scores
Graphics: 9
Sound: 10
Gameplay: 9 and a half
Value: 8 and a half
Tilt: 9 and a half

a MUST buy for fighters!!!!!!!!

The best 2D fighting game ever for the PSX

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Guilty gear is one of the best 2D fighting game I have played for the Psx so far.GG has an excellent combo system that rivals those of X-Men Vs Street Fighter. The characters look great with cool animation and a great musical score(If you're into thrash and metal you'll love it)the fighting is very fast(not for beginners) and the graphics are beatifull. Every player in the game has their unique fighting attacks,the player can also run,jump,double jump,triple jump,super jump,wall jump, you get the idea.The player also have a chaos move or call it an instant kill attack that can win you the two round immediatly or lose immediatly that's why sometimes I feel cheated, the the final boss(wich is Justice) is super strong with super strong attacks, still I think GG is way better game than any of those Capcom,street Fighting games they have and to rap it up No 2D fighting fan should be without.OH! and you MUST! practice, you hear me practice is a MUST!!!

By far the best PSX fighter

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 28, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I used to be a Street Fighter devotee. I have most of the games, from the original SF2 to the crowning Alpha 3 and the Marvel vs. Street Fighter.

Until Guilty Gear came along, I was a veteran of Street Fighter Alpha 3, IMHO the best installment of the series thus far. I knew which moves would combo into what, the priority of each attack of most of the characters; I could pull the Raging Demon in the blink of an eye, and use it on a character falling from a jump so he couldn't evade it. I had Akuma, Ryu, Ken, Evil Ryu, Cammy and Shin Akuma all in Level 32. Veterans will understand what I'm talking about- well, it was a lot of time invested in a fighting game.

Since I got Guilty Gear, I haven't touched my Street Fighter collection. It combines the best elements of Marvel vs. Street Fighter- dashes, high-jumps, the ability to do more than one or two hits in a normal combo, with very solid gameplay and novel elements. In this game it doesn't pay off to be defensive. All-out attack won't get you anywhere, either: a couple of strokes from the other player can make kamikaze attacks a painful choice. You can hit characters while they're falling, or on the floor in some cases. The characters are balanced- there is no Ryu or Akuma that, used by a good player, can beat any other character. I can testify to this, because I have a group of friends who each concentrate on a different character; and the outcome is always in doubt until the last pixel of life bar goes. The graphics are stunning, and character designs deserve a standing ovation. Even the music- not usually a very important element in Capcom's games, as testified by the horrendously bad soundtrack of Marvel vs. Street Fighter, which sounded like bad MIDI music on a bad synthesizer, is superb. Absolutely superb music. Guilty Gear is the consummate fighter. I guarantee that after playing it, you'll also toss SFA3 into the sack.

Lack of balance and excess cheese=FUN!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 24, 1999
Author: Amazon User

What to say about Guilty Gear? You arn't going to get the hours you would from Street Fighter Alpha 3, but on the other hand you are going to get a very unique and very entertaining fighter. Guilty Gear is most similar to NeoGeo/SNK games, especially Last Blade and the newest version of Fatal Fury. Game play is excellent and moves are pulled off easily even on the PSXs pad. Also there is a chain combo system such that with every character you can hit punch-slash-slash-hard slash then cancel into a special move, but this does not make the characters any more homogenous--each of the ~10 fighters is relatively unique ranging, including a character that fights with her hair and another one that will attack with his shadows! The game moves very quickly with air dashing, air combos, hitting your opponent on the ground, supers and level 3 specials, as well as simply running at a good clip. The characters are not particularly well animated, but once you slip into their special moves you'll see this game really shine. Some of the sprites for the special moves are amazing. Great eye-candy. Complaints are the inability to set the game difficulty, a speed control, and most of all game balance. I don't know how found serious players are of being able to win a match with one move, but I know their eyes would bug out if they saw the combo you can do with Kliff that will kill your opponent. The fact you can hit your opponent with supers while they are on the ground, or simply jump into an infinite combo is really what makes this game altogether different than a capcom game. I would really hate to play this in an arcade and have someone kill me within 5 seconds or less, or instead win the match through an infinite combo. On the other hand, if you want to beat the boss, you will have to become this cheap yourself. On the whole I've given it a 4 star because I could see this game being better. I like its looks, I like the game play, and I admit that doing this outrageous chain combos, uppercutting people on the ground, etc. is pretty damn fun. Doubt I'll be playing it in a couple months, but it was definitely money well spent.

It is not a Capcom or SNK 2D Beat'em up but it really rocks!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 18, 1999
Author: Amazon User

In the era of the 3D fighting games, it is very very rare to find such a game in 2D, the characters are really cool, and the soundtrack is incredible (mix nin and iron maiden...) Some feature like the "destruction blow" are unique to this game...listen to me...buy it...play it...love it...and leave Street Fighter Saga, aeons behind...Guilty Gear...THE 2D Fighting Game

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