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I'll sum it up for you

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 36
Date: April 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

What can i say? oh yeah, this is Guilty Gear times two! If that title doesn't get you excited then, well, actually nevermind this game is horrible! Just look at it! What the heck is Sammy Studios? Burning 50 $'s would be more fun. Listen to me, i would know! Oh wait, i forgot that i don't own the game.

One of the best 2D fighter for PS2!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is the best 2D fighting game there is. It's because the graphics run very smooth and it's just as addictive as the Capcom vs SNK, Capcom vs Marvel,etc. It has tons of cool moves and it also has lots of characters. In a way, I can say that this game is better than the Capcom series. Anyway Irecommend this game to any one who likes fighting game or the one's who never tried a fighting game will have a great experience playing this game.

Love it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: November 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I love this game. Great story mode, missions, and the mini cartoon are awsome, you'd think they'd make a series(and i hope they do).

No real downfall, but the repeateing phrases. If thats fixed, call this game flawless

A Mind-Blowing Game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

When I first saw previews on G4 for the Guilty Gear series, I knew immediately that I had to try it out. 2D fighters usually hold my interest for a small amount of time, but seeing one that was so unique as the GG series amazed me. As soon as you jump into it, you immediately notice that it almost looks as though you're fighting in an anime. The backgrounds move! The people aren't just frozen in time back there. Gotta love that.

The characters in this game are, to say the least, somewhat.. eccentric. From Faust, who is a doctor with a bag on his head, to Millia Rage, who fights with her hair, the selection is quite different, which only made this game all the more fun.

There are very few cons to this game, despite what many reviewers say. Lack of save points is a common complaint, however, once you get the hang of a game, a save point isn't all that important.. it gets fairly easy once you've memorized the combos and can pull off the instant kills. (The graphics when you're performing these are a MUST SEE, I'm telling you.) And yes, it is possible to defeat the game with just button mashing. BUT! Once you set the level of difficulty up and/or play Mission Mode, button mashing is not an option, and learning the combos is a must. All in all, this game is definitely a must-buy.

A thrilling game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I'm genrally wary of 2D fighters, and generally of beat-em-up games altogether. I brought this game after I saw a review of it in PSM2: 8/10, and my bro recomended it to me as we are both anime fans. Most fighting games have good moves and a few extra characters, and just about enough storyline to keep you intriuged. Guilty Gear X 2 has SPECTACULAR moves enhanced by 3D grpahics which are neough to make anyone stare in awe. It doesn't just have one storyline, it has many of them, THREE for each character relating to his or her past, or otherwise. Whats more is that all of these unique storylines intertwine. The plot is enough to keep most people fathoming it all out with it's subtle hints for hours. The combo system is unique and varying in complexity from character to character, uncluding relavent, written dialoge between fights. GGX2 has enough unlockable things to make a sequel to itself, and these aren't just pretty things that have no use what-so-ever, they are important and can add-to, and even change, the whole way the game can be played. The game has Story mode, survival, M.O.M mode, Mission mode (these missions are so challenging that they'll keep you busy quite literally for days.), Arcade mode, training, and VS. You have to work very hard for these unlockables, like for example, to unlock GG mode (something that changes the wholeway the game is played) you either have to reach level 300 on survival, view ALL the ending for ALL the 16 characters you can play from the start, or complete 45 missions. The speed and extremities make your blood pump and your heart race, I'm being serious. Once I finished one battle which was a real challenge and a very tight finish, I could hear my heart beating away. By the time you've completely finished this game, the sequel will probably come out a year ago. BUY THIS! IT IS QUITE LITERALLY THE BEST OUT ON THE BEAT EM UP MARKET FOR A LONG, LONG TIME!!!!

The Update GG needed, but definitely not the concept.

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

I still rank Guilty Gear X2 with high marks but I lack the appreciation of execution this game has except for the music-- the music I'll admit is damn good and the graphics are a huge boost from what Guilty Gear (the original) was but I'm disappointed in the change GG has gone through, becoming the X Series. In a way, I don't even consider the X series a part of the whole Guilty Gear deal but that it was a different direction for Ishiwatari Daisuke's projecto move around in-- it all became a part of the whole pop culture deal rather than the underground swagger it had going on back in the late 90's and seemed to have appealed more to a market sense of things than just the pure gaming aspect of a good challenging game (I mean for crying out loud, they made it HARDER to execute the Instant Kill 'Destroyed' move).

I only play the X-series of GG to compensate for a more eye-candy gesture of gaming as well as enhanced sound quality and music but GG is still my most highly regarded jewel than what X or X2 (XX: Midnight Carnival if you will) could ever be.

If you're a GG fan, get the game I suppose but it really doesn't have that same appeal regardless of what you may think; the whole spiel just doesn't quite fit for me, but that's me. This may seem like I'm putting this game down more than I should be praising it but again, in design the game is great, outstanding even, but the concept runs short and 'sold out' as far as a good game goes.

When Guilty Gear first came out, I was stoked and hoping for a sequel that could turn GG over as a world-class hit in the gaming scene... The X-series came out and ... that's all it just about it, come out but it didn't turn anything over as I thought it would-- so I'm still waiting for that TRUE Guilty Gear sequel despite the cashcowing to whoever's selling the game out now... was Atlus? Now Sammy? Now it's someone else I believe right? Times change but I still hold hope for that one moment when GG will make a true return to its roots-- if Daisuke Ishiwatari is reading this and can read English, I hope you read them intently because a diehard fan is still waiting for a raging comeback to what I acclaim as one of the greatest fighting game franchises of all time. Period.

Why it's the BEST 2D FIGHTER EVER

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Before I picked up this game, I used to think that MVC2 (marvel vs capcom 2) and CVS2(capcom vs snk2) were the best fighters ever, but now I can truly say that guilty gear x2 is the greatest 2d fighting game ever made and without a doubt. After I played the game, I realized flaws in my two previous favorites...

Why Marvel vs capcom 2 does not compete with the GGX2?
-Characters in MVC2 are not balanced. some characters will never be used,while others are more overpowered
-Horrible Jazz Music
-Annoying voice in background
-Infinite use of helpers makes the game a bit too dumbed-down for noobs
-AI is stupid.

Why Capcom vs snk 2 is not as good as GGx2?
-Characters in CVS2 lack uniqueness. too much ryu clones...ken, ryu, akuma, evil ryu, shin akuma, dan, ryo, etc..
-you don't learn much about the characters

Why GGX2 is pure quality fighting game?
-Very hard AI. try maniac mode in arcade...
-Awesome story behind characters
-Characters are very very unique and you will love them. Even though there were 23 characters it felt like there were more characters than mvc2's 56 and cvs2's 48.
-The gameplay fighting is VERY VERY GOOD. It's the perfect balance between mvc2's too crazy fighting to cvs2's more technical fighting. Connecting normal moves with supers are not so easy in GGX2 which i found to be one of the flaws of mvc2(noobs might prefer this). The fighting is fast and intense without having all of those helpers run around, but technical enough to really appreciate. Doing big combos really takes alot of time and skills to master. From begining to end of fights, you will not let your guard down because of the instant kills.
-Replay value is INSANE. Mastering story mode, survival mode, MOM mode, Arcade mode on Maniac and especially mission mode should consume over 100+ hours. With unlockable sp and ex characters, you feel like there is so much variation in the game!
-The music is incredible! It really gets you in the mood!

I am not trying to say that marvel vs capcom 2 or Capcom vs SNK 2 are bad games, but seriously.. after you play Guilty Gear X2, you will definitely notice alot of shortcomings from MVC2 and CVS2. The only reason why this game is not a humongous hit is because nowadays everyone flocks to 3D games...if you miss this game just because it is 2D...you are truly missing out...it will probably be the last of the greatest 2D fighters if not the greatest...

Great game but be careful who you buy it from!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This in my opinion is the best 2D fighter on the market,far superior to the likes of Marvel V.S. Capcom 2.There are some price gougers trying to sell this game for close to 200 bucks for new and sealed but in one month (August 2007) the whole gulity gear set is coming in one package for under 40 bucks (this game included).Sort of like what Need for Speed and the Devil May Cry series has done.When this set releases the value of the Guilty Gear X2 sealed games is going to drop from about 150-200 bucks to a mere 10 bucks or so if that.Let these price gougers watch their games values drop to nearly nothing and wait to purchase the full set next month for $39.99

Feel GUILTY for not trying this game!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is pretty good. Ok, so the moves are hard to execute, but that's what the training mode is for. Also, the game loads matches up to 2 seconds, and you'll want to hear that rock music over and over and over again. And the mission mode is very challenging (i only completed 2 missions). Only problem is that you have to look on the internet to get the different endings in story mode. But this game just beats the .... out of street fighter.

pretty good

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

pretty fun with a lot of technical stuff to learn, only bad/good thing is how fast it is......VERY fast, so if you like crazy action like marvel vs capcom then you will probably like this, it is definitely not like street fighter 3 though so depends on your preference, has some cool crazy effects but not a ton of frames of animation (though each frame does look cool), a ton of stuff to unlock and a BRUTAL hard mission mode for people that want maximum replay/value

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