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Great Gameplay but needs a Story Mode

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: December 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The game came in perfect condition and on time so no complaints about the delivery or anything of that sort. The main problem is with the game itself, mainly being that the game seriously needs a story mode. Your pretty much playing an arcade game with no clue who your fighting or why exactly the people on screen are fighting in the first place.

If you are for more flash and less substance than what was in GGX-2 give it a try

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I am left to ponder how many people played Guilty Gear, Guilty Gear X, and Guilty Gear X-2. Those wonderful games built up high expectations for sprite designs,beautiful 2D graphics, great fighting physics, and a stirring epic story tailored around odd yet awesome characters that are tributes to various rock stars and heavy metal musicians.

In a futuristic apcolypse magic is once again reality and scentist created "gears" to fight the battles of mankind. Gears are genetically enhanced life forms of immense power but as expected they were not so easily controlled. This caused a futuristic crusade as humans sought to slay all rebelling gears in order to save humanity. No, the plot was not the most original thing ever (especially if you've watched alot of anime) but it was well executed and the individual characters had alot of depth and personality.

Guilty Gear X-2 even introduced "story mode" in which each character had up to three endings. Like in a psychadelic Silent Hill chapter you could get a good conclusion, a bad conclusion, and a weird "wtf" conclusion. This encouraged people to play through Guilty Gear X-2 many times even when there were no other friends around for versus competition.

So now we come to Accent core. What is accent core? Essentially it is Guilty Gear X-2 with more characters. Sadly at least 2 characters are just odd knock offs of pre-existing heroes (Holy order Sol and Robo Ky) and for some idiotic reason Accent core gutted the story line out completly. This was a very bad decision. I loved Aba for example and though players may know about her past from other games they'll be left in the dark if this is their first Guilty Gear.

The game as always demands you play hard. Guilty gear's fighting system is very in depth with air dashes, special moves, instant kills, and cancels. Looking at the chaos on screen is like seeing Arcana Heart after it reaches puberty and grows up into one sexy and hot specimen. For those that had problems with Arcana Heart's slow speed this is a welcome alternative. Things go alot faster in Accent Core.

However this game fools you. Sure you have alot of characters. Yes, it is fun to play "IF" friends are over. However it is hollow on the inside. It is re-packaging Guilty Gear X-2 only with far less content. Worst of all accent core tries to say "I'm only for da hardcore fighters!" which is insulting to the fighting community. It assumes us fighting fans are happy with nothing more than blatant eye candy and the bare bones basics. It assumes we do not love characters enough to give two craps about how they develop as people, what relationships they get into, or what surprising turns they must face on the road to self discovery.

I don't care who disagrees with me. I had Guilty Gear X-2 and it was a far superior product to this mere pale shadow of its original greatness. If you are a guilty gear fan please demand the next installation in the series recaptures the awe of the original games. Let these people know your not going to settle for this travesty.

The stories of Axl,Dizzy,Testament,May,Johnny,Zato, Millia rage,Ky,Sol,Anji,Baiken,Jam,Chipp,Slayer,Potemkin,Bridgett,Faust,I-no, Kliff,and Justice are left on the way side yet to be finished. This game teases us with mere illusions of the heroes and villians that made the series so great yet it uncovers nothing more about them. All you do is beat the crap out of pixels until you get a hasty "congradulations" and a piece of concept art. That is NOT an ending.

Bottom line is if you just want this game for tournaments against friends it is likely one of the best purchases you can get so long as you love 2D fighters. However if you are like me and love Guilty gear for its deep death metal symbolism and rock opera style of story telling this game will disappoint you to no end.

Pros

-Alot of characters

- A few new characters

- Awesome fighting physics that are slightly improved over Guilty Gear X-2.

- good amount of speed.

-Great soundtrack

-Jaw dropping stages

-Best versus action ever

Cons

- No story-line

- I-no is as merciless and cheap as ever

- Some characters were beefed up while others were left by the way side. This has created a huge balance problem.

- Most extra characters are remakes of pre-existing characters. This shows lack of originality.

- Other games in the series such as Guilty Gear X-2 are ALOT better overall despite some faults.

You may also like Guilty Gear X-2,Arcana Heart, Kof XI, Street fighter alpha anthology, Street fighter anniversary collection, Neo Geo Battle colesium.

High complexity 2d fighter

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Guilty Gear is 2d fighting at its best and most frustrating. As a button masher this game is ok, but you shouldn't be buying it unless you are serious about learning how to play fighting games at a non-scrub level.

Each character is unique, the visuals are great and fun and the gameplay is fast paced. Watch some YT videos to get an idea of what high level play looks like. The combos are a joy to watch and pull off. Once you purchase you'll want to visit dustloop.com for much needed supplemental info.

If you aren't super familiar with thinking of fighters in terms of frames of invulnerability, mixups, frame advantage, etc. Do yourself a favor and buy a simpler 2d fighter like Capcom v SNK2 or a Street Fighter title and once you've mastered high level play pick up GG.

Best 2-D fighter to come along in a while

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: September 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The Guilty Gear series has long been known as a franchise that doesn't diappoint in terms of quality fighting action, and Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core is no different. Featuring a large (and colorful) selection of fighters, Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core features some new backgrounds and voice overs that fans of the series will notice, as well as the typical fast paced fighting, freaky and just plain weird characters, and great metal-themed background music. The game's graphics are fluid and the animations are colorful and well designed, and the controls are easy to pick up, and even easier to mash. As a whole, Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core doesn't really offer anything that hasn't been seen before (whether or not you're a fan of the series or are used to other 2-D fighting franchises like Street Fighter or any SNK series), but the game stands out on it's own thanks to the uniqueness of the franchise, some new features, a modest price, and the fact that it's just plain fun. This may very well be the last great 2-D fighter the PS2 will ever see (SNK has a few more of their collection games on the horizon), so enjoy it wile you can if you're a veteran of the series, and for newcomers, Accent Core is a great place to get acquainted with the franchise.

Never Played a Guilty Gear game?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: October 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core is a great game to pop in for a few minutes before heading out of the door. So far as fighting games go, it is one of the better fighters out there. If you've played they other Guilty Gear games, it is not quite as amazing as some of the predecessors. Definately buy this if you just want a new fighting game, or even if you simply want to complete your Guilty Gear collection.

Nice Update to the Guilty Gear Series...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Alright, this game is a modest update to Guilty Gear XX... this is not a dramatic update to the series, like some had wanted. Think of this game as a more balanced and more technical Guilty Gear XX... They've added Holy Order Sol(from Guilty Gear Slash) and A.B.A (from Guilty Gear Isuka), so technically they haven't added anyone COMPLETELY NEW to this game. This is not a disappointment as the gameplay has gotten more and more fleshed out with the addition of Force Breaks (similar to EX moves in Street Fighter 3), Instant Block, tweaked moves for each character, etc.. This a very deep and technical fighting game that fighting game fans will enjoy and appreciate the most...

Perhaps I expected more than what it should be

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 17, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Guilty Gear already had a solid game mechanics (albeit some balance issues). You can literally see that the developers tried their best to incorporate criticisms and feedbacks accumulated from previous versions. However, removing any type of ending for Story Mode was quite shocking and dissapointing. The addition of two new characters were cool at first, but both A.B.A and Order Sol isn't as fun as I would imagined to be. While fixing what was broken, the Aksys changed something that created a new hybrid, no longer same as the original.

The battles are still fast and fun.

Best current 2D fighter out there

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: September 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Guilty Gear has long been known as a deep, balanced fighter. Accent Core continues this tradition, and whilst some whiners may compare it unfavorably with one or two past games in the series, it's still better than anything else out there!

If you're not into 2D fighters, now is your chance! Buy this game, grab a friend, and go at it!

And if you are into fighters, well you already know Guilty Gear rocks.

Finally, some GOOD NEWS! All the bugs that plagued the Japanese console version are fixed! Here's a list:

-Johnny's jackhound return is now a force break ALWAYS
-Bridget's j.5 yoyo set is now, uh, in the game
-Bridget's Razor Roger force break no longer absorbs infinite hits
-Axl's combos now work when they should
-Sol no longer has double "clean hits" sometimes
-Counterhit Gold Bursts now do the correct amount of damage

THE ULTIMATE 2-D FIGHTER GAME

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: September 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

PROS: two new characters include Order Sol, new animation, new user interface on the character select, more options on game modes, maintains the shock and awe of the first Guilty Gear XX and even more.

CONS: Justice and Kliff Undersn are no longer playable characters.

Price: you can't beat 30 bucks especially for a new game.

Overall: Great game, stays true on the game play with even more flexibility... almost reminds of Mugen.

You can't go wrong getting this game, pick it up now before the price goes up to some ridiculous price. At one time, I saw the game selling for 100 dollars! Someone probably bought it because the listing is gone. Enjoy!

Greatest 2D fighting Game Ever !!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: September 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game has the coolest characters, moves, combo, and storyline.
Beautiful animation and ROCK music make it the best game. Must buy it home and see for yourself.

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