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121-462: The PlayStation 2 version of Guilty Gear X2 sold well in Japan; over 140,000 copies were sold between 2002 and 2004. In addition to the public reception, the game has been praised by video game critics. Several aspects were commended, the most noticeable being its gameplay , visuals, music , and new additions from Guilty Gear X . Some called it the best title of the series, of the year, and even one of

242-542: A Guilty Gear X2 -based yonkoma series were released on August 24, 2002, December 25, 2002, and July 25, 2003, respectively. Based on Guilty Gear XX Slash , a two-part anthology series was released on December 24, 2005, and June 24, 2006, and a single-volume yonkoma series was released on January 25, 2006. Enterbrain also published an anthology series based on Guilty Gear X2 ; it was released in two parts published on January 25, 2003, and March 24, 2003, respectively. A compilation DVD entitled The New Saint Glory with

363-623: A Gear becomes slower, due to being shot by Chaos with the same material which created Nagoriyuki's katanas. He arrives at Washington as guest of the White House during a peace meeting with Asuka, where the Gear Maker is targeted by Chaos and I-No for the possession of the Tome of Origin. Sol's story concludes as he lets Asuka remove the Flame of Corruption from him to restore his humanity. Despite

484-485: A Gear by the Post-War Administration Bureau for the purposes of experimenting and developing new weapons. Unlike most Gears, they still retained their sense of self. However, Justice turned them against humanity, and they found themself on the opposite side of the war from which they started, causing them to become cynical and filled with regret after being freed from Justice's mind control at

605-517: A bakery shop. Slayer ( スレイヤー , Sureiyā ) is one of the few surviving species a nearly extinct ancient vampire race Nightless ( ナイトレッスン , Naitoressu ) , who founded the Assassins Guild. He comes out of hiding when the Guild dives into chaos after Zato's disappearance. Cultured and debonair, Slayer enjoys haiku and spends his time with his wife Sharon, another immortal. He also has

726-604: A being similar to that of Zato's Forbidden Beast, Eddie. In XX , Millia has three different endings. In the first, faces Slayer just before she is about to confront Eddie. After a fight Millia manages to hold her ground but is unable to defeat him, Slayer tells Millia that her hair is of the same origins as Eddie, though Millia says she already knows it. In the second ending, she defeats Slayer and subsequently kills Eddie. The third ending shows that, after killing Eddie, she buries Zato's body. In Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus (2008), Millia sets off to find and kill Eddie and destroy

847-547: A captain of the IPF after rescuing a beaten Dizzy and entrusting her to Johnny 's care. When he returns to work, Ky is thrust into a new conspiracy which includes robot clones of himself—called Robo-Ky ( ロボカイ , Robokai ) —, a secret organization, I-No , and his rival, Sol Badguy. In its sequel, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus (2008), after discovering Post-War Administration Bureau 's interest in Dizzy, Ky abandons his post in

968-468: A demon-like sorcerer Happy Chaos. With the help of Anji and Chipp, during Chaos' terrorist attack on the U.S. white house, or rather an airship Tir Na Nog, Millia and the rest of the world learned the true identity of I-No's accomplish, his past relation to Asuka and the previous events. After I-No's demise at the hands of Sol Badguy (now a human named Fredrick Bulsara), Millia and Zato are last seen being regular customers of Venom and Robo-Ky's Bakery. Millia

1089-469: A fight against Dizzy , who has a half-million dollar bounty on her head. However, he spares her life in all of them, losing against her in his second ending, and judging that she is not a threat to the world in the other two. In the subsequent game, Guilty Gear X2 (2002), his story-line involved chasing down I-No . In his first ending, his defeat of I-No led to a direct confrontation with Asuka, who casually deflected all of Sol's attacks, saying that Sol

1210-487: A fully recovered Jack-O interrogates I-No, when she suddenly surrendered herself on purpose after releasing Happy Chaos from Ariels' body. Ky and Jack-O suspect there might be more than just one traps during Chaos' invasion in U.S. white house, or rather, the airship Tir Na Nog. Ky and Jack-O arrive on time, after Sol, Asuka and U.S. president Vernon got rid of Happy Chaos at a same time witnessing Asuka reverting Sol back to his former human-self Frederick Bulsara through removing

1331-509: A god-killer weapon Outrage, thereby saving the universe from being destroyed and reset multiple times. In the epilogue, he and Dizzy are visited by Testament, introducing them to their new family. In the epilogue of Another Story A, set after the White House incident in the main story, Ky, and his son and wife, Sin and Dizzy are at the Illyrian Castle to celebrate the latter’s ceremonial welcome as an official Gear representative leader to

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1452-459: A legendary hero since the previous event, Sol remains a bounty hunter, now accompanied by a fully recovered Jack-O, and the nation often goes to Ky to message Sol for urgent matters. Having had taken a request from a weakened Ariels to stop I-No, Sol realizes that Happy Chaos, a demon-like sorcerer who possessed Ariels body and formerly Asuka's mentor known as The Original had been manipulating entire events alongside I-No herself. Sol's healing power as

1573-432: A man called Tsuyoshi ( 毅 ) . He offered Chipp into his care, and trained Chipp in the art of Ninjutsu . They lived peacefully together until an assassin syndicate ordered Tsuyoshi's killing. Chipp, in an attempt to pursue the culprits responsible, entered the second sacred order tournament in order to get him a lead in his travels. Sometime during the events of XX onward, Chipp founded a kingdom called East Chipp Kingdom in

1694-604: A monster. By Guilty Gear Xrd (2014), Millia had made peace with Venom and worked together with him to find the resurrected Zato-1. Working with a reformed Assassin Guilt led by Zato-1, Millia became a new director of a reformed Post-War Administration Bureau in Guilty Gear Strive (2021). Both Millia and Zato are summoned by the third king of Illirya Kingdom, Daryl to investigate I-No's next plan, after she took something from an imprisoned Ariels, later revealed to be

1815-576: A noble first king of Illriya, Ky Kiske and has a son named Sin, Dr. Paradigm begin to work for the kingdom. Izuna ( イズナ ) is another playable character who made his debut in Guilty Gear 2: Overture . Along with Valentine , Izuna also comes from the Backyard . Izuna is a Japanese fox spirit from a mysterious race called the Yokai . Unlike most spirits of his kind, Izuna gained a physical form through

1936-407: A once lawless southern part of Africa. During Ariels' descent to madness, he is the first to discover that she is possessed by Happy Chaos, the true mastermind who manipulated the events and used Asuka as a scapegoat for the cause he did not commit. Justice ( ジャスティス , Jasutisu ) is the original Command Class Gear, created by Asuka from Aria as a means to end war. Through Happy Chaos's influence,

2057-406: A personal connection with Gabriel, the president of Zepp, but seems to be acquainted with all of the movers and shakers of the Guilty Gear universe. He has the apparent motive of either observing the cast, or warning them of being targeted by the Post-War Administration Bureau . He personally knows "That Man"/Asuka and that character seems to hold him in high regard since he apologizes to Slayer. He

2178-599: A plan to free Justice , and to stop it, the Union of Nations held a tournament. The canon stated that Sol was the winner of the Tournament, which also resulted in Justice discovering that Sol was, in fact, Frederick. Justice, in her dying words, commented that she wished that "...the three of us..." could talk one last time, and Sol swore to kill Asuka. In Guilty Gear X (2000), Sol has three endings, all of which involve

2299-442: A predetermined character; the player character has handicaps such as being prevented from jumping, being poisoned, or starting a fight with half of health . The Story Mode reveals the game's plot through battles interleaved with conversations between the player character and their enemies. The story varies depending on the player's choice and performance in battles; there is a total of 60 possible endings . The Training Mode allows

2420-581: A second Sacred Order of Holy Knights at the start of Guilty Gear (1998) after hearing rumors of the possible resurrection of Justice , a Commander Gear who was in the leadership of the Gears during the Holy War. In Guilty Gear X (2000), Ky hears new rumors, these ones of a new Commander Gear that does not wish to harm humans— Dizzy . He sets out to find the flaws of his own concept of justice. In Guilty Gear X2 (2002), he returns to his normal duties as

2541-435: A second series, Night of Knives , had its three volumes released on October 20, November 17, and December 22, 2004. Gameplay Gameplay is the specific way in which players interact with a game . The term applies to both video games and tabletop games . Gameplay is the connection between the player and the game, the player's overcoming of challenges, and the pattern of player behavior defined through

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2662-545: A sickness. She fights her enemies in a similar same style to Dr. Baldhead, using a syringe that once belonged to her late mother. She appeared in the WonderSwan exclusive game Guilty Gear Petit and its sequel, Guilty Gear Petit 2 . Her endings in both games show a big connection with Dr. Baldhead. In the first she is wondering why Dr. Baldhead disappeared; in the second she is saying goodbye because she knows she will never see him again. Robo-Ky ( ロボカイ , Robokai )

2783-535: A specific game system: satisfaction, learning, efficiency, immersion, motivation, emotion, and socialization. However, in A video game's elements ontology , the researchers define the facets of playability as: intrinsic, mechanical, interactive, artistic, personal, and social. These concepts of "playability" are not to be confused with the ability to control (or play) characters in multi-character games such as role playing games or fighting games , or factions in real-time strategy games. Sol Badguy This

2904-406: A tension gauge charges. However, when a character moves backwards or uses defensive moves often, its tension gauge is reduced. Once a character's gauge is filled super moves called Overdrive Attacks, or a variety of special techniques —"Instant Kill", "Faultless Defense," "Dead Angle Attacks" or "Roman Cancels"—can be performed. Guilty Gear X2 adds a new feature to the series: a burst gauge, which

3025-474: A weapon to gain great power. With this power, he made himself leader of the Assassins Guild. However, as his body weakened, Eddie was able to take control until Zato-1's death at the hands of Millia Rage . While his body was taken by Eddie from Guilty Gear XX onward, after the death of his voice actor Kaneto Shiozawa , Zato-1 was resurrected by the Conclave as part of their experiment and serving them until he

3146-605: A zoo's cage. To regain his freedom, he escaped from his colony and pursued "That Man" for answers. He fights with a pair of hand-held fans called Zessen ( 絶扇 ) . It is implied that Anji stole the Zessen Wind Fans, which had been stored in the Japanese colony, before escaping. However, after Asuka turned himself in to the government and joined the world peace project in Strive , he is not "That Man" whom Anji refers to, it

3267-551: Is a list of characters from the Guilty Gear fighting game series. Daisuke Ishiwatari has cited Kazushi Hagiwara 's manga Bastard!! , and the fighting game Street Fighter II as influence to the Guilty Gear series. However, he noted that the majority of other fighting games were just recycling the character's same skins or style, and so he wanted every character "to be unique in their own way." Kazuhiko Shimamoto 's characters were also noted as an inspiration for

3388-411: Is also a playable character in the spin-off games Guilty Gear Petit (2001), Isuka (2003), Dust Strikers (2006), and Judgment (2006). Potemkin ( ポチョムキン , Pochomukin ) , a massive slave -soldier of Zepp, a floating continent controlled by a military dictatorship, Potemkin was forced into the first tournament by his superiors. However, during the tournament, the government of Zepp

3509-468: Is an alternate timeline version of William ( ウィリアム , Wiriamu ) . Chipp Zanuff ( チップ＝ザナフ , Chippu Zanafu ) was a youth who struggled to live life on the streets of America. Chipp was a drug trafficker that soon became a drug user. He found himself in a complicated situation that led to him fleeing from the Mafia. Chipp had become outnumbered and was almost dying, but his pursuers were dispatched by

3630-485: Is an artificial life-form, or homunculus , that was created by a scientist who lived within "Frasco" ( フラスコ , Furasuko ) mountain. However, before her birth, her creator was taken away by the military . A.B.A found herself alone within Frasco, and lived the first ten years of her life in total isolation until she managed to escape from Frasco. She began to collect keys to find relief from her sadness as they represented

3751-501: Is an orphan raised by the Assassin's Guild. Venom became an apprentice and the devoted right hand of Zato when he saved him from being executed by the Guild who were displeased by Venom's reluctance to kill. Once Millia began to hunt Zato and the parasite Eddie began taking more control, Venom began his quest to save his beloved master. He fights using a cue stick . In -Revelator-/Rev 2 storyline, he met and befriended Robo Ky. After

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3872-481: Is at constant conflict towards his own ineptitude of being a father and a husband due to its bias regarding Gears. Ky is a playable character in Guilty Gear Xrd (2014). He entrust his old friend Leo as his replacement of being a current king of Illriya. After Dizzy's return, his son, Sin begins to call him, "dad", much to Ky's happiness to hear it from his son. In the final chapters of the story mode during

3993-751: Is composed of young women, but when it comes to the protection of his crew, Johnny is a selfless acting man who will protect the lives of his crewmates as well as others if need be. He is protective of Dizzy, defending her from bounty hunters in Guilty Gear X and I-No's attack in Guilty Gear XX . He fights with a wood-handled Japanese sword and uses the Iaidō style of swordsmanship. Johnny made an NPC appearance again in Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- before returning as playable in Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- and Guilty Gear Strive . Venom ( ヴェノム , Venomu )

4114-466: Is defeated by Faust. He later returns to the Assassins Guild and played a role in its reformation into a legit intelligence organization. Anji Mito ( 御津 闇慈 , Mito Anji ) , real name unknown, is among the few people born of Japanese descent. Because of this, he is protected by the government since full-blooded Japanese are an endangered race. While there are those who accept this lifestyle, Anji does not—he compares acceptance of government to living in

4235-438: Is distinct from graphics and audio elements. Some theorists add more specific elements to the basic definition of gameplay as the interaction between players and games. For example: Gameplay can be divided into several types. For example, cooperative gameplay involves two or more players playing on a team. Various gameplay types are listed below. Playability is a measure of the quality of gameplay. Playability represents

4356-584: Is filled as the player causes or receives damage. By pressing buttons in combination , the player character jump and unleash a blast of energy—a Psyche Burst. It allows the player to break combinations and super moves in the middle of the opponent's offensive. Also, when used under specific conditions, if the blast hits the adversary, the tension gauge is filled to its maximum capacity immediately. Guilty Gear X2 offers eight modes : Arcade, Survival, M.O.M. (an acronym for Medal of Millionaires), Mission, Story, Training, Versus 2P and Versus CPU. The Arcade Mode allows

4477-420: Is given a hero's burial. Now going by his original name, Frederick goes off the grid and opens a shop with Jack-O at the abandoned space station Iseo. He was also a playable character in the spin-off games Guilty Gear Petit (2001), Isuka (2003), Dust Strikers (2006), and Judgment (2006). Along with Ky Kiske, he is one of the only characters to appear in every Guilty Gear game. Orphaned at

4598-453: Is not related to Dizzy, due to her mother being Justice, who was once Aria. His allies began to theorize his connection with the two female Gears, which caused Ky—Dizzy's husband—and Sol to scream out in horror at the supposed revelation that the two rivals are in-laws. After Ariels' defeat, Jack-O took Elphelt's place and fused with Justice, becoming a reincarnated Aria, and Sol revealed to his allies That Man's true identity—Asuka R. Kreutz. In

4719-569: Is not simply one character, but in fact a line of robotic copies of Ky Kiske created by the shadowy Post War Administration Bureau. For some reason, Robo-Ky is often mistaken for the real Ky Kiske and vice versa during the game's story mode, even though his face is obviously metallic, his voice is higher-pitched and robotic, and he constantly blurts out *GIGIGI* or *BZZZT* noises during story sequences. As of Xrd , there's only one Robo-Ky left who survived its last appearance in XX Accent Core ,

4840-421: Is now "cured" from S-Ko's possession and now working for a paranormal investigation team at Illyria, under direction of the third king Daryl. By the time he reunites with Faust, Zappa soon stumbled upon what Faust had been reading, realizing the true masterminds behind manipulating the Conclave to attack humanity wants something to do on annihilating the Japanese for their extra ordinary Ki. A.B.A ( アバ , Aba )

4961-629: Is one of the sealed Gears from the dimensional plane Backyard ( バックヤード , Bakkuyādo ) during the era of the Genocide Gear Justice in the Crusades. This action was done so Justice could not control his mind using her Commander Gear abilities. Paradigm was later released when the 100-year war was over. Dr. Paradigm is a strongly skilled magician with a fairly large book of magics. He has a protective bubble around him which appears to be permanent. Due to Justice's daughter, Dizzy married to

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5082-405: Is the boss of Guilty Gear Isuka . He is a good man at heart who somehow manages to control a giant Gear, his faithful dog. A killer who shows absolutely no mercy, he is also a formidable beast. Judgment was originally Raymond, a mad scientist working on the remote island of Isene and exploiting its inhabitants, trying to create a living weapon that would surpass even the Gears. He believed his work

5203-500: The 28th place of its 2010 "Top 100 PlayStation 2 Games" list. In the same year, UGO also placed it 12th among the "Top 25 Fighting Games of All Time". Likewise, About.com placed it eighth on their "Top 10 PlayStation 2 Fighting Games of All Time", while Complex ranked it tenth among "The 50 Best Fighting Games of All Time", and included it in the fifth place in "The 25 Best 2D Fighting Games of All Time". Furthermore, The Escapist ' s John Funk called it "the best fighting game of

5324-458: The Assassin's Guild. In her first ending, she finishes her vendetta, as she slays Eddie. She continues to live on a run from the Assassin's Guild but did not falter in her mind and continues to keep her hair under control. In the second ending, however, she loses control of her hair and accidentally kills Bridget . As she stands horrified on her act, she is accidentally stabbed in the back by her fan, but she felt content as she died as herself, not as

5445-514: The Conclave's ambush in using Justice to attack Illriya, Ky was ambushed and being shot by the Conclave's member, Axus to death. However, Ky gets back on feet immediately to finish Axus. Upon awakened from Axus' fatal shots on him, Ky's left eye becomes red and has a gear mark, originating from a result of his relationship with Dizzy and the birth of Sin, resulting Ky to acquire a Uno Scale Gear Cell through exchanging half of his normal human eye with Sin's half of Gear eye at time after his son's birth. It

5566-658: The Crusades. After decades serving as commander, he resigned from his position and entrusted it to Ky. For the rest of the Crusades, Kliff remained as an instructor, training new recruits. With the Crusade's end and the disbanding of the Order after Justice's defeat, Kliff finally retired. But after only a couple years later, he would join the Second Holy Order Selection Tournament.and would lose his life to his own child. May ( メイ , Mei ) ,

5687-513: The Flame of Corruption in him. Unfortunately, Sol's de-transformation back to Frederick is on a bad timing when Chaos is still on the airship, taking a form of one of Giovanna's boss from security agency, and using the real Tome of Origin which fused with Asuka to fuse the Gear Maker's former master himself with I-No, restoring her full godlike power which Chaos split. With the help of Axl Low and Chaos' former servant Nagoriyuki, Ky uses Uno's Dragon Install to weakeaned I-No, allowing Sol to kill her with

5808-401: The Flame of Corruption's removal being on a bad timing when Chaos fused with I-No into a godlike being, Sol manages to kill a godlike I-No, with the help of Ky, Axl, and a redeemed Nightless samurai Nagoriyuki. He also saves Jack-O from sacrificing herself to stop I-No, declaring his love for her as Jack-O, not as Aria. With I-No's demise, Sol is officially declared dead by the U.S. government and

5929-477: The Guild, Millia seals him within a dimensional portal, and abandons the guild shortly thereafter, finding no comfort in the cruel ways of an assassin. In Guilty Gear (1998), Millia uses the Second Holy Order's Fighting Tournament as a method of tracking down Zato, who has escaped from the dimensional prison, to kill him. However, she can not do it as she is manipulated like the rest of the cast, and

6050-467: The PS2 version of the game a 33 out of 40. The game received the maximum score from Cincinnati Enquirer , G4 TV , and Gaming Age . Jeremy Dunham of IGN , GameZone's Michael Knutson and 1UP.com staff praised the multitude of moves; Knutson, however, said that it was difficult performing special moves, and 1UP.com affirmed "The real improvement, though, is the addition of more life-destroying options, like

6171-481: The Universal Will took over Justice in an attempt to manifest into the physical world using her and the population of Japan. Asuka was forced to override Justice and force her to annihilate Japan to stop this. The ordeal shattered Aria's mind - she forgot her past and began the century-long conflict known as the Crusades, only regaining her memories as Aria when Sol killed her. However, Justice's body ended up in

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6292-533: The aforementioned I-No. In January 2002, Sammy Studios had announced that a Guilty Gear X spin-off , titled Guilty Gear XX , would be released in arcades on the Sega NAOMI system in the spring of that year; it was released on May 23, 2002. Its porting to the PlayStation 2 was speculated in late August, with release date set to autumn in Japan, which was later confirmed by Sammy in the same month. In

6413-524: The age of 10 during the Holy War, a 100-year-war between mankind and bio-organic weapons called "Gears", he met the then-commander of the Sacred Order of Holy Knights (Seikishidan), Kliff Undersn . Ky was told to come back after five years of training if he really wanted to fight, and it was what he did. Due to the Undersn's retirement, the 16-year-old Ky Kiske was named the new chief of the Order. With

6534-557: The album for Square Enix Music Online, GoldfishX wrote " Guilty Gear XX #Reload Korean Version lacks the raw power of the Ishiwatari-composed Guilty Gear scores, but more than makes up for it with character and creativity", and gave it a score 9 out of 10. For Guilty Gear X2 and each updated version released, some strategy guides were released. Enterbrain released two encyclopedias for the original game, on June 22, and December 19, 2002. A Complete Guide

6655-536: The appointment, he was given the Fuuraiken ( 封雷剣 , Thunderseal Sword) , one of the Order's holiest treasures and a weapon that allows the wielder to manipulate lightning. He led them to win, ending the war, and with its aim reached the Order was disbanded. Five years later, Ky entered the International Police Force, where he is the captain. Ky enters a tournament that will select members for

6776-472: The battle, I-No reappeared to murder Order-Sol , which, in turn, caused Sol's present form to cease existing. In his other ending, the same set of events played out, but Sol's present form, strangely, is unaffected by his past self's death. After escaping the time rift, Ky confronted and engaged him in battle. After the fight, Sol and Ky finally settled their differences and went their separate ways, with Ky asking Sol to promise that they will meet again. Though it

6897-427: The best fighting games of all time. Since its release, it has received five updated versions, each offering additional features over the previous versions. The fighting system works around a four attack button configuration, consisting of punch, kick, slash, and heavy slash. Additional buttons allow the player to perform taunts, and throw enemies in the air. When a character causes damage or moves toward its adversary,

7018-547: The bloodshed from the tournament releases Justice from her slumber. She is still in search of Zato in Guilty Gear X (2000). Panicked about a Gear with free-will, countries establish another tournament, awarding a prize to whoever captures the Gear. Millia uses this as another chance to find Zato. Canonically , she finds him, seemingly killing him. Unknown to her, a symbiotic creature named Eddie takes control of Zato's body. In Guilty Gear X2 (2002), she receives sightings of

7139-473: The coolest 2D game artwork ever." Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine deemed it as "the best-looking 2D graphics ever seen in a fighter." 1UP.com said, "the ultrasharp, hi-res character art and fluid animation keep XX at the cutting 2D edge." Dunham, Knutson, Keil, and GamePro commended its similarity with Japanese animated series . The reviewer for GamePro stated it "becomes an art form in its own right." Greg Kasavin of GameSpot , however, said "many of

7260-528: The difficulty to perform moves in Dual Shock . D. F. Smith from IGN elected Guilty Gear X2 the best game of 2002, while GameSpot named it the best PlayStation 2 game of January 2003. It ranked fifth in the " GameSpy 's 2003 PlayStation 2 Games of the Year" with the staff saying " Guilty Gear X2 is easily one of the best fighting games to come out in the last couple years". In 2004 IGN's editors selected it as

7381-423: The doctor Faust to cure his paranormal ailment. When entering a battle, he is unconscious, with S-Ko ( S子 ) —his most powerful vengeful spirit —and the other ghosts having control of his actions. These ghosts consist of three giant centipedes, several will-o-wisp-like apparitions that manipulate a broken sword, three gray ghosts, a dark chihuahua-like dog, and a manifestation of lightning called Raou. As of Xrd , he

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7502-511: The ease, quantity, or duration that a game can be played. Playability evaluative methods target games to improve design, while player experience evaluative methods target players to improve gaming. Different scholars analyze playability according to different sets of criteria. For example, in Playability: analyzing user experience in video games , the researchers define playability as a set of properties that describe player experience using

7623-483: The end, Sol and his allies were able to stop Justice from reviving, but Elphelt betrayed them and tried to kill them. She was eventually taken to the Backyard, and Sol, Sin and Ramlethal set out to find her. In Xrd -REVELATOR- (2016), Sol was confronted by Raven, who told him that That Man needed his help in preventing Elphelt from merging with Justice. Before the final battle against Ariels, Sol attempted to claim he

7744-512: The endangered citizens of Japan who are cursed by Universal Will with a seed that would transform them into living bombs bending to destroy the world. In Xrd, she begins to suffer an illness before being brought to Kum Haeyun for treatment. Thanks to the treatment, May has Information Flares in her which saves her from becoming an antimatter Gear. Millia is named after American thrash-metal band Meliah Rage . Daisuke Ishiwatari created Millia's character to, through her relationship with Zato, convey

7865-544: The ending of -Strive- , Jam is opens a fourth restaurant, where she is seen serving dishes for Kum Haeyun. Johnny ( ジョニー , Jonī ) is the captain of the airship May Ship and leader of the Jellyfish Pirates. His first appearance was in Guilty Gear as a non-playable character in May's ending, and he became a playable character in Guilty Gear X . Johnny is a compulsive womanizer; his entire crew, including May ,

7986-468: The enmity of Ky Kiske . In 2175, Sol faced Justice directly. During the fight, which Justice won, she discovered that Sol was a Gear. Justice attempted to assert her power as a Commander Gear to control Sol, but was unable to do so. Exploiting her confusion and weakness from the fight, the Holy Order, led by Ky, sealed Justice away, bringing the war to an end. However, a Gear named Testament began

8107-485: The epilogue storyline added in Xrd REV 2 (2017), Sol visited Ky's manor, where he challenged Ky to a duel. As Ky noticed Sol's fighting intent, they took their discussion outside the manor to speak privately. While recalling their days as members of the Sacred Order of Holy Knights, Sol mocked Ky, claiming that he held back every time they fought, despite him not doing so when he battled Gears. He further remarked that Dizzy

8228-423: The events of the Guilty Gear games. As a prototype, he is immune to the orders of Commander Gears. He was personally acquainted with Asuka R. Kreutz (typically known as That Man) prior to the Crusades. As Frederick, Sol created the "Outrage", which he called a supreme Anti-Gear weapon. The Outrage has eight components called "Jinki" (Godlike Weapons), which greatly amplify their wielders' magical ability. Later, he

8349-413: The extra options are just icing on the cake." In contrast Kasavin criticized the other modes for not being as engaging as the two-player mode. Dunham stated it has "incredibly attractive backgrounds, super slick animations, and the best character design on PlayStation 2." An Electronic Gaming Monthly ( EGM ) reviewer stated it has "cooler character designs on a PS2 fighter" whilst another said, "some of

8470-417: The feelings of a person who loves someone who is rejected from society. When designing her, Ishiwatari wanted her to be a "really cool woman". As an assassin her initial design drafts had knives strapped all over her body, and her gameplay was intended to focus on projectiles. However, in practice he felt Millia's weapon usage made her too similar to another character in the game, Baiken , and additionally that

8591-523: The following month it was shown at Tokyo Game Show , and it was published on December 12, 2002, in Japan. In October, the game North American release was set to happen in the first quarter of 2003; it was retitled Guilty Gear X2 . An announcement in November confirmed its release date as February 4, 2003; in January 2003, Sammy created a website to promote its release. The European branch of Sammy released

8712-509: The former goads Dizzy as a monster. As Ky won, he found out Sol planned this for a preparation to settle with “That Man”, Asuka R. Kreutz the Gear Maker, who recently turned himself in to the government after the last battle against Ariels. Ky return as a playable character in Guilty Gear Strive (2021), where he will eventually begin to use his implemented Gear Cell's power, which allows him to be able to use Dragon Install similar to Sol, but can only be usable at low health unlike his rival. Ky

8833-421: The game needed more character variety. Additionally Millia's outfit went through multiple designs as Ishiwatari had difficulty figuring out where the thrown knives would be stored, while also aiming for a design that looked feminine and easy to move in. After some consideration, he conceived her being able to attack with her hair as a weapon instead. He felt it represented a very "strange" and "feminine" trait, while

8954-629: The game on March 7, 2003. On February 26, 2004, it was rereleased in Japan under the label " PlayStation2 the Best ". Guilty Gear X2 was followed by five updated versions of it. Guilty Gear X2 was the 117th best-selling title in Japan in 2002, with 112,520 copies sold as of December 31, 2002. In 2003, it sold 34,294 more copies, amounting a total of 146,814 copies sold since its release on PlayStation 2 (PS2). Reviews were generally positive, with aggregate scores of 86.14% from GameRankings , and 87/100 from Metacritic . On release, Famitsu magazine scored

9075-447: The game's rules. Arising alongside video game development in the 1980s, the term gameplay was initially used solely within the context of video games, though now it is also used for tabletop games. There is no consensus on the precise definition of gameplay. It has been differently defined by different authors, but all definitions refer to player interaction with a game. For example: Theorists also agree that video game gameplay

9196-543: The ground. She's a fairly docile character, and also relatively unimportant during the beginning arcs of the storyline. However, during XX , Jam's ability to wield Ki becomes a very notable aspect. She can be described as a bit of a flirt, as she has hit on both Bridget and Ky in her story. Jam returns in Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator-/Rev 2 , where her restaurant was somehow destroyed for the third time, and became frustrated when she found out that Ky married to Dizzy, leading her to return to bounty hunting. After Rev 2 , as shown in

9317-460: The highlights of a Guilty Gear X2 arcade national championship was released by Enterbrain on December 19, 2002. Enterbrain also released Guilty Gear XX: The Midnight Carnival Artworks , a trading card game series based on Guilty Gear X2 on September 26, 2002. In addition to the musical CDs, audio drama CDs containing original plots were released by Team Entertainment. Two CDs— Red and Black —were published on July 16, and August 20, 2003, while

9438-409: The hyper-addictive Challenge mode." Dunham accuse the fighting engine of being "too advanced for the casual fighting fan", also criticizing its "sucker" control scheme. Conversely, GamePro thought it "can be enjoyed by novices and veterans alike", and Matt Keil of G4 said it "is surprisingly accessible" to all gamers. Dunham cited how the "two-player mode allows for near-infinite possibilities and all

9559-423: The last Season 1 fighter of Strive , it was revealed that Testament now lives peacefully with Dizzy's adoptive human parents. Zato-1 ( ザトー＝ONE , Zato Wan ) was a Spanish member of the powerful Assassins Guild that allowed himself to become the host of a symbiotic creature named Eddie ( エディ , Edi ) in exchange for his sight . Because of this, Zato-1 was able to take control of his shadow, and use it as

9680-410: The last generation." Guilty Gear XX Original Soundtrack , composed by Daisuke Ishiwatari and Koichi Seiyama, and arranged by Seiyama, was released on CD by Scitron Digital Contents on July 24, 2002. The album was well received by critics. Don Kotowski of Square Enix Music Online rated it 9 out of 10, and said it is "a well executed album and it captures the spirit of the game amazingly." Writing for

9801-407: The main character, Sol Badguy , was named after Queen's lead vocalist, Freddie Mercury . Both his real name, Frederick, and his last name were influenced by the singer, whose nickname was "Mr. Badguy". Introduced in the first installment of the series (1998), Frederick was one of the lead scientists of the Gear project, as well as being the prototypical Gear, dating from over a hundred years before

9922-525: The male characters, with Ishiwatari saying they needed to be "chivalrous person-like characters", and citing Anji Mito "the most closest to this type". The female ones, on the other hand, have not followed a standard, with Ishiwatari only remarking that they needed to look like real women. There are many musical references in the Guilty Gear series, including various characters' names and moves, which were inspired by rock and heavy metal bands like Queen , Guns N' Roses , and Metallica . For instance,

10043-683: The manipulative hands of the villainess I-No , who is revealed to be a servant of “ That Man ”, the creator of the Gears. Each character provides a different ending to Guilty Gear X2 . Guilty Gear X2 features twenty-three playable characters; twenty of them are available from outset, with Justice , Kliff Undersn , and Robo-Ky as unlockable secret characters. In addition to the return of all Guilty Gear X ' s roster— Sol Badguy , Ky Kiske, Johnny , May , Chipp Zanuff , Potemkin , Baiken , Axl Low , Faust , Anji Mito , Jam Kuradoberi , Dizzy, Testament , Zato-1 , Millia Rage , Venom —, there are four new characters: Bridget , Zappa , Slayer , and

10164-491: The metal band Orgy , was released on May 19, 2004. In that same year, Guilty Gear XX In N.Y. Vocal Edition , performed by Jason C. Miller , was released on September 23. Guilty Gear X2 #Reload featured a Korean exclusive album titled Guilty Gear XX #Reload Korean Version Original Soundtrack . Composed by Shin Hae Chul, and performed by his band, N.EX.T , it was released by Team Entertainment on November 6, 2006. Reviewing

10285-428: The moves in the game are animated so strangely that it can be difficult to see exactly what's going on." Kasavin commented that its "cohesive musical style ... further helps set this game apart." Dunham deemed it as having "One of the best soundtracks to come along for quite some time", and praised Sammy for keeping the original voice actors, as did Knutson, which felt it "gives it a 'cooler aura'." Keil and Knutson found

10406-499: The ninth best "Hidden Gems"—fun video games with poor sales in America. Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine included the game on its 2005 list of the "Eleven Essential Fighting Games". In 2007 UGO Networks placed it ninth in their "Top 11 Fighting Games", with its staff qualifying it as the best game of the series. IGN cited X2 had all of the qualities previous games, but "in bigger quantities than we had ever seen", including it in

10527-421: The opening of a bold new world and an escape from imprisonment. Eventually, she finds "Flament Nagel", an ancient war relic shaped like a key, and decides to keep it as her partner; whom she renamed "Paracelsus" ( パラケルス , Parakerusu ) . Her new goal was to acquire an artificial body for her newfound partner, whom she refers to as her spouse. Robo-Ky Mk. II ( ロボカイⅡ , Robo Kai Tsū ) is an upgraded model of

10648-562: The original Robo-Ky. Unlike his predecessor, he is able to imitate characters other than Ky Kiske. All of his parameters (like attack strength, defense, etc.) and moves are fully customizable in the RKII Factory Mode the game offers. Also unlike the original model, Mk. II is built by and has loyalty to a mysterious scientist, not the Post-War Administration Bureau. Leopaldon ( レオパルドン , Reoparudon )

10769-543: The player to fight against several enemies until reach the final fight against the boss . On the Survival Mode, the player continuously battle against enemies until they reach the 500th and final level or die, whichever comes first. Medal of Millionaires is a variation in which the player earn medals by performing combos. In the Mission Mode, there are 50 challenges, in which the player fights with and against

10890-541: The player to learn attacks by fighting a customizable CPU enemy. Two players can play in the Versus 2P, and on the Versus CPU the player fights against an AI -controlled character. In addition to those modes, there is a gallery with artworks , character endings, and cutscenes that are unlocked by playing Arcade, Mission and Story Mode. The story picks up approximately two weeks after the events of Guilty Gear X . In

11011-575: The police force to protect Dizzy and help her to control her power, the two of them eventually entering into a romantic relationship. In Guilty Gear 2: Overture (2007), Ky is the king of a land called Illyria. He has a new sword as he is keeping Dizzy, now his wife, sealed within the Thunderseal's power to preserve her existence. Having grown much more mature and composed over the years, his rivalry and animosity towards Sol has diminished, having entrusted his half-Gear son, Sin , to Sol. However, he

11132-540: The possession of the Conclave, who sought to revive her so they could use her power to reform humanity according to their vision. Justice's body was taken by Ariels for her plan to merge with Elphelt Valentine, a genetic copy of Aria, to create a "complete humanity". Jack'O Valentine, possessing the fragmented half of Aria's soul, took Elphelt's place and merged with Justice to completely restore Aria. Voiced by: Hatsuaki Takami ( Guilty Gear ), Shigeru Sakano ( Guilty Gear XX ) Kliff Undersn ( クリフ＝アンダーソン , Kurifu Andāson )

11253-455: The power of his will. Izuna states that "There are more physical spirit demons like me, but were brainwashed by Valentine". He is a very skilled swordsman who wields a katana named "Namakura". Not only that, he possesses certain unique magical abilities such as his potent teleportation. Izuna is also the one to teach Sol Badguy and Sin how to use the tactics of the Ghost and Master Ghost system in

11374-526: The response of the controls, its replay value , and variety of features. Dunham even declared it "reads like the bible of fighting game options. Taking a page from every other title out there, there doesn't seem to be a single feature on the horizon that's been left out of GGX2 for fear of the Completists." In spite of the praise, other criticisms vary from its general difficulty to the lack of an online play mode, position of move list in training mode, and

11495-673: The same site, a reviewer dubbed GoldfishX gave it a perfect score, and declared it "is no doubt a masterpiece". Comparing it to Guilty Gear X ' s music, IGN stated there was a "substantial improvement in the sequel's music", and said it "finally lends the tunes a little credibility" with better production, musicians and a live drummer. Two live albums containing some of the Guilty Gear XX Original Soundtrack ' s tracks were released by Team Entertainment. The first one, Guilty Gear XX In L.A. Vocal Edition , performed by A.S.H. and produced by Jay Gordon of

11616-506: The sentient first model unit, now as a con for hire and presumably homeless, until Venom hired the robot for some urgent emergencies. Sometimes later in After Story of Xrd Rev 2 , Robo-Ky, now reduced to a head after sacrificing his body from his last battle against Bedman, is currently accompanying Venom, who wants to repay the robot's life to get more money and build a new body for him. Starting out as street vendors, then eventually open

11737-440: The sound effects to be "excellent" and "really great" respectively. On the other hand, GamePro described the sound design as the game's "major flaw." EGM remarked "Depending on your tastes, GGX2 ' s pervasive heavy-metal cheesiness might negatively influence your opinion of the game." Other features praised include its short loading time, the variety of game modes and characters, the balance between characters' abilities,

11858-452: The storyline, he and a now bodyless Robo Ky are trying to readjust their new normal lives to repair the latter's body. Venom started out as a street vendor in a street alleyway before eventually being offered to open a bakery at a main shopping district. He has also done this to hide his identity and clear his assassination record. Fanny ( ファニー , Fanī ) is a strange nurse with an unusual connection to Dr. Baldhead who saves her life from

11979-405: The time following Dizzy 's disappearance, the mysterious Post-War Administration Bureau begins secretly investigating the Gears and fighters from previous tournaments for their own needs and ambitions. To achieve their goals the organization has created several mechanical copies of Ky Kiske , the “ Robo-Kys ”. In addition, fighters find themselves in a reality beyond their control, most notably in

12100-542: The time of her death at the hands of Sol Badguy . While hiding from humanity, they acted as a guardian to Justice's daughter, Dizzy , when her Gear powers went awry and caused her to end up having a bounty on her head. That is until The Jellyfish Pirates adopted her, before she met and married Ky Kiske. Testament was not seen after Dizzy began her relationship with Ky until their return in the ending of Strive many years later, being introduced to Dizzy and Ky's son, Sin, including Elphelt and Ramlethal Valentine. When announced as

12221-439: The truth of his powers and that he could erase their reality to return to his. After much deliberation, Axl finds the courage to use his powers to become someone Megumi could be proud of. In the end of the Strive storyline, Axl is reunited with Megumi after a dying I-No realized the connection between herself and Axl, making Axl realize that I-No was in fact Megumi's fallen alternate future-self, just as I-No discovered that Axl Low

12342-422: The world. He is also a playable character in the spin-off games Guilty Gear Petit (2001), Isuka (2003), Dust Strikers (2006), and Judgment (2006). Along with Sol Badguy, he is the only character to appear in every Guilty Gear game. Axl Low ( アクセル＝ロウ , Akuseru Rou ) is a time traveller who comes from 20th-century England , over 150 years before the Guilty Gear storyline, before he

12463-469: The young, cute, and spunky first mate of the Jellyfish air pirates that is utterly dedicated to Johnny, the leader of the pirates and the man who raised her after she was orphaned. She entered the first tournament in order to bail Johnny out of prison, and fights in later tournaments for his benefit. She fights with a massive ship's anchor, which she is able to swing with ease. May is revealed to be one of

12584-503: Was a "monster", just like himself, angering Ky, who then entered a frenzied rage and managed to overpower Sol in combat. As Sol lied in a newly-formed crater, Sol explained that he had a score to settle with Asuka, with Ky asking him about it. Unbeknownst to them, at the same time they spoke, Asuka turned himself in to the United States government. Sol returns as a main protagonist in Guilty Gear -STRIVE- (2021). Despite becoming

12705-477: Was a commander of the Holy Order and wields a massive sword known as the Dragonslayer ( 斬竜刀 , Kiryūtō ) . A hero of the Crusades, having clashed with Justice multiple times, he became a great mentor to Ky Kiske and personally scouted Sol Badguy to join the Holy Order, who had saved a younger Kliff from a rampaging Gear long ago. He is the foster-father of Testament , whom he found as an orphan during

12826-462: Was a copy of Aria, Sol's former lover. Sol was returned to the real world, where he reunited with his allies. In Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- (2014), Sol continued his journeys with Sin when Ramlethal Valentine declared war on humanity. Working alongside Ky, Sin, Leo Whitefang , and Elphelt Valentine , Sol fought to stop the Conclave from using the Cradle to resurrect Justice and destroy humanity. In

12947-419: Was an orphan during the Crusades and was adopted by Kliff Undersn . When they were old enough, despite their foster father's wishes, they desired to inherit their father's name by joining the Holy Order. However, while carrying out one mission on behalf of the Order, Testament met an untimely end and their body was never found, assumed to be dead. They were in fact captured by government agents and converted into

13068-519: Was caught in a time slip that sent him into the future. In reality, Axl became a being similar to I-No with the ability to manipulate reality. Axl made attempts to return to his time and be reunited with his girlfriend, first participating in the Sacred Knights Tournament as he thought he could have his wish granted as the winner. He later tried to contact I-No upon realizing she can send him back to his time, only for Jack'O to reveal

13189-487: Was explained before revealing himself to have half of a Uno Gear Cell, his hair keeps growing fast many times because of that cells' rapid progress, and was originally meant for Dizzy's return. The main reason why he and Sin switched half of their eye is because his son's Gear power would become even more dangerous at full power. In a standalone sequel -Revelator-/Rev 2 , Ky eventually found out Sol, Dizzy and Justice's connections, much to their dismay in horror. Despite his wife

13310-415: Was exposed to the public and planning to move somewhere with his family, he is glad to hear the article news from a recently cured Elphelt that Dizzy is instead being praised as a savior during a last battle against Sanctus Maximus Ariels. Ky, who is very displease of Sol's parenting on Sin, intercepts Sol to discuss something with him privately outside the manor. Sol provoke Ky into battling him seriously when

13431-480: Was himself recruited into the order, as a bounty hunter named Sol Badguy. Sol took part in the Crusades, during which he was a member of the Sacred Order of Holy Knights (Seikishidan), acquiring the nickname "Flame of Corruption" ( 背徳の炎 , Haitoku no Honō ) . However, he later became disenchanted with the methods of the Sacred Order, and fled the order, taking with him the Fūenken ( 封炎剣 , Fireseal) . The theft earned him

13552-564: Was needed because soon a greater battle than the Crusades will occur. In Sol's second ending, Slayer informed him of the Post-War Administration Bureau 's interest in Dizzy. In the third ending, he fought Dizzy, who had been possessed by Necro, after I-No knocked her off the Mayship, and sent Dizzy on her way to meet Johnny and May. In Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus (2008), Sol had two endings. In one, I-No threw him back in time to fight his past self, Order-Sol. After both are weakened from

13673-498: Was originally planned to volunteer a G4 summit with his family, but eventually halted due to I-No's invasion on Ariels’ prison and thereby saving his family from being held hostages during Happy Chaos’ invasion on U.S. White House, whereas the third Illirya king Daryl took care of Ky's place as the kingdom's main representative in the summit. Whether the summit needs Sol Badguy for urgent help, the letters are often goes to Ky, due to Sol's returning to his usual bounty hunting career. He and

13794-476: Was originally thought to be the only known surviving Nightless left, until another known as Nagoriyuki is found alive and unearthed by Happy Chaos during -STRIVE- . Zappa ( ザッパ , Zappa ) is an unlucky young man, looking for a wife and writing in his diary about his new "disease" he has, which, from his point of view, consists of fainting and then waking up somewhere else, possibly with alarming wounds and fractures and no memory of how he got there. He seeks

13915-415: Was overthrown in a revolt led by Gabriel, his mentor. Once Gabriel was made president of Zepp, Potemkin pledged his loyalty to the new government as a special agent. The mantle he wears was a slave collar used by his superiors to keep him in check. He decided to keep it as a memento of his past. From Xrd and onwards, he wears a Zepp Military Uniform and a masked helmet. Testament ( テスタメント , Tesutamento )

14036-455: Was referenced in both Sol and Ky's endings, only Sol's told the events directly after the battle, which implied that Sol was the victor. In Guilty Gear 2: Overture (2007), Sol Badguy took in a young man named Sin as his apprentice, and traveled the world with him as bounty hunters. During their journey, he met Izuna , who told him that a man called Vizel was seeking out and destroying Gears, by order of Valentine , and that his next target

14157-479: Was released by SoftBank Creative on February 5, 2003. SoftBank Creative also released guidebooks for #Reload , Slash , and Accent Core on September 10, 2003, May 29, 2005, and July 27, 2007, respectively. Enterbrain released on November 16, 2005, February 28, 2007, and October 30, 2012, guidebooks for Slash , Accent Core , and Accent Core Plus R , respectively. Ichijinsha released three manga adaptations under its DNA Media Comics line. The three volumes of

14278-597: Was something easier to represent in 2D sprite art without looking unnatural. Several more drafts followed, before he settled on an outfit that resembled a woman just wearing a t-shirt, feeling it reflected a very feminine look for her. After the death of her parents, she is adopted into a nearby assassin syndicate, the Assassin's Guild. There, she learns the Sixth Hi-Deigokutsuipou (or the "Six Forbidden Magics"), "Angra", which allows Millia's hair to model as she wants. Due to Zato-1 's rise in power within

14399-414: Was the Gear Maker's former master, Happy Chaos, the true mastermind who had been possessing Ariels' body, and the one who both destroyed Baiken's village and used Asuka as a scapegoat for the cause. Jam Kuradoberi ( 蔵土縁 紗夢 , Kuradoberi Jamu ) is a master chef, and longs to create her own restaurant, but lacks the means to do so. She seems to have terrible luck in this endeavor even once she gets it off

14520-403: Was the kingdom of Illyria. Sol, Sin, and Izuna go to Illyria and find Ky Kiske trapped with a binding spell. With Dr. Paradigm 's help they were able to release him. Eventually, they captured Valentine, who transformed herself into a monster. Sol fought her, and after the fight, he found himself in a white space, unable to return. However, he was confronted by That Man, who confirmed that Valentine

14641-436: Was the work of God. Raymond is devoured by Inus, a dark king of the underworld, who is subsequently killed. This allows Raymond to take control of Inus's power, transforming himself into Judgment. However, because Inus wished to remain dead, Judgment was subsequently consumed after being defeated. Dr. Paradigm ( Dr.パラダイム , Dokutā Paradaimu ) is yet another of Guilty Gear 2: Overture ' s seven playable characters. He

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