Guilty Gear

Guilty Gear (Japanese: ギルティギア, Hepburn: Giruti Gia) is a series of fighting games by Arc System Works and designed by artist Daisuke Ishiwatari. The first game was published in 1998, and spawned several sequels. It was adapted to other media such as manga and drama CD. Guilty Gear has generally received praise from video game reviewers for its highly technical gameplay, graphics, soundtrack, and for its characters. Another fighting game franchise by Arc System Works, BlazBlue, is considered a spiritual successor of the series.

This article is about the series. For the first game in the series, see Guilty Gear (video game).

Guilty Gear
Logo utilized in the Guilty Gear Xrd games.
Genre(s)	Fighting game
Developer(s)	Arc System Works
Publisher(s)	Arc System Works Aksys Games PQube Bandai Namco Entertainment Netmarble Sega Sammy Entertainment (formerly) Kiss Ltd. (formerly)
Creator(s)	Daisuke Ishiwatari
First release	Guilty Gear May 14, 1998
Latest release	Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 May 25, 2017

Games

Main series

Title	Details
Guilty Gear Original release dates: JP: May 14, 1998 NA: October 31, 1998 EU: May 2000	Release years by system: 1998 – PlayStation[1] 2019 – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows
Guilty Gear X Original release dates: JP: July 2000 NA: September 30, 2001 EU: March 1, 2002	Release years by system: 2000 – Arcade,[1] Sega Dreamcast 2001 – PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows 2002 – Game Boy Advance
Guilty Gear X2 Original release dates: JP: May 23, 2002 NA: February 4, 2003 EU: March 7, 2003	Release years by system: 2002 – Arcade[1] 2003 – PlayStation 2
Guilty Gear 2: Overture Original release dates: JP: November 29, 2007 NA: October 7, 2008 EU: September 25, 2009	Release years by system: 2007 – Xbox 360[2] 2016 – Microsoft Windows
	Notes: First game in the franchise with an English dub.
Guilty Gear Xrd: Sign Original release dates: JP: February 20, 2014 NA: December 16, 2014 EU: June 3, 2015	Release years by system: 2014 – Arcade, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 2015 – Microsoft Windows
	Notes: It is the second entry in the series to use 3D models instead of sprites, the third under the X title, and the 5th mainline title overall.[3] It is the only other game in the franchise to receive an English dub.
Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator Original release dates: JP: August 25, 2015 NA: June 7, 2016 EU: June 10, 2016	Release years by system: 2015 – Arcade 2016 – PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows
Guilty Gear Strive Proposed release dates: Q1/Q2 2021	Proposed system release: 2021 – PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows, Arcade[4][5]
	Notes: Announced with the working title New Guilty Gear.[6][7] Third game to use English dub.[8] Asia and Europe versions of the home release published by Bandai Namco Entertainment[9]

Updated versions

Title	Details
Guilty Gear X Plus Original release dates: JP: November 29, 2001 EU: March 1, 2002	Release years by system: 2001 – PlayStation 2
	Notes: Release was Japan-exclusive.
Guilty Gear X ver 1.5 Original release dates: JP: November 29, 2001 EU: March 1, 2002	Release years by system: 2003 – Arcade
	Notes: Atomiswave arcade-system version.
Guilty Gear X2 #Reload Original release dates: JP: March 26, 2003 NA: September 14, 2004 EU: November 26, 2004	Release years by system: 2003 – Arcade 2004 – PlayStation 2, Xbox 2005 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Portable
	Notes: Hidden character Robo-Ky is made playable from the beginning. Korean version of the game features an alternate soundtrack.
Guilty Gear XX Slash Original release dates: JP: September 28, 2005	Release years by system: 2005 – Arcade 2006 – PlayStation 2
	Notes: New characters introduced to the game, A.B.A and Order-Sol.
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Original release dates: JP: December 20, 2006 NA: September 11, 2007 EU: February 29, 2008	Release years by system: 2006 – Arcade 2007 – PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii
	Notes: New mechanics added to the game, Force Break, Slashback, and Throw Breaks. Characters Justice and Kliff were removed from the playable cast.
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus Original release dates: JP: March 27, 2008 NA: May 12, 2009 EU: May 20, 2011	Release years by system: 2008 – PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable 2009 – Nintendo Wii 2012 – Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
	Notes: This version features a new story mode which is a continuation of the storyline from Guilty Gear X2. Characters Justice and Kliff were add back and balancing changes were made across all playable characters.
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R Original release dates: JP: September 20, 2012 NA: April 23, 2013 EU: February 14, 2013	Release years by system: 2012 – Arcade 2013 – PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 2015 – Microsoft Windows 2019 – Nintendo Switch
	Notes: Further balancing changes were incorporated in this version. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Accent Core Plus received a free update to the Plus R version. The Nintendo Switch release features the option to change the BGM to the 2003 South Korean release soundtrack.[10]
Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 Original release dates: JP: May 25, 2017 NA: May 26, 2017 EU: May 26, 2017	Release years by system: 2017 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4
	Notes: Introduction of 2 new playable characters, rebalancing of the cast, online mode improvements, and additional story scenarios. First installment in the Guilty Gear series to receive a simultaneous release across consoles and PC.

Spin-offs

Title	Details
Guilty Gear Petit Original release dates: JP: January 25, 2001	Release years by system: 2001 – Wonderswan[1]
	Notes: 2D fighting game in super deformed style. Has one series-exclusive character, Fanny.
Guilty Gear Petit 2 Original release dates: JP: September 27, 2001	Release years by system: 2001 – Wonderswan[1]
Guilty Gear Isuka Original release dates: JP: December 17, 2003 NA: November 2, 2004 EU: June 16, 2005	Release years by system: 2003 – Arcade[1] 2004 – PlayStation 2, Xbox 2005 – Microsoft Windows
	Notes: 4-player battle arena fighting game.
Guilty Gear Dust Strikers Original release dates: JP: October 5, 2006 NA: April 25, 2006 EU: August 3, 2007	Release years by system: 2006 – Nintendo DS[11]
	Notes: 4-player battle arena fighting game.
Guilty Gear Judgment Original release date: JP: August 24, 2006 NA: September 5, 2006 EU: August 3, 2007	Release years by system: 2006 – PlayStation Portable[12]
	Notes: The game's story is as follows: a week has passed without any word from the small Eastern European kingdom of Villtania. However, as refugees are found, the United Nations becomes aware of devastation and ungodly experiments conducted by Villtania's leading sorcerer and scientist, Raymond. As a result, the United Nations declares an international emergency and promptly offers a reward to anyone who can stop Raymond and bring order back to Villtania. A large gathering of warriors attracted to earning the bounty soon fight to decide who will challenge Raymond.
Pro Jumper! Guilty Gear Tangent!? Original release dates: JP: September 1, 2010 NA: June 23, 2011	Release years by system: 2010 – DSiWare[13]

Gameplay

Guilty Gear consists primarily of one-on-one competitive battles. Players are tasked with depleting their opponent's life gauge by utilizing attacks unique to each playable character. In the case of timed matches, the player with the most remaining life when time runs out is the victor of that round. The series' emphasis on speed and technicality and introduction of unique movement options such as an "air dash" would ultimately become the foundation for the "anime" subgenre of fighting games.

Guilty Gear Isuka prominently allowed up to four simultaneous players in battle, as well as the option to divide the characters into teams. It also eschewed the typical multiple-round format in favor of each player having a limited stock of "souls". Depleting a player's life gauge decreased their stock of souls and temporarily incapacitated them, and each remaining soul allowed a player to return to battle with a full life gauge. They would be defeated for the rest of the match if their life gauge and souls were both exhausted. These features have not returned for subsequent games.

Each game in the series includes a "Tension Gauge" that fills as the player performs offensive maneuvers, such as approaching the opponent or attacking them. Portions of the Tension Gauge can be expended to perform various techniques. Each character has at least one Overdrive, special attacks that can deal extensive damage to an opponent or bolster aspects of the user, like speed or attack power. "Faultless Defense" allows players to prevent "tick damage", damage received from normally guarding against attacks, at the expense of the Tension Gauge. Guilty Gear X and later titles introduced more advanced techniques involving the Tension Gauge, such as the "Roman Cancel", allowing players to immediately stop the remaining animation of an attack, and "Dead Angle Attacks", counterattacks performed while a player is guarding.

The Tension Gauge is also tied in with the usage of "instant kill" techniques (一撃必殺技, ichigeki hissatsu waza), high-risk attacks that are difficult to connect with but instantly inflict death on the opponent regardless of the amount of life remaining. In Guilty Gear, these attacks ended the entire match if they successfully hit the opponent, but this was toned down in later games by ending the round instead. Failing to connect with the technique penalizes the user by removing the Tension Gauge and its related uses for the rest of the round.

Guilty Gear X2 introduced a "Burst Gauge" that slowly fills during the progression of a match. When completely filled, players can perform a "Psyche Burst" in an attempt to quickly stop an opponent's offense, even knocking back the opponent if they are close enough. This mechanic has also appeared in some form in other Arc System Works games, such as BlazBlue and Persona 4 Arena, as well as other fighting games such as Skullgirls.

Many characters also feature their own unique mechanics that differentiate them from each other. For example, Zato-1 utilizes a shadow-like symbiotic creature named Eddie that is able to detach itself and be controlled separately for a period of time, allowing complex tandem attacks between the two. Venom can set out weaponized billiard balls on screen that can be projected in various directions depending on how the player strikes them with certain attacks. Johnny carries a limited set of coins that can be thrown at the opponent. Though the coins themselves deal little damage, each successive hit strengthens his "Mist Finer" technique to incredibly powerful levels.

Playable characters

Main article: List of Guilty Gear characters

Character	Guilty Gear	X[14]	Petit[15]	X2[16]	Isuka[17]	DS[18]	Judgement[19]	2[20]	Xrd[21]	Strive[22]
A.B.A	N	N	N	Y^a	Y^b	N	N	N	N
Anji Mito	N	Y	Y^b	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N
Answer	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y^g
Axl Low	Y	Y	Y^b	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Baiken	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y^g
Bedman	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Bridget	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N
Chipp Zanuff	Y	Y	Y^c	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Dizzy	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y^e
Dr. Paradigm	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Elphelt Valentine	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Fanny	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Faust/Dr. Baldhead	Y	Y	Y^c	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Holy Order-Sol	N	N	N	Y^a	N	N	N	N	N
I-No	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y
Izuna	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Jack-O' Valentine	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y^e
Jam Kuradoberi	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y^e
Johnny	N	Y	Y^c	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y^e
Justice	Y	Y^d	N	Y^f	N	N	N	N	N
Kliff Undersn	Y	Y^d	N	Y^f	N	N	N	N	N
Ky Kiske	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Kum Haehyun	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y^e
Leo Whitefang	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
May	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Millia Rage	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Nagoriyuki	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Potemkin	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Ramlethal Valentine	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
Raven	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	Y^e
Robo-Ky	N	Y^d	N	Y	N	Y	N	N	N
Sin	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
Slayer	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y
Sol Badguy	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Testament	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N
Valentine	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Venom	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y
Zappa	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N
Zato-1 / Eddie	Y	Y	Y^c	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Total	13	19	13	25	21	21	20	7	25	12

Notes

^a Playable in the Slash update onward, Guilty Gear XX Slash.[23][24]
^b Only playable in the PlayStation 2 version.[25]
^c Only in Guilty Gear Petit 2.[26]
^d Only in the update version, Guilty Gear X Plus.[27][28]
^e Only playable in the update/sequel version, Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-.[29]
^f Kliff and Justice were balanced for tournament play in the Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R update, and were absent in Guilty Gear XX Accent Core.[24]
^g Only playable in the update/sequel version, Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2.

Media

In addition to the Guilty Gear video game series, other products were also released. Two novelizations of Guilty Gear X were written by Norimitsu Kaihō, illustrated by Daisuke Ishiwatari, and published by Enterbrain: Lightning the Argent (白銀の迅雷, Shirogane no Jinrai), and The Butterfly and Her (胡蝶と疾風, Kochō to Hayate), on January 20, 2001 and on August 24, 2002.[30][31] A manga titled Guilty Gear Xtra (ギルティギアXTRA), a collaboration among Daisuke Ishiwatari, Norimitsu Kaihō, and Akihito Sumii, was serialized in Kodansha's Magazine Z on September 22, 2003.[32] Studio DNA and Enterbrain also published comics anthologies.[31][33] Several drama CDs were published; Scitron released a series of two drama CDs—Guilty Gear X Vol. 1 and Vol. 2—between October 24, and November 24, 2001,[33] and two series of drama CDs based on Guilty Gear X2 were released by Team Entertainment: Red and Black—a series— were released in 2003 between July 16, and August 20.[31] Another series of drama CDs, Night of Knives, was published in three volumes between October 20 and December 22, 2004.[34][35] Also action figures, guidebooks, and a trading card game series based on Guilty Gear were released.[31][33] On February 11, 2017, Arc System Works announced a collaboration with Tecmo Koei's Team Ninja to release Arc System Works Costume Set consisting the costumes of some characters from BlazBlue and Guilty Gear series in March 2017 for Dead or Alive 5: Last Round.[36]

Reception and legacy

Aggregate review scores
As of August 3, 2013.

Game	GameRankings	Metacritic
Guilty Gear	(PS) 78.44%[37]	NA
Guilty Gear X	(DC) 89.33%[38] (PS2) 79.70%[39] (GBA) 64.97%[40]	(PS2) 79[41] (GBA) 67[42]
Guilty Gear X2	(PS2) 86.14%[43]	(PS2) 87[44]
Guilty Gear X2 #Reload	(Xbox) 85.02%[45]	(Xbox) 86[46]
Guilty Gear Isuka	(PS2) 75.56%[47]	(PS2) 73[48]
Guilty Gear Dust Strikers	58.97%[49]	60[50]
Guilty Gear Judgment	74.36%[51]	77[52]
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core	(PS2) 78.75%[53] (Wii) 74.88%[54]	(PS2) 77[55] (Wii) 75[56]
Guilty Gear 2: Overture	58.19%[57]	56[58]
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus	(PS2) 82.67%[59] (PSP) 78%[60] (Wii) 78%[61] (360) 72.89%[62] (PS3) 74.57%[63]	(Wii) 76[64] (360) 74[65] (PS3) 75[66]
Pro Jumper! Guilty Gear Tangent!?	75.00%[67]	NA[68]
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R	69.83%[69]	71[70]
Guilty Gear Xrd SIGN	85.13%[71]	84[72]

The Guilty Gear series is considered a cult classic among video game fans.[73][74][75][76] The series has often been remarked upon for its visual elements, fighting engine, soundtrack, and the variety of designs of the characters and attacks.[77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85][86][87] X's Dreamcast version has the highest score of the series as compiled by review aggregator GameRankings (89.33%),[38] while X2 for PlayStation 2 occupies that position according to the other major aggregator, Metacritic (87).[44] On the other hand, the lowest score is given to Guilty Gear 2: Overture from both GameRankings (58.19%)[57] and Metacritic (56/100).[58]

Guilty Gear is considered by several sources to be the greatest 2D fighting game.[88][89][90] GameSpot said that "Guilty Gear is one of the few non-Capcom or SNK 2D fighters to make any sort of impact on the genre",[91] while Eurogamer stated: "If 2D beat-em-ups are moving toward extinction, they really are ending on a high note with stuff like this."[92] Its sequels were also well received. GameSpy said "Guilty Gear X is hands-down the best 2D fighting game to date",[93] and Guilty Gear X2 was described by About.com as "easily the best 2D fighter to come around in a long time."[94]

In 2012, Complex ranked Guilty Gear at number 47 on the list of the best video game franchises, commenting: "Where other fighters were moving toward realism and more down to Earth physics and combos, Guilty Gear was content to turn those notions on their head, paving the way for the more chaotic fighters we're seeing today."[95] Yahoo! Voices' editor S.W. Hampson included Guilty Gear among the 10 best fighting game franchises of all time, praising the series's evolution along the years, the "distinctive visual flair" of its 2D sprites, and the "well-defined story lines", adding "its identity is among the most unique in the world of beat-'em-ups."[73]

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, another fighting game developed by Arc System Works, is often referred to as a spiritual successor of the Guilty Gear series.[96][97][98][99][100]

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External links

• Official homepage of the Guilty Gear series (in Japanese)