Guilty Gear XX #Reload
    

    
STORYA newly discovered form of energy has been used to create devastating bio-weapons from fused human and animal DNA. Known as the Gears, they are now intelligent, self-aware creatures set loose upon the populace and threaten human control of the planet.
 
 

Guilty Gear XX #Reload character select screen.

 
REVIEW
Guilty Gear XX #Reload is an upgrade to Guilty Gear XX and was intended to further balance high-level gameplay. A handful of moves and new abilities were added for all characters, from slight tweaks in speed and damage to almost complete re-workings in some cases. "False Roman Cancels" were also added to the gameplay system, enabling new strategies. "Shadow" characters were added to the game, which are different versions of EX version characters akin to the Gold characters. Finally, Justice and Kliff were brought back onto the playable roster.

 

Another visit to the wild Guilty Gear universe.

 

Possibly the most notable update of #Reload is Robo-Ky, the (previous) "palette swap" of Ky Kiske in Guilty Gear XX. This time around, Robo-Ky was given his own original moveset (which is awesomely hilarious) and he is now selectable from the start. The entertaining, fully-voiced Story Mode from GGXX makes its return, as well as Mission, Survival, and a Medal of Millionaire mode where you battle it out for "medals". Visually, the returning 2D sprites and "anime style" animation of Guilty Gear X still impresses, so while the overall visuals really haven't changed at all from the prequel (besides the HUD colors), the game still looks great.

  

 

Page Updated: February 3rd, 2020
Developer(s): Arc System Works
Publisher(s): Sammy Corporation  Arcade/PS2
Microsoft / Majesco Games
   Xbox
Zoo Digital Publishing 
Win/Xbox/PS2
KISS Ltd. / Funbox Media 
Steam
MediaKite  Win
Sega  PSP
Designer(s): Daisuke Ishiwatari
Platform(s): PlayStation 2, PSP, PC, Xbox
Release Date(s): 2003                                       Arcade
July 31st, 2003                 PS2
Apr. 29th, 2004                Xbox
July 23rd, 2004                 Windows
Sept. 14th, 2004              Xbox
Dec. 10th, 2004               PS2
Sept. 29th, 2005              PSP
Mar. 10th, 2006               PC
Sept. 5th, 2014                Steam
Characters Sol Badguy, Ky Kiske, Millia, Chipp, May, Jam, Johnny, Baiken, Potemkin, Faust, Axl, Anji, Venom, Dizzy, Testament, Zato-1, Justice, Kliff, Slayer, Bridget, I-no, Zappa, Robo Ky

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Related Games: Guilty Gear X, Guilty Gear XX, Guilty Gear XX Slash, Guilty Gear Judgment, Guilty Gear X Advance, Guilty Gear, Guilty Gear Isuka, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus, Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-, Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-, Blazblue, Hokuto No Ken, Sengoku Basara X
  

Gameplay Engine  8.5 / 10
Story / Theme  9.0 / 10
Overall Graphics  9.0 / 10
Animation  8.5 / 10
Music / Sound Effects  8.0 / 10
Innovation  6.0 / 10
Art Direction  8.5 / 10
Customization  8.5 / 10
Options / Extras  8.5 / 10
Intro / Presentation  9.5 / 10
Replayability / Fun  7.5 / 10
"Ouch" Factor  7.5 / 10
Characters  9.0 / 10
BOTTOM LINE

 8.7 / 10

 Review based on Xbox version     

 

Final Words:

Overall, #Reload was a solid enhancement to GGXX... definitely a step in the right direction "competitively," although it didn't look or feel very much like a true sequel for the "not-so-hardcor"e crowd. Expectedly, the game didn't evolve much since the first GGX (but overall still looks impressive).

Non-hardcore GGX players (like myself) might have expected a bit more for re-buying what is essentially the same game yet again. Easily the best thing about this version is the debut of the real Robo-Ky, who is downright badass... he's no Ky Kiske palette swap anymore, that's for sure!

~TFG Webmaster | @FIGHTERS_GEN  
 

  
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