(LAST UPDATE: 6/28/2009)
Developer(s): Arc System Works
Publisher(s): Arc System Works, Sammy Studios, Atlus (NA)
Designer(s): Daisuke Ishiwatari
Platform(s): Playstation
Release Date(s): May 14th 1998 (
), October 21st 2008
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Characters:
Sol
Badguy,
Ky Kiske, Testament,
Potemkin,
Chipp,
Eddie,
Dr.
Baldhead, May,
Axl
Low, Millia,
Justice
Related Games: Guilty Gear X,
Guilty Gear X Advance, Guilty
Gear XX, Guilty Gear X2 #Reload,
Guilty Gear XX Slash, Guilty
Gear Isuka, Guilty Gear Judgement,
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core, Guilty
Gear XX Accent Core Plus, Blazblue,
Hokuto No Ken, Sengoku
Basara X
Story: The Guilty Gear
series takes place around the year 2180, in a chaotic, mystical future world. In
2010, mankind discovered an unlimited energy source of incredible power, which
was labeled Magic. Despite providing a solution for world energy crisis, wars
continued. The power of Magic was combined with humans and other creatures
creating living weapons known as Gears. Eventually the Gears turned on the human
race, beginning a century-long global war known as the Crusades where the Sacred
Order of Holy Knights (Seikishidan being the Japanese name), defeated
Justice,
leader of the Gears. Justice having been locked away in a dimensional prison,
all other Gears seemingly ceased to function, bringing end to an age of
conflict. Five years after the war's end a Gear called Testament
planned to free the leader Justice. In response the United Nations heralded a
tournament of fighters capable of defeating the resurgent enemies Testament and
Justice. Ultimately, a bounty hunter named Sol
Badguy defeated Justice, giving way to another
uneasy peace.
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Review: Guilty
Gear presents 10 new stylish combatants, each possessing at least a half-dozen
special moves. The 6 button layout is something different than what most 2D
fighting gamers are used to. Instead of 3 punches and 3 kicks, the 6 buttons are:
Punch, Kick, Slash, H-Slash, Dust and Respect. The dynamic (and slightly odd)
characters could pull off air combos, chaos attacks (super moves), and destroy
attacks which are "instant kill" moves.
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Guilty Gear's graphics & animation
wasn't bad for the time, and had somewhat of an anime flavor to it... The first
game of the series wasn't exactly groundbreaking in gameplay or graphics, but
did attract a fan base as a Playstation exclusive 2D fighter. The gameplay
was fast and rewarding to those that got into it, even though the gameplay had
much room to grow. The sequel, Guilty
Gear X series re-defined the gameplay, graphics, and took the Guilty
Gear series to the mainstream.
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7 / 10 |
Closing Comment: Guilty Gear was no doubt one of the fastest and most obscure 2D fighters at the time of it's debut, and was the spark of what later became one of the flashiest 2D fighting game franchises out there. ~F.Yagami, Webmaster of TFG
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