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That's not to say you can't just pick it up and start throwing down. I'm a big fan of the fighting genre, grew up on Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat, later on I grew to love the King of Fighters series. One of the funnest, best fighting games I've ever played. Guilty Gear X2 stands with them all, but there is a learning curve because the fighting system is advanced and oh so dope. I bought this for my 360 because it's one of the backwards compatible games and it's incredible.
There were only six characters I used more than once, the girl that fights with her hair, the gaint dude that reminded me of the Juggernaut, the dead guy who reminds me alot of the Spiderman baddie Venom, the wacky random robot, Sol Badguy (I only remeber his name because his last name is badguy and he is a bad guy)and the hardcore ninja dude(who is my all time best character in that game). To me, the rest of the characters really weren't worth having around. .well I thought it was only okay otherwise. The fighting modes, music and artwork were all well done.
If only they had more interesting characters to choose from I might have given it a higher grade considering all the standered modern 2D gaming features plus the option of online brawling. Without the online opition I might as have played Marvel vs Capcom or SNK vs Capcom. The characters were a little weird sometimes like the doctor with a paper bag over his head, the haunted dude with hearts on his cloths, the guy who fights with fans. However other than the online capability, nothing really stood out to me as fantastic which is way I only gave it three stars in the end for "average".
but I kind of expected that (the crossdressing british boy who sounds, looks, dances and acts like a girl was the only one that completely creeped me out). In fact, because I prefer the fighter selection in both those games, I would probably would have overlooked Guilty Gear X2 completely if it hadn't been for the online fighting feature.
I haven't seen sprites this good since.ever. Each character has slightly altered abilities and movelists in EX, SP and EX+SP. If you're jonesin' for a 2D fighter for your X-Box, look no further. It's not like you can just BAM out of nowhere preform an Instant Kill.
You have to press the 4 main face buttons simultaniously, then your character does a little stance, the background goes dark for a second, and then they yell out "OK, I'm now in Instant Kill mode. That's why you don't see many 2D fighters being made nowadays. And it is good. There's also only one "Pallette swap" charcter (Robo-Ky) and he's hardly even a pallette swap anyways. Arcade mode is your standard "Fight a bunch of people, fight a boss, ending, yay" affair. Unfortunatly, the story mode included in the game goes into very little of the actual story of the Guilty Gear series, which is actually rather good.Now I know I just pretty much ripped most all of the game modes in the game, but I never said anything about actual gameplay. The first 35 or so missions are fun, but then the missions start to get kind of dumb.
Anyways, the gameplay is excellent, like I already said. Every character (Except the 2 hidden characters) also have "White: EX" and "L: SP" versions. Because after seeing this game, I don't see how'd there'd be ANY WAY to keep recycling sprites, this is so far ahead. The quality of all the art is outstanding.As far as the online mode.it's OK. Story mode is OK. Good luck using normal characters on EX+SP, or God forbid, Gold characters.and if you're worried about Instant Kills unbalancing the game, don't.
Repeat." They're basically asking you to cheap out the computer as much as possible for extended periods of time. While some require you to be a bit more knowledgable of their movelists, you can beat any normal character with any other normal character. Most characters are just horrendously good in SP and EX+SP modes (That's not even mentioning Gold versions) but even then, they're pretty much all equally horrendously good, and it's still fun playing against them. After completing 50 of the 100 missions and unlocking the 2 hidden characters, I had no real desire to go back and complete anymore, because I found them much more aggrivating than enjoyable. I don't even consider him a palette swap, but *TECHNICALLY* he is a pallette swap. The backgrounds also look as good as the characters.
The basic look is the same as Ky, but he has completly different animations and moves. Just the different "modes" are kind of.eh. There are quite a few, but I only find a couple to be worth playing. It's a fact. The gameplay itself is excellent. and Survival modes are basically "Use your best move repeatedly so you don't take any damage.
But most don't. Even the big slow lumbering guy is good, a first for a 2D fighter (Unless you count Sentinal from MvC2, who was just broken beyond belief) That's the normal characters, though. Watch out for it." (Not really, but that's basically what that whole set-up is) Then you put in your IK motion and you do your IK move, which can be blocked. If I was working at Capcom, I'd be pissed. Ah, the 2D fighter. But thankfully, Sammy made Guilty Gear anyways. I've never played a more balanced fighter.
Hurrah.I'll start off with game modes. I shouldn't have to go to the sound test to hear half of the songs. Sometimes, you'll play with virtually no lag, other times, you'll get 3-4 second delays between when you pressed a button and your character actually doing it. Sure, playing in every other mode, you could very easily do the same thing, but at least then your health doesn't carry over, so it allows for more messing around, which is always a fun part of fighters for me. It's well worth a purchase at $20 and much easier to find than MvC2. So it can either be very fun or beyond unplayable.Music-wise, it's pretty good. Mission mode is fun, to an extent. I prefer them over 3D fighters, myself.
But that's about the only problem I have with the soundtrack.All in all, the game looks great, the game plays great, and even though the online is hit-or-miss, the game is worth the purchase even without online support. I've found it to vary a lot as far as lag. And if you looked at sale figures, you can see that for yourself. VS CPU mode.ummm, shouldn't you just play Arcade. So don't go into the game thinking that everything is just "OMG instant kill everybody" (Though some people do play that way =P)Graphically.it's unbelievable how good the game looks.
M.O.M. By completing all 3 story paths, you unlock a "L: SP" version for that particular character, which I'll talk about later. It require a lot of playthroughs to get all 3 story endings for every character, but it's well worth it. And if it's blocked, or you miss, you can't use it again for the round. One of the best things about the game is the balance.
A lot require you to beat a tough computer oppontant with 1/4th health with the computer slowly healing during the fight. Every character in the game is good. Unfortunatly, I hear a lot of the same songs playing during the game.
Hope this review was helpful. I'll admit I was only able to unlock the EX versions for most characters,but it leaves you too wonder. If this isn't a fantastic line up then I don'tknow what is. I mean you have a little girl that uses a freakin' anchor, a chick that has killer hair, and a deranged doctor with a whacked out love for poking you "where the sun don't shine." You'll just have fun learning all of their special abilities and enjoy seeing who well crafted they were. That is what it is and there's no need for me to explain it. There's Axel with his chained sickles, the juggernaut Potemkin, the amorphous Zato 1 (Eddie), the fan wielding Anji Mito, the powerful May, the dexterious Faust,and the lovely Milla Rage for starters. The characters here aren't simply fighters aiming to be the strongest in the world,take vengence(ok one or two are), or merely test there skills. In the old days survival was a great way to showoff how awesome you were, but after losing the 20th round again and again to the same [.]., it gets kind of boring and sets the bar for you not to bother trying anymore, unless you're just that good (DOA 2 Ultimate online scores especially).
If you were to view the relationship between Sol and Ky as compared too Ken and Ryu you'd probably go like, "but Ken and Ryu are like best friends and share an awesome bond," yet though Sol and Ky try to kill one another every chance they get they still share quite a tight knit bond between one another which is more dynamic then the average buddy buddy or trained since youth scenario. I'm sure you're tired of reading this by now if not simply quit and gave it a bad rating,or just didn't bother with it at all. Also another great point about this game is the various game modes. There's MOM ( Master of Millionares ), the classic survival and story mode ( which both are quite nice ),and mission mode( probably the most challenging part of the game and at the same time the most fun. The most memorable case of this idea is DBZ's Goku and Vegeta, for anime fans to say the least.
That is if you have the courage to lose a lot of hours of your life). Though with this game you simply want to come back to it again and again. It's a little tricky at sometimes though for you have to play through the story with a character once or twice before you can unlock another route to an ending for a different person. Of course the whole, "were enemies, but we can still work together," concept has been done but rarely used. Along with this is the great story mode set up which provides you with alternate endings which proved to be funny and emotional all at the same time.
All the characters of this game are so easy to relate to and love for their individuality and eccentricities that seem just so human in nature. For those who are a little curious let me put it this way; if your about to get you're butt beat and you have like no life while the other is at full health a well placed IK doesn't simply turn the tide, it obliterates it. The reason is because after defeating the boss that shows up every 10 matches you unlock a new version of the characters such as EX, Black, and even Gold versions. To say the least each one presents their own attitude, which for all carry a cocky under tone to it. Guilty Gear X2 isn't like you're typical 2D fighter (if you wanted to call it that). Such as Sol's classic bad ass attitude, Baiken's cold stare, and Slayer's nonchalance.
Even more so the moves for the alternates are different as compared to the originals which can play a big part in your strategy that will either make or break you. These fighters although weird have a background which suit them beyond compare and are characters with actual emotion. It's simple, it's awesome. To sum this part up the unlockables from these modes are purely awesome, with the extra characters, alternate fighting versions,and a really cool art gallery which comes to being as good as Dark Stalkers 3 ( for those who've played the game should know what I mean ). It's obvious that it's hard to comeup with some new ways of portraying characters in fighters and the reason why they fight; but here though it's done masterfully.
Also this game, as I'm sure you've heard, has some of the most unique fighting techniques to ever grace the 2D Brawling World. To start just know that the animation here is the best you'll see for the XBOX without a doubt. Ok so it's like only four, but they're all really good modes and reflect the time and effort put into the production of this game and it's assured A ranking quality. I must admit I've never loved getting beat by the same move 100 times in a row and say, "that move is too sweet," every time until this game. Obviously though you all want to hear about the gameplay.
One of the most intriguing qualities of this game that, which I believe sets it apart form all other fighter in general, is the Instant Kill. So I'll just some it up; this game is "Spellbinding" and a must have for any person who loves fighters.
Luckily, the game lets you set the volume for backgrond music, voice and special effects separately. If you're looking for a fighting game that is more stylistic than realistic, Guilty Gear X2 might be the one for you. If they'd used a great band, it could really have added to the experience. Still, I know some people who don't mind the music at all, so depending on your personal tastes you might like or dislike it. Anime characters use magic and swords to become victorious.The anime is lovely, with bursts of smoke and blasts of light highlighting the combat. The loud, repetitive blasting gets very wearying after a while. The background on this side-scroller is stationary, with the exceptions of an occasional walking cat or twitching plant.
Anime fans will also love the artwork you can see throughout the game, to give inspiration for your own drawing projects.Perhaps the only real complaint I have with this arcade-style anime fighting fest is the music. There are arcade-style sequences of battles, or the MOM instant-battle to earn points. There isn't as much blood here as in other games, but of course the aim of beating another character into submission is rather violent :) The game has a teen rating.Rock music blasts in the background as you fight in one of several gameplay options. There's a mission mode to go through a series of assigned tasks, and story mode to learn more about a particular character and his/her background.The game has a great selection of girls, guys and robots to choose from, which is nice to see in a fighting game. Just change the settings to suit your taset.Highly recommended for anime fans who enjoy fighting games.
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