Guilty Gear X
Second Guilty Gear title with new characters and Roman Cancel.
Guilty Gear X, subtitled By Your Side in Japan, is a fighting game developed by Arc System Works and published by Sammy Studios. The second installment of the Guilty Gear series, it was released in July 2000 for Japanese arcades and later ported to Dreamcast and PlayStation 2. The game introduced new characters and gameplay features, including the Roman Cancel mechanic, and was noted for its high-resolution 2D graphics.
- Platforms
- Arcade, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Windows
Quick Facts
- Title
- Guilty Gear X
- Developer
- Arc System Works
- Publisher
- title=Sammy Studios · JP/ NA · Sammy StudiosEU · Virgin InteractiveJP · CyberFront (Windows)
- Designer
- Daisuke Ishiwatari
- Programmer
- Takashi Suzuki
- Series
- Guilty Gear
- Genre
- Fighting
- Modes
- Single-player, multiplayer
- Platforms
- Arcade / Dreamcast / Microsoft Windows / PlayStation 2 / Game Boy Advance
- Arcade System
- Sega NAOMI
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Lore & Background
Guilty Gear X continues its predecessor's timeline, set in 2181 less than a year after the first game. A new commander Gear named Dizzy is discovered, prompting a Holy Knights Tournament with a bounty of 500,000 World Dollars. Sol Badguy spares Dizzy after she proves inoffensive, and Ky Kiske entrusts her to the Jellyfish Air Pirates. Bounty hunter Jam Kuradoberi claims credit for Dizzy's disappearance to collect the reward.
Reader's Guide
Guilty Gear X is significant as the second entry in the Guilty Gear series, expanding the roster to sixteen characters and introducing the Roman Cancel mechanic, which allows players to cancel moves and their aftereffects. The game was praised for its graphics, controls, and characters, but criticized for limited replay value. Its Dreamcast and PS2 versions sold over 100,000 copies each in Japan. The Game Boy Advance version was less well received due to ease and graphics. The game's legacy includes multiple ports and a version 1.5 update for Atomiswave arcade systems.
Did You Know?
- Guilty Gear X was developed over about two years after the first game's success.
- The PS2 version in Japan was titled Guilty Gear X Plus and included art-gallery and story modes.
- A separate port titled Guilty Gear X: Advance Edition was released for Game Boy Advance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Guilty Gear X?
Guilty Gear X is the second mainline entry in the Guilty Gear 2D fighting game series, created by Arc System Works and released by Sammy Studios. It debuted in Japanese arcades in July 2000 and later arrived on home consoles.
What new mechanic did Guilty Gear X add to the series?
The title introduced the Roman Cancel system, allowing players to cancel a normal attack into a special move with a specific button input. This gave the combat flow more flexibility and depth than the original Guilty Gear offered.
On which platforms is Guilty Gear X available?
The game launched as an arcade cabinet title, then was ported to Dreamcast and PlayStation 2, with a Windows PC release following afterward. It never appeared on other major console families of that era.
What made Guilty Gear X's presentation stand out at the time?
The game was widely noted for its high-resolution 2D sprite work, featuring detailed hand-drawn character animations and richly rendered stage backgrounds. This pushed the visual ceiling for 2D fighters in the late-1990s and early-2000s arcade scene.
What is the Japanese subtitle of Guilty Gear X?
In its home market the game is subtitled "By Your Side," a tagline that distinguishes it from other numbered entries in the Guilty Gear lineup.
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