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 Street fight-what?>>> by
Demoncaller777 (01.08.2005)
First and foremost, let me begin by saying Guilty Gear X
is my favorite fighting franchise. I have loved this
game ever since the first time I rented it, and the
first GGX I played was GGX2. It makes use of the
phrase "Minutes to learn, years to master" very well.
This game is, of course, a fighting game, so
you'd want responsive controls, and fast executing
attacks and block-techniques. GGX2 delivers. You'd be
suprised how responsive this game is. The instant you
insert a button combination on your controller you're
doing it. No lag whatsoever. This game gives you many
ways of defending yourself as well, and you'll quickly
learn why no lag is very good. Gameplay can be anywhere
from "Low speed dramatic fight" to "So fast you play
faster than you think". Don't worry, though. You may be
thinking that all the best stuff is hard to perform.
'Fraid not. All the moves are unusually simple to
perform, and anything that takes multiple button pressed
down simultaneously (i.e. Roman cancels or instant kill
mode) can be changed to one button presses on the
controller. This ends up being very helpful, as it helps
you make tremendous combos.
I'll admit, I still am a tad lost on the story.
I have played, and own every Guilty Gear, but all of them never
tell too good a story in Story Mode. The most
information I've gotten has been from other players. I never
thought Sol (Bad-guy) was old. He's over 150 years old
(states so in instruction booklet of GGX). I never would
have known. One of the new characters' (among six new),
I-no, comes in to the story as just someone looking to
fight Sol, then later you see she works for
someone...but who? It's never explained. Just some weird
guys in hoods.
This is a 2D fighter which means whenever you
play it, bystanders will say "This game's graphic's
suck". That's not true. The graphics are all in the
attack effects. The are beautiful looking, and are
intricately animated. They're colorful, and really bring
in your attention. No attacks are skimped out on,
either. All of them are fantastic looking. They all
match the characters, as well.
On the subject of characters, there are 6 new,
as stated before. The new characters are Slayer, I-no,
Bridget, Zappa, and, I assume, the previously hidden
characters Dizzy and Testament. But let me say that no
other fighting games have had characters quite as
quirky. You'll find something you like about at least
one character, if not all. You can fall in love with
these characters (Sadly, I fell in love with I-no the
first time she ripped her shirt off after owning me).
What other game has a character that's "An average
everyday guy...who is sadly possessed by demons", or "A
young teen from a rich family who was raised as a girl,
but is actually a boy...and dresses like a nun for some
reason"? None, that's what. Some characters are just
flat out cool (Sol, Kliff, Johnny) and other's are just
freaky (Zappa, Faust) and some are Chinese chef's (Jam).
Some are corpses that are controlled by evil shadows
(Zato-1 A.K.A. Eddie). Don't forget about the guy who
accidentally time travels all the time (Axl-Low). All the
character's a stunningly original, and brilliant. Each
of them is perfect for the game, and all of their moves
match their personality.
The sound in the game is fine. Definitely miles
above GGX and its robot announcer. All character's
voices are in Japanese, so if this doesn't appeal to
you...then...turn off the sound, I guess. The voices all
match the character's, however, so it all "feels" right.
This game is easily replayable. Chances are, you
won't fight on the highest difficulty for a while, in
which time you can play one of the many game modes, and
the very difficult "Mission" Mode. Matches in this game can be won in one second. This is not a joke, or an exaggeration. Literally one second...Once you unlock Gold Johnny, which involves you investing lots of time into this game. Never fear, however. Every moment spent on this game will be time well enjoyed.
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