Guilty
Gear XX #Reload
STORY:
A 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.
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Guilty
Gear XX #Reload character select screen.
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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.
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Another
visit to the wild Guilty Gear universe.
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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.
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| 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
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| Designer(s): |
Daisuke Ishiwatari
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| Platform(s): |
PlayStation 2, PSP, PC,
Xbox
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| 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
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| 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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Featured Video:
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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 |
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Gameplay
Engine
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8.5 / 10
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Story
/ Theme
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9.0 / 10
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Overall
Graphics
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9.0 / 10
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Animation
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8.5 / 10
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Music
/ Sound Effects
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8.0 / 10
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Innovation
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6.0 / 10
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Art Direction
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8.5 / 10
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Customization
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8.5 / 10
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Options / Extras
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8.5 / 10
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Intro / Presentation
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9.5 / 10
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Replayability / Fun
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7.5 / 10
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"Ouch" Factor
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7.5 / 10
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Characters
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9.0 / 10
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BOTTOM LINE
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8.7
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10
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Review based on Xbox version
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| 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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