All is not fun in paradise in Guilty Gear Accent XX Core. The controls for the PS2 can be a bit of a drag, literally, and I found it challenging to pull off the long button combos that are traditional with fighting games. Sometimes I felt like I was playing on my PC with a keyboard instead of a PS2 controller.

Guilty Gear isn't shy on the "extras" either. There is an art gallery which shows some fantastic illustrations of Guilty Gears characters, a single player arcade mode, a training mode, and two different types of single player survival modes which are standard and Medal of Millionaire. Medal of Millionaire mode is like a typical fight but you are rewarded with power-ups and health items for landing successful attacks. So basically Medal of Millionaire is just an easier way though the game due to the power ups.

The audio in Guilty Gear is excellent and possesses a nice soundtrack of hardcore rock music that blends seamlessly with the characters and theme of the game. The voice overs for the characters are new, loud, and add to the game's charm along with new backgrounds. A lot of special effects for the characters have been reused here but given how great they look it doesn't harm the game at all.

By the end of the day Guilty Gear is a fun game that brings back some great memories of 2D fighting and considering that your options are slim to none on 2D fighters, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core may be your best, if not only, pick.

By Jwan Jordan
CCC Freelance Writer

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