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Logo for the series' latest entry.
Guilty Gear (ギルティギア, Giruti Gia?) is a series of Japanese fighting games developed by Arc System Works, and designed by artist and music composer Daisuke Ishiwatari.
In Japan it has been published by Arc System Works itself & Sammy Entertainment (Later as modern day Sega).
In the West the series has had multiple different publishers including Aksys Games, PQube, Bandai Namco & more.
The series is well-known for its detailed anime-style graphics, colorful characters, technical gameplay, and the numerous allusions to hard rock and heavy metal music that serve as inspiration for its characters and soundtracks.
Media
Games
Main series
- Guilty Gear -The Missing Link- (1998)
- Guilty Gear 2 -Overture- (2007)[1]
- Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- (2014)
- Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- (2015)
- Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 (2017)
- Guilty Gear -Strive- (2021)
AC Series
- Guilty Gear X -By Your Side "G.Gear"- (2000)[1][note 1]
- Guilty Gear X Plus (2001)
- Guilty Gear X ver 1.5 (2003)
- Guilty Gear XX -The Midnight Carnival- (2002)[1][note 2]
- Guilty Gear XX ♯Reload (2003)
- Guilty Gear XX Slash (2005)
- Guilty Gear XX Λ Core (2006)[note 3]
- Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus (2008)
- Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus R (2012)
Spin-offs
- Guilty Gear Petit (2001)
- Guilty Gear Petit 2 (2001)
- Guilty Gear X Advance Edition (2002)[1][note 4]
- Guilty Gear Isuka (2004)
- Guilty Gear Dust Strikers (2006)
- Guilty Gear RoA (2006)
- Guilty Gear Judgment (2006)
- Pro Jumper! Guilty Gear Tangent!? (2010)
- Guilty Gear Vastedge XT (2013)
Drama CDs
- Guilty Gear X Drama CD Vol.1 (2001)
- Guilty Gear X Drama CD Vol.2 (2001)
- Guilty Gear XX Drama CD Red (2003)
- Guilty Gear XX Drama CD Black (2003)
- Guilty Gear XX Drama CD Night of Knives Vol.1 (2004)
- Guilty Gear XX Drama CD Night of Knives Vol.2 (2004)
- Guilty Gear XX Drama CD Night of Knives Vol.3 (2004)
Novels
- Guilty Gear X Lightning the Argent (2001)
- Guilty Gear X The Butterfly and Her Gale (2002)
- Guilty Gear Begin (2018)
Manga
- Guilty Gear Xtra (2003)
- Guilty Gear Series Story Digest Comics (2020)
Other
- Guilty Gear Club (2006)
- Code Shifter (2020)
- ExplaMaytions with May (2021)
- Guilty Bear (2022)
Allusions
- The series has two iconic phrases "Heaven or Hell" and "Let's Rock", which are said by the announcer at the start of almost every battle.
- "Tension" alludes to the tension of a string of an instrument, namely a guitar.
- "Overdrive" alludes to an electric guitar effect.
- When someone is defeated, the announcer and on-screen text say "SLASH" which alludes to the guitarist who has played with Guns N' Roses named Slash. Slash is also the name of the attack button set to Δ (triangle) by default on PlayStation systems.
- When combos are performed, there is on-screen text that says "BEAT", another musical term.
Trivia
- According to Daisuke Ishiwatari, the series' story theme revolves around seeking the answer to the question, "What does it mean to be human?".[2]
Related material
- Guilty Gear Series Best Sound Collection
- Guilty Gear Sound Complete Box
- Guilty Gear 10th Memorial Book
- Arc System Works 25th Anniversary Memorial Booklet
- Arc System Works 25th Anniversary Official Character Collection
- Guilty Gear x BlazBlue Music Live 2011
- Guilty Gear x BlazBlue Music Live 2014
- Guilty Gear Memorial Record
External links
- GUILTY GEAR シリーズ一覧
- Guilty Gear at Wikipedia
Notes
- ↑ (Stated to be the first game in the AC Series on guiltygearx.com)
- ↑ (While not directly said to be part of the AC Series like GGX, it is safe to assume GGXX belongs here & its sequel/update Λ Core)
- ↑ (The game's home console update Λ Core Plus added a completely new different story mode from the game's original release. It is in a weird limbo between sequel & update)
- ↑ (Listed as a spin-off on guiltygearx.com)
References