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Guilty Gear series

Guilty Gear X2

Guilty Gear X2, also known as Guilty Gear XX and subtitled The Midnight Carnival in Japan, is a fighting game developed by Arc System Works and published by Sammy Studios. The third installment of the Guilty…

23 May 2002

Guilty Gear X2 is an arcade developed by Arc System Works, released 23 May 2002 on PlayStation 2 and Arcade.

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What Guilty Gear X2 is

Guilty Gear X2 is an arcade game developed by Arc System Works and released in 2002. It was published by Sammy Studios. It is available on PlayStation 2 and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Guilty Gear X2, also known as Guilty Gear XX and subtitled The Midnight Carnival in Japan, is a fighting game developed by Arc System Works and published by Sammy Studios. The third installment of the Guilty Gear series, Guilty Gear X2 furthered the plot of the series, as well as introduced new characters and gameplay mechanics. A sequel to Guilty Gear X, it was first announced in January 2002, and was released on May 23, 2002, for the arcades, in Japan. It was later ported to the PlayStation 2 and published in North America and Europe.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Guilty Gear series

Guilty Gear X2 is the seventh of 47 entries we hold in the Guilty Gear series. The next entry was Guilty Gear X: Ver 1.5 in 2003.

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What it launched against

Guilty Gear X2 launched on 23 May 2002, within three weeks of Medal of Honor: Frontline, Aggressive Inline, Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix and Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak.

Released around the same time: Medal of Honor: Frontline, Aggressive Inline, Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix, Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak.

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When did Guilty Gear X2 come out?
Guilty Gear X2 was released on 23 May 2002 for PlayStation 2 and Arcade.

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