<s>
The	O
second	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
over	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
about	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
's	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2000	O
for	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
,	O
re-released	O
on	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
in	O
December	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2001	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
January	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
continues	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
timeline	O
with	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
gameplay	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS2	B-Device
versions	O
have	O
sold	O
over	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
praised	O
for	O
their	O
graphics	O
,	O
controls	O
and	O
characters	O
but	O
criticized	O
for	O
their	O
lack	O
of	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
poorest-received	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
complaints	O
concerning	O
ease	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
has	O
features	O
common	O
in	O
fighting	O
games	O
:	O
combos	O
,	O
aerial	O
attacks	O
and	O
counterattacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
includes	O
four	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
:	O
Arcade	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
primary	O
narrative	O
mode	O
;	O
Survival	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
fights	O
through	O
infinite	O
levels	O
until	O
they	O
are	O
defeated	O
;	O
Training	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
a	O
player	O
to	O
practice	O
moves	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
an	O
in-game	O
move	O
list	O
and	O
Versus	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
player	O
can	O
fight	O
another	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
Plus	O
also	O
has	O
art-gallery	O
and	O
story	O
modes	O
;	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	O
website	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
explains	O
"	O
misteries	O
"	O
which	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
does	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
year	O
of	O
2181	O
(	O
22nd	O
century	O
)	O
,	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
reports	O
of	O
a	O
newly	O
discovered	O
commander	O
Gear	O
surfaced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
has	O
sixteen	O
playable	O
characters	O
:	O
Sol	O
Badguy	O
,	O
Ky	O
Kiske	O
,	O
May	O
,	O
Baiken	O
,	O
Faust	O
,	O
Potemkin	O
,	O
Chipp	O
Zanuff	O
,	O
Millia	O
Rage	O
,	O
Zato-1	O
,	O
Jam	O
Kuradoberi	O
,	O
Johnny	O
,	O
Anji	O
Mito	O
,	O
Venom	O
,	O
Axl	O
Low	O
,	O
Testament	O
and	O
Dizzy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
Plus	O
adds	O
three	O
unlockable	O
characters	O
:	O
Justice	O
and	O
Kliff	O
Undersn	O
,	O
who	O
returns	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Robo-Ky	O
,	O
an	O
alternate	O
version	O
of	O
Ky	O
Kiske	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
released	O
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
1998	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sammy	O
Studios	O
commissioned	O
an	O
arcade	O
sequel	O
in	O
February	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unveiled	O
at	O
the	O
Amusement	O
Expo	O
in	O
February	O
2000	O
,	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	O
NAOMI	O
system	O
in	O
July	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
speculated	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
developers	O
initially	O
indicated	O
that	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
would	O
debut	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
2000	O
and	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
collection	O
on	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Sammy	O
in	O
June	O
2001	O
for	O
release	O
that	O
fall	O
,	O
and	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sammy	O
released	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2001	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
PlayStation2	B-Device
the	I-Device
Best	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
CyberFront	O
released	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
for	O
Windows	O
9x	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2001	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
during	O
an	O
August	O
2001	O
convention	O
at	O
Space	O
World	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1.5	O
,	O
an	O
Atomiswave	B-Application
arcade-system	O
version	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
only	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
in	O
2003	O
after	O
its	O
February	O
2003	O
introduction	O
at	O
the	O
Amusement	O
Expo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
homebrew	O
conversion	O
of	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1.5	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2001	O
,	O
Sammy	O
reported	O
a	O
profit	O
of	O
¥284	O
million	O
for	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Xs	O
Japanese	O
arcade	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
128th-bestselling	O
title	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
with	O
97,934	O
copies	O
sold	O
from	O
December	O
14	O
to	O
December	O
31	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
Plus	O
sold	O
over	O
128,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
for	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
on	O
PS2	B-Device
was	O
positive	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
80%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
79	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Orlando	O
reviewed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
X	O
marks	O
the	O
spot	O
for	O
brutality	O
done	O
beautifully.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Anoop	O
Gantayat	O
of	O
IGN	O
called	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
edition	O
"	O
possibly	O
the	O
finest-looking	O
2D	O
game	O
ever	O
,	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
high-res	O
graphics	O
,	O
mega-ultra	O
special	O
effects	O
and	O
smooth	O
animation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
T.J.	O
Deci	O
of	O
AllGame	O
,	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
release	O
is	O
"	O
notable	O
for	O
smooth	O
,	O
refined	O
graphics	O
,	O
with	O
richly	O
detailed	O
characters	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
uncommon	O
in	O
2D	O
fighters.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Xs	O
overall	O
graphics	O
were	O
praised	O
,	O
its	O
sometimes-confusing	O
backgrounds	O
were	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
control	O
responsiveness	O
was	O
praised	O
by	O
Gantayat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Xs	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
generally	O
praised	O
,	O
with	O
Greg	O
Kasavin	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
controls	O
smoothly	O
and	O
precisely	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Xs	O
limited	O
replay	O
value	O
was	O
heavily	O
criticised	O
;	O
Jay	O
Fitzloff	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Since	O
it	O
's	O
especially	O
weak	O
in	O
the	O
singles	O
game	O
,	O
consider	O
purchasing	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
only	O
if	O
you	O
and	O
a	O
friend	O
want	O
to	O
go	O
at	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
Sequel	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
National	O
Academy	O
of	O
Video	O
Game	O
Trade	O
Reviewers	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Garou	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wolves	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
less	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
with	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
of	O
64.97	O
percent	O
and	O
67	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
from	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
criticism	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
was	O
inefficient	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
too	O
easy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
visual	O
were	O
very	O
criticized	O
;	O
GamesRadar	O
panned	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Xs	O
"	O
overblown	O
aesthetics	O
"	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
worst	O
score	O
(	O
three	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
)	O
:	O
"	O
While	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
completely	O
hellish	O
,	O
it	O
definitely	O
deserves	O
purgatory.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Xs	O
audio	O
had	O
a	O
lukewarm	O
response	O
;	O
according	O
to	O
Chet	O
and	O
Hwang	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
weak	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Dingo	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
atrocious	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knutson	O
praised	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Xs	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
Kasavin	O
considered	O
its	O
music	O
appropriate	O
for	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fast-paced	O
action	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
anime	O
theme.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Xs	O
musical	O
albums	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
First	O
Smile	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
album	O
,	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
Heavy	O
Rock	O
Tracks	O
:	O
The	O
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
of	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
composed	O
by	O
Ishiwatari	O
and	O
arranged	O
by	O
Koichi	O
Seiyama	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
17	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enterbrain	O
published	O
several	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
tie-in	O
books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
comic	O
anthology	O
was	O
also	O
published	O
by	O
Enterbrain	O
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
Plus	O
,	O
a	O
two-part	O
anthology	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
February	O
25	O
and	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2002	O
by	O
Enterbrain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
for	O
Saint	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
DVD	O
with	O
highlights	O
of	O
a	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
arcade	O
national	O
championship	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Enterbrain	O
on	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
audio	O
drama	O
CDs	O
with	O
original	O
storylines	O
—	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
Terranetz	O
released	O
a	O
collectible	O
card	O
game	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
