<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
and	O
subtitled	O
The	O
Midnight	O
Carnival	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sammy	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
main	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
furthered	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
introduced	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
sold	O
well	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
over	O
140,000	O
copies	O
were	O
sold	O
between	O
2002	O
and	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
aspects	O
were	O
commended	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
noticeable	O
being	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
additions	O
from	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
adds	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
:	O
a	O
burst	O
gauge	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
filled	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
causes	O
or	O
receives	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
offers	O
eight	O
modes	O
:	O
Arcade	O
,	O
Survival	O
,	O
M.O.M.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
in	O
the	O
Versus	O
2P	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Versus	O
CPU	O
the	O
player	O
fights	O
against	O
an	O
AI-controlled	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
picks	O
up	O
approximately	O
two	O
weeks	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
provides	O
a	O
different	O
ending	O
to	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
features	O
twenty-three	O
playable	O
characters	O
;	O
twenty	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
available	O
from	O
outset	O
,	O
with	O
Justice	O
,	O
Kliff	O
Undersn	O
,	O
and	O
Robo-Ky	O
as	O
unlockable	O
secret	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
all	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Xs	O
roster	O
—	O
Sol	O
Badguy	O
,	O
Ky	O
Kiske	O
,	O
Johnny	O
,	O
May	O
,	O
Chipp	O
Zanuff	O
,	O
Potemkin	O
,	O
Baiken	O
,	O
Axl	O
Low	O
,	O
Faust	O
,	O
Anji	O
Mito	O
,	O
Jam	O
Kuradoberi	O
,	O
Dizzy	O
,	O
Testament	O
,	O
Zato-1	O
,	O
Millia	O
Rage	O
,	O
Venom	O
—	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
four	O
new	O
characters	O
:	O
Bridget	O
,	O
Zappa	O
,	O
Slayer	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
I-No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2002	O
,	O
Sammy	O
Studios	O
had	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	I-Application
spin-off	O
,	O
titled	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
XX	I-Application
,	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	O
NAOMI	O
system	O
in	O
the	O
spring	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
porting	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
speculated	O
in	O
late	O
August	O
,	O
with	O
release	O
date	O
set	O
to	O
autumn	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Sammy	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
happen	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
2003	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
retitled	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
rereleased	O
in	O
Japan	O
under	O
the	O
label	O
"	O
PlayStation2	B-Device
the	I-Device
Best	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
five	O
updated	O
versions	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
#Reload	O
,	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
,	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
in	O
2004	O
and	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
port	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
XX	I-Application
Slash	O
,	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
in	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
XX	I-Application
Accent	O
Core	O
,	O
first	O
released	O
to	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
both	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australasia	O
only	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
XX	I-Application
Accent	O
Core	O
Plus	O
,	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
both	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
;	O
the	O
former	O
worldwide	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
latter	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
XX	I-Application
Accent	O
Core	O
Plus	O
R	O
,	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
arcades	O
,	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
2013	O
,	O
getting	O
releases	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
117th	O
best-selling	O
title	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
with	O
112,520	O
copies	O
sold	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
it	O
sold	O
34,294	O
more	O
copies	O
,	O
amounting	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
146,814	O
copies	O
sold	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
scored	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
33	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
(	O
EGM	O
)	O
reviewer	O
stated	O
it	O
has	O
"	O
cooler	O
character	O
designs	O
on	O
a	O
PS2	B-Device
fighter	O
"	O
whilst	O
another	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
coolest	O
2D	O
game	O
artwork	O
ever.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
spite	O
of	O
the	O
praise	O
,	O
other	O
criticisms	O
vary	O
from	O
its	O
general	O
difficulty	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
an	O
online	O
play	O
mode	O
,	O
position	O
of	O
move	O
list	O
in	O
training	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
difficulty	O
to	O
perform	O
moves	O
in	O
Dual	B-Device
Shock	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
D	O
.	O
F	O
.	O
Smith	O
from	O
IGN	O
elected	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
the	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
2002	O
,	O
while	O
GameSpot	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
of	O
January	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ranked	O
fifth	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
GameSpy	O
's	O
2003	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Games	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
staff	O
saying	O
"	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
is	O
easily	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
fighting	O
games	O
to	O
come	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
couple	O
years	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
cited	O
X2	O
had	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
qualities	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
"	O
in	O
bigger	O
quantities	O
than	O
we	O
had	O
ever	O
seen	O
"	O
,	O
including	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
28th	O
place	O
of	O
its	O
2010	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Games	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
About.com	O
placed	O
it	O
eighth	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
10	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Fighting	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Complex	O
ranked	O
it	O
tenth	O
among	O
"	O
The	O
50	O
Best	O
Fighting	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
fifth	O
place	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
25	O
Best	O
2D	O
Fighting	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Xs	O
music	O
,	O
IGN	O
stated	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
substantial	O
improvement	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
's	O
music	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
"	O
finally	O
lends	O
the	O
tunes	O
a	O
little	O
credibility	O
"	O
with	O
better	O
production	O
,	O
musicians	O
and	O
a	O
live	O
drummer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
live	O
albums	O
containing	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
XX	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtracks	O
tracks	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
Team	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
#Reload	O
featured	O
a	O
Korean	O
exclusive	O
album	O
titled	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
XX	I-Application
#Reload	O
Korean	O
Version	O
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
album	O
for	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Music	O
Online	O
,	O
GoldfishX	O
wrote	O
"	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
XX	I-Application
#Reload	O
Korean	O
Version	O
lacks	O
the	O
raw	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Ishiwatari-composed	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
scores	O
,	O
but	O
more	O
than	O
makes	O
up	O
for	O
it	O
with	O
character	O
and	O
creativity	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
and	O
each	O
updated	O
version	O
released	O
,	O
some	O
strategy	O
guides	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
XX	I-Application
Slash	O
,	O
a	O
two-part	O
anthology	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
24	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
single-volume	O
yonkoma	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enterbrain	O
also	O
published	O
an	O
anthology	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
;	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
two	O
parts	O
published	O
on	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
DVD	O
entitled	O
The	O
New	O
Saint	O
Glory	O
with	O
the	O
highlights	O
of	O
a	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
arcade	O
national	O
championship	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Enterbrain	O
on	O
December	O
19	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enterbrain	O
also	O
released	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
XX	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Midnight	I-Application
Carnival	I-Application
Artworks	O
,	O
a	O
trading	O
card	O
game	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
on	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
