<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
(	O
released	O
as	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
XX	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Midnight	I-Application
Carnival	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
2D	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sammy	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2002	O
for	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
for	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
updated	O
versions	O
for	O
several	O
platforms	O
,	O
each	O
containing	O
various	O
adjustments	O
:	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
#Reload	O
(	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
XX	I-Application
Slash	O
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
XX	I-Application
Accent	O
Core	O
(	O
2006	O
)	O
,	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
XX	I-Application
Accent	O
Core	O
Plus	O
(	O
2008	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
XX	I-Application
Accent	O
Core	O
Plus	O
R	O
(	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
each	O
installment	O
has	O
received	O
both	O
praise	O
and	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
particularities	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
updated	I-Application
versions	I-Application
have	O
generally	O
been	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphics	O
,	O
online	O
option	O
and	O
its	O
price	O
were	O
the	O
aspects	O
most	O
praised	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
update	O
,	O
while	O
Accent	O
Core	O
divided	O
opinions	O
about	O
its	O
innovations	O
and	O
was	O
panned	O
by	O
its	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
2022	O
,	O
Plus	O
R	O
is	O
currently	O
the	O
highest	O
rated	O
traditional	O
2D	O
fighting	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
the	O
first	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
#Reload	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2003	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2004	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2004	O
by	O
Media	O
Kite	O
,	O
and	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2005	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
service	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Originals	O
"	O
on	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majesco	O
Entertainment	O
acquired	O
its	O
rights	O
in	O
later	O
April	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
's	O
version	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rights	O
to	O
its	O
European	O
release	O
were	O
acquired	O
by	O
Zoo	O
Digital	O
Publishing	O
(	O
now	O
Zushi	O
Games	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
released	O
it	O
for	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
26	O
,	O
2004	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
digital	O
distribution	O
platform	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
added	O
Korean	O
voices	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
2nd	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
Korean	O
dub	O
,	O
alongside	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	O
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
#Reloads	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
sold	O
91,130	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
31,910	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
were	O
generally	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
of	O
85.02	O
%	O
from	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
and	O
86/100	O
from	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
#Reload	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
;	O
GamePro	O
stated	O
"	O
The	O
2D-animation	O
cel-like	O
graphics	O
are	O
simply	O
gorgeous	O
and	O
animate	O
smoothly	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
PALGN	O
commented	O
that	O
its	O
"[e]xcellent	O
character	O
design	O
combined	O
with	O
some	O
visually	O
appealing	O
backgrounds	O
make	O
GGX2:Reload	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
looking	O
2D	O
games	O
ever.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
G4	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
is	O
both	O
a	O
great	O
fighting	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
great	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
library.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
several	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
play	O
multiplayer	O
matches	O
in	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
its	O
price	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
a	O
reason	O
to	O
buy	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
giving	O
high	O
scores	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
the	O
second	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
new	O
characters	O
were	O
introduced	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
these	O
being	O
A.B.A	O
,	O
who	O
debuted	O
in	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Isuka	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Order-Sol	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
Sol	O
Badguy	O
with	O
an	O
entirely	O
different	O
costume	O
,	O
and	O
moveset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2005	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
ported	O
for	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
which	O
occurred	O
on	O
April	O
13	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
title	O
for	O
PS2	B-Device
in	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
,	O
being	O
fifth	O
overall	O
;	O
it	O
sold	O
87,414	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
the	O
third	O
version	O
of	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
feature	O
three	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
per	O
character	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	O
,	O
and	O
Accent	O
Core	O
fighting	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
home	O
console	O
version	O
on	O
PS2	B-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
GameCube	I-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
setup	O
using	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
bugs	O
were	O
reported	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
Aksys	O
Games	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
fix	O
them	O
for	O
the	O
American	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aksys	O
released	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
on	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publishing	O
rights	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
505	O
Games	O
in	O
October	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
it	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
February	O
29	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
505	O
Games	O
also	O
published	O
it	O
on	O
Australia	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
6	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
sold	O
50,983	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
30	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
it	O
were	O
generally	O
positive	O
;	O
aggregate-review	O
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
rated	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
78.75	O
%	O
and	O
77/100	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
74.88	O
%	O
and	O
75/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
elected	O
the	O
tenth	O
best	O
PS2	B-Device
game	O
by	O
IGN	O
's	O
Ryan	O
Clements	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
did	O
a	O
review	O
which	O
put	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
IGN	O
's	O
"	O
top	O
ten	O
highest	O
rated	O
PS2	B-Device
games	O
"	O
of	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
Clements	O
noted	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
not	O
"	O
the	O
next	O
big	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
game	O
"	O
the	O
fans	O
were	O
waiting	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
IGN	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
2007	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
elected	O
the	O
best	O
fighting	O
game	O
on	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
best	O
fighting	O
game	O
in	O
all	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
qualified	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
terrible	O
motion-sensitive	O
control	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
5.9	O
score	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
an	O
8.5	O
score	O
given	O
in	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
version	O
of	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
Accent	O
Core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
storyline	O
from	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2008	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
"	O
Append	O
Edition	O
"	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
with	O
3-on-3	O
tag	O
matches	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2008	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	O
version	O
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aksys	O
released	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
American	O
market	O
on	O
April	O
6	O
,	O
2009	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
on	O
May	O
12	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PS2	B-Device
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
by	O
Zen	O
United	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
released	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
versions	O
on	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
released	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
(	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
)	O
version	O
worldwide	O
on	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
via	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
)	O
version	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSN	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
sold	O
28,867	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
28	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
82.67	O
%	O
from	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
which	O
assigns	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
78%	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
generally	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
has	O
generally	O
received	O
positive	O
ones	O
,	O
with	O
aggregating	O
review	O
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
assigning	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
72.89	O
%	O
and	O
74/100	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
74.57	O
%	O
and	O
75/100	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
78%	O
and	O
76/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clements	O
affirmed	O
,	O
"	O
Somewhat	O
less	O
glamorous	O
than	O
previous	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gears	I-Application
,	O
Accent	O
Core	O
Plus	O
still	O
has	O
a	O
polished	O
feel	O
and	O
an	O
interesting	O
universe.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
music	O
may	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
little	O
old	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
highly	O
entertaining	O
;	O
"	O
the	O
visual	O
on	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
however	O
,	O
were	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
a	O
bit	O
fuzzy	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
felt	O
"	O
the	O
standard	O
nunchuck	O
setup	O
just	O
does	O
n't	O
work	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
enjoyed	O
with	O
a	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
deemed	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
good	O
value	O
"	O
,	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazines	O
Heidi	O
Kemps	O
said	O
it	O
is	O
difficult	O
for	O
newcomers	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
super-basic	O
matchmaking	O
and	O
sometimes-laggy	O
online	O
play	O
are	O
also	O
disappointing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
NGamer	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
commend	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
playing	O
it	O
several	O
times	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
labeling	O
it	O
"	O
An	O
absorbing	O
,	O
tactically	O
rich	O
fighter	O
with	O
endless	O
replay	O
value.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
and	O
latest	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
changes	O
known	O
as	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
XX	I-Application
Accent	O
Core	O
Plus	O
R	O
version	O
1.10	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
XX	I-Application
:	O
Accent	O
Core	O
Plus	O
R	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2013	O
as	O
an	O
exclusively	O
downloadable	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
patch	O
to	O
update	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
XX	I-Application
Accent	O
Core	O
Plus	O
to	O
Plus	O
R	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
on	O
August	O
7	O
,	O
2013	O
and	O
globally	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
on	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
patch	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
North	O
American	O
PSN	B-Device
users	O
on	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2015	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
updated	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2020	O
to	O
add	O
rollback	O
netcode	O
via	O
GGPO	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
was	O
digitally	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
XX	I-Application
Accent	O
Core	O
Plus	O
R	O
for	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
has	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
which	O
assigns	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
69/100	O
,	O
while	O
GameRankings	O
assigns	O
67%	O
of	O
approval	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
largely	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
an	O
online	O
mode	O
;	O
Ingenito	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Both	O
mechanically	O
and	O
visually	O
,	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
XX	I-Application
Accent	O
Core	O
Plus	O
R	O
is	O
an	O
excellent	O
fighter	O
"	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
"feel[s]	O
incomplete	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
's	O
Chris	O
Carter	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
'm	O
pretty	O
torn	O
on	O
the	O
review	O
given	O
the	O
omission	O
of	O
such	O
a	O
major	O
function	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
is	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
core	O
was	O
preserved	O
here.	O
"	O
</s>
