Guilty Gear

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| article = Guilty Gear (video game)

| title = Guilty Gear

| date = {{Video game release|JP|May 14, 1998|NA|October 31, 1998|EU|May 2000}}

| multiplereleasedates = yes

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| release = 1998 – PlayStation{{cite web |url=http://guiltygearx.com/old/archive/ggx/museum.html |title=Museum |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216214624/http://guiltygearx.com/old/archive/ggx/museum.html |archive-date=February 16, 2013 |publisher=Guiltygearx.com |access-date=August 8, 2013 |language=ja}}
2019 – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows

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| futuregame = no

| article = Guilty Gear X

| title = Guilty Gear X

| date = {{Video game release|JP|July 2000|NA|September 30, 2001|EU|March 1, 2002}}

| multiplereleasedates = yes

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| release = 2000 – Arcade, Sega Dreamcast
2001 – PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows
2002 – Game Boy Advance

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| futuregame = no

| article = Guilty Gear X2

| title = Guilty Gear X2

| date = {{Video game release|JP|May 23, 2002|NA|February 4, 2003|EU|March 7, 2003}}

| multiplereleasedates = yes

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| release = 2002 – Arcade
2003 – PlayStation 2

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| article = Guilty Gear 2: Overture

| title = Guilty Gear 2: Overture

| date = {{Video game release|JP|November 29, 2007|NA|October 7, 2008|EU|September 25, 2009}}

| multiplereleasedates = yes

| canceled =

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| release = 2007 – Xbox 360{{cite web|url=http://gg2nd.jp/JP/index_img/pdf/GG2_manual02.pdf|title=「GUILTY GEAR 2 -OVERTURE-」 取扱説明書につきまして（訂正版 2）|date=December 3, 2007|publisher=Arc System Works|access-date=August 3, 2008|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221095313/http://gg2nd.jp/JP/index_img/pdf/GG2_manual02.pdf|archive-date=December 21, 2008|url-status=dead}}
2016 – Microsoft Windows

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| notes = * First game in the franchise to use English dub, as well as the first entry in the series to use 3D models instead of sprites.

• The only main entry that is not a fighting game.

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| article = Guilty Gear Xrd

| title = Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-

| date = {{Video game release|JP|February 20, 2014|NA|December 16, 2014|EU|June 3, 2015}}

| multiplereleasedates = yes

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| release = 2014 – Arcade, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4
2015 – Microsoft Windows

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| notes = * It is the third game under the X title, the second entry in the series to use 3D models instead of sprites, and the 5th mainline title overall.{{cite web | url=http://www.destructoid.com/guilty-gear-xrd-sign-uses-unreal-engine-3-254377.phtml | title=Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- uses Unreal Engine 3 | publisher=Destructoid | date=May 23, 2013 |access-date=August 8, 2013}}

• Second game in the franchise to use English dub.

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| article = Guilty Gear Xrd

| title = Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-

| date = {{Video game release|JP|August 25, 2015|NA|June 7, 2016|EU|June 10, 2016}}

| multiplereleasedates = yes

| canceled =

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| release = 2015 – Arcade
2016 – PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows

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| notes = * Currently updated to Guilty Gear Xrd -REV 2-

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| article = Guilty Gear Strive

| title = Guilty Gear Strive

| date = {{Video game release|WW|June 11, 2021}}

| multiplereleasedates = yes

| canceled =

| refs = {{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ArcSystemWorksU/status/1367278816125718537|title=Important announcement regarding Guilty Gear Strive Steam|last=System|first=Arc|work=Twitter|date=March 3, 2021|access-date=March 3, 2021}}

| release = 2021 – PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows, Arcade{{Cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/01/guilty-gear-strive-adds-arcade-version|title = Guilty Gear: Strive adds arcade version|date = 20 January 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/07/guilty-gear-strive-launches-in-spring-2021-for-ps5-ps4-pc-and-arcade-adds-nagoriyuki-and-leo-whitefang|title= Guilty Gear: Strive launches in spring 2021 for PS5, PS4, PC, and arcade; adds Nagoriyuki and Leo Whitefang|work=Gematsu |date=July 31, 2020 |access-date=August 1, 2020}}
2023 – Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
2025 – Nintendo Switch

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| notes = * Announced with the working title New Guilty Gear.{{Cite web|url=https://www.arcsystemworks.jp/guiltygear/|title = Guilty Gear -Strive- | Arc System Works}}{{Cite web|url=https://tgs.sega.jp/lineup/|title=セガ・アトラスTgs2020オンライン特設サイト|access-date=2019-09-03|archive-date=2019-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903020525/https://tgs.sega.jp/lineup/|url-status=dead}}

• Third game in the franchise to use English and Korean dubs (Korean dub added in Ver. 1.05), marks the first time to have finally credited the dubbing's voice actors and both dub languages selectable.{{Cite web|url=https://noisypixel.net/guilty-gear-strive-revealed-gameplay-trailer/|title=New Guilty Gear Officially Named 'Guilty Gear: Strive' In Trailer|date=November 17, 2019}}
• Asian and European versions of the home release published by Bandai Namco Entertainment{{Cite web|url=http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/04/bandai_namco_to_publish_guilty_gear_strive_in_europe_and_asia|title = Bandai Namco to Publish Guilty Gear Strive in Europe and Asia|date = 9 April 2020}}
• The arcade version was published by Sega Interactive.

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| article = Guilty Gear X

| title = Guilty Gear X Plus

| date = {{Video game release|JP|November 29, 2001|EU|March 1, 2002}}

| multiplereleasedates = yes

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| release = 2001 – PlayStation 2

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• Released in Japan and South Korea.
• First game in the franchise to use Korean dub.

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| article = Guilty Gear X

| title = Guilty Gear X ver 1.5

| date = {{Video game release|JP|November 29, 2001|EU|March 1, 2002}}

| multiplereleasedates = yes

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| release = 2003 – Arcade

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• Atomiswave arcade-system version.

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| article = Guilty Gear X2 Reload

| title = Guilty Gear X2 #Reload

| date = {{Video game release|JP|March 26, 2003|NA|September 14, 2004|EU|November 26, 2004}}

| multiplereleasedates = yes

| canceled =

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| release = 2003 – Arcade
2004 – PlayStation 2, Xbox
2005 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Portable

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| notes = * Hidden character Robo-Ky is made playable from the beginning.

• The South Korean version of the game features an alternate soundtrack.
• Second game in the franchise to use Korean dub.

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| article = Guilty Gear XX Slash

| title = Guilty Gear XX Slash

| date = {{Video game release|JP|September 28, 2005}}

| multiplereleasedates = yes

| canceled =

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| release = 2005 – Arcade
2006 – PlayStation 2

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| notes = * New characters introduced to the game, A.B.A and Order-Sol.

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| article = Guilty Gear XX Accent Core

| title = Guilty Gear XX Accent Core

| date = {{Video game release|JP|December 20, 2006|NA|September 11, 2007|EU|February 29, 2008}}

| multiplereleasedates = yes

| canceled =

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| release = 2006 – Arcade
2007 – PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii

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| notes = * New mechanics added to the game, Force Break, Slashback, and Throw Breaks.

• Characters Justice and Kliff were removed from the playable cast.

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| article = Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus

| title = Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus

| date = {{Video game release|JP|March 27, 2008|NA|May 12, 2009|EU|May 20, 2011}}

| multiplereleasedates = yes

| canceled =

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| release = 2008 – PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
2009 – Nintendo Wii
2012 – Xbox 360, PlayStation 3

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| notes = * This version features a new story mode which is a continuation of the storyline from Guilty Gear X2.

• Characters Justice and Kliff were added back and balancing changes were made across all playable characters.

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| article = Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R

| title = Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R

| date = {{Video game release|JP|September 20, 2012|NA|April 23, 2013|EU|February 14, 2013}}

| multiplereleasedates = yes

| canceled =

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| release = 2012 – Arcade
2013 – PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2015 – Microsoft Windows
2019 – Nintendo Switch

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| notes = * Further balancing changes were incorporated in this version.

• The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Accent Core Plus received a free update to the Plus R version.
• The Nintendo Switch release features the option to change the BGM to the 2003 South Korean release soundtrack.{{cite web |url=https://gematsu.com/2019/05/guilty-gear-xx-accent-core-plus-r-for-switch-launch-trailer |title=Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R for Switch launch trailer |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2019-05-15 |website=Gematsu |access-date=2019-05-05 }}

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| article = Guilty Gear Xrd

| title = Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2

| date = {{Video game release|JP|May 25, 2017|NA|May 26, 2017|EU|May 26, 2017}}

| multiplereleasedates = yes

| canceled =

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| release = 2017 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4

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| notes = * Introduction of 2 new playable characters, rebalancing of the cast, online mode improvements, and additional story scenarios.

• First installment in the Guilty Gear series to receive a simultaneous release across consoles and PC.
• Immediate update from Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- instead of standalone update.

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| title = Guilty Gear Petit

| date = {{Video game release|JP|January 25, 2001}}

| multiplereleasedates = yes

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| release = 2001 – Wonderswan

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• 2D fighting game in super deformed style. Has one series-exclusive character, Fanny.

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| title = Guilty Gear Petit 2

| date = {{Video game release|JP|September 27, 2001}}

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| release = 2001 – Wonderswan

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| article = Guilty Gear Isuka

| title = Guilty Gear Isuka

| date = {{Video game release|JP|December 17, 2003|NA|November 2, 2004|EU|June 16, 2005}}

| multiplereleasedates = yes

| canceled =

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| release = 2003 – Arcade
2004 – PlayStation 2, Xbox
2005 – Microsoft Windows

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• 4-player battle arena fighting game.

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| article = Guilty Gear Dust Strikers

| title = Guilty Gear Dust Strikers

| date = {{Video game release|JP|October 5, 2006|NA|April 25, 2006|EU|August 3, 2007}}

| multiplereleasedates = yes

| canceled =

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| release = 2006 – Nintendo DS{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/guilty-gear-dust-strikers/related/release/platform/ds/|title=Guilty Gear Dust Strikers Related Games|work=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=August 4, 2013}}

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• 4-player battle arena fighting game.

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| article = Guilty Gear Judgment

| title = Guilty Gear Judgment

| date = {{Video game release|JP|August 24, 2006|NA|September 5, 2006|EU|August 3, 2007}}

| multiplereleasedates = yes

| canceled =

| refs =

| release = 2006 – PlayStation Portable{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/guilty-gear-judgment/related/release/platform/psp/|title=Guilty Gear Judgment Related Games|work=Gamespot|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=August 4, 2013}}

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| article =

| title = Pro Jumper! Guilty Gear Tangent!?

| date = {{Video game release|JP|September 1, 2010|NA|June 23, 2011}}

| multiplereleasedates = yes

| canceled =

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| release = 2010 – DSiWare{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/pro-jumper-guilty-gear-tangent/related/release/platform/ds/|title=Pro Jumper! Guilty Gear Tangent!? Related Games|work=Gamespot|date=23 June 2011 |publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=August 4, 2013}}

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Guilty Gear consists primarily of one-on-one competitive battles. Players are tasked with depleting their opponent's life gauge by utilizing attacks unique to each playable character. In the case of timed matches, the player with the most remaining life when time runs out is the victor of that round. The series' emphasis on speed and technicality and introduction of unique movement options such as an "air dash" would ultimately become the foundation for the "anime" subgenre of fighting games.

Guilty Gear Isuka prominently allowed up to four simultaneous players in battle, as well as the option to divide the characters into teams. It also eschewed the typical multiple-round format in favor of each player having a limited stock of "souls". Depleting a player's life gauge decreased their stock of souls and temporarily incapacitated them, and each remaining soul allowed a player to return to battle with a full life gauge. They would be defeated for the rest of the match if their life gauge and souls were both exhausted. These features have not returned for subsequent games.

Each game in the series includes a "Tension Gauge" that fills as the player performs offensive maneuvers, such as approaching the opponent or attacking them. Portions of the Tension Gauge can be expended to perform various techniques. Each character has at least one Overdrive, special attacks that can deal extensive damage to an opponent or bolster aspects of the user, like speed or attack power. "Faultless Defense" allows players to prevent "chip damage," damage received from normally guarding against attacks, at the expense of the Tension Gauge. Guilty Gear X and later titles introduced more advanced techniques involving the Tension Gauge, such as the "Roman Cancel", allowing players to immediately stop the remaining animation of an attack, and "Dead Angle Attacks", counterattacks performed while a player is guarding.

The Tension Gauge is also tied in with the usage of "instant kill" techniques, which are high-risk attacks that are difficult to connect but instantly inflict death on the opponent regardless of the amount of life remaining. In Guilty Gear, these attacks ended the entire match if they successfully hit the opponent, but this was toned down in later games by ending the round instead. Failing to connect with the technique penalizes the user by removing the Tension Gauge and its related uses for the rest of the round.

Guilty Gear X2 introduced a "Burst Gauge" that slowly fills during the progression of a match. When completely filled, players can perform a "Psyche Burst" in an attempt to quickly stop an opponent's offense, even knocking back the opponent if they are close enough. This mechanic has also appeared in some form in other Arc System Works games, such as BlazBlue and Persona 4 Arena, as well as other fighting games such as Skullgirls.

Many characters also feature their own unique mechanics that differentiate them from each other. For example, Zato-1 utilizes a shadow-like symbiotic creature named Eddie that is able to detach itself and be controlled separately for a period of time, allowing complex tandem attacks between the two. Venom can set out weaponized billiard balls on screen that can be projected in various directions depending on how the player strikes them with certain attacks. Johnny carries a limited set of coins that can be thrown at the opponent. Though the coins themselves deal little damage, each successive hit strengthens his "Mist Finer" technique to incredibly powerful levels.

{{main|List of Guilty Gear characters}}

;Notes

{{note|a|a}} Playable in the Slash update onward, Guilty Gear XX Slash.{{cite web|url=http://sega.jp/arcade/ggxxs/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051128032909/http://sega.jp/arcade/ggxxs/|archive-date=November 28, 2005|title=Guilty Gear XX Slash|publisher=Sega|access-date=August 3, 2013 | language=ja}}{{cite web|title=Final Version: Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R|url=http://www.arcsystemworks.jp/steam/ggxxacpr/en/|website=arcsystemworks.jp|publisher=Arc System Works|access-date=2016-04-01}}

In addition to the Guilty Gear video game series, other products were also released. Two novelizations of Guilty Gear X were written by Norimitsu Kaihō, illustrated by Daisuke Ishiwatari, and published by Enterbrain: {{nihongo foot|Lightning the Argent|白銀の迅雷 ({{lit}} Silver Lighting)||lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}}, and {{nihongo foot|The Butterfly and Her Gale|胡蝶と疾風 ({{lit}} Lighting and Gale)||lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}}, on January 20, 2001 and on August 24, 2002.{{cite web|url=http://www.enterbrain.co.jp/product/pocketbook/fami_novel/00221101|script-title=ja:ギルティギア ゼクス 白銀の迅雷|publisher=Enterbrain|access-date=August 4, 2008|language=ja}}{{cite web|url=http://guiltygearx.com/old/archive/ggx/newsGoods.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216214603/http://guiltygearx.com/old/archive/ggx/newsGoods.html|archive-date=February 16, 2013|title=Guilty Gear X Goods Info|publisher=Guiltygearx.com|access-date=August 4, 2008|language=ja}} A manga titled Guilty Gear Xtra, a collaboration among Daisuke Ishiwatari, Norimitsu Kaihō, and Akihito Sumii, was serialized in Kodansha's Magazine Z on September 22, 2003.{{cite web|url=http://bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=349148X|title=ギルティギアXTRA|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=August 4, 2008|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103222615/http://bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=349148X|archive-date=2013-11-03|url-status=dead}} Studio DNA and Enterbrain also published comics anthologies.

Several drama CDs were published; Scitron released a series of two drama CDs—Guilty Gear X Vol. 1 and Vol. 2—between October 24, and November 24, 2001,{{cite web|url=http://guiltygearx.com/old/archive/ggx/newGoods_bk1.html|title=Guilty Gear X Goods Info|publisher=Guiltygearx.com|access-date=August 4, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=November 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104033325/http://guiltygearx.com/old/archive/ggx/newGoods_bk1.html|url-status=dead}} and two series of drama CDs based on Guilty Gear X2 were released by Team Entertainment: Red and Black—a series— were released in 2003 between July 16, and August 20. Another series of drama CDs, Night of Knives, was published in three volumes between October 20 and December 22, 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.team-e.co.jp/products/kdsd-00047.html|title=ギルティギア イグゼクス ドラマCD 「ナイト・オブ・ナイブズ Vol.1」|publisher=Team Entertainment|access-date=August 4, 2008|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105081747/http://www.team-e.co.jp/products/kdsd-00047.html|archive-date=November 5, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.team-e.co.jp/products/kdsd-00049.html|title=ギルティギア イグゼクス ドラマCD 「ナイト・オブ・ナイブズ Vol.3」|publisher=Team Entertainment|access-date=August 4, 2008|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105081745/http://www.team-e.co.jp/products/kdsd-00049.html|archive-date=November 5, 2013}} Also action figures, guidebooks, and a trading card game series based on Guilty Gear were released.

On February 11, 2017, Arc System Works announced a collaboration with Tecmo Koei's Team Ninja to release an Arc System Works Costume Set consisting of the costumes of some characters from the BlazBlue and Guilty Gear series in March 2017 for Dead or Alive 5: Last Round.twitter.com/ARCSY_Event/status/830693429004816384 Guilty Gear cosmetics are unlockable in the PC version of Them's Fightin' Herds for players that also own Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2.{{cite news |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/years-later-my-little-pony-inspired-fighting-game-thems-fightin-herds-gets-a-release-date/ |title=Years later, My Little Pony-inspired fighting game Them's Fightin' Herds gets a release date |work=PC Gamer |date=February 9, 2018 |last=Wood |first=Austin |access-date=February 11, 2018 |archive-date=February 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211085527/https://www.pcgamer.com/years-later-my-little-pony-inspired-fighting-game-thems-fightin-herds-gets-a-release-date/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web | url = https://www.gamesradar.com/this-my-little-pony-inspired-fighting-game-finally-makes-online-lobbies-worth-your-time/ | title = This My Little Pony-inspired fighting game finally makes online lobbies worth your time | first = Sam | last = Prell | date = February 14, 2018 | access-date = February 16, 2018 | work = GamesRadar | archive-date = February 15, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180215043557/http://www.gamesradar.com/this-my-little-pony-inspired-fighting-game-finally-makes-online-lobbies-worth-your-time/ | url-status = live }}

An anime series, Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers, was announced in June 2024, and is scheduled to premiere in 2025. Its story will continue the events of Guilty Gear Strive.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-06-13/guilty-gear-fighting-games-get-tv-anime/.211930|title=Guilty Gear Fighting Games Get TV Anime|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|website=Anime News Network|date=June 13, 2024|access-date=June 14, 2024}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers Anime's Teaser Trailer Confirms Cast, 2025 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-04/guilty-gear-strive-dual-rulers-anime-teaser-trailer-confirms-cast-2025-debut/.212858|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 4, 2024|date=July 4, 2024}}

{{Update section|date=March 2024|reason=Guilty Gear is no longer a "cult" series after the mainstream success of Guilty Gear Strive}}

{{Video game series reviews

|updated = July 13, 2021

|game1 = Guilty Gear

|mc1 = NA

|game2 = Guilty Gear X

|mc2 = (PS2) 79%{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/guilty-gear-x/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2|title=Guilty Gear X for PlayStation 2 Reviews|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=Metacritic|access-date=August 3, 2013}}
(GBA) 67{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/guilty-gear-x-advance-edition/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance|title=Guilty Gear X Advance Edition for Game Boy Advance Reviews|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=MetaCritic|access-date=August 3, 2013}}

|game3 = Guilty Gear X2

|mc3 = (PS2) 87%{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/guilty-gear-x2/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2|title=Guilty Gear X2 for PlayStation 2 Reviews|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=MetaCritic|access-date=August 3, 2013}}

|game4 = Guilty Gear X2 #Reload

|mc4 = (Xbox) 86%{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/guilty-gear-xx-reload/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox|title=Guilty Gear X2 #Reload for Xbox Reviews|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=MetaCritic|access-date=August 3, 2013}}

|game5 = Guilty Gear Isuka

|mc5 = (PS2) 73%{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/guilty-gear-isuka/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2|title=Guilty Gear Isuka for PlayStation 2 Reviews|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=MetaCritic|access-date=August 3, 2013}}

|game6 = Guilty Gear Dust Strikers

|mc6 = (DS) 60%{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/guilty-gear-dust-strikers/critic-reviews/?platform=ds|title=Guilty Gear Dust Strikers for DS Reviews|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=MetaCritic|access-date=August 3, 2013}}

|game7 = Guilty Gear Judgment

|mc7 = (PSP) 77%{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/guilty-gear-judgment/critic-reviews/?platform=psp|title=Guilty Gear Judgment for PSP Reviews|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=MetaCritic|access-date=August 3, 2013}}

|game8 = Guilty Gear XX Accent Core

|mc8 = (PS2) 77%{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/guilty-gear-xx-accent-core/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2|title=Guilty Gear XX Accent Core for PlayStation 2 Reviews|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=MetaCritic|access-date=August 3, 2013}}
(Wii) 75{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/guilty-gear-xx-accent-core/critic-reviews/?platform=wii|title=Guilty Gear XX Accent Core for Wii Reviews|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=Metacritic|access-date=August 3, 2013}}

|game9 = Guilty Gear 2: Overture

|mc9 = (360) 56%{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/guilty-gear-2-overture/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360|title=Guilty Gear 2: Overture for Xbox 360 Reviews|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=Metacritic|access-date=August 3, 2013}}

|game10 = Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus

|mc10 = (Wii) 76%{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/guilty-gear-xx-accent-core-plus/critic-reviews/?platform=wii|title=Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus for Wii Reviews|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=Metacritic|access-date=August 3, 2013}}
(360) 74{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/guilty-gear-xx-accent-core-plus/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360|title=Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus for Xbox 360 Reviews|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=Metacritic|access-date=August 3, 2013}}
(PS3) 75{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/guilty-gear-xx-accent-core-plus/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3|title=Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus for PlayStation 3 Reviews|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=Metacritic|access-date=August 3, 2013}}

|game11 = Pro Jumper! Guilty Gear Tangent!?

|mc11 = NA{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/pro-jumper-guilty-gear-tangent/critic-reviews/?platform=ds|title=Pro Jumper! Guilty Gear Tangent!? for DS Reviews|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=MetaCritic|access-date=August 3, 2013}}

|game12 = Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R

|mc12 = (PSVita) 71%{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/guilty-gear-xx-accent-core-plus-r/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-vita|title=Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R for PlayStation Vita Reviews|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=Metacritic|access-date=August 3, 2013}}

|game13= Guilty Gear Xrd SIGN

|mc13=(PS4) 84%{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/guilty-gear-xrd-sign/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4|title=Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- for PlayStation 4 Reviews | publisher=CBS Interactive | work=Metacritic | access-date=August 1, 2015}}

|mc14=(PS5) 87%{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/guilty-gear-strive-/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-5|title=Guilty Gear -Strive-|website=Metacritic }}|game14=Guilty Gear Strive}}

The Guilty Gear series is considered a cult classic among video game fans.{{cite web | url=http://www.t3.com/features/best-fighting-games-of-all-time/guilty-gear-xx-ac-jpg | title=Best fighting games of all time: 7. Guilty Gear XX Accent Core (2006) | work=T3.com | access-date=December 20, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221150720/http://www.t3.com/features/best-fighting-games-of-all-time/guilty-gear-xx-ac-jpg | archive-date=2013-12-21 | url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=59079 | title=Guilty Gear X2: The Midnight Carnival -- #Reload - Overview | author=Deci, T.J. | work=Allgame | publisher=Rovi Corporation |access-date=August 10, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216105826/http://allgame.com/game.php?id=59079 | archive-date=February 16, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/video-games/2012/04/10-fighting-game-crossovers-we-want-to-see/darkstalkers-vs-guilty-gear|title=10 Fighting Game Crossovers We Want To See|author=Jones, Elton|date=April 10, 2012|work=Complex|publisher=Complex Media|access-date=August 10, 2013|archive-date=November 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106073331/http://www.complex.com/video-games/2012/04/10-fighting-game-crossovers-we-want-to-see/darkstalkers-vs-guilty-gear|url-status=dead}} The series has often been remarked upon for its visual elements, fighting engine, soundtrack, and the variety of designs of the characters and attacks.{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/07/14/dirty-dozen-hidden-gems|title=Dirty Dozen: Hidden Gems|author=Dunham, Jeremy|author2=Sulic, Ivan|author3=Lewis, Ed|date=July 14, 2004|work=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis Media|access-date=August 3, 2013|quote=In fact, in many ways Guilty Gear X2 is one of the prettiest games on the PS2. Not necessarily because of its technology or its art style [...], but because of how well all of its visual elements come together. What truly makes it fantastic, though, is its fast and furious fighting engine and strong opportunity for strategy. In short, it's everything a 2D fighter should be.}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/12/08/guilty-gear-xx-accent-core-plus-review-4|title=Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus Review|author=Ingenito, Vincent|date=December 7, 2012|work=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis Media|access-date=August 3, 2013|quote=Much like the guitar virtuosos providing the game's stellar soundtrack, Guilty Gear players are known for their uncompromising technical prowess. [...] Controls are responsive, and the wide array of mobility options and flashy moves for each character can be appreciated within minutes of picking up the controller. [...] For as varied as the 25 characters look, their play styles are even more divergent.}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/09/11/guilty-gear-x2-reload?page=2|title=Guilty Gear X2 #Reload|date=September 10, 2004|author=Goldstein, Hilary|page=2|work=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis Media|access-date=August 3, 2013|quote=What really separates Guilty Gear from the rest of the crowd are the absolutely bizarre characters. [...] each character is a very distinguishable entity. [...] There are more than 20 of these characters and they are all just as interesting}}{{cite web|url=http://m.gamespot.com/guilty-gear-xx-slash/previews/guilty-gear-xx-slash-import-hands-on-6147841/|title=Guilty Gear XX Slash Import Hands-On|quote=Guilty Gear{{'}}s strength is undoubtedly the unique characters and their sometimes-bizarre move-sets, [...] Guilty Gear{{'}}s personality is still abundant in Slash, from the constant reference and innuendo to heavy metal in-character names, move names, and the soundtrack to the sleek animations and appearance. [...] it's certainly a unique-looking game, which, when combined with the difficult-to-master game mechanics, makes it quite interesting to play through.|work=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=August 3, 2013|date=April 18, 2006|author=Gouskos, Carrie|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130805030522/http://m.gamespot.com/guilty-gear-xx-slash/previews/guilty-gear-xx-slash-import-hands-on-6147841/|archive-date=August 5, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/guilty-gear-judgment/reviews/guilty-gear-judgment-review-6157357/|title=Guilty Gear Judgment Review|work=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=August 3, 2013|author=Kasavin, Greg|date=September 8, 2006|quote=The over-the-top anime stylings of the Guilty Gear series. [...] The underlying gameplay itself is still good. [...] Guilty Gear{{'}}s slick, well-animated 2D graphics and head-banging guitar rock soundtrack translate well to the PSP}}{{cite web|author=Fudge, James |url=http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/december01/ggxps2/index2.shtm |page=2 |archive-date=February 17, 2005 |date=December 22, 2001 |title=Reviews: Guilty Gear X (PS2) |work=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |access-date=August 3, 2013 |quote=The game's sounds are as equally wonderful as the graphics. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050217221607/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/december01/ggxps2/index2.shtm }}{{cite web|url=http://palgn.com.au/xbox/1857/guilty-gear-x2-reload-review/|title=Guilty Gear X2 Reload Review|author=Sell, Chris|date=December 30, 2004|website=PALGN|access-date=August 3, 2013|quote=The special combos are incredible and range from fairly simple to very advanced. The payoff is always rewarding both in damage and in insane visuals.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031070447/http://palgn.com.au/xbox/1857/guilty-gear-x2-reload-review/|archive-date=October 31, 2013}}{{cite web|author=Turner, Benjamin|date=February 5, 2003|url=http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/february03/guiltygearx2ps2/index.shtml|title=Reviews: Guilty Gear X2|work=GameSpy|publisher=IGN Entertainment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521202209/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/february03/guiltygearx2ps2/index.shtml|archive-date=May 21, 2009|access-date=August 1, 2013|quote=At the game's core is a very solid fighting engine that's been refined since the last game.|page=1}}{{cite web|author=Turner, Benjamin|date=February 5, 2003|url=http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/february03/guiltygearx2ps2/index2.shtml|title=Reviews: Guilty Gear X2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521202209/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/february03/guiltygearx2ps2/index2.shtml|archive-date=May 21, 2009|access-date=August 1, 2013|work=GameSpy|publisher=IGN Entertainment|quote=Groundbreaking and triumphant. Lesser words just don't do justice to the superior graphics and general aesthetics of Guilty Gear X2. X2 is easily the most beautiful 2D game yet crafted, and should prove to anyone with a working cerebrum that 2D is not inferior to 3D [...] High-resolution graphics would be fairly pointless if the actual art were mediocre, so it's a good thing that Guilty Gear X2 has some of the coolest character designs ever seen in a game. [...] The hard-rocking soundtrack is almost as impressive.|page=2}} X{{'}}s Dreamcast version has the highest score of the series as compiled by review aggregator GameRankings (89.33%),{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/dreamcast/340773-guilty-gear-x/index.html|title=Guilty Gear X for Dreamcast|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=GameRankings|access-date=August 3, 2013}} while X2 for PlayStation 2 occupies that position according to the other major aggregator, Metacritic (87). On the other hand, the lowest score is given to Guilty Gear 2: Overture from both GameRankings (58.19%){{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/942201-guilty-gear-2-overture/index.html|title=Guilty Gear 2: Overture for Xbox 360|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=GameRankings|access-date=August 3, 2013}} and Metacritic (56/100).

Guilty Gear is considered by several sources to be the greatest 2D fighting game.{{cite web|url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Xperia+Play/Tekken+2/news.asp?c=43025|title=Tekken 2 and Guilty Gear smash onto the PlayStation Store for PS-certified phones|date=July 12, 2012|author=Slater, Harry|work=Pocket Gamer|access-date=August 3, 2013|quote=[...] then Guilty Gear, which is also £3.99, is considered by many to be the greatest 2D, one on one fighter of the era.}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1998/11/12/guilty-gear|title=Guilty Gear|date=November 11, 1998|author=Nelson, Randy|work=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis Media|access-date=August 3, 2013|quote=If you consider yourself a fighting connoisseur, it comes highly recommended. No true fan of the genre should be without a copy.}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/09/11/guilty-gear-x2-reload?page=3|title=Guilty Gear X2 #Reload|date=September 10, 2004|author=Goldstein, Hilary|page=3|work=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis Media|access-date=August 3, 2013|quote=Guilty Gear X2 #Reload isn't the perfect fighting game, it's not even the best fighter on Xbox. Still, it's at the top of the food chain for 2D games.}} GameSpot said that "Guilty Gear is one of the few non-Capcom or SNK 2D fighters to make any sort of impact on the genre",{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps/action/guiltygear/review.html?|title=Guilty Gear for PlayStation Review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070706054506/http://www.gamespot.com/ps/action/guiltygear/review.html|archive-date=July 6, 2007|work=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=August 3, 2013|author=Mielke, James|date=August 6, 1998|url-status=dead}} while Eurogamer stated: "If 2D beat-em-ups are moving toward extinction, they really are ending on a high note with stuff like this."{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/guiltygear_psx|title=Guilty Gear Review|work=Eurogamer|publisher=Gamer Network |access-date=August 3, 2013|author=Bramwell, Tom|date=May 31, 2000}} Its sequels were also well received. GameSpy said "Guilty Gear X is hands-down the best 2D fighting game to date",{{cite web|author=Fudge, James|url=http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/december01/ggxps2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050218030712/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/december01/ggxps2/index.shtm|archive-date=February 18, 2005|page=1|date=December 22, 2001|title=Reviews: Guilty Gear X (PS2)|work=GameSpy|publisher=IGN Entertainment|access-date=August 3, 2013|quote=Guilty Gear X is hands-down the best 2D fighting game to date. [...] The three key factors that brought me to this conclusion are eye candy, fast and furious fighting and interesting (albeit over-the-top) characters. [...] As with most sequels GGX brings a number of new things to the table, like extra moves, improved graphics and a few new token characters. }} and Guilty Gear X2 was described by About.com as "easily the best 2D fighter to come around in a long time."{{cite web|url=http://xbox.about.com/od/reviews/fr/GGX2reloadrev.htm|title=Guilty Gear X2: #Reload|author=Qualls, Eric|work=About.com|publisher=IAC|access-date=August 4, 2013|archive-date=September 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912014731/http://xbox.about.com/od/reviews/fr/GGX2reloadrev.htm|url-status=dead}}

In 2012, Complex ranked Guilty Gear at number 47 on the list of the best video game franchises, commenting: "Where other fighters were moving toward realism and more down to Earth physics and combos, Guilty Gear was content to turn those notions on their head, paving the way for the more chaotic fighters we're seeing today."{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/video-games/2012/09/the-50-best-video-game-franchises/guilty-gear |title=47. Guilty Gear — The 50 Best Video Game Franchises |work=Complex |publisher=Complex Media |date=September 25, 2012 |access-date=August 3, 2013 |author1=Jones, Elton |author2=Vincent, Brittany |author3=Hester, Larry }} Yahoo! Voices' editor S.W. Hampson included Guilty Gear among the 10 best fighting game franchises of all time, praising the series's evolution along the years, the "distinctive visual flair" of its 2D sprites, and the "well-defined story lines", adding "its identity is among the most unique in the world of beat-'em-ups."{{cite web |url=http://voices.yahoo.com/top-classic-video-games-10-best-fighting-game-franchises-12228751.html?cat=15 |title=Top Classic Video Games: 10 Best Fighting Game Franchises of All-Time |author=Hampson, S.W. |date=July 24, 2013 |work=Yahoo! Voices |publisher=Yahoo! |access-date=August 3, 2013}}

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, another fighting game developed by Arc System Works, was once considered a spiritual successor of the Guilty Gear series.{{cite web | url=http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=110450 | title=Anime Expo 2009: interview with Daisuke Ishiwatari and Toshimichi Mori | author=Asia Pacif Arts Staff | date=July 17, 2009 | publisher=University of California, Los Angeles | access-date=August 4, 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713103610/http://asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=110450 | archive-date=July 13, 2010 }}{{cite web|url=http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/blazblue/1001498p1.html|title=The Consensus: BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Review|author=Scott, Ryan|date=July 7, 2009|work=GameSpy|publisher=IGN Entertainment|access-date=August 4, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-reviews/blazblue-calamity-trigger/user-reviews|title=BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Rating and Review for Kids and Families|publisher=Common Sense Media|access-date=August 4, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cheatcc.com/extra/top10fightinggamesofthisgeneration2.html#.Uf74EZIQtGM|title=Top 10 Fighting Games of This Generation|author=D'Argenio, Angelo M.|publisher=Cheat Code Central|access-date=August 4, 2013|page=2}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/06/26/blazblue-calamity-trigger-review|title=BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Review|author=Clements, Ryan|date=June 26, 2009|work=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis Media|access-date=August 4, 2013}}

In an interview with Dexerto, creator Daisuke Ishiwatari said that Guilty Gear Strive was made to change the direction of the series completely. Arc System Works CEO Minoru Kidooka commented that while the game represented a big departure for the series, the company is happy with their new expanded audience.{{cite web |url=https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/guilty-gear-strives-creators-had-to-destroy-past-games-to-keep-series-alive-2607380/ |title=Guilty Gear Strive's creators had to "destroy" past games to keep series alive |last=Glaze |first=Virginia |date=2024-03-22 |website=Dexerto |publisher= |access-date=2024-03-26 |quote=}}

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