Guilty Gear X2 is the latest installment of Sammy Studio's critically acclaimed series that has spanned five systems and five years. Since the game's release in the arcades over a year ago it has gained tremendous popularity in Japan, although the game has never gone beyond cult status with the rest of the world. Well kids, that's about to change with recent release of Guilty Gear X2. Featuring over 20 characters, beautiful high resolution graphics and one of the finest and most innovative combat systems ever created, this is truly the next evolution for 2D fighters.

Inside this guide you'll find the following:

• Beginners guide for new Guilty Gear players.
• Advanced tutorial on the some of the complex techniques in the game.
• Biographies, move lists and strategies for each character.
• How to unlock everything in the game.

Now that you have your very own copy of Guilty Gear X2 in your hands, let's rock!

Get the guide here.

Complete all 60 story mode paths to unlock the Guilty Gear Mode at the options screen.

Hold Punch, Kick, or Slash after the win message, but not everyone has a different pose.

Press SELECT while paused.

Beat Robo Ky in level 210 in survival mode or complete all 60 story mode paths, or complete 40 missions, or accumulate 96 hours in training mode and normal game play.

Beat Justice in level 230 in survival mode or complete all 60 story mode paths, or complete 40 missions, or accumulate 96 hours in training mode and normal game play.

To fight only SP opponents, hold L1 for Arcade or M.O.M. mode. Holding L2 will force you to fight EX opponents, and holding both L1 and L2 will cause you to fight both versions.

Beat Kliff in level 220 in survival mode or complete all 60 story mode paths, or complete 40 missions, or accumulate 96 hours in training mode and normal game play.

Beating an SP character in survival mode lets you hold L1 when choosing that fighter on character selection to play as the SP version.

Or you can complete all three story mode paths to unlock the corresponding SP character of that fighter.

You can also beat 40 missions (50 for Kliff, Justice, and Robo Ky) to unlock the SP fighter costume.

Press START to select an SP character.

Once you beat a character in Survival Mode, you'll unlock its EX version. To select an EX character, highlight him/her, then press L2 at the character selection screen.

To select a different stage, highlight a character and press R2.