Guilty Gear 2: Overture release set for Q3 2008
by Dustin Burg 
{ Mar 11th 2008 at 3:45PM }
Today, Aksys Games announced that the anime fighting franchise that is Guilty Gear will be making its way exclusively to the Xbox 360 platform Q3 2008 with the release of Guilty Gear 2: Overture. But remember kids, Overture is not going to be a traditional Guilty Gear game. Overture is what is described as a 3D action game with elements of an RTS as you command an army into battle, so don't go into this looking forward to old school 2D sprite fighting. Aksys did reveal a few specifics, stating that Overture will allow for you to command 50 "servants" into battle and that the game will support Xbox Live multiplayer. Our only question, will die-hard Guilty Gear fanboys support a game that strays so very far from the traditional path?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
nerrrrrrd @ Mar 11th 2008 3:58PM
sounds turdy. I would be greatly disappointed if SFII HD wasn't coming out soon on XBLA... it is coming out soon isn't it?!?!?!
Tony @ Mar 11th 2008 4:07PM
It'd be easier to take if the PS3 wasn't getting Blaze-Blue, a fighter from the Guilty Gear team. In that sense I feel kind of shafted... but at the same time, it could turn out. It's nice to see a new publisher (aksys) on the 360 at least.
Even All That Was My Own Damn Plan @ Mar 11th 2008 5:10PM
Whoever decided to change the genre of Guilty Gear should be thrown in a stump grinder.
E.J. @ Mar 11th 2008 5:18PM
Tried the Japanese demo, and let me tell you right now, that like every fighter that tries to explore the action adventure genre, it sucks.
drunkenironrabbit @ Mar 11th 2008 5:30PM
the demo has been on japanese marketplace for about 4 months now.., honestly unless the demo doesnt portray how the full game really is which it looks like it might..., I really kinda disliked it. I read and speak japanese and am a GG head really liked the other games really tried to like this, but i dont plan on pickin it up until it hits the 20 bin.., unless of course they pull something out of they butt with how the actual online and single player is really like in the full release. Sadly though japanese demos give you a better feel of end product definately so dont expect much.~Q
Etchasketchist @ Mar 11th 2008 8:20PM
Wow, way to totally get my hopes up and then smash them to bits in one fell swoop.
tuck0804 @ May 7th 2008 12:20AM
this game is perfect for the xbox community as i didn't see the whole 2d fighting genre doing so well on the original xbox. Not to pigeonhole but from simple observation the xbox demographic enjoys more western-influenced genres like FPS and RTS, hence the the whole reason 360 is still under 1 million units sold in japan.