====== Guilty Gear 2: Overture ======

**//Guilty Gear 2: Overture//** is a real-time strategy/3D action game for the [[hardware:Xbox 360]], and now [[hardware:pc|PC]], developed by [[company:Arc System Works]]. It is something of a massively updated spiritual sequel/homage to [[company:Technosoft]]'s //[[Herzog Zwei]],// containing all the same basic gameplay elements. A huge departure from the //[[Guilty Gear]]// 2D fighting series, it fuses elements of RTS games and [[genre:mucousins|"Musou" hack-and-slashers]], although the emphasis is still on multiplayer versus battles. Story-wise, it is a prequel to the original //Guilty Gear.//

//GG2// is an incredibly difficult and complex game, and players cannot afford to neglect a single detail of its controls and systems. Because of this, the game received an unfavorable reception and little serious play. Since the in-game tutorial is rather inadequate, it is absolutely required that one read the manual front to back before venturing out of the single-player modes.

There were three paid DLC items released: an alternate costume for Sol, a new character, and a new stage.

=====Characters=====

**Sol Badguy**: The series' protagonist. Sol is by far the most powerful and combo-heavy character on his own, but his units are rather ineffective. Sol players will need to frequently assist their units in combat, but they're likely to win player-to-player confrontations.

**Sin**: Very similar to Ky Kiske, he wields a flag as his weapon. Something of an adopted son to Sol. He is the most "all-around" character, with balanced fighting abilities and units. He also possesses a ridiculously cheap skill that amounts to a virtual 1-hit kill if used correctly, which Japanese players seem fond of abusing.

**Izuna**: An anthropomorphic dog-ninja. Kind of weak in combat, but he's the fastest character and has powerful units. He can do some confusing jump and teleport attacks.

**Dr. Paradigm**: By far the strangest character design to come out of the series, Paradigm is a wizened old dragon-man suspended in a floating sphere of water. He's the complete opposite of Sol: helpless in combat, but with very strong units. He has the advantage of being able to speed up all his units for a limited time.

**Valentine**: Goth girl with a talking stuffed thing on a stick. Quite similar to A.B.A. and //[[Battle Fantasia]]//'s Odile. She is balanced like Sin, but has a few unusual abilities, like teleporting to her home base from anywhere in the stage.

**Ky Kiske**: The Ken to Sol's Ryu. Ky uses the same units as Sin, but has a different moveset. Has to be unlocked.

**Raven, the Undying Disease**: Released as DLC. Raven uses Valentine's units and has a unique skillset emphasizing offense. Appears as a boss in story mode.

=====Links=====
  * [[http://gg2nd.jp/|Official site]]
  * [[http://www.youtube.com/user/dokurober|dokurober's Youtube channel, with most of the high-level match videos out there (Japanese version)]]
  * [[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?t=36628|GUILTY GEAR 2: REAL-TIME STRATEGY VIBRATO CORE XXXX(X?)]] - Forum thread.