Guilty Gear

Time to beat

Main story

37 h11 reports

Main + extras

51 h5 reports

Completionist

85.5 h5 reports

Median of the hours reported by players who completed the game.

Synopsis

Guilty Gear: The Missing Link is a 1998 fighting game developed and published by Arc System Works for the PlayStation. It is the first installment in the Guilty Gear series. Set in a world destroyed by a war between humans and bio-organic weapons called Gears, it follows ten fighters as they enter a tournament held to prevent the resurrection of the Gears' leader. Its gameplay consists of one-on-one fights, a four-button attack configuration featuring special moves and instant kill techniques, as well as three different playable modes. Conceptualized by Daisuke Ishiwatari, it spent a year and a half in production, with influences from Capcom's Street Fighter and manga. After its original release, it was brought to both North America, and Europe and the PAL region, and achieved a cult status among fans. It has received favorable critical reception, with praise towards its characters' roster, 2D graphics and fast gameplay that differentiates it from other games of the same genre. It has been labeled as one of few games of its era to cause a lasting impact on the genre, alongside the hegemonic Capcom and SNK games. However, it received criticism due to its difficulty and unbalanced set of characters.

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Details

Type

Game

Release date

May 14, 1998

Genres

fighting game, post-apocalyptic video game

Platforms

PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows

Created by

Arc System Works

Countries

Japan