Episode mode is essentially your standard arcade ladder sandwiched between cutscenes unique to each character, and versus lets you face off against a friend or the computer under a variety of different settings. There are plenty of ways to test your skills without having to jump online, too. The game does a great job of building your knowledge bit by bit. On top of that, individual tutorials for each combatant's special moves and more advanced combos are available in a separate training mode. Movement, different standard attacks, and simple combos are all effectively explained here, giving even the most green of players a basis to work from. Upon booting up Rev 2 for the first time, it'll ask whether you want to go over the basics in its well structured and very educational tutorial. The bar for entry has never been lower, however. In other words, it takes a long, long time to become a truly competent Guilty Gear player. For newcomers, Guilty Gear has always seemed a daunting beast, stuffed with technical terms and a very varied selection of characters. It's fast paced, offers a ton of depth, and has a crazy amount of style. It serves up over-the-top one-on-one duels that are punctuated by brutal combos and special moves. For those who don't know, Guilty Gear is a long-running 'anime' fighting game series.
