_ Direct execution of the game, without the need to download data and simulator.

_No ads.

_No need for internet.

_Compact and small data file.

_ Ability to save and recall the game at any point of the game you want.

The fight system has a four-main-attack-button configuration: punch, kick, slash and heavy slash.[4][5][c] Players may also launch taunt attacks,[5] with their main objective to reduce the opponent's health to zero in a predetermined time.[7] To win a fight a player must accumulate two points, with each round won earning a point.[7] Guilty Gear X has features common in fighting games: combos, aerial attacks and counterattacks.[8][9][10] A new feature is the Roman Cancel, which allows a player to cancel their move and its aftereffects to make other attacks.[8][11]

The game has a tension gauge, increasing when a character causes damage or moves toward an adversary and decreasing when a character moves backwards or is stopped for a long time.[12] When the gauge is half-charged a player can use specials called Overdrive Attacks, which cause more damage than regular moves.[8][11] A full gauge allows a player to make an Instant Kill, defeating an opponent regardless of health;[8][13][d] if an Instant Kill is unsuccessful, the tension gauge will not charge for the remainder of that round.[13]

Guilty Gear X 's Dreamcast version includes four modes of play:[4] Arcade, the game's primary narrative mode;[6] Survival, in which the player fights through infinite levels until they are defeated;[11][15][16] Training, which allows a player to practice moves with the help of an in-game move list[11][17] and Versus, in which a player can fight another player.[4] Guilty Gear X Plus also has art-gallery and story modes;[18] according to the Sega website, the latter explains "misteries" which the Dreamcast version does not.[17] The Advance Edition includes tag-team and three-on-three modes; each player chooses two or three characters, respectively, and can switch characters during a fight.