It has been a week since the world has heard from the small Eastern European kingdom of Villtania. As scattered reports from the Villtanian refugees who have fled the country dribble in, the world is hearing a horror-filled tale of devastation by monsters and biogeocenosis experiments summoned for war and world domination by Villtania's leading scholar, and self-described sorcerer, Raimond. The once beautiful Villtanian countryside now runs red with the blood of its people. The United Nations have declared an international emergency and while unable to commit any of the world's armies to this strange, supernatural conflict, they have offered a huge reward to any hot-shot mercenaries or hunters brave enough to take on theses monsters from another dimension and restore order to Villtania. Even though the Guilty Gear series has been occupying the fighting game scene for a long time, it's never garnered the same fan base as mainstream franchises like Street Fighter and Dead or Alive. Despite its niche appeal, Guilty Gear is still one of my favorites when it comes to fighting games and it's always great to pick up the latest addition to the series and give it a spin. With the original Guilty Gear XX Accent Core having been released in 2007, ARC System Works has once again brought its quirky fighter to the states in the form of Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus. This version is extremely similar to its predecessor but packs in a few new modes, two characters that had been sorely missed in the original and more of the fast, frantic cash check gameplay that series veterans have come to love.