Asuka R♯ Coming to Guilty Gear -Strive- May 25

The latest character to make his way to Arc System Works’ Guilty Gear -Strive- is Asuka R♯ (yes, we spelled that correctly).

Also referred to as That Man and the Gear Maker, Asuka R♯ is the creator of the Gears and Justice. The English dub for this title has him voiced by Derek Stephen Prince (Digimon, Power Rangers Turbo).

Learn more with the trailer below:

GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Season Pass 2 Playable Character #9 Trailer

Also included for Season Pass holders is the additional battle stage Tir na nOg, which will also be playable May 25. It will also be available as individual DLC.

Guilty Gear -Strive- is available for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and arcade. We gave the PlayStation 5 version a score of 90/100 when we reviewed the base version in 2021, stating that “Guilty Gear -Strive- sets a new gold standard for fighting games.”

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