"Guilty Gear X2" was the 117th best-selling title in Japan in 2002, with 112,520 copies sold as of December 31, 2002. In 2003, it sold 34,294 more copies, amounting a total of 146,814 copies sold since its release on PlayStation 2 (PS2). Reviews were generally positive, with aggregate scores of 86.14% from GameRankings, and 87/100 from Metacritic. On release, "Famitsu" magazine scored the PS2 version of the game a 33 out of 40. The game received the maximum score from "Cincinnati Enquirer", G4 TV, and "Gaming Age".