Arcade: EX opponents
| Game | Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus |
|---|---|
| Release | US SLUS-21847, CRC F233A433 |
| Group | Native shortcuts |
| Status | VERIFIED |
| Evidence | S2 |
| Real hardware | NOT TESTED |
Instructions
- All 23 regular EX characters must be unlocked.
- Highlight Arcade and hold L2 on the same confirmation frames as Cross.
- The large central mode label changes color when eligible shoulders are held; watch that label for feedback.
- This is a built-in controller shortcut. No cheat file is required.
Effect
All 23 regular EX characters must be unlocked. Hold L2 while pressing Cross on Arcade.
Test result
2026-10-22 Titan native matrix: EX mode flag set to 1; Gold flag stayed 0. Locked-gate and ordinary-Cross controls left both flags 0. Entry flags and menu feedback were runtime-tested; opponent behavior and Gold CPU32 are source-traced.
Use and recovery
| Kind | native tip |
|---|---|
| Controls | All 23 regular EX characters must be unlocked.; Highlight Arcade and hold L2 on the same confirmation frames as Cross.; The large central mode label changes color when eligible shoulders are held; watch that label for feedback. |
| Enable | Use the listed native input while confirming the mode. |
| Disable | Leave the mode and enter normally without the shoulder input. |
| Reset | Enter the mode with ordinary Cross to select its normal variant. |
| Persistence | Native mode entry changes session state. Both copied memory cards were byte-identical before and after the 22-case matrix. |
| Requires | None |
| Conflicts with | None |
Source
Pinned evidence, revision 97efc6f96c601f0d81df5cb282f2073fa129f5e8.
Evidence SHA-256: dcf7b409a481c36c3532ba9f38f31d1cf1258269c421d14be78df0c3b8666e3d
Credit
Author: Devin Thomas.