.HACK // GU VOL. 1 REBIRTH (PLAYSTATION 2 PS2)

.hack//GU Vol. 1: The revival takes place three years after the end of .hack//QUARANTINE. A year after "The Twilight Incident", a huge fire broke out in CC Corp, destroying most of the original "The World" servers and forcing them to shut down the game soon after. A new version of "The World" was created a year after the fire called "The World R:2". You play as Haseo, a PKK (Player Killer Killer) on the hunt for the player killer who drained his comatose friend, Tri-Edge.

The player meets reliable friends in Gaspard, Silabus, Atoli, Kuhn and many more later in the game. The combat system is still real-time but with mostly hack and slash action. Additionally, when the player lands a certain number of combos on an enemy and they glow blue and yellow, you can perform special Rengeki moves. Rengeki's moves become more powerful as you progress through the game. The player also has a morale gauge in the upper right corner of your screen. When the gauge is full, the player can perform an awakening attack with the help of their party members. There are two types of awakening attacks, demon and awakening beast. The Demon Awakening allows you to unleash powerful magic attacks without using SP (Skill Points). The Beast Awaking makes the player invulnerable to physical attacks for a set period of time while enhancing their physical abilities.

New features added are guilds, arena battles, and weapon customization. Guilds are groups of people who join for various reasons. The player can join at least two of this game. Arena battles are basically two teams of three characters competing for fun or for championships. Weapon customization can be done with items the player obtains from travels or buys from shops to change the element or status of your weapons.