Description
Mortal Kombat-style one-on-one fighting is one thing, but fighting with weapons is completely different.
Soul Calibur II continues the tradition set by
Soul Blade and the Dreamcast
Soul Calibur with intense action and plenty of weapons to deal the massive blows.
A majority of the action takes place in Weapon Master mode, as you choose a character and travel a set map to fight the many other warriors through a collection of different terrain styles and challenges. One minute you'll be fighting in quicksand; the next you'll have to defeat an opponent by only using throwing attacks.
Other modes include the usual arcade, survival, and practice modes, and multiplayer options for two people to battle it out.
Each version of Soul Calibur II also includes a unique character for the platform. Spawn appears on Xbox, Link from
The Legend of Zelda series can be found on GameCube, and
Tekken fighter Heihachi finds his way to PS2.
Alternate Titles
- "灵魂能力II" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
- "Soul Cali 2" -- Common abbreviation
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User Reviews
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The Press Says
| G4 TV: X-Play |
Mar 30, 2006 |
 |
100 |
| Eurogamer.net (UK) |
Sep 26, 2003 |
10 out of 10 |
100 |
| Digital Press - Classic Video Games |
Sep 26, 2005 |
9.5 out of 10 |
95 |
| ZTGameDomain |
Aug 25, 2005 |
9.5 out of 10 |
95 |
| Netjak |
Sep 02, 2003 |
9.4 out of 10 |
94 |
| PAL Gaming Network (PALGN) |
Sep 23, 2003 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Gamezine |
Nov 17, 2003 |
18 out of 20 |
90 |
| Darkstation |
Aug 15, 2004 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| GameSpot |
Aug 26, 2003 |
8.5 out of 10 |
85 |
| Cheat Code Central |
Aug 23, 2005 |
4 out of 5 |
80 |
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Trivia
Link
Link from
The Legend of Zelda is an exclusive playable character for the Nintendo GameCube version. This is the second gaming series that he has broken away from the adventure-style gaming to be a playable character in a fighting game. The first series was
Super Smash Bros.
Todd MacFarlane
The character Necro, who appears in all three console versions of
Soul Calibur II, was created by
Todd McFarlane for the game. He also created Spawn, who is exclusive to the Xbox version.
Yoshimitsu
While the Heihachi (in the PS2 version) and Yoshimitsu characters are from the
Tekken series, the
Soul Calibur version of Yoshimitsu is considered to be from another time, and is in no way related to the
Tekken Yoshimitsu, even though they share the same look, moves, and background (both are leaders of the Manji party, a Robin Hood-esque group, and both are missing their right arms).
Awards
- GameSpy
- 2003 – #10 Game of the Year (together with Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time)
- 2003 – #3 GameCube Game of the Year
- 2003 – #7 Xbox Game of the Year
- 2003 – GameCube Fighting Game of the Year
- 2003 – Xbox Fighting Game of the Year
- Golden Joystick Awards
Information also contributed by
Guy Chapman and piltdown man.This entry was contributed by
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