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Platforms
MobyRank MobyScore
GameCube
91
4.0
PlayStation 2
90
3.8
Xbox
89
3.6

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

The Soul burns brighter in hidef Xbox Ace of Sevens (4228)
The soul still burns PlayStation 2 Ace of Sevens (4228)

The Press Says

GamePro (US) Xbox Aug 26, 2003 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
Mygamer.com GameCube Sep 10, 2004 9.6 out of 10 96
XBox Solution (XBS) Xbox Sep 05, 2003 9.5 out of 10 95
Gamesmania PlayStation 2 Oct 03, 2003 91 out of 100 91
Game Revolution PlayStation 2 Sep 01, 2003 A- 91
MS Xbox World Xbox Oct 03, 2003 9 out of 10 90
X-Power Xbox Oct 28, 2003 9 out of 10 90
GameSpot Xbox Aug 26, 2003 8.5 out of 10 85
GameDaily PlayStation 2 Dec 31, 2003 8 out of 10 80
GameCola.net GameCube Oct, 2003 7.4 out of 10 74

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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

Information also contributed by Guy Chapman and piltdown man.


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