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Soul Calibur 2-GB review

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

"Soul Calibur 2"....True, true. This game is far superior to other games such as "Bloody Roar" in terms of graphics, and to many, storyline. But I like Bloody Roar better for it's definite theme. Soul Calibur has no theme but to mix everyone's together. The ending stories are either melencholy or uneventful. The "Weapon Master" mode is long and unfulfilling. I like Soul Calibur 2....but I'm not playing it over and over again. After a few times through story mode everything is so boring and POINTLESS.

Creepy...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is an ok game. At times it can be fun, at times it could be just plain stuiped. My biggest problem was that they talked about souls way too much. It is very scary sometimes. When you go into the "Dungeon" levels...

They play weird music and on the bottom of the screen it says something weird like "One soul, one sword". (...)

Another problem with this game is the costumes that some of the girls wear. Like that girl that has the red suit. You can see right through that shirt! Eeeew. And that "Ivy" girl...you can SEE her privates...gross. What is that for? To distract the other players??

My friend has the original "Soul Blade" and I might as well say it is rather cool. It isn't so creepy. They are probobly rare, though.
Cassandra is really annoying. On one level, when you attack her, nothing happens!!!

I heard they are making another one. What this time? Soul Megator or Soul Souls?!

Cervantes

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Cervantes
Cervantes de Leon...the dread pirate who terrorized the Atlantic and struck fear into even the grandest of naval fleets. He ceased to exist as a human being the very moment he grasped the male and female swords-Soul Edge-in their original form before they lost their power. His body became nothing more than a puppet of the two swords...a servant until the day his body rotted away to nothing.
That was Cervantes' fate. He slaughtered his entire crew and stained the streets of his home port with the blood of its people. In the twenty-some odd years that followed, his body and soul were under the control of Soul Edge. And during this time, he took the souls of swordsmen who, drawn by the rumors of Soul Edge, ventured forth to challenge him.
The demonic blades were in a dormant state at that time, so they did not thirst for massacres to satisfy their appetite for souls. But this was only temporary-it was only a matter of time before the dark storm of death terrorized Europe. And Cervantes's destiny was to stand in the eye of that storm, with both blades in hand.
But the course of Cervantes' fate was greatly altered before Soul Edge awoke from its dormancy. A holy warrior-sent by a god fearful of Soul Edge-destroyed one of the demonic blades during battle. By losing its companion blade, Soul Edge lost its natural equilibrium and over compensated its powers to combat another foe. Cervantes, Soul Edge's host, was a casualty of that encounter. Only the fragments of a Soul Edge on the verge of losing control of itself were left behind. Hellfire that burst forth from the demonic blade devoured Cervantes and turned him into ashes... Cervantes' soul was not freed by the destruction of his corporeal form, however.

Some time passed before Soul Edge's new host appeared before Cervantes' ashen remains, which now appeared no different than any others'. As the host brought Soul Edge near the remains, the fragments of Soul Edge that cut into Cervantes' flesh at the moment of its destruction began to resonate. No one knows what Soul Edge's thoughts were when it sensed the resonance, but it and its new victim moved on...In the meantime, Soul Edge's shards came to life and began to move around Cervantes' remains. After a day had passed, Cervantes stood tall again amidst the ruins. And thus, Cervantes returned to this world.

But there were only a few fragments embedded in Cervantes' flesh. Although he was resurrected, his mind was not whole. He had lost his memories. Cervantes barely remembered the name of his good ship, the Adrian, from his days as a pirate-his ship was now a half-derelict vessel anchored at port...Cervantes lived amongst the ruins, unable to remember his name. But he disappeared eventually from the ruins.

Yes, he remembered one night while standing in the middle of a storm. He recalled a memory of attacking a ship in a storm just like that night. The loot he took from his hapless victims. And the two swords he held in his hands!

When all of Cervantes' memories returned, so did his desire to possess that great power once again. Although he recalled the loss of his free will to the power, it still appealed to him. The man who was resurrected by the fragments of the evil blade sensed the resonance of the other blade. Surprisingly at first, the signs of the other blade were scattered in various locations. But this was to be expected, given that one of the blades splintered into many fragments when it was destroyed. Besides, parts of the demon blade resided within his body as well.

hassan is a dork

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: September 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

don't listen to hassan ali's review, if you could call it that. i doubt he's even played it. anyways, buy this game. don't wait around, do it!

Flawless

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: November 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is an utterly amazing game. Button mashers and advanced gamers alike won't be disappointed...the characters are unique; tons and TONS of effort and details have been put into each one and they have loads of special moves, both complex and easy (from combos to grabs) that look awesome and feel satisfying beyond words. Like the previous games of the series (Soul Calibur, Soul Blade, etc...), there are several modes ranging from practice and weapon master to extra team battle and theater. There are new characters to unlock from weapon master mode - along with old favorites (Sophitia, Cervantes, Seung Mina). This is a game with serious detail and fun - Tekken fans will be pleased to see Heihachi and Yoshimitsu in the action as well.

only thing keep the ps2 on the top

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: December 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

xbox have helo... game cube's supersmash bro.... finally ps2 come up with something can match up with the other. Soulcalibur have almost perfect graphic. You only can c a lil flaw unless u move the screen really really close to the chararcter. Alot weapon to select. almost all character are even, (except nerid i think, cuz is way too fast and too strong.). and guard impact is new and awsome to the fighting game.

Great Sword Play!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: December 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I'm a kickboxer, a lover of sword play, and a warrior at heart, but I dislike games that have gore and blood & guts in their fight scenes. This game has none of that. When you beat an opponent, they simply collapse and you see "knockout" on the screen. The only thing I don't like is that sometimes you hear some pretty awful death screams.

Soul Calibur II is a great fighting game! You get to play many different fighter,s each with their own weapons and special moves. You can even choose between three different outfits to clothe your character in; an option I like because I hate the skimpy clothing game makers always seem to put on their female characters. Some of the top fighters in the game are the female characters - and this is very cool! I do not like games that make out the female characters to be weak. These women are tough!! Of course, if you are into the characters of a more disgusting nature, you have a couple of those to choose from as well. You choose between playing against a computerized character or against another player. All in all, a great game and a must have if you love to fight!

Ready, FIGHT!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: June 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Wow! I never played the original Dreamcast version but I have to say I love Soul Calibur 2!

PROS:

> Graphics are amazing on the PS2, they say it's not as good as in the xBOX version but you really cant tell they're so good.

> Fighting with weapons is just awsome! lots of moves and combos. You can easily pick this up and start kicking A$$ or you can take the time and study a characters moves and do it right.

> Music is amazing! Really creates the mood for the game and makes playing the game feel like a hollywood production.

> Tons of unlockables will keep you busy for a while.

CONS:

> As good as this game is, it's still not as deep a fighting experience as Virtua Fighter 4. ( It would be interesting if you could knock weapons out of your opponents hands maybe? How about using power ups only one time a round?)

> Could have done without Heihachi and Necrid.

> Training mode isnt as comprehensive. Would have liked to see a training mode like in Firtua Fighter 4 Evolution.

Weapons Master Mode is an interesting but could have been better.

> Lag time between fights is a little long. Not too bad but does effect the flow.

All in all, if you love your fighting games I would without a doubt recomend Soul Calibur 2 and Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution as MUST HAVES!!

All fighting games have but one basic concept!! strategy...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: June 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is really cool, i am not fan of fighting games on a whole! but this is good!! all fighting games have a basic concept strategy!!!!! some opponents you must play attack and others you play defensive soul calibur, is no different Namco pay attention to graphics and techniques details!!! its beatiful to play and to watch.
i give this a four star for it all round balance i still don,t like fighting game for my game console, but this is a hit in the arcades so enjoy this game it's definitely worth a play laterzzzz folk / gamers..........

Good fighting game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

GENERALLY
Good graphics, about 10 or 15 different scenes, nice traditional budo weapons (bo, nunchaku, combat hammers, combat axes, short swords, double short swords, naginata, katana, and many other different swords and other).

GAMEPLAY
You can choose several different ways how to play it. Some of the options are: fighting against 'computer', against your friend,
or make a tour around the game world where you have to meet different opponents on different experience levels and can win weapons or items + gain experience.

COMPARING TO TEKKEN
People who have played Tekken before will recognize couple of characters from that game, among a row of different interesting new characters.

The game is not very original compared to Tekken, but it is a nice change if you happen to like fighting games little extra from average.

This game is perhaps more colorful and scenery more fantacy related.
Some different choices what comes to gameplay (mentioned above).

RECOMMENDATION
Even if this game is not very original, it is a game that is worth keeping. It's fun, it's spontanious (you don't have to worry about storyline), it can be played both alone or together with your friends.

Definitely recommending this game. Have fun if you get it! :)

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