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Soul Calibur II could be the best fighting game ever...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 20 / 21
Date: June 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Soul Calibur II is looking really amazing.Some people are even saying that it could be the best fighting game ever...And yeah,it might be because this is going to be a big improvement over the original popular Soul Calibur.The original Soul Calibur was released on Dreamcast and in the arcades.To tell you the truth,I have never played the original Soul Calibur,but people who have played it said it was one of the greatest fighting games of all time.

Soul Calibur II is a weapon based fighting game.The awesome weapons make it very unique and exciting.You should be able to unlock new weapons throughout the game.This is a 3D fighting game.Their are a few new charectors that weren't in the original Soul Caliburm,too so that is nothing but good.

Soul Calibur II's graphics look like some of the best PS2 has ever seen.Some of the levels have backgrounds that are based on real life locations in places of the world like Japan.The charectors have a good amount of detail,too.So this is also a very good looking game.

Each version of Soul Calibur II also has a exclusive charector to it.The PS2 version of Soul Calibur II has Heiachi from the Tekken games(The Xbox version has Spawn and the Gamecube version has Link from the Zelda games).Tekken fans might be happy that hes returning.

Expect alot from Soul Calibur II,and get it when it releases.Namco has made some of the best 3D fighters in the past,including Tekken,Soul Bade and the original Soul Calibur,so they can't possibly mess this one up(since Soul Calibur II has recieved alot of possitive feedback and reviews from the Japan,where it was released earlier this year).This will be a must buy.

Completely awsome!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 16
Date: September 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Thsi game is totally awsome! I personally hate fighting games but this one changed all of that! With over 20 characters, multiple costumes, over 200 weapons and awsome graphics and sound, no wonder this game got the "best fighting game award!" Play it now! PS2 controller is the bomb, even better than the Gamecube and X-box ones! All of the characters have multiple attacks as well as individual skills.

The graphics are jaw dropping. I love them, they are flawless and don't sketch or stop in any place. The movements are easy to see, and you won't be overwhelmed by fast movement. The music is incredible, as well as character voices.

There are lots of unlockable things like weapons, modes, characters, and photo galleries. There is an endless list of things you can do here, as well as weapon master mode where you can go through hundreds of missions to fight. There are tons of missions like specific kill missions, last ??turns, kill multiple enemies, etc. Tons of possibilities!

I would highly recomend this game, I think its better than the others on Gamecude and X-box!

One of the best new games in a LONG time

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 13
Date: September 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is, overall, one of the best games to come out in quite a while. In the fighting genre, this is almost the top of its class. In fact, I'm enjoying this game more right now than even the newer Mortal Kombat games. The characters are great, the backgrounds are absolutely beautiful, and the fighting styles are varied and entertaining.

This is definitely the next generation in fighting video games. It's difficult for many of the newer games to handle the 3-D fighting, but Soul Caliber pulls it off flawlessly. It's not really that gory for those who object, but is violent enough to keep anyone entertained for hours on end. I never played the original Soul Caliber, but I can definitely say that this is shaping up to be one of the best games yet on these newer systems (PS2, XBOX, and GameCube).

It's good but not impressive.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: October 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Soul Calibur II has it's moments, but it lacks the graphics on certain areas. The superficial display of the characters takes time to load and that was never an issue in the first Soul Calibur for DreamCast. Also when certain complicated moves are executed, the PSX2 actually slows down or lags during good fight scenes. I can't argue too much of the changes of the moves, but Mitsurugi lacked certain moves I liked from the first. He can no longer jump mid-air at his enemies and that forces him to only attack head on instead of inside the opponent and using it as a window of attack. Though certain areas of the graphics were enhanced and the battle stage to be more part of the fight, the fighters themselves look less realistic compared to the first game in some ways. Their skin, their clothes, eyes, and body movements seem to show less attention as to their ability to fight. It's true it's a fighting game, but most people would agree attention to detail is important. In terms of game play, they made some decent improvements, but I didn't like how they changed some of the major characters looks. Mitsurugi looks and sounds less mature than of the first, Seung Mina's cuteness were changed into a more bolder and stronger face(kind of miss the cuter version), Voldo can't have many complaints, Maxi now plays with his hair, Sophitia's superficial appearance in terms of graphics is worse than of the first one, Ivy's moves are less complicated (a plus, but also her moves been altered as well), and Nightmare's new look baffled me because why would a blood thristy killer look anymore deadly with a red scarf and bat-like wings on its helmet(some dramatic flare, but not impressive)? Because Charade, Talim, and others are new I would say they are ok, but honestly Soul Calibur should include the old and all the new ones too just for relation to the old games like Li-Long, Lizard Man, Hwang, and Rock. Over all the game is decent, but I expected a greater depth in graphics instead of a mix trade of certain improvements and certain things degraded in terms of quality. Still I would recommend this game because it's still a good game to play, but I hope Soul Calibur III would put more characters mixed with old ones and at the same time don't sacrafice quality graphics. Of course I have yet to see the Game Cube or X Box version, but I rather have it on X Box because of it's greater graphics performance. It's also because I don't like Tekken boy Heihaichi, rather play as Link or Spawn any day. They could have put in better characters than HeiHaichi of Tekken. It's another stupid thing I don't like about the new version because they make you buy like 3 different versions to play everyone, why not be nice about it and give it to us all instead of only in one game console in the same of profit? I understand maximizing profit, but I am also a consumer that can't spend money on games all the time. It's totally unfair! Still I would still buy one of the versions, but in my opinion just not for PSX2. It's up to the reader to decide though, so you don't have to take my word for it. I'm just telling it as it is. I liked playing it, still you think you could make it more realistic like blood spewing out, half of the moves made in this game can kill a human being already and yet they are alive and not dead. Other moves can cause a person to be in the wheel chair for life, but I guess you can't expect too much realism or it will just kill the enjoyment of killing or whooping someone. I hope this thorough review helps you decide...

Great game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: March 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I had never played the original Soulcalibur or even the PS1's Soul Blade so I wasn't sure what to expect when I bought it. But it was one of the best games I've ever played. I know that sounds like an overstatement but it's a really good game. I was pretty new to the fighting genre when I got this, actually it was only my third fighting game. I had recently purchased
Tekken 4 and was a little dissapointed with it. So I got SC2. And I'm glad I did it's probably the best fighting game I've played. Now I have quite a few fighting games but SC2 is still my favorite. The game's major strength is the fast paced fighting. Wow is it fast I don't want to make you think it's Super Smash Bros. Melee fast but it's fast compared to Tekken or Virtua Fighter. The only flaw with the gameplay that I've found is that sometimes charcters with long weapons such as Kilik can't reach other fighters that they should be able to hit. Other than that the gameplay is flawless. The game has quite a few fighters compared to other fighting games. Audio wise the game is pretty good the characters mouths move with the words unlike other games *Cough* Tekken *Cough*. The music is decent but not very many fighting games have great music anyway. If you can't stand annoying english voice overs you can switch to japanese. I haven't found anything wrong with the english voice overs so far. The game is a little different than other fighters because in SC2 you fight with weapons. There's quite a bit of different weapons to chose from. The only problem is you can't switch the characters weapons from a sword to nunchucks which kind of upset me because I would like to see Nightmare fight with Talim's little blades. The single player mode is quite fun for a fighting game. When you begin the game you pick a character to play the game with. You can switch to a different fighter when ever you want which was helpful in certain missions.
After you pick a fighter you go through a training area. In this game you don't go from fight to fight it's a little different. What you do is go from area to area and in each area there is a certain amount of missions. Some missions are just basic fights but others are more complicated like beating someone by only using wall combos. It doesn't sound hard but it gets harder. There's ten areas but there's two or three bonus areas you can play optionally. It's really fun. The story is pretty simple you are this fighter who hears about a sword called Soul Edge. So you decide to set out and find the sword. Pretty simple. The multiplayer is the best part of this game. It may be just pick a character and a weapon and then fight but it's so addicting. I don't know why. Overall this game is easily five star worthy so if you like fighting games or just games in general I recommend this game. You won't regret spending $20 on it.

Absolutely one of the best fighting games out there!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: January 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

And much more fun and entertaining than that game with the three girls (something about a final fantasy and rated X-2, and it has an Asian chick singing in a commercial, but that's besides the point). The first fighting game I've played was Mortal Kombat, and it was in the arcades. Believe me, too many controls, too many moves to memorize, I was beaten in 60 seconds flat. Now, about 7 or 8 years later, here is a fighting game where I can actually defeat the enemies and win! I played Soul Caliber 2 just for the fun of it as part of a demo and I knew I had to have this game. I'm not familiar with the history of Soul Calibur or any of its characters -- I just wanted a game that I can play for hours on end and without having to defeat it in under an hour (Enter The Matrix anyone?).

The PS2 version of Soul Calibur II looks absolutely wonderful. The graphics are bright, eyepopping and blazing, and they're much smoother than a similar version of the game for Game Cube. I have not played SC II for XBox, so I can't make any assessment about how it compares to the versions for CG or PS2.

Now, the game...what's so good about SC II besides the game's graphics? Well, of course, the actual playability! You choose any character you want (I chose Taki) and whoever you're pitted against, you just run up to your opponent and destroy him/her. I actually feel like a hardcore gamer playing SC II, and the game itself with all those sounds and graphics feels like a game for hardcore gamers! During the Survival round, I got through the first 8 opponents...and was destroyed in the 9th round (the last opponent I faced was Kilik, and he tore me apart with that large stick). If a game can frustrate me that much, the guys at Namco have done their jobs very well and have certainly done something right with Soul Calibur II. The game also has a practice round so that new gamers like me can learn the basics of SC II.

Sometimes, Soul Calibur II is so good that when you're actually fighting your opponent, your adrenaline is pumping and you find yourself too involved in the game that you forget that it's just that: A game. The style of the fighting is like Motal Kombat; the actual fighting is like a street fight, and you'll be shouting at your screen, "Come on! You want a piece of me? Let's go!"

Soul Calibur II is definitely one of the best fighting games out there today, and it earns my highest recommendation. Yes, it's expensive, but definitely worth every penny. Of course, good things come to those who wait: Soul Calibur II will eventually earn its place in PlayStation 2's Greatest Hits collection by the end of 2004. But if you do not want to wait that long, start the new year off right: PURCHASE SOUL CALIBUR II TODAY!!!!!!!!!!

Greatest fighting game out there!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: March 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is by far the best out there. You may buy/sell/trade your other fighting games over time, but this is certainly one that you should always keep! If you've never played it before, you must get it!

Excellent fighter

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: December 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Although the Sega Dreamcast wasn't a very long lasting console, it created a number of excellent games, one of which was a fighter called Soul Calibur. The game was one of the most excellent fighting games ever conceived, no questions asked. Could Namco possibly improve on such an excellent game? In mid 2003, Soul Calibur II was released both in arcades and on the three major video game consoles. Read on for my review.

PROS:
-Regardless of which one of the three major consoles you play this game on, the graphics are stunning. The characters and the locales are some of the most well-detailed objects ever represented in a video game.
-The game, though easy to learn, is difficult to master.
-The home console versions of the game have included a Weapon Master mode, in which you go on a quest, earning gold to buy new weapons for your characters and experience points with which to improve your character rank.
-There is a two-player mode. And almost needless to day, tournament fighters are funnest when you play them against a human rival rather than the computer.
-Each version of the game has a character exclusive to that version of the game. For the Playstation 2 version being reviewed here, that character is Heihachi from the Tekken series.
-The game has a good deal more depth than your average tournament fighter, with tons of stuff to unlock, a good storyline, and a whole lot more.

CONS:
-If you played the original Soul Calibur, you may be disappointed to find that this game isn't a massive improvement over it (it's hard to improve on what many gamers claimed was a perfect game!)
-Although the game as a whole has a good deal of depth, the combat itself is mostly just a matter of mashing buttons. Each character has some special attacks, but you're just as likely to succeed at the game if you mash buttons.
-Let's face the facts: Heihachi isn't nearly as cool a character as Link or Spawn, the version-exclusive characters in the Gamecube and X Box versions, respectively.

OVERALL:
Overall this is a very good fighter for all of the next-generation consoles. If you own one of the systems, buying this game on the one you own is highly recommended. If you have all three next-generation consoles, which one should you buy? I guess it's just a matter of which one of the version-exclusive characters you want. Either way, this game is highly recommended.

the ultimate fighting game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 10
Date: June 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Let me start by saying that it's predecessor is an amazing game. The new version boast new and cool improvements. First of all there will be three exclusive warriors, Link, Spawn and Hiehachi for Gamecube, Xbox and PS2 respectively. I've seen this game already and the gameplay mechanics are off the chains but the real fun is the weapons master mode. You can get up to 200 weapons and these can be used in vs mode. The mechanics have been tweaked to ensure that all figters are equally matched and it moves just a bit faster than soul calibur. Graphics are good and the nice selection of fighters is good. If you've mastered soul calibur, part 2 wouldn't be hard to get adjusted to but it's amazing to see what namco has done to make this game so good. It's better than i expected and i recommend that you buy this game, I know i will

A real blast.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I love Soul Calibur II. The game is a fighter with a wide variety of characters available from the start and several more unlockable. The arcade mode never gets old, even after you've beaten it several times. Weapon Master is a good mode, even if the extra missions are tough. Several weapons are available, and each character has a distinct fighting style. The graphics are beautiful, the soundtrack is great, and the girls are hot. A must-buy.

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