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 | Title : Soul Calibur II
Author : Namco
Release Date : 20030829
Binding : CD-ROM
Regular Price : $
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Editorial Reviews :
A new page in history has begun as the most highly-anticipated fighting game ever finally arrives! The greatest 3-D weapons-based fighter will provide non-stop action, excitement and surprises as you go one-on-one against your favorite challengers. 13 historic fighters plus all new combatants including Necrid, specially designed by Todd McFarlane Productions, Inc. Unique special guest fighters for each platform include Link, Heihachi, and Todd McFarlane's Spawn 7 exciting modes of play including Arcade, Vs, Time Attack, Survival, Team Battle, Practice, and Weapon Master. Collect 200 different weapons in the all-new mission-complete Weapon Master mode.
Buyer Reviews :
I'm a big fan of SOUL CALIBUR, having played the heck out of both the original DreamCast version as well as the PS1's SOUL BLADE. SOUL CALIBUR 2 for the PS2 is a nice follow up, with updated characters, arenas, and graphics.
In all honesty, gameplay isn't too different from SOUL CALIBUR 1, but it's been a while and I don't really seem to mind. They've made tossing someone out of the ring more difficult, and they've added walls to the arenas. I haven't noticed any control lag, as suggested by other reviewers, and you can change the voices from english back to japanese in the options menu. That reviewer is right, however, when he points out how insufferable the english dialog is.
Here are the negatives: The game lacks online play, which is really too bad. Almost unforgivable, in my opinion. Some of the new character designs (Charade, Necrid) are really lame. The addition of Heihachi, from Tekken, doesn't add anything to the game, either, and Yoshimitsu is tired. Finally, being asked to play through 'Weapon Master' mode a second time is downright tedious.
On a picky note, some of the character re-designs fall a little flat. Xianghua, Seung Mina, and Astaroth seem to've lost something with their updated graphics.
Now that I'm older and don't live at home, I depend on online play to compete against my brother, who now lives across town. Not including it in SC2 is really too bad.
SOUL CALIBUR 2 is a nice follow up. Fun, fast, and full of special moves and effects. It's a great fighter and a lot more engaging than TEKKEN 4 was.
(by christopher romano)
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