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Soul Calibur II
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Overall Critic Score:3.7425
Soul Calibur II Critic Reviews
When Soul Calibur was released for the Dreamcast launch, it was an instant success. It was one of the first times that an arcade game had been ported to a home console better in every respect than the original. The graphic quality was enhanced all...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at NintendoWorldReport
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Though the controls are a bit goofy at first, the graphics and sound make the game highly palatable. The addition of Link, while wholly out of place, was a good choice, as he is an excellent character to practice, learn with and master....read the complete Soul Calibur II review at Deeko
With "Soul Calibur II," Namco didn't mess with perfection. It made some minor changes to keep dirty tactics to a minimum, but it left the elegant weapons-based combat system intact.
Returning characters still fight with kicks and horizontal or...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at G4
For the vast majority of the gaming world, this is quite easily the best 3D beat 'em up ever made....read the complete Soul Calibur II review at Eurogamer
A great game. It's got all the goods you'd expect, from solid gameplay to smooth presentation. But where the game comes up short is giving you things you don't expect, and considering that the series is in many ways unchanged since it first hit the PSX...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at Game Revolution
Upon it's release at the Dreamcast launch in 1999, Soul Calibur set an incredibly high standard of gameplay that few other 3D fighters could match. With it's tight controls, deep fighting system, fluid 3D controls and intense weapons based combat, few...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at The Laser
Link is a cool character, but is he enough to put the GameCube Soul Calibur II on top? And how does the controller affect...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at GamePro
The game looks great, sounds better, and has more depth than 3 fighting games put together....read the complete Soul Calibur II review at Gaming Age
The follow up to the most critically acclaimed fighter is here and it is a true sequel in every way. For the casual gamer, it's easy to pick up and button mash. For the fighting snob, it boasts deeper gameplay than the previous SC, and more than Tekken,...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at Lawrence
A hardcore gamer's fantasy game come true. With Eight-Way Run, Air Control, Guard Impacts, and all these other techniques in your holster, you can spend weeks training with just one character....read the complete Soul Calibur II review at Electronic Gaming Monthly
Soul Calibur for the Dreamcast console is widely regarded as one of the best fighting games ever created. For the sequel, Namco ups the ante with updated graphics, new characters and a tweaked battle engine, but is it enough?
Fighting games aren't...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at My Gamer
If you take a look back on the history of gaming, you'll notice a major decline in the world of fighting. Back in the days of the Super Nintendo, games such as Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, and Killer Instinct were viewed as some of the best games...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at Gaming Target
With those words, one of the most expansive and purely incredible fighting games of all time opens. Soul Calibur II features beautiful graphics and incredible gameplay as players fight to obtain the ultimate sword - Soul Edge. Not enough for you? How...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at GameCube Cafe
There's a certain point in gaming where you just stop thinking about semantics of criticism and let a moment take you. It's probably after Nightmare scrapes his hulking sword across a castle wall with sparks nipping at Talim's feet as she runs up the...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at Gamecritics
Visually this game is stunning! Graphics are sharper than a Ginsu knife. Backgrounds are vivid, varied and virtually photo realistic. The characters are animated flawlessly and their every move is highly detailed. For example, if your opponent does a...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at DreamStation.cc
Perfection in a fighting game. It does exactly what it says on the tin and about 200% more....read the complete Soul Calibur II review at Gamers Europe
Several years ago, the Dreamcast was released upon the world, and even though it had a lot of great games, the system died at an early age. When it was in its prime, a game was released that is hailed as “one of the best fighting games ever”....read the complete Soul Calibur II review at GameZone
So what is it about these base species that keeps them alive and well in the 21st century? Obviously, nature got it right the first time. The primal instincts and physical adaptations that Mother Nature endowed upon each species are still relevant to...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at IGN
Soul Edge, released on the Playstation a couple years back, was a pretty decent fighting game. It wasn’t anything revolutionary, but then again it was very enjoyable. It took the basic mechanics of a fighting game and added the element of weapons....read the complete Soul Calibur II review at Videogame City
Bigger and prettier than its predecessor, but it really doesn’t do much to move the series forward. Everything that made the original great is still here and improved, but there is very little that is new to the series, and even the things that are...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at Netjak
Hyper-intuitive gameplay, well-produced audios and visuals, and an extreme sense of style make for the greatest traditional fighting game of all time....read the complete Soul Calibur II review at Nintendojo
The new characters are mostly excellent. Cassandra is built around Sophitia's core, but thanks to some intelligent changes she feels like a whole new gal in many important respects. Raphael has wicked fencing style, complete with multiple stances,...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at GameSpy
The story continues from where it left off in the prequel, a mystical sword known as Soul Calibur appeared from the East where it’s purity was rumoured to be able to destroy a weapon, corrupt with an evil spirit, known as Soul Edge. Warriors from...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at Cubed3
Fluid controls, good graphics and sound, and gameplay that rocks the gaming world proclaim this one a winner. The Weapon Master and other modes will keep you busy for a while, and the multiplayer fights seem to never get old....read the complete Soul Calibur II review at GamingTrend
Namco has upped the ante with the game?s visuals, and characters seem
more detailed than ever before. The new stages look nice as well,
though none of them are quite as impressive as I had hoped they would
be. Perhaps the rings would not have...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at VGPub
First, you’d want phenomenal visuals. You’d have the artists strive for perfection. You’d want the character designs to kick ass. You’d want the graphics to beat everything else out there. Well, Soul Calibur II delivers in...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at NZGamer
Admittedly, it’s not as huge a leap in technology or innovative gameplay over the original that I would have liked to seen, but then again, the original game was already quite close to perfection, even in 1999....read the complete Soul Calibur II review at Game Chronicles
A pretty good game, but it could be way better. Some of the matches are very easy, I beat the final level just by kicking him to death, never used a weapon....read the complete Soul Calibur II review at PGNx Media
With the huge success of Soul Calibur on the ill-fated Dreamcast, Soul Calibur II would have to be an amazing game to be considered a worthy successor. Over the years, the Soul Edge series has become one of the most important fighting series in the genre....read the complete Soul Calibur II review at DarkZero
Soul Edge was a much underappreciated game when it was released on the PlayStation back in the late 90s. It was far deeper than the competition and had some great 3D swordplay action to boot. Yet the nation was still enthralled with Sega’s Virtua...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at Gaming Nexus
Soul Calibur was released for the Sega Dreamcast in 1999 and considered by many as the greatest fighting game ever made. The graphics were crystal clear and the play mechanics were rock solid. The game was so successful that millions of gamers, including...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at Nintendo Spin
I HATE fighting games! Mainly because, well, I'm just not very good at them. I also don't like the controls of most of these types of games. Many of theses fighters have six buttons to perform all those punches and kicks. Last time I checked, I only had...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at GamerDad
In Soul Calibur II there are eight different game modes. There is Arcade, vs. Battle, Time Attack, Survival, Team Battle, vs. Team Battle, Practice and Weapon Master. Each mode has a different type of gameplay involved. For example, in Arcade you fight...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at DarkStation
Soul Calibur 2 isn�t so much of a sequel as it is an enhanced update. New content is pretty lacking, but if you can overlook that fact, it�s still a superb game. Sure, there are new stages, and the graphics are up to date, but aside from the console...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at GamePlasma
Each character has a story of his or her own that brings him or her to the battle. Some seek riches; others seek more noble winnings. In the end, only the one who survives can truly claim victory.
What is not to like? There are men and barely dressed...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at GameShark
The entire cast of Soul Calibur return in some form, be it either body or spirit. A lot of new moves have been added, some of which will change the way you fight as that particular character, especially when it comes to working out new combos. There are...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at PALGN AU
The golden age of one-on-one fighting games has long since past. No longer are arcades filled with hordes of prepubescent teens looking for a small taste of fame and glory with classic games like Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Mortal Kombat and Killer...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at Thunderbolt
With so many beat-em-ups around these days, it’s hard to choose which one to go with. Do you prefer the classic, 2D, arcadey feel of the Street Fighter games, or does the 3D Tekken series appeal to you more? Or perhaps the blood and gore of Mortal...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at N-Europe
It has been 4 long years for Namco. But the day has come. The return of one of the greatest weapons fighting franchises in the world lands on the three major console systems. Each as good as the other, but each also with it's own special guest star....read the complete Soul Calibur II review at Next Level Gaming
For the typical Nintendo fan, the announcement was some of the most exciting of the year: Namco would be including the 'adult' version of Link in its upcoming weapons-based fighter, Soul Calibur II. Word spread across the Internet lines like wildfire,...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at HonestGamers
The original Soul Calibur did not fair so well on the dying system that was the DreamCast, but that’s not to say Soul Calibur was not an impressive game. Namco, developer and producer of the series, also creator of the Soul Calibur predecessor Soul...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at Plain Games
With Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast being such an amazing game, I certainly don't envy the guys whose job it was to produce the sequel. After all, the game not only pushed the console to its limits technically, but also brought a touch of originality into...read the complete Soul Calibur II review at Silicon Fusion
For all its flash, it still begs the questions: Do visible nipples add anything to gameplay? I’ll let you decide....read the complete Soul Calibur II review at Armchair Empire
Every character, human, demon, lizard, and Hylian, moves with realism....read the complete Soul Calibur II review at N-Insanity
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