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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.

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!

This game is da best. Graphics and all. Any one who played this game would love it.