Soulcalibur II | |
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Developer(s) | Namco |
Publisher(s) | Namco |
Year released | 2002 |
System(s) | Arcade, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox |
Preceded by | Soulcalibur |
Followed by | Soulcalibur III |
Series | Soulcalibur |
Japanese title | ソウルキャリバーII |
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Genre(s) | Fighting |
Players | 1-2 |
Modes | Single player, Multiplayer |
Rating(s) |
Soulcalibur II HD Online | |
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Developer(s) | Namco Bandai Games |
Publisher(s) | Namco Bandai Games |
Year released | 2013 |
System(s) | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
Soulcalibur II is a fighting arcade game that was released by Namco in 2002; it runs on their System 246 hardware, and despite its name, it is the third entry in their Soulcalibur series. "Soulcalibur" is the name of a holy sword, created to battle the evil sword Soul Edge, which the games' storylines revolve around - and when compared to its immediate predecessor, this entry also boasts improved graphics, and introduces new characters, stages and music. With respect to game mechanics, both games are very similar (with Soulcalibur II generally considered an updated version of the inceptive Soulcalibur).
Major improvements include more powerful "step" and "avoid" systems (which make evading vertical attacks significantly easier), arena walls (as opposed to ring-out ability on all sides), and subsequent wall-specific moves, a three-step "Soul Charge" system and a "clash" system (which shall come into effect when two attacks strike each other, resulting in a white flash and no injury to either character).
Story[edit]
This game is set four years after the end of Soulcalibur, which, based on calculations from a timeline that was released on the Soul Archive website, would mean its story takes place in the year 1591:
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Upright arcade cabinet.
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Alternate upright cabinet.
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Screenshot of the game.
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GameCube's cover art.
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PlayStation 2's cover art.
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Microsoft Xbox cover art.
Table of Contents
- Soul Edge (Moves)
- Soulcalibur (Moves)
- Soulcalibur II (Moves)
- Soulcalibur III (Moves)
- Soulcalibur IV (Moves)
- Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny (Moves)
- Soulcalibur V (Moves)
- Soulcalibur VI (Moves)
- 2B
- Abelia
- Abyss
- Algol
- Amy
- Angol Fear
- The Apprentice
- Arthur
- Ashlotte
- Assassin
- Astaroth
- Aurelia
- Azwel
- Berserker
- Cassandra
- Cervantes
- Charade
- Chester
- Dampierre
- Darth Vader
- Demuth
- Devil Jin (style)
- Edge Master
- Elysium
- Ezio Auditore
- Geralt
- Girardot
- Greed
- Grøh
- Haohmaru
- Heihachi
- Hilde
- Hualin
- Hwang
- Inferno
- Ivy
- Kamikirimusi
- Kilik
- Kratos
- Leixia
- Li Long
- Link
- Lizardman
- Luna
- Lynette
- Maxi
- Miser
- Mitsurugi
- Natsu
- Necrid
- Nightmare
- Olcadan
- Patroklos
- α Patroklos
- Pyrrha
- Pyrrha Ω
- Raphael
- Revenant
- Rock
- Scheherazade
- Seong Han-Myeong
- Seong Mi-na
- Setsuka
- Shura
- Siegfried
- Sophitia
- Spawn
- Strife
- Taki
- Talim
- Tira
- Valeria
- Viola
- Voldo
- Xianghua
- Xiba
- Yoda
- Yoshimitsu
- Yun-Seong
- Zasalamel
- Z.W.E.I.