SoulCalibur II

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Namco
  • Release Date: Aug 27, 2003
User Score
8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 190 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 161 out of 190
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 190
  3. Negative: 5 out of 190
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  1. Ravan
    Oct 22, 2003
    2
    Many of my friends had told me how awesome this game was and was for the first 30 seconds I continued on though hoping that farther you got the better it would get but sadly it didn't. The music is bland and not half as good as Guilty Gear X2 and the story is bland and unattractive. The weapon system is a good idea but not when the better weapon is just the more expensive one, I mean Many of my friends had told me how awesome this game was and was for the first 30 seconds I continued on though hoping that farther you got the better it would get but sadly it didn't. The music is bland and not half as good as Guilty Gear X2 and the story is bland and unattractive. The weapon system is a good idea but not when the better weapon is just the more expensive one, I mean lame. So if you want a fighting game go pick up Guilty Gear X2 or if you like 3D more go get Tekken 4.… Expand
  2. RetrogamingFTW
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Has to be the worst game in the series from soul edge to soulcalibur 6, It lacks features especially compare to 3. The shops lack detail, and when I buy stuff in this shop it keeps saying the weapon you just bought, which is very irritating. At least in 3 you can just click on each weapon non stop. I would say that even 5 is better than this rubbish of a game. Graphics are mediocre I guessHas to be the worst game in the series from soul edge to soulcalibur 6, It lacks features especially compare to 3. The shops lack detail, and when I buy stuff in this shop it keeps saying the weapon you just bought, which is very irritating. At least in 3 you can just click on each weapon non stop. I would say that even 5 is better than this rubbish of a game. Graphics are mediocre I guess for that time, but the rest is just plain rubbish.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

6
#6 Best PS2 Game of 2003
27
#27 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2003

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 41
  3. Negative: 0 out of 41
  1. netjak
    88
    You may be pensively looking over at other games and wonder why SC2 skimped on all of those luscious features. I don't understand it all either, but that doesn't stop me from proclaiming this as the best 3D fighter I've played to date. [Import]
  2. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    100
    Never mind that it's one of the best fighters ever made - it's one of the best games ever made... Brilliant. It's one of those extremely rare games that screams perfection. [Sept 2003, p.94]
  3. GameReviewer
    90
    You've seldom seen an interface as polished as this one.
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