Soulcalibur II (2003) (VG)

Directors:

Jin Okubo
Yoshitaka Tezuka

Writer:

Yoshihiro Nakagawa (story)

Release Date:

26 September 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Mystery

Plot:

Four years after it was thought that the evil sword known as Soul Edge had been destroyed, warriors from all over Europe and Asia once again take up the search to locate the blade for their own personal reasons. |

Plot Keywords:

Warrior | Greek | Nunchaku | Duel | Staff

Cast

Paul Jennings	...	Raphael Sorel (voice: English version)
Julie Parker	...	Talim (voice: English version)
Jim Singer	...	Hong Yunsung (voice: English version)
Debra Rogers	...	Cassandra Alexandra (voice: English version) (as Debbie Rogers)
Scott Reyns	...	Kilik (voice: English version)
Wendee Lee	...	Chai Xianghua (voice: English version)
Doug Boyd	...	Maxi (voice: English version)
Scott Keck	...	Heishiro Mitsurugi (voice: English version)
Desirée Goyette	...	Taki (voice: English version)
Ted D'Agostino	...	Nightmare (voice: English version)
J.S. Gilbert	...	Astaroth (voice: English version) (as Jay S. Gilbert)
Renee Hewitt	...	Isabella 'Ivy' Valentine (voice: English version)
Diane Holmby	...	Sophitia Alexandra (voice: English version)
Molly Lin	...	Seung Mina (voice: English version)
Victor Stone	...	Heihachi Mishima (PlayStation 2 version) / Spawn (Xbox version) (voice: English version)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Xbox version) | Dolby (GameCube and PlayStation 2 versions)

Certification:

USA:T

Company:

Namco

Trivia:

Link, the protagonist of Nintendo's Legend of Zelda series and the special character exclusive to the Nintendo Gamecube version, is known for never actually speaking in the Zelda games. Thus, all of his "dialogue" in Soul Calibur II is simply a collection of yells and other exhertion sounds performed by Nobuyuki Hiyama, who also provided the Japanese voices for Nightmare and Yoshimitsu. His voice work for Link is used in both the Japanese and English voice collections.

Quotes:

Nightmare: I will show you... the *greatest* nightmare!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards (2003) (TV)

Supreme

This is THE greatest fighting experiences since Bushido Blade II. Don't get me wrong, i am no big fan of fighting games, but this game was truly great! The gameplay is fast-paced and the graphics are supreme, but as with most masterpieces you don't care for the graphics, this games greatest advantage is it's gameplay. The game doesn't contain that much "combos" as such, you rather have to find your own style and flow with the various characters. There are as many styles as there are characters, from the fast-footed ninja Taki to the powerful Nightmare and his two-handed sword Soul Edge. Fast-paced, precise control and High replay value, it deserves a strong ten.

10/10