Back سول كاليبر 2 Arabic Soulcalibur II Spanish سولکالیبر ۲ Persian Soul Calibur II Finnish SoulCalibur II French Soulcalibur II Italian ソウルキャリバーII Japanese 소울칼리버 II Korean Soulcalibur II LLD Soulcalibur II Dutch
| Soulcalibur II | |
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| Developer(s) | Project Soul |
| Publisher(s) |
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| Director(s) | Jin Okubo Yoshitaka Tezuka |
| Producer(s) | Hiroaki Yotoriyama |
| Programmer(s) | Shinobu Nimura |
| Artist(s) | Takuji Kawano |
| Writer(s) | Yoshihiro Nakagawa |
| Composer(s) | Junichi Nakatsuru Yoshihito Yano Asuka Sakai Rio Hamamoto |
| Series | Soulcalibur |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Arcade system | Namco System 246[8] |
Soulcalibur II[9] is a 2002 fighting game developed by Project Soul and published by Namco and the third installment in the Soulcalibur series of weapon-based fighting games. It is the sequel to Soulcalibur, which was released in July 1998. Originally intended to be released on Sega's NAOMI board,[10] the game was released on the Namco System 246 arcade board before being ported to the PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox in 2003.
The game's plot revolves around the legendary weapon Soul Edge having been shattered into pieces, with different characters seeking to collect all the pieces to gain possession of the complete weapon or to destroy it once and for all. Compared to Soulcalibur, Soulcalibur II had improvements in graphics and the game system and introduced several new and guest characters.
The game was a critical and commercial success, with the introduction of guest characters to the series, particularly Link on the GameCube version, being acclaimed by critics and audiences alike. A high-definition port, titled SoulCalibur II HD Online, based on the PlayStation 2 version, was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2013.
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- ^ a b c Romano, Sal (October 31, 2013). "Soulcalibur II HD Online release date set". Gematsu. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
- ^ "Soul Calibur II HD Online Gets Japanese Release Date". Avoiding The Puddle. January 27, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Calvert, Justin (January 16, 2003). "EA to publish Soul Calibur II in Europe". GameSpot.
- ^ Calvert, Justin (July 11, 2003). "European Soul Calibur II release announced". GameSpot.
- ^ "Soul Calibur 2 Hits Arcades In June". IGN. March 21, 2002. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ ソウルキャリバーII, Sōrukyaribā Tsū
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