Soul Calibur II
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Storyline
Transcending history and the world, a tale of souls and swords eternally retold. Four years have passed since the spirit sword, Soulcalibur, defeated the evil Soul Edge. At the end of that fateful battle, the shards of the shattered Soul Edge were scattered across the world and Soulcalibur was lost to the void. Now, the evil that still resides in the scattered shards of Soul Edge threatens again to engulf the world in darkness. . .
Once upon a time, Hyrule's tranquility was shattered by the arrival of several disasters. The calamities brought dark, ominous clouds which shut out the sun. Surprisingly, it came to light that a magician was to blame for the disasters.
Just as the people were about to lose all hope, the sun miraculously returned. Link, who was summoned by Zelda to find the cause of the disasters, successfully defeated the magician. The people of Hyrule rejoiced in the belief that eternal peace would rule.
Unfortunately, this was not meant to be.
It became clear that the magician responsible for the disasters was in fact controlled by an evil sword called Soul Edge, which existed in another world.
Furthermore, the fragments of Soul Edge were gathering together in this other world.
Knowing that the resurrection of the evil blade must be prevented at all costs, Link chose to travel to the other world and destroy Soul Edge.
Link gathered his trusted Master Sword, Hylian Shield, and Ocarina, and set off on a secret journey.
Features
§ Over 15 Warriors, both familiar and new, battle each other in search of Soul Edge.
§ More than 10 exciting game modes including: Arcade Mode, Time Attack Mode, Survival Mode, VS Mode, and Team Battle Mode.
§ Collect and use over 200 weapons and items in the all-new Weapon Master Mode.
§ Necrid character created by Todd McFarlane exclusively for the home console.
§ Unlockable features including characters, costumes, arenas, and more.
§ Link, from the Legend of Zelda series, is a special guest appearing exclusively for the Nintendo GameCube.
Interesting Facts
§ Soul Calibur's multi-platform release brought gamers the exclusive characters of Link on GameCube, Heihachi on PS2, and Spawn on XBOX.
§ Link and Spawn are the first characters in the series to wield projectiles.
§ The origin of Link's weapons range from all over the Zelda timeline. The Bug Catching Net from A Link to the Past is his joke weapon.
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Reviews
Emi: 9.5/10
IGN: 9.2/10
Gamespot: 8.5/10
Famitsu: 34/40