Welcome to the greatest fighting game - on any console reviews for Soul Calibur 2

Welcome to the greatest fighting game - on any console

Sit down, apprentices. Sit in front of your PS2. Bring some food, some drink, and about 8 hours of your time, and prepare to reborn in the ashes of the Greatest Dreamcast game of all time.

The immortal does not like the dreamcast, but he did like the game "Soul Calibur" - the predecessor of S.C.2. It was a game that gave you hundreds of combos, whether you were a professional who knew them all or a beginner (Who knows them all but doesn't know how they're doing it).

This game has taken every aspect of the first game and made it 100 times better.

Exhibit A: The characters. There are twenty, from the aesthetically pleasing Taki to (the not aesthetically pleasing) Astaroth. There are weapons galore, from a samurai sword to a giant axe. The PS2 version also has Heihachi (Tekken).

He has no weapon, which makes him entirely unique. The characters are brilliant.

Exhibit B: The gaphics: In a word: Stunning. In 24 words: The Enviorments, the speed, the special effects look nicer than a kitten. In a silk basket.

In a meadow. At sunset. On midsummer's eve.

Exhibit C: Weapon Master Mode

All fighting games, S.C.2 included, have an arcade mode that can be finished in oooh...3 minutes? Soul Calibur 2 also has VS, Team Battle, Practice, Survival, Time attack... But its main mode is called "Weapon master" mode. This mode puts you in fights with certain conditions.

You may be poisoned and lose health. You might have to battle a pair of legs. You will have to go through enemy infested dungeons. One difficult battle sees you against seven opponents, with 15 seconds.

Tricky, but not impossible. Weapon Master mode is enough to occupied until your hands fall off.

Exhibit D: Bonus Material

20 Fighters. 4 have 1 weapon. 16 Have 11 each. 12 fighters have a third costume. 17 fighters have an extra exhibition mode.

That makes... a hell of a lot of stuff.

Exhibit E: Multiplayer

This is Soul Calibur 2 at its best. You, a mate, infinite hours of the comment "One more fight".

The fighting is intense, the moves are absolutely brilliant, the controls are intricate, and there's no "I'm playing against a small plastic box" feeling.

Soul Calibur 2 can probably be bought for €25, or €20 if you get a second-hand version. You won't regret buying this.

Graphics: 94% Some of the best the PS2 can offer

Sound: 85% An atmospheric score, with clanging and slightly repetitve voices Gameplay: 96% Absolutely amazing.

Thousnads of moves are on offer.

Lifespan: 94% Months of single player, decades of Multiplayer.

Overall: 96% Beats all other fighting games by miles

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