Soul Calibur Universe - Soul Calibur II - General Information
(Playstation 2, Gamecube, Xbox, Arcade)
The sequel to Soul Calibur. Third game in the series.
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This time Soul Calibur arrived not on just the arcades and one system,
but the arcades and three systems. That's right,
Soul Calibur II was available for the arcades around the world,
Gamecube, Playstation 2, and Xbox.
Not only that, but each version (not including the arcade version)
gets their own special unique guest character.
In the Gamecube version we got Link,
the hero of time from the Legend of Zelda series.
Link gets his classic items from Zelda: bombs, arrows, and more.
In the Playstation 2 version we got Heihachi, from Tekken.
Heihachi, only using gauntlets, brings with him the classic fighting game style,
along with one of the biggest combos in the game. Finally, in the Xbox version,
we got Spawn, the comic book villian. Spawn can use special abilties to levitate,
which brings a lot of unique moves into Soul Calibur II.
Random Easter Egg
For some reason, if you type in ''SAKURA_AKA'' for your Name Entry
in Arcade mode when you finished the game, this will cancel your name as ''Sakura_Aka''
and changes to the default name of the character you selected.
Example: Type in SAKURA_AKA when using Cassandra, and your name will automatically changed back to Cassandra instead.
Countless legends surround a sword known as Soul Edge. Some claim it was the
ultimate weapon. Others refer to it as the "Sword of Heroes." ...A phantom sword
with immeasurable power of the spirits...the key to eternal youth...treasure
without equal...a panacea to cure all illness... There are even those who
consider it the "Sword of Salvation."
Although no one could ever be certain of the sword's whereabouts or true
identity, various rumors and folklore spread across the world. In reality, Soul
Edge was comprised of twin blades that fed on human souls.
In the latter half of the 16th century, a warrior on a divine mission for the
ancient god of forge successfully shattered one of the evil blades. Tragically,
shattering the sword produced the opposite effect of what was intended. The
balance of power between the swords was destroyed, and the evil of the blades
spiraled out of control; its malevolent energy diffused into the sky in a form
of eerie light. The phenomenon, which later became known as the Evil Seed,
scarred the world with its evil legacy.
The remaining sword possessed the body of a man who took the evil blade into his
hands and embarked on a killing spree throughout Europe. Macabre accounts of
merciless killings spread fear throughout the entire continent.
Yet the massacres ceased after three years. Four more years passed, and the
horrors became a distant memory and people felt safe once again.
...No one knew.
Four years before, a spirit sword named Soul Calibur appeared from the East, as
if to answer the call of the raging Soul Edge. No one witnessed the final battle
to the death where Soul Edge was shattered. No one knew that the spirit sword
was left behind in the vortex of evil to stop the demon sword's powers.
Most people were oblivious to the fact that the peace that followed was the
result of this battle, and the spirit sword's existence remained a mystery.
Unfortunately, the peace was merely a facade; the evil blade began spreading its
influence, quietly yet surely, throughout the world once again. People
unwittingly transported the sword to every corner of the world in the form of
metal shards. These pieces of Soul Edge still embodied evil powers. With Soul
Calibur lost in the void, it was only a matter of time before the evil sword's
dark powers infected the entire world.
The following tales of swords and souls are of those who pursued Soul Edge for
their own convictions and reasons...
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