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"SoulCalibur PS2 review!!" , posted Mon 31 Mar 02:25:post reply


OK since I've played the game all this weekend I got tell you what I think of it, so this is just my opinion so if somethine doesn't suit you.....go ahead....

the good point:
let's start with the good point of the game 1st graphicaly this game is outstanding!!! better than SC1 on drean cast who was a really good one already.
the opening movies is one of the best I've seen all the characters are shown (execpt the hidden one like yoshimitsu) but maybe a 2nd movies will be unlocked when I'll got them all.
musicaly the game is really good too!
as for the gameplay we are in the old 8way run system, not much diffrent but many escape have been added like when you're knocked on a wall for exemple.
As for the game this time even in 1p mode there is a lot's of stuff to do (Vs are alway better at 2p since the 1p mode are always short...)arcade mode, training and the great master weapon mode who looks clone to soul edge mode...here you can get some new stuff like weapon, new color, new area...a good things...


the bad point

Ok here it'll be short, IMO the bad point are the that I find tht the streght are well balanced since normel characters will such you a little but astaroth couls such you 1/3 in one blow, it' what I call the 3D VS problem, life bar get out to fast even if you but the option on 130%, I will prefer a "2D style" life bar who last longer but well it's not a real problem...
an othe r bad point are : Assasin, Berseker, Lizardman, those secret characters are playable in the weapon master mode but nothing seems to unlock them so far..(gamefaqs is full of peoples try to but it seems that they aren't unlockable..) sad to see tree characters that you can play....
and the last bad point will be the ending in arcade mode who are just two artworks of the characters with a little story, sad a little movie like in tekken will have been better...

the cast
Ok here comes a little word on the cast:

Mitsurugi: like ausal don't seems to have changed, I need more play with it.

Cassandra: a sphitia look a like but with difrent monves, seems quicker IMO.

Kilik: as good as always, still got his great range, but some moves where changed a little.

Maxi: I wasn't a good maxi player so hard to say if he've changed or not.

Ivy doesn't seem to have greatly changed, wipe mode seems to be more easy to use IMO.

Nightmare: no big changes so far, need more play.

Astaroth: same as nightmare.

Xianghua: so far as good and quick as usual, it's surely me but it seems to do a little more damage.

Sung: so far looks close to hwang but got some real surprising moves.

Talim: a very fast one! her tonfa like blade alow her some good combo.

Taki: as quick as before, with no major change so far.

charade: as usual the "edge master" like character.

Cervantes: as strong as before!

Yoshimitsu: so far just so realy ninor changes, and most of them are just the animation of the move it self, like his grapling moves.

Necrid: good a really surprising character, even if if look isn't that great IMO (2P is better!) this guy fight strangely.
1st he didn't got a real weapon, he got in one of his hand an orb like thing that change into a weapon when he needs to.
this guy fight with a mix of every body's move, not like the edge master who change at each round no, more like Dural who go a move of each characters.
for exempl he could start a 2hit with twin sword (cervantes) could whip you aways( ivy) do a cartweel like move (maxi) and them smash you away with his axe (astaroth)!
really surprising.
a last detail even if he didn't go a real weapon you can buy him some new "orb" in the weapon master mode.

Heihachi mishima:
OK here comes a big problem, to be clear as last time for all suckers who think that heihachi is just a copy and past, I have to say only one thing: PLAY THE GAME FIRST YOU LAZY BAS****!!!!

Heihachi could look close to tekken but it play totaly difrent 1st the moyes aren't classifed buy punch/ kick and right/left but are like all SC2 charcters: kick, vertical, horizontal.
Most of is moves have chenged maybe not visualy but in the commad, you've to think an other detail intekken Heihachi have not a really big weak point her you got the shortest ranger even after taki!! only your kick an help you.
secondly he's intersting to play since now he can elay some of his moves to get them more power full for exemple the 2xforward
triangle is an uppercut that alow you a juggle, if you keep triangle down he will delay the move but when it goes out the guy will fly to the moon, whit more damage, it'll be hard to juggle after this one tough.
So her comes a brand new Heihachi who maybe doesn't look really difrent first but who ofer a totaly new gameplay.
He could buy new weapon to, in fact it some arm wristto protect him.

Ok that's all if you got some question go ahead I'll try to answer as good as I can.





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"Re(1):SoulCalibur PS2 review!!" , posted Mon 31 Mar 03:21post reply


What costumes does Heihachi has? I'm hoping he doesn't have the sumo diaper from Tekken 4.







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"Re(2):SoulCalibur PS2 review!!" , posted Mon 31 Mar 05:55post reply


Personally I like the Soul Calibur styled picture ending better than a movie so I'm happy that's returned.





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"Re(2):SoulCalibur PS2 review!!" , posted Mon 31 Mar 08:05post reply


Thanks for the info. From the sounds of it I'm going to have to re-learn Heihachi yet again.

quote:
What costumes does Heihachi has? I'm hoping he doesn't have the sumo diaper from Tekken 4.


I hope Heihachi does since I want to "live my dream" of having a game that features a half naked 75 year old man punching out a sword wielding lizard. You can't put a price tag on entertainment like that.





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"Re(3):SoulCalibur PS2 review!!" , posted Mon 31 Mar 08:14:post reply


quote:

I hope Heihachi does since I want to "live my dream" of having a game that features a half naked 75 year old man punching out a sword wielding lizard. You can't put a price tag on entertainment like that.



"Oh my brothers and sisters, I have a dream.

I dream that one day, there will be videogames involving incontinent old men punching away at sword-wielding, six-foot-tall lizards.

And I dream that I may play that game.

We must all work together for that game. We must give of our blood, sweat, and our tears!

Work with me!

For a reptile-less future!"







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"Re(3):SoulCalibur PS2 review!!" , posted Mon 31 Mar 08:24post reply


quote:
Personally I like the Soul Calibur styled picture ending better than a movie so I'm happy that's returned.



I agree. Two good illustrations are better than any CG. Well, nearly any.






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"Re(4):SoulCalibur PS2 review!!" , posted Mon 31 Mar 08:50post reply


Questions:
Any console port exclusive stages??? And if they do exist, how many?

Any console exclusive new moves for old characters??

How many extras?? Does the game feature and obscenely big art gallery like Soul Calibur 1 (gallery that rocked in my humble opinion)

Do alternative endings exists?? (Like Soul Edge)





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"Re(5):SoulCalibur PS2 review!!" , posted Mon 31 Mar 09:29:post reply


OK here it goes:
treepull aitch and Ishmael, said but so far Heihachi got only two, the new one you knows and the old Black karate outfit from Tekken 1.

Time mage, I don't have anything agaisnt slideshow as ending but those aren't so good as SC1.....

PAPA MONO: yup theer is some secret stage that you can unlock so far I get 3 of them, and in general all of them(the stage) are really marvelous!

New moves for the old cast, hard to say, from SC1 sure some of the moves have changed (new one or command imput) as for SC2 arcade to SC PS2 imposible to say since I didn't play the arcade version.

Alternative endings? no since you just get the art works like things but the Master weapon mode got an intro and a ending as well.
the 7th match of the arcade boss is a sub-boss where a characters have some conection to you there you got special intro for the fight.
so far a new title screen is here too!





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"Live the dream?" , posted Mon 31 Mar 09:40:post reply


quote:

I hope Heihachi does since I want to "live my dream" of having a game that features a half naked 75 year old man punching out a sword wielding lizard. You can't put a price tag on entertainment like that.



Live the dream eh?

quote:
OK here it goes:
treepull aitch and Ishmael, said but so far Heihachi got only two, the new one you knows and the old Black karate outfit from Tekken 1.



The dream is dead!


YAAAAAY!!!







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"Re(1):Live the dream?" , posted Mon 31 Mar 10:21post reply


quote:

I hope Heihachi does since I want to "live my dream" of having a game that features a half naked 75 year old man punching out a sword wielding lizard. You can't put a price tag on entertainment like that.


Live the dream eh?

OK here it goes:
treepull aitch and Ishmael, said but so far Heihachi got only two, the new one you knows and the old Black karate outfit from Tekken 1.


The dream is dead!


YAAAAAY!!!


Nuts. Oh well, I'm sure I'll still get the game in spite of it not quite living up to the high standards I had hoped for.





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"Re(1):SoulCalibur PS2 review!!" , posted Mon 31 Mar 13:46post reply


quote:

the cast
Ok here comes a little word on the cast:

Mitsurugi: like ausal don't seems to have changed, I need more play with it.

Cassandra: a sphitia look a like but with difrent monves, seems quicker IMO.

Kilik: as good as always, still got his great range, but some moves where changed a little.

Maxi: I wasn't a good maxi player so hard to say if he've changed or not.

Ivy doesn't seem to have greatly changed, wipe mode seems to be more easy to use IMO.

Nightmare: no big changes so far, need more play.

Astaroth: same as nightmare.

Xianghua: so far as good and quick as usual, it's surely me but it seems to do a little more damage.

Sung: so far looks close to hwang but got some real surprising moves.

Talim: a very fast one! her tonfa like blade alow her some good combo.

Taki: as quick as before, with no major change so far.

charade: as usual the "edge master" like character.

Cervantes: as strong as before!

Yoshimitsu: so far just so realy ninor changes, and most of them are just the animation of the move it self, like his grapling moves.

Necrid: good a really surprising character, even if if look isn't that great IMO (2P is better!) this guy fight strangely.
1st he didn't got a real weapon, he got in one of his hand an orb like thing that change into a weapon when he needs to.
this guy fight with a mix of every body's move, not like the edge master who change at each round no, more like Dural who go a move of each characters.
for exempl he could start a 2hit with twin sword (cervantes) could whip you aways( ivy) do a cartweel like move (maxi) and them smash you away with his axe (astaroth)!
really surprising.
a last detail even if he didn't go a real weapon you can buy him some new "orb" in the weapon master mode.

Heihachi mishima:
OK here comes a big problem, to be clear as last time for all suckers who think that heihachi is just a copy and past, I have to say only one thing: PLAY THE GAME FIRST YOU LAZY BAS****!!!!

Heihachi could look close to tekken but it play totaly difrent 1st the moyes aren't classifed buy punch/ kick and right/left but are like all SC2 charcters: kick, vertical, horizontal.
Most of is moves have chenged maybe not visualy but in the commad, you've to think an other detail intekken Heihachi have not a really big weak point her you got the shortest ranger even after taki!! only your kick an help you.
secondly he's intersting to play since now he can elay some of his moves to get them more power full for exemple the 2xforward
triangle is an uppercut that alow you a juggle, if you keep triangle down he will delay the move but when it goes out the guy will fly to the moon, whit more damage, it'll be hard to juggle after this one tough.
So her comes a brand new Heihachi who maybe doesn't look really difrent first but who ofer a totaly new gameplay.
He could buy new weapon to, in fact it some arm wristto protect him.

Ok that's all if you got some question go ahead I'll try to answer as good as I can.



Hmm, didn't care for Raphael eh?





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"Re(4):SoulCalibur PS2 review!!" , posted Mon 31 Mar 14:00post reply


quote:
Personally I like the Soul Calibur styled picture ending better than a movie so I'm happy that's returned.

I agree. Two good illustrations are better than any CG. Well, nearly any.



Doesn't matter how they look, the endings are dumb anyway. You can tell Namco didn't want to waste any time on them.





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"Re(5):SoulCalibur PS2 review!!" , posted Mon 31 Mar 14:15post reply


quote:
Personally I like the Soul Calibur styled picture ending better than a movie so I'm happy that's returned.

I agree. Two good illustrations are better than any CG. Well, nearly any.


Doesn't matter how they look, the endings are dumb anyway. You can tell Namco didn't want to waste any time on them.



Oh, shit. Well, I still have the first SC endings...

And, does anyone want to comment on Raphael?? C'mon, Naruto, he's French!






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"Re(6):SoulCalibur PS2 review!!" , posted Mon 31 Mar 15:23post reply


Cassandra's a cutie. ^_^ I can't wait until this hits America so I can use her,Ivy and Raphael.

Thanks for the review Naruto!






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"Re(1):SoulCalibur PS2 review!!" , posted Mon 31 Mar 19:44post reply


quote:

the bad point

Ok here it'll be short, IMO the bad point are the that I find tht the streght are well balanced since normel characters will such you a little but astaroth couls such you 1/3 in one blow, it' what I call the 3D VS problem, life bar get out to fast even if you but the option on 130%, I will prefer a "2D style" life bar who last longer but well it's not a real problem...


Today I was killed by a Hugo player in only two moves. Not all 2D fighters have long matches. ;)





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"Here comes Raphael!!!!! and hidden stuff." , posted Tue 1 Apr 03:05:post reply


Whaow! I'm courius to know why I've forgeted this one???
Well, Raphael: a good chararcters Half on speed and half on dodge, this guys is a really good 8 way run user. he got a good reach too. Strange ly when attacking if he miss you he will be open for a good time.
well IMO it work always like it for me.

So far Im at level 59 in Master weapon mode, have unlock everybody, 4 new stage, all ending, all, profile, 9 weapon on 12 for every one 10 for Heihachi and Yoshimitsu.

Some 3P costume as well for: Mitsurugi, xianhua,Taki,Voldo,Ivy,Astaroth,Nightmare, donno why Cassandra's one is really expensive...

some weapon seems to got some special skill, not just a better range or speed.
For heihachi I've buy a weapon that such your life for each missing hit!!!!!!
I was asking Why I was dieing so fast then I've realized that the weapon may be cursed.
each characters seems to got a Joke weapon too like Seung mina Broom...





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"Re(1):Here comes Raphael!!!!! and hidden stuf" , posted Tue 1 Apr 03:38post reply


Wat kind of weapons does Heiachi use?

Gloves?

Thongs?






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"Re(2):Here comes Raphael!!!!! and hidden stuf" , posted Tue 1 Apr 03:41post reply


quote:
Wat kind of weapons does Heiachi use?

Gloves?

Thongs?



Protection gear at his arms.





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"Re(1):SoulCalibur PS2 review!!" , posted Tue 1 Apr 04:04post reply


If you live in London(which many of you aren't), go to CEX. They have the PS2 version on display for any one to play, I think the Dreamcast version looks a bit better.