Soul Calibur 2 - The Impossible Follow Up ! - Fighting Game History
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In today's video we look at the history of Soul Calibur 2, the fighting game released in Arcades, on the PS2, the Xbox and GameCube. Lets go back and look at the history of this game including it's amazing guest characters like Link from the Legend of Zelda series.
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When this came out, Link had never looked better.
It was the first time we saw Oot Link design in new generation graphics.
@@baifomet6425 well there was that old early zelda demo around the time of gamecube windwaker...
the one with OOT gandondorf and link. it was epic. sadly then nintendo drastically changed
it to WW we got. love WW tho and its ds sequels tho.
but yes deff prefer the SC version with link. kinda shocked nintendo let them use link tho. they
are usually very protective of their IP's. but namco truly did justice to his character and representation.
it fit well into that world. respect to namco. gamecube port of sc2 was f*cking amazing!! :D
@baifomet6425 well Melee used his oot look previously.
Personally I like it better than the too detailed for the console look of Twilight Princess.
@@baifomet6425his detail far exceeded the tech demo with him fighting ganon 1v1
I came home from Afghanistan in a frenzy to get soul Calibur two we had the arcade cabinet in my army barracks and it took $20 bills I played all night
🤣 I wonder how much you payed over time. Hell, I wonder how much I payed all these years ago too. All night... Damn I know you was playing like a pro. It's a blessing you made it back 👍🏾
@@JihadBunnydick None.
Majority spent on Conquest mode?
Thanks for your service fellow gamer
button layout is different with every controller probably the most thing about so caliber to not mention from
I remember that as soon as I learned about Link being in Soul Calibur 2, I bought a Gamecube (with the GC Game Boy attachment) and preordered this game; I also either preordered or outright bought Windwaker, but can't remember if it was out yet or not. I was always a Zelda fan since the first NES game, but I was also a huge Soul Blade/Soul Calibur fan, so it was win-win for me.
Honestly, looking back, Game Cube has a great library of games, some not available anywhere else (Eternal Darkness is one of my faves).
Hands down the best in the series, Link was so fun to play as, Spawn too
It’s a bloody shame about the PS2 version, the PS2 was so close to getting Cloud as a guest. But it fell through, shame really. Instead the PS2 gets boring ass Heihachi. If I want Heihachi, I’ll play the Tekken games.
Sephiroth would make a better guest figthter.
@@Invidente7 I agree.
Playing with Link & Spawn both was incredible.
But that demo always had my attention in stores. I love Soul Calibur 2 to this day on Gamecube and XBOX
Spawn and Necrid were in because McFarlane Toys made the official SC2 figures.
Soul Calibur 2 was our introduction to the franchise, and you know, we're glad to have the Gamecube version because of Link, in my opinion, this game's the best of this franchise.
He fit like a glove. Spawn to a lesser degree, but what the hell were they thinking with Heihachi on the PS2? He doesn't use any kind of weapon. He practices Karate, which literally means "Empty hand", as in sans-weapon!
Same here. I had the GC one too. I always wondered about the spawn x box version
Spawn didn't fit with Soul Calibur
@@SomeOrangeCatCloud Strife from FFVII was originally supposed to be the guest character in the PS2 version, but for reasons unknown, the negotiations with Square fell through at the last minute. I guess they went with Heihachi because A) Namco already owned him, and B) Tekken was PlayStation exclusive at the time.
@@paperluigi6132 That's a shame. Cloud would have been perfect for it.
Link!!!! This was my favorite Soul Calibur!!! Weapon Master Mode was the best!!!! Liiiiiiiink!!!!!
Ocarina of Time; Final Fantasy 7; and Soul Calibur?
That's an interesting triad of Console Exclusive Classics.
The arcade Soul Calibur 2 had Conquest Mode which was not ported to the home version. It's like the board game Risk with four colors advancing on a map for territory. You register an avatar with a password, join a color, and you fight against other AI avatars registered on the machine, and as you play better the AI of your fighter improves. As you defeat other players your color gains territory. After about eight battles you get the opportunity to fight against your own avatar that you've created. Every time you logged in, you would get to see the progress of what lands were conquered.
It was a brilliantly innovative mode that took advantage of the fact that the same arcade machine would be played by hundreds of players. Sadly it doesn't seem many people are even aware that it existed.
So the mode from Soul Calibur 3 had a predecessor! I think that's amazing.
Used to love the arcade version. About to look on eBay for an old cabinet lol
Thanks dude i never never knew this plus i got older and arcades started disappearing so i never seen any SC arcade machines where i lived✌.
SoulCalibur 2 is why I bought a PS2. Was disappointed at how fast the Dreamcast fell.
I'm quite surprised Namco didn't consider putting Master Chief from Halo to the XBOX version of Soul Calibur 2.
One of the reasons is that Xbox and Master Chief were too new to gaming.
I absolutely love soul calibur 2!!! I grew up with the PS2 version story mode unlocking new weapons and costumes so much replay value... I also own the Xbox version and the GameCube version one of my favorite sixth generation fighters next to Tekken tag tournament :)
never forget the experience to play LInk in this game. soul calibur 2 on gamecube...was amazing. thank you nintendo for allowing link to be in there. been a fan since soul edge on psx. then soul calibur on dreamcast. also everytime dreamcast is mentioned anywhere i feel a bit of deep sadness tho. such a sad ending to a wonderful console...
also sucks cloud wasnt in the ps2 version. i never knew that info. that would been epic too.
lolz. poor sony fanboys. square did yall dirty. :(
yeahh, it would've been awesome to have Cloud fight with the rest of the Soulcalibur 2 roster.
But at least Square made up for it by having 2B enter Soulcalibur 6
Love the Soulcalibur series! Keep ‘em coming!!!
As a Zelda fan, I indeed went wild over the GCN version.
Cloud would have been a very cool choice. Makes a lot of sense with him having a giant sword
I feel like his gameplay would’ve been a hybrid of Mitsurugi and Siegfried/Nightmare.
I have a hard time picking between Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, and GameCube? I'll say PS2 because it's also a PS1 and DVD player but I'll sometimes say DC or GCN because I prefer the more colorful graphics from them.
Do the whole series! I liked soul caliber better than tekken simply because the weapons made it feel unique.
I like Soul Calibur and Dead or Alive way more than Tekken , truth be told I was never a big Tekken Fan but I am a big Soul Calibur fan!
I played SC2 on gamecube more than smash melee. I may not be a zelda fan,but playing as Link was badass
They needed to re-release the HD Online version of Soul Calibur 2 on Nintendo Switch and this time have all 3 previously console-exclusive characters on this particular version. It would be the definitive version of this game (Also they need to re-add the Japanese voice acting as an option)
Yeah. That Gamecube port was pretty great!
SC3 was so much fun. Custom character and building a team for the story mode was a time vampire but I enjoyed every playthrough.
Did I miss the one for Soul Blade?
This was the reason I bought a Gamecube, along with Smash Bros Melee.
At least some of the guest characters in this version actually made sense
I had to break out my PS2 copy after this video. It's amazing how well this game (and the PS2 in general) still hold up today.
Spawn happened because Namco had the rights for a Spawn game at the time. Think it was called Spawn: Armageddon or something. Never played it though.
I like Spawn more than Karate Geezer and Elf Boy.
Spawn was awesome. Played really well
#Respect....growing up the only games I played #SUPERHARD on the cube was RE zero and Soul Caliber II #Dope
There seems to be missing coverage on the HD version of SC2 which is currently delisted as of 2022. Hopefully there is going to be the definitive edition of these games released on the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and especially the Switch.
Soul caliber > tekken, dream cast came out at the wrong time
Link was my main. Dude was unstoppable, none can ever be like him ever again
talim smokes him ☺️
I still have this game Link was definitely my main too I would always time his throw to get a ring out victory when I played with my friends back in the day lol
sophitia is my #1 forever
The best port of SoulCalibur II (GameCube) and I have a strong dislike for SC III
The game was so popular,it got modern ports on psn & xbox live called SC2 online edition. Both versions had Heihachi & Spawn (though no Link,for obvious reasons)
its baffling that Bandai Namco hasn't released another Soul Calibur game with Link giving how popular SC2 (gamecube) was because of him. Sighhh also imagine if they placed other characters in future installments like: Pit, Marth,Lyndis and Ganondorf
they already made a Tekken style fighter with Pokemon....maybe they should do a Nintendo based Soul Calibur style fighter next. Could be all Fire Emblem, but having characters from the likes of Zelda, Kid Icarus, Murasame Castle, Xenoblade, Last Story, Pandora's Tower, Golden Sun, Astral Chain and Dragalia Lost would be even better ( also...that would make an awesome Nintendo crossover musou )
@@newageBoundhippie great ideal
@@newageBoundhippie I've been dreaming of such an idea for ages. A 3D weapons based fighter from Nintendo. Unfortunately it seems they stopped at Smash and Pokken.
Seigfried vs cloud or nightmare would have been 🔥
Mr Top Hat makes content like he had 1 million subs. Great stuff, I love his focus.
I always forget I own a copy, mostly cuz I've had it stored away for so long.
Soul calibur 2 is one of my favorite games of the franchise so. WHY ISN'T THERE A SWITCH PORT OF THIS GAME BANDAI NAMCO?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
We could have all three guest characters at the same time but you ruined it Namco
As Nightmare and Taki as my mains, it was a nice addition having Link be by 3rd favorite character and main.
Love how the ps2 versions has heihachi with no type of weapons just the hands 🤣 while everyone else has normal weapons or magical weapons you gotta respect that
Fun video, I'd love a Soul Calibur 3 so I can relive my create a character memories (and curse the bug that screwed over the RPG style mode in the game!)
Top Hat Gaming Man, you should definitely do a review of Sonic the Fighters (known as Sonic Championship in North America/Europe) in a future video!
Since Tophat is doing more Soulcalibur Videos this gives me hope for more Dead Or Alive Content and maybe content based on Darkstalkers, BlazBlue and Gulity since the SnK content has dried up
I played SC2 first on my little cousin's Xbox during that era.
We'd played that game for hours.
I think I got my Gamecube copy very late during the Wii - WiiU days.
Although not a Zelda fan I do like Link a lot and wished his combat was just as smooth or fluid in his own games since after which Zelda combat system seemed way more stale after that and even TP Zelda which does have a lot of moves that I do love that Link uses it still feels stiff compared to SC2.
I also do miss Spawm at times, never used him but it was always fun to fight that Axe freak
Please do videos on mortal kombat 3 (& UMK3),tekken 2, DOA2, & soul calibur 3. As well as videos on blazblue,snk's world heroes,primal rage,mace the dark age,sonic the fighters,pokken tournament,& power rangers battle for the grid
I love the 1st one better....btw i was just as much as a nerd as you, bro...i bought a PS2, GC and XBOX when they were new...ah and i already owned a DC..i sold it in 2003 to buy a GBA SP but i bought it again many years later eheh
Why is he complaining about XBOX being inclusive when Spawn is Black? Spawn is one of the first & my favorite African American superhero. Dude’s bugging
I still got my Soul Calibur 2 GameCube disc. It's my favorite one in the series. Unfortunately I can't play it since my GameCube system messed up. Now I'm looking into getting the Wii system to play my GameCube games.
Soul Calibur 2 fits the GameCube controller perfectly I had trouble with the PS2 controller and the Xbox controller with this classic fighter
The best 3D fighting game of that gen hands down too bad the Soulcalibur series got worse after SC2 while Tekken got better with every new entry. Although Soulcalibur 4 is guilty pleasure I'm sorry Star Wars characters and the amazing graphics sold me.
Spawn killed Xbox, spawn in sc 2 was a buy the GameCube moment. I’m sorry I had sc 2 on Xbox, but weapon master was good
Sorry, but I have a deep dislike for Patreon. Too much BS and politics involved. If you decide to open a Locals account, I'd back you there.
Hey, Top Hat Gaming Man. In a future video, can you please do a review of SoulCalibur III? Pretty please?
Fun fact, this was the ONLY third party multiplatform game that sold more on the GameCube than in other platforms.
Not hard to know why.
Ah Link. The cheapest fighter in fighting game history. I beat SC 2 using only one move, that throw.
Sad thing is namco must have listened to all these article clowns, cus the quality has went down every since.
Soul calibur 2 is the best of the series and one of the best fighting games ever made.
Remember playing this on PS2 back in 2008. Recently got SC4 for Xbox 360 so I'll try it out too.
I don't know if there a character in this game wearing a "KWEHPEYO"
I enjoyed the hell out of Soul Blade but I've never played the first Soul Calibur.
This one was the first in the series I played. Oh GameCube... I remembered you.
❤ Soul Cailber 2 with Link
I miss the days of me playing this game and Smash Bros Melee on the GameCube.
You mean the one with Spawn! Lol
Transcending history & the world,a tale of souls & swords eternally retold.
They should relaunch the game on Switch so we can finally have the definitive edition with all guest characters together
I will absolutely love it! That will be my mainstream game. Heiachi was the best, he look like a Soul Calibur character.
That would be a day 1 purchase for me!
... tell Nintendo. They held back Link from the HD remaster. Spawn & Heihachi both made it.
nintendo is never letting link near those jiggle physics again 🥲
@@TexasHollowEarth Only because they were not planning a release for a Nintendo console at that time, they were obviously not gonna give Link for other companies/consoles to profit from it and everybody knows he is the favorite guest character.
Best GameCube game hands down only smash bro could compete.
I got an semi off topic question. So I remember my stepdad buying me Soul Calibur 2 for GameCube from Toys R Us but there was another GameCube game I wanted that was ALWAYS SOLD OUT. Anybody remember what that game could have been cause I don’t.
You would need to describe said game.
I think the game looks the best on the Dreamcast still holds up to this day.
I bought an Xbox AND Game Cube. Just to play the game with tha other chars
I have forgotten how stacked this game was. A perfect sequel.
Nothing beats that Dreamcast Soul Calibur. To this day. It was solidly superior to Namco’s Tekken Tag on the PlayStation 2 years later. The character designs got increasingly wackier in the sequels and drifted away from the around the world archetypes that gave it identity. Dreamcast Soul Calibur holds up amazingly well.
SC1 on dreamcast is definitely superior. Even the gameplay easily surpasses SC2's gameplay. I remember when a Japanese dev who worked on SC2, actually admitted that the gameplay in SC2, was deliberately trashed down and watered down, and it was a business decision by the higher ups, to do so.
Another great video! I am excited for Bloody Roar 2
Awesome video! Please do ALL remaining Soul Caliber games :D
Hey top hat will you do a video on the underrated fighting game Melty Blood.
The canon version of SC2 is the Xbox version with Spawn, and anyone who feels otherwise can fite me.
Would love to see a definitive remaster with all the characters tho
Absolutely
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I will fight you as a Zelda fan
Nintendo won't let it happen. SC2 HD remaster already came out for PS3 & XB360 with Heihachi & Spawn.... no Link.
I have one and 2 on my phone love them and going back to get soul blade one ps1
I still have the Japanese version of the GC release.
Same game different version sc2 is sc1
I had played this on all 3 consoles back then. My first was on Xbox, still playable on Xbox One. Weapon Master mode was a good challenge, I must say.
There was an HD remaster on XB360 + PS3. It has Spawn AND Heihachi 👍.
@@TexasHollowEarth exactly, which is still in my Xbox One via backwards compatibility
Keep it up! Soul Calibur 3 please!
I know a lot of people hate it, but soul caliber 3 is one of my all time favorite games
This game was soo great.
Yes, cover them all!!!!!!! 3-6!!!!
These days i actually MISS the edgy branding of original Xbox. The virtue signaling and pandering to be inclusive has made modern gaming dull and creatively stifled.
Even caused Sony to feel the need to actually censor niche Japanese games to pander to people who weren't going to buy them anyway. screwing over the actual fans of those franchises.
modern terminology like incels didn’t even exist back then, throwing every edgy gamer back in day under the bus when they all got more game than you is baffling funny in an ironic way
Very few people had more games than me in 2002. I was already a retro game collector and very few people were into the hobby back then. You see modern games had just become shit and edgy so I looked to the past for my entertainment.
@@TopHatGamingManChannel Challenge accepted.
Japanese version came out before the U.S. versions. Assassin (Hwang), Berzerker (Rock), & Lizardman are not playable in the Japanese version, but are playable (unlockable) on the U.S. version 👍.
i didnt know this
also it never occured to me that berzerk was rock 🥹
@@jonniefast the 3 extra characters at the end are based on the cut characters from 1 , Hwang being Assasin , Rock being Berseker and Lizardman (generic) being the OG Lizardman (Aeon Calcos).
After this game the franchise kept on embracing anime crap
Yeah its almost like soul calibur is a Japanese franchise.
I remember being so pissed because we had Heihachi on the PS2 while Xbox had Spawn and GC had Link.
Years later, when I bought a Wii, I went and bought SC2 (my only GC game) and a Game MMC on purpose (went to 2nd hand seller with 38,5ºC fever just for the card. Took me around 4 hours on public transportation to go and return) just to play with Link.
And it was money (and health🤦♂️😏😂) well spent!!!
BTW, Spawn back then was extremely big in the US. After Todd McFarlane left Marvel and founded his own company, Spawn has been his helmsman for a long time. It even gave birth to a cartoon series and a movie adaptation released one year before SC2. So for the American market, a cartoon character that was the hype + a company (Image Comics) who wouldn't give problems = ease of movement for Namco.
GOOD. GOOD. Now give us more.
From what I remember reading in I think Wizard, or some other magazine at the time that wasn't about video games, of Tod talking about "partnering up" with an over seas company from Japan. He was really excited about it. This had to be in 2001 or maybe even 2002. He wasn't talking about video games, nor comics but it was about his toy company and its current ventures.
What I think happen is that he was in the talks with Temco to make a line of Soul Calibur or Tekken toys, and this somehow lead to him designing Necrid. From there a tiny partnership was formed and that's how Spawn was added as a guest character. I think he did make toys for the series or one of Temcos licenses. And by "toys" I believe he ended up making like 3 or 9 highly detailed statues, that were either given away as tournament prizes or sold for crazy bank.
I also remember either a promo for the game or a short about Tod's business, where he quickly alludes to it-- and I mean quickly; he talks about it [statues] in a passing sentence.
I can't wait to see what you think about 3 'cause 3 changed it up. It is almost a completely different game. And 5 never happened. Just go 4 to 6.
I think RYU Hyabusa from Ninja Gaiden / DOA wouldve been a perfect guest character for the Xbox. But then again itagaki really hated Namco / Tekken
I'm glad I wasn't reading video game magazines back when this game came out. Soul Caliber II + Heihachi Mishima = 1st day purchase. I eventually got the Xbox version because finding Spawn in a good, video game was a challenge back then. Spawn games were cringe, while Spawn being in other games was something to look forward to. Those of us that are good at MK11 know what I'm saying.
Third party controller companies really missed out by not releasing a Already-Cheeto-Dusted color for each console.
I got the GameCube version when I was 14, it's the first Soul Calibur game I ever played!!!
This is still one of the games i spent more hours playing than any others, the only ones i've played more are Diablo 2 Lord of Destruction, Star Craft and the 2 Capcom vs SNK's. Oh and Street Fighter Alpha 3, i've spent so much time playing those 6 games that i can't really say which one i played most.
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Forgot Marvel vs Capcom 2😊
@@dbycrash Haa! As much as i loved that game i never got to own it and neither did the friend i always played games with. It IS however one of the games that got my quarters whenever i saw an arcade cabinet with it running.
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Soul calibur 2 is an all time classic game personally one of my favorite fighting games of all time I still got this game but I own the XBOX version which had SPAWN as the console exclusive character