Having been a fan of Soul Calibur 2 in the Gamecube era, I once again decided to blow the dust off my 360 and engage in this particular installment. Having played SC3 and enjoyed it, I have to say Soul Calibur lacks nothing. Weapon Master in Soul Calibur 2 may never return, but that's certainly no reason to negative stars away from such an awesome game. Graphically it looks beautiful, the fighting and weapon styles are varied, and the newest characters, including my favourite - Hilde- are welcome to the cast. The Character Creation does NOT rely on putting on armour to gain stats, weapons also give additional health and attack, and I've never had a problem with creating characters how I like. Being about to change pitch in the voice, as well as physical appearance and clothing makes the character completely yours, though the equipment is a little ambiguous on how you unlock it. The negative - the only one I have - is the game can be a little uneven at times, being incredibly easy one… more »

Having been a fan of Soul Calibur 2 in the Gamecube era, I once again decided to blow the dust off my 360 and engage in this particular installment. Having played SC3 and enjoyed it, I have to say Soul Calibur lacks nothing. Weapon Master in Soul Calibur 2 may never return, but that's certainly no reason to negative stars away from such an awesome game. Graphically it looks beautiful, the fighting and weapon styles are varied, and the newest characters, including my favourite - Hilde- are welcome to the cast. The Character Creation does NOT rely on putting on armour to gain stats, weapons also give additional health and attack, and I've never had a problem with creating characters how I like. Being about to change pitch in the voice, as well as physical appearance and clothing makes the character completely yours, though the equipment is a little ambiguous on how you unlock it. The negative - the only one I have - is the game can be a little uneven at times, being incredibly easy one round, and difficult the next. I think anyone who has played the game will agree that Arcade against The Apprentice is a killer. However, the more you play, the more skilled you become, and this doesn't become much of a problem. Plenty of modes (despite what people say), and plenty of things to unlock. A niggle for non-xbox live members though - a certain amount of the achievements have to be unlocked online.