Soulcalibur II
Soulcalibur II is a 2002 fighting game developed and published by Namco. It is the third installment in the Soulcalibur series of weapon-based fighting games as the sequel to Soulcalibur (1998). Originally intended to be released on Sega's NAOMI arcade board, the game was built on the Namco System 246 board before being ported to the PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox home consoles.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2002
- Developer
- Project Soul
- Platforms
- 3 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 5 July 2002 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Project Soul |
| Publisher | Namco |
| Platforms | Nintendo GameCube, Arcade, Xbox |
| Genres | Fighting |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2067832, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Soulcalibur II? How long to beat it
Total play time for Soulcalibur II is about 34.9 hours to do everything, and around 3.4 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 3.4h | 106 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 12.4h | 79 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 34.9h | 34 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Soulcalibur II sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Soulcalibur II lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 63ahead of 16% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 36ahead of 77% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Soulcalibur II
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Soulcalibur II
What platforms is Soulcalibur II on?
Soulcalibur II is available on Nintendo GameCube, Arcade, Xbox. It first released in 2002.
Who made Soulcalibur II?
Soulcalibur II was developed by Project Soul and published by Namco.
How long does it take to beat Soulcalibur II?
about 3.4 hours for the main story, 12.4 hours with the main extras, 34.9 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.