Soulcalibur II

Soulcalibur II
Developer(s)	Namco, Nintendo Australia
Publisher(s)	Namco
Series	Soulcalibur
Platform(s)	GameCube
Genre(s)	Fighting
Mode(s)	Single-Player, Multiplayer
Input methods	GameCube Controller
Compatibility	4 Playable
GameIDs	GRSPAF, GRSEAF, GRSJAF
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Soulcalibur II (ソウルキャリバーII, Sōrukyaribā Tsū?) is a fighting game developed and published by Namco and the third installment in the Soul series. Soul Calibur is the name of the holy sword, created to battle the evil sword Soul Edge, which the games' story-lines revolve around. The home version of the game features Heihachi Mishima from Tekken, Link from The Legend of Zelda, Spawn from the comic book series by Todd McFarlane, and Necrid, a new character created by Todd McFarlane. Each of the first three characters is exclusive to one of the three consoles the game was ported to the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox, respectively, while Necrid is present in all three home versions.

Problems

NTSC Version Broken

Please note that tests and recommendations below refer to the PAL version of the game, the NTSC version of the game does not run at all (as of r7423).

NTSC Version Fixed

On the new Dolphin 3.0. If you get the Proper .iso file, it does work and seems much more capable then the PAL Version. The file is about 1.4 GB in size. All speedup features should be enabled (i.e. Dual Core [if you have such], as well as audio throttle to keep sync. Make sure the game is EFB to Ram and enable cache. No problems so far. 60fps 100% running.

NTSC Version Graphic Issue

Before you start a fight, when it announces the players, they seem to mirror each other in the middle of the screen (silhouettes), but then fixes itself. No serious problem.

NTSC VS. PAL Sound

Not sure if I'm the only one with this problem, but in the PAL version, the BGM wasn't working for me. After getting a Proper NTSC copy, it worked with flying colors!

Configuration

Only configuration options for the best compatibility where they deviate from defaults are listed.

General

Config	Setting	Notes
CPU Emulator Engine	JITIL

Graphics

Config	Setting	Notes
Video Backend	Direct3D 9
Texture Cache Accuracy	Position 4

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with Soulcalibur II since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

r7283

r7625

r7687

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5.0-21529 (current)

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2.0 (r5384)

Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This title has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision	OS	CPU	GPU	Result	Tester
r7283	Windows 7 x64	Intel Core i7	nVidia GeForce GTX 260	Perfect
r7486	Windows 7 x64	Intel Core i5-760 @ 2.8GHz	nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1GB	Perfect constant 60 FPS in HD	momosnake7
r7625	Windows 7 x64	Intel Core i3-530	AMD Radeon HD 6850	Major problems in r7625 and up (to at least r7671). Worked perfectly in r7623.	Yoshimitsu
r7687	Windows Vista x64	Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T @ 2.26GHz	nVidia GeForce 9400M	Runs constantly with 60fps but has texture glitches in menu and in game particles	Samake03
r7719	Windows 7 x86	Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 @ 3GHz	nVidia GeForce 8800 GT	Many graphical issues with DX9 and DX11. OpenGL recommended	Sanitarium026

Gameplay Videos

• Youtube3D : Soul Calibur 2 3D.HD720p (dolphin + iz3d driver)
• Dolphin | Soul Calibur 2 Gameplay