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I hate fighting games. I love Soul Calibur III. That's how good it is. Seasoned pros can hone their timing and skills in this 3D weapons based fighting game, while newbies can push buttons and still do cool moves and have a chance at winning. Play as more than two dozen characters as you fight to destroy the evil weapon Soul Edgeﾗor claim it as your own.
Sparring one on one with a buddy provides hours of endless fun, but even if you go solo, you still have plenty to do. Tales of Souls is the basic story mode, but with multiple branching pathways, tons of character stories, and other surprises. This mode alone could keep you occupied for a long time. The Chronicles of the Soul mode mixes fighting with a strategy board game style of play. You can also compete in tournaments, or battle through eight fighters like the tried and true arcade versions. Also, fight in special events where you have to do things like take down a giant moving statue or spar on a spinning gear in a clock tower!  When you're done with all that, you can create your own fighter in the Character Creation mode. Here you can choose your character's fighting styles and edit numerous amounts of clothing and colors for your creations. You can even have your created characters fight in certain game modes. The more you play the other modes, the more things you unlock. New characters, stages, artwork, clothes and weapons for your created characters, and much more. Soul Calibur III has some of the best graphics on the PS2. You wish you could stop fighting for a second so you can admire the beautiful stage backgrounds. Flaming arrows soar overhead while cannonballs splash in the water on an ancient Japanese naval battle stage and mice run around beneath your feet on the clock tower arena! The music is so good that it sounds like there's an orchestra pit under where you're fighting. Play control is also easy to get into. One button for vertical attacks, one for horizontal slashes, one for kicks, and one to guard. Combine multiple button presses together for special moves and throws. Beginners can get by with just the basics, while pros can work on the complicated Guard Impact and throw blocking movies. If you're not sure how to pull off all the attacks, there is an extensive tutorial mode that even gives experts a few pointers. Soul Calibur III keeps you entertained for a long time. Even if you don't like fighting games that much, you want to give this one a try.  
It's a fighting game, so of course there is violence. No blood, but some of the moves the characters do to each other look really painful! There is some light cursing and scary situations in the story mode. Plus some of the outfits of the female fighters, original characters, and ones you can create, can be rather revealing. Soul Calibur III definitely earns its T for Teen rating, although mature preteens with adult supervision would probably be OK with playing this game.
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