Soulcalibur II's featured a unique character for each console, making one of the best fighting games ever a relic of the console war.
2002’s Soulcalibur 2 is a contender for the greatest of all time (GOAT) when it comes to fighting games, but it suffered from a problem that was uniquely timed to the gaming culture of the era.
The sixth generation of consoles was dominated by the rivalry between the Sony PlayStation 2, the Nintendo GameCube, and Microsoft’s Xbox.
This rivalry sparked plenty of debate among gamers of the era, debating the merits and faults of each in turn.
Author's summary: Soulcalibur 2 had a unique problem 23 years ago.