Soulcalibur II (ソウルキャリバーII Sōrukyaribā Tsū?) is a weapon-based fighting game developed by Project Soul and published by Namco and the third installment in the Soul series. The game's plot revolves around an assortment of characters, each with the goal of either destroying Soul Edge or obtaining it to achieve personal goals. It was originally released for the arcades in 2002, before being ported to GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2003. A high-definition port of the game, titled Soulcalibur II HD Online, was released for PlayStation 3 on November 19, 2013 in North America and November 20, 2013 in Europe and for Xbox 360 on November 20, 2013 worldwide.