Taking place in the 16th century, revisit the events of the original SOULCALIBUR to uncover hidden truths. There is no extensive single player mode. SOULCALIBUR VI represents the latest entry in the premier weapons-based, head-to-head fighting series and continues the epic struggle of warriors searching for the legendary Soul Swords. PlayStation 3 Latest User Reviews View All 9 ARHaslage In the end, this game is best suited for two-player action. Publication date 2008 Topics Soul Calibur (Game), Video games, Sony video games Publisher Indianapolis, Ind.
Those small issues aside, Soulcalibur IV is razor sharp. Bosconovitch of the Soulcalibur universe. 80 GameDaily Punishing artificial intelligence, unbalanced online play and annoying lag will have you chucking your controller. Yoda's height makes him especially lame-he's effectively the Gon or Dr. Of course, the fact that you can't even have Yoda battle Darth Vader means that even this attempt at spiking interest in the series comes off as half-assed. Characters and stages look great, and the story is told through beautiful illustrations. Everyone's going to have his or her own opinion on this stuff, and here's mine: the inclusion of a bunch of gimmicky Star Wars characters cheapens the entire game and comes across as a desperate attempt to get people excited about a game they would otherwise skip. Visually, Soul Calibur 6 is for the most part outstanding. Much like Heihachi, Link, and Spawn before them, the characters aren't a great fit with rest of the SC lineup. REVIEW: Formerly known as Soul Edge at arcades and (Soul Blade on PS1), SoulCalibur completely re-invented Namcos classic 3D weapon based series with exciting new mechanics and characters. So the 360 version gets Yoda, the PS3 version gets Darth Vader, and both games get The Apprentice, who will be the main character in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed later this year.
But Namco Bandai decided to revive with the whole "guest character" concept from Soulcalibur II. The roster in Soulcalibur IV is already pretty deep, with over 30 characters to choose from. The fourth installment to the Soul series features an all new graphics engine, improves on the Create-a-Character Mode from SC3, and.