Soul Calibur IV
- Unleash the Force: Iconic Star Wars characters, Sith Lord Darth Vader and Jedi Master Yoda challenge the Soulcalibur fighters for the future of the powerful swords. Experience the legendary Soulcalibur level of graphics now in 720p HD resolution for the fi
- Take the Fight Online: For the first time ever, fight opponents around the world online in multiple versus modes.
- The Ultimate Roster: Battle with classic Soulcalibur character, exciting newcomers or customize your own unique fighter.
- New Fighting System Elements: Exciting new fighting game elements including the Active Matching Battle System and the ability to execute devastating critical strikes.
- Multiple Gameplay Modes: Experience Soulcalibur with Story, Arcade, Tower of Reminiscence, Training Practice, Character Creation, and Museum View modes.
Set to finally reveal the origins of this ongoing story, Soul Calibur IV features new and familiar faces from across the galaxy, seeking rival swords for vengeance, honor and salvation. Shown in amazing 720p HD graphics, new and classic characters fight in a revamped battle system to revolutionize the fighting game genre. From character customization to online battles, the features of Soul Calibur IV help propel this venerable franchise into the next generation of gaming. Jedi Master Yoda appears exclusively on the Xbox 360 system. Story - Uncover each character's story line as you battle to reveal their motives Arcade - Take on the challenge in battle after battle in this classic arcade mode Tower of Lost Souls - Fight in special battles to challenge your fighting skills and customizing skills in order to reap the rewards Training - Practice your skills to earn your place as the ultimate weapon master Character creation - Create a character unlike any other, with custom looks and items influencing their skills and abilities, which will affect the outcome of your impending battles Museum View - movies, backgrounds and art that you have unlocked Standard VS - Battle one-on-one in this classic match up for ultimate bragging rights Special VS - Take your customized SC character or newly created character into the world arena and prove if your creation is the best in the world
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The Classic Fighter Returns
Return to witness the epic struggle between the spirit sword, Soul Calibur, and the cursed sword, Soul Edge, in Soul Calibur IV. Warriors from far reaches of the galaxy battle to control the powerful swords and use them for their own goals. Should these fighters succeed, they will face the ultimate judgment. The ongoing story continues with new revelations, exciting new gameplay features and stunning visuals. And perhaps most exciting of all, a character from the Star Wars universe will also make an appearance.
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You never get tired of it (2008-11-01)
soulcalibur 4 is perfect.
Perfect Grafics
Perfect gameplay
and adding Yoda, Vader, and The Aprentice just makes it better!
excellent game, great for multiplayer. (2008-10-01)
This game is stunning, visually, and a lot of fun to play. Loads of fun for versus matches, but with a lot of unlockables, and decent replay value for single player.
Blood, Steel, Good, Evil... And The Force (2008-09-29)
A most anticipated release for the new generation systems, and thankfully not a disappointment, Soul Calibur IV is far from disappointing actually, this game is freakin awesome! Namco definitly utilized that next generation console technology properly, beefing up the graphics and gameplay to match the ever-rising standards of today's gamers.
First, a review for the game in general. Soul Calibur is renowned for its intensive weapon based fighting engine, and for its pretty in depth story line. Ever since Soul Edge (PS1) we've seen these characters grow and progress as the story of the evil sword Soul Edge made its way from owner to owner, leaving devastation and death in its wake. That being said, having a few new characters added to the roster is always a welcomed thing for two reasons: new fighting styles to try out, and new stories to be told. SC4 actually has quite a few new characters added, although unlike SC3 where a new character had his/her own fighting style, a bulk of these new characters are carbon copies of original characters in terms of fighting style. Furthermore disappointing, most of these new characters you cant customize like the primary ones, but I'll come back to that in a second. SC4's storyline, while informative to an extent, is severely lacking. Clearly, a bulk of the production of this game went into the online portion, but unfortunately the story suffers severely. Many endings are left with lots of unanswered questions, plot holes, and are all around disappointing. But hey, at least the graphics are good right?
Where the storyline fails, the online play is fantastic. This, combined with the Character Creation are what makes the replay value of this game so high. The Character Creation is moderately complex system that allows you to build the perfect character for you, or as close as you can get to perfect. You can either create your own new character, or re-dress and re-arm an existing SC character, which is equally fun. It takes some practice, but once you get it, taking your character(s) to any battlefield is a satisfying experience.
To make up for the lack of single player options that SC3 had, SC4 has a mode called Tower of Souls, a survival type mode where you "climb" a tower, pitting your players against waves of characters with various status effects and advantages over you. Obviously as you go higher, the stages are harder, but some of them get downright ridiculously hard around floor 40. If you get bored with "ascending" the tower, you can "decend" it, which is basically the traditional Survival mode. This one is more fun in my opinion, and a quick way to make money in the game.
The difficulty in this game is pretty standard. Easy, medium difficult, although medium can get a bit hard on story and arcade modes, especially towards the end when fighting Angol and The Apprentice. For those who dont know already, Angol is this game's final boss, and the Apprentice is "Starkiller" from Force Unleashed. Angol is interesting and at times difficult, but in my opinion, The Apprentice is the true boss of this game in terms of difficulty. He is a monster one on one, even against the cheesiest characters with long range weapons like Kilik or Sigfried. He's fast, strong, and has the force, so he can easily become your worst nightmare. He's even hard to learn how to USE!
Finally, the online portion of the game is done pretty well. Thus far, the only complaints I have with it are that there is no distinguishing the skill levels of different players, so you as a beginner can get paired with someone who's a true pro and get the crap kicked out of you in 30 seconds. Secondly, there is a strange lag sometimes when you play online, and your characters don't move when you command them. I've lost many battles to this little flaw, and it is infuriating. So best of luck to anyone who faces such a challenge.
360 Review:
Thus far, the 360 version of SC4 is just as impressive to me as the PS3 version. To be honest, I havnt played the PS3 one in depth, so the diferences between the two are unknown to me, but here's what i know about the 360. Firstly, you get to play as Yoda, and yes, it is cool. For those of you who are not Star Wars buffs, this is no big thing, but for those of us who know Yoda is the friggin man, he's got a lot to offer if you learn to use him. Like all characters in this game, you have to actually take the time to study moves in order to get the best of your opponent (especially online). Yoda's move are a bit tricky to get used to because of his height, but it can also be an advantage. Basically, all high attacks and grapples cant hurt you.
Secondly, as with all 360 games, there are the achievements, so those are always fun to try and get, but other then that, nothing special about those. Thirdly, the controls. I've never been a big fan of fighting games on the 360, so this has taken some getting used to. I still prefer the PS3 control over these, but whatever, this does just fine when you get used to it.
Overall, this is a very solid game, great fun for years to come. Now if they just made a SC that combined elements from this game and those of SC3, it would be perfect. Until then, this should do pretty nicely.
Surprisingly just okay (2008-09-26)
I'll admit right off the bat that I'm new to the Soul Calibur series. This is the first one I've played. That being said, I am no stranger to fighting games. When I read about SC4 it sounded like it had so much promise. What I got seemed kind of just okay. There are really four things going for SC4: 1)Terrific graphics, 2)Large number of characters, 3)Customized Equipment, and 4) Customized Characters. Number three is the stand out of the game. Through purchase and acquisition there are a huge number of equipment and weapon pieces availble in the game. They let you give your players a very respectible range of abilities. Couple that with the ability to customize your own character down to their facial features and you get something really great and unexpected in a fighting game. But all this seems like window dressing. It's all very pretty but feels of little substance. The game play is repetitive and the story is really non-existent. There's nothing that pulls you into the game. It really seems to be an almost XBox Live geared release. That's where the fun is had. But strangely the single player game takes up most of the space and feels dull. $60? No. If it was a $20 Xbox Live download I'd be all over it. My recommendation? Save your dough.
Another 360 hit! (2008-09-18)
Soul Calibur 4
Namco-Bandai has impressed me once again, they really raised the bar with the release of the newest installment of the Soul Calibur franchise on the Xbox 360. Soul Calibur 4 delivers beautiful graphics, an epic soundtrack, creative new gameplay, and an incredible cast of characters. With all this and more Soul Calibur 4 is not only the best in the series, but one of the best fighters to hit any console. However, there are a few flaws that keep it from being a perfect 10, and in this review I will shed light on those flaws and point out what makes this game so great.
The first topic I will touch upon are the graphics. Soul Calibur 4 is one of the most impressive games to date for the fighter genre. Whether viewing it in standard definition or high definition, the visuals are simply stunning. The game offers a high amount of detail in all areas of the game from character designs, to the backgrounds. I still notice small details even after weeks of owning and playing it. Even the custom characters look just as impressive as the original cast. Soul Calibur games have always been one of the most graphically stunning games in the fighting game genre, and the fourth installment is no exception. Infact I would go as far to say that it even raised the bar graphically.
The game's soundtrack is awesome. It is has several note worthy tracks. They all fit with the game, but may not be as good when played alone. However, if you truly are a fan of the soundtrack, it is included with the limited edition strategy guide.
Next is game play. The game modes are less enjoyable in Soul Calibur 4 than in Soul Calibur 3. I was disappointed that the Chronicles of the Sword feature from Soul Calibur 3 was replaced with the Tower of Souls. Although it was fun to play, I feel it was a little tacked on. Only the most hardcore players will really get enjoyment from this mode because it only really offers the player a chance to hone their skills and serve as a challenge. While its very challenging, any items it offers for completion of the secret missions can be unlocked just by playing the game. Which in my opinion feels rather pointless if it doesn't offer any real prizes or unlockables only an achievement. However, if achievements are your thing, the only achievement involving this mode is simply beating the higher levels. Story mode is extremely short, but addicting for completion's sake, as each ending for each character is unique and interesting. I found myself enjoying working towards getting every ending. Arcade mode is just what arcade mode is, but it's good for earning those secret characters and money. The training mode offers some cool features like programming the other player's movements. Overall, the game play modes are really well done in this installment.
The game plays' mechanics doesn't seem too different from the past games with the exception of the Critical Finishers. I think they added a cool new element to the game. They are easy to learn, and fun to see. The only real issue some players may have with the newest installment is that the characters returning from the past games have new move lists, so if you are expecting to be familiar with a certain character make sure to be ready start practicing again.
I give Soul Calibur 4 a 9.75 out of 10. I think that any fan of the series or fighting games should add this game to their collection. I look forward to seeing what is in store for the next addition to the series.
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