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Short review

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 06, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The game is really nice. The best feature is the character create mode that lets you create your very own fighter, you don't have as much variety among clothes and faces to choose from, but it adds a lot to the game.

The graphics are good, the textures and models are sweet, my only concern are the few jaggies that I had noticed.

The controls are just like the playstation prequels, you will feel a soul calibur game in your hands.

Online is a little laggy, but is playable. Single player is just to short, Soul Calibur II last more than this title in my opinion.

Epic game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Soul Calibur is the 4th installment in the Soul Calibur series. New additions are the inclusion of new modes such as Tower of Souls and the create a character mode. Also new, is the inclusion of Star Wars characters, Yoda in the 360 version, and Darth Vader in the PS3 version. They are great, but not that much to make a big impact on which version you get. I would recommend the PS3 version however, especially because of the superior game pads. The game is extremely addictive and fun. Some claim that it gets boring after a while, but i still find it quite enjoyable. I would recommend it for any fan of the series, or fighting games in general.

Soulcalibur reaches for the next-gen

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 04, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I'm a big Soulcalibur fan. I've been playing the series since the Souledge arcade days, and have bought all the various releases that have come out over the years for the home.

Soulcalibur IV is undoubtedly the best looking release to date, but is more than a bit disappointing beyond that. Sure, it's still the same game, but the single player experience has been eviscerated. There's just a series of increasingly frustrating challenges, and a sort of survival mode, which goes on and on for 50 levels (or until you accidentally get ringed out and then hurl the controller across the room). It's tedious, and a big disappointment compared with the single player experience in previous console versions of the series.

This is offset somewhat by a ridiculously awesome character creation system, which lets roleplaying nerds like me spend hours customizing a character to achieve optimal performance, with the set of special abilities that I want. It's too complicated to describe here, but in a nutshell, there's a bajillion pieces of gear you can get in the game, and (unlike previous versions) they actually make a difference to your stats. Some add attack, some more defense, some more hit points, and some add capacity for adding special abilities to your character (such as poison attacks or resistance to grapple or ringout).

The character creation system and graphics alone are worth the price of purchase. The online experience (which is the main reason I think most people are buying it) is sort of mediocre, with you being forced to wait in line for a long time when you connect to a server, and then again any time you lose. The lag is reasonable, but still very noticeable on my high-speed line. I have trouble parrying attacks, and finesse characters are much more difficult to play when there's a delay between your controller and the character moving. It's fairly annoying to have your character feeling like its running through quicksand.

Overall, I'm sort of happy with the game. It allows me to play it online, which I dig, but the game's offerings are so minimal, it's obvious that Namco just didn't put a lot of thought into the game's design.

Great Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 04, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Great Game if you are into the Soul Series. Online would be perfect if there aren't a lot of lag.

The newest addition does not dissapoint!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 04, 2008
Author: Amazon User

WOW! I'm so glad they did a good job on this game, because I love the series and was waiting for it to come to the Playstation 3 console.

Graphics/Sound
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The graphics and sound are beautifully rendered. Everything comes together wonderfully to create the story.. the only thing I don't care for is that 'narrator bit' at the beginning of every match.. that gets old..

Controls
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The controls are great. Responsive, and with practice the combos are great. Though it takes some work in this series to mesh the right moves together. It's not as easy to button mash in Soul Calibar as in other games, because not ending the right combos together leaves a pause where you are open to attack.

Game play
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Fighting games are notorious for short play, but with all the extra features in this game you should still have plenty to do. Their real value is in multi-player so if you are a loner it *may not* (Unless you play online!) be the best choice for you. But if you have room mates .. buy extra controllers. : )

People who don't have all day to play games will enjoy it, because rounds are short and can be played in the 5 minutes or so before you run out the door to a meeting, dinner, ect.

Extras
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The character creator is rich, and full of posibilites. If you don't think so.. try looking around the internet. There are some contests going on with people making some awesome characters! The only stellar improvement to this feature would be to let people download each other's fighters over the network.

There's plenty of costumes, characters, images, ect. to unlock in story mode too, and the guest character is awesome by the way! ; )

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The Soul Calibur series has always been one of my favorite franchises and this game doesn't disappoint. If you have ever enjoyed a previous Soul Calibur game or fighting games in general this is a must have.

good but not as good as past titles

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I have played all the past soul cailbur games and they always have really good modes like weapon master in two and many other modes in three but in four they removed all those modes and all they added was a tower mode that was alright and online which is alright. so i would recommend this game but you just have to know ahead of time that it is not as good as the other soul cailbur games.

THE LEGEND WILL NEVER DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

It has been a couple of weeks since the release of soul calibur iv. Fans of the series and noobs to the series have come in line to pick up this amazing fighter by Namco. This franchise has been successful in its previous installments especially Soul Calibur II.
Basically, those of you who are into fighting games should know that this is a 3D-weapon based fighting game. They have everything from Tonfas, Daggers, Samurai swords, Axes, spears, extra large two-handed swords and much more.
This latest installment of the series is delivers high and intense action that will have you play hours and hours with your friends or take it online for more challenges, where people can challenge anyone around the world, and you never know; you just might fight one of the developers and end up beating them.
There are a few modes; story mode, arcade, verses, training, character creation and tower of lost souls.
story mode takes you through the story of the character picked with only one major cut-scene that deals with the character and his/her story. There is arcade mode that features 8 continuous matches against opponents. verses is a one on one with a friend and there are two types of verses mode regular and special. special is with the created characters that have been customized and made in character creation mode. training mode allows you practice and tone your skills in soul calibur iv.
character creation is used for of course as the name implies to create a character with the standard character's fighting styles, each equipment has status effects to it, such as healing, immune to ring outs, speed up character, strength and defense enhancements and much more. Finally, the tower of lost souls makes you ascend or descend and each floor has special requirements that need to be met to clear the floor.
The music in the game fits everything perfectly with the extra starwars character (the starwars battle stage) added to the game, for the PS3 Darth Vader and the Apprentice, and the XBOX 360 gets Yoda and the Apprentice.

To bring everything to a conclusion, soul calibur iv is an amazing game, awesome selection of characters with different fighting styles and different speeds and strengths. If you are a fighting game fan then this is a fighting game that you must pick up. So let the SOUL KEEP BURNING AND FIGHT ON SOUL FANS.

A tale of souls and swords. . . frequently retold.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Ultimately a disappointing title Soul Calibur IV does not up the ante for the series as it plays itself way to safe for its first new generation outing. The core gameplay found in the Dreamcast title Soul Calibur remains the same which isn't a bad thing per se. Soul Calibur after all perfected weapons based 3d combat to an sharp sheen. Dicing and slicing your foes with all kinds of cool martial arts hardly gets old especially now as you can fight players worldwide through the PSN. Matches remain pretty smooth and lag free and it remains a fairly exciting feature as you work your way up rankings. From the beautiful visuals, tried but true gameplay, and comical guests from the Star Wars franchise, Soul Calibur IV continues to burn the soul. It won't rock your world though as the game needs some serious overhaul in terms of gameplay features.

Tale of Two Blades

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The wait for Soul Calibur IV is finally over. The renovated Character Creations(CAS)has been upgraded with many options available to create a unique soul that deems fit to your liking. Graphics has received an upgrade and is one of the best games out to date. Gameplay has also evolved from the past series. Soulcalibur IV features an all-new Critical Finish system that prevents opponents from blocking too much if they do not want to instantly lose. Overall Soul Calibur IV is a great game that will keep you entertained for years to come.

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