#Xbox soulcalibur iv ps3
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The old 'Pull my finger' trick worked every time. But equally, with fighting game releases being so rare these days, it's a joy to find that Soulcalibur IV is so beautiful, so right, in so many respects.

#Xbox soulcalibur iv ps3

You can't help but feel Namco has missed a real opportunity to re-invigorate the gameplay using the massively superior technology that PS3 and Xbox 360 feature. The animations are as pre-baked as they always have been, the input method and control scheme remain identical, and aside from a couple of basic, unremarkable moments, interactions with the backgrounds are extremely limited. The formula that has stood Namco in such good stead has been tweaked yet again, but there has been only gradual evolution since the arcade debut of Soul Edge more than 12 years ago.ĭespite the use of the ubiquitous Havoc physics engine, the characters look and move exactly as you would expect. But in terms of the basic fighting gameplay barely anything has changed since the series' last- gen console outings. Undoubtedly, Soulcalibur IV is very good and has at least one genuinely brilliant new feature. To get the bad news out of the way first, Namco has done little to refresh or redefine a genre enduring a terminal decline in popularity. It's everything a die-hard Namco fan would want from the franchise's transition to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 - and it's this which is the game's greatest strength and biggest weakness. Soulcalibur IV boots up predictably with the usual CG intro loveliness, staggeringly good HD graphics, the full-fat 60FPS gameplay experience and a satisfyingly vast selection of single-player modes in addition to versus and online action. All is well within the Namco fighting game universe. Nevertheless, the one game I played, namely Soulcalibur IV, was an epic experience.Relax, breathe easy.

#Xbox soulcalibur iv series

Like I said, I am not a diehard fan of the series and not that familiar with the game. You build up a gauge by fighting, and when full, you can unleash a massive powerful series of brutal attacks, always instantly finishing off your opponent. This is, of course, mainly because of my lack of experience with the series, but the mechanics, moves and combos just feel very unnatural to me and really hard to pull off. It almost played like Dark Souls to me, but then in a Tournament Fighter. In this game, he looked even more badass. I also really liked the fact that I could choose Yoshimitsu, a character from Tekken that is all familiar to me. It was so weird, but epic at the same time, to see Yoda all of a sudden appearing in the arena. Soulcalibur IV featured some crossover characters from other games and media. It does not matter that much, but being a Tekken veteran, it is just remarkable how different and basic the lore is in this game as far as I experienced it. Every character is connected to the same cause via “The Chain of Souls” but none of the characters do have any canon endings or story endings as far as I can tell. I do not know any story or lore from the previous games, but in this instalment, you apparently have to reach Algol in his special tower and them whoop the floor with him. Unlike Tekken, Soulcalibur does not have that strong of a story. Nevertheless, I thought this was a pretty epic game.

With that said, I do not know much of the lore, the characters and their backgrounds and the mechanics of each character.

Soulcalibur IV is the only game in the series that I ever played personally. They feature great combat mechanics, beautiful graphics and some fluent character animations. The Soulcalibur games are on par with the Tekken series. Amazing game but a little too hard for me.