SoulCalibur (Xbox 360)

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Description

A fighting game to end all fighting games. A sequel to Soul Blade, Soul Calibur takes place in a time inspired by a mixture of 16th-century ancient China and oriental medieval fantasies and legends.

All characters have weapons and distinct fighting styles with over 100 individual moves per character. In addition to high, mid, and low attacks, characters can hold/throw, block, and perform special attacks -- one or more of which is deemed "un-blockable" and must be avoided by ducking, jumping, or rotating around your attacker.

In addition to several locales in which to fight and alternate models/costumes per character, the Dreamcast conversion of Soul Calibur contains many additional features over the arcade coin-op, including hidden characters and locales, a campaign mode, and tournament mode. There is also a "museum" where you can view character profiles and view motion-captured martial arts demonstrations.

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Alternate Titles

• "灵魂能力" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)

Part of the Following Groups

• Genre: Versus fighting
• Soul Blade / Edge / Calibur series

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The Press Says

Digital Chumps	Jul 25, 2008	9 out of 10	90
NZGamer	Jul 11, 2008	8 out of 10	80
GameDaily	Jul 09, 2008	8 out of 10	80
AceGamez	Jul, 2008	8 out of 10	80
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Jul 04, 2008	8 out of 10	80
The Review Busters	2008	8 out of 10	80
UOL Jogos	Jul 03, 2008		80
GameSpot	Jul 08, 2008	7.5 out of 10	75
Entertainmentopia	Aug 07, 2008	B-	67
Giant Bomb	Jul, 2008		40

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Trivia

Reception

The Dreamcast version of the game was the 2nd game in history to be given a 40/40 score by the respected game magazine Famitsu.

Version differences

In the Korean version of the game, Mitsurugi was replaced by a Caucasian swordsman named Arthur, because the image of the samurai is not very popular with Koreans.

Awards

• EGM
  • February 2006 (Issue #200) - #22 in the "Greatest Games of Their Time" list
• Game Informer
  • August 2001 (Issue #100) - #74 in the "Top 100 Games of All Time" poll
• GameSpy
  • 1999 – Console Game of the Year
• Retro Gamer
  • September 2004 (Issue #8) – #75 Best Game Of All Time (Readers' Vote)

Information also contributed by Big John WV and CaptainCanuck

Related Web Sites

• X360A achievement guide (X360A's achievement guide for Soul Calibur.)