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| Soul Calibur IV | 
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| From: Namco
Category: Video Games
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $50.49
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (34 reviews)
Sales Rank: 76
Platform: Playstation 3
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 11007
Model: 11007
UPC: 722674110075
EAN: 0722674110075
ASIN: B000ZK7ZMQ
Release Date: July 29, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 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. |
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Product Description
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. Sith Lord Darth Vader appears exclusively on the Playstation 3 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 Online Battles - Multiple online versus modes and ranking styles will allow fans to test their fighting and management skills
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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. | Key Features
- Newest addition to the Soul Calibur series features thrilling next-gen graphics brimming with intensity
- Continues the struggle between the spirit sword, Soul Calibur, and the cursed sword, Soul Edge
- Features the infamous Darth Vader as a guest character
- Expanded customization options let you give your character a personalized look and specific abilities
- Take both customized characters and original favorites online for the first time
Exclusive Special Characters
Revered and feared Star Wars Sith Lord Darth Vader appears as a guest character in the PlayStation 3 version of Soul Calibur IV. In addition to that thrilling fact, you'll also discover expanded customization options that let you bestow your character with a personalized look and specific abilities. And, for the first time, you'll be able to take both customized characters and original favorites online to challenge an entire world of fans. Completely reinvented but with the same intensity you've come to know, Soul Calibur IV provides an adventure that never disappoints. | 
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| Customer Reviews: Read 29 more reviews...
 Three words: fix online mode. August 17, 2008
I am a long-time player of the Soul Calibur series, and while the newest title in the franchise has much-improved graphics and new modes to play, it boasts little else in the way of interest. The combat moves are the same (with just a few differences), but for the most part, I felt like I was playing SC2 all over again. The character creation mode is fun, but adds nothing new to the game itself. My biggest complaint, actually, is the "disconnect bug" for the online play mode, and the amazing amount of lag that comes with it.
If you manage to actually stay connected for twenty minutes or more, consider yourself lucky. Online play features random disconnects every few matches, forcing you to reboot your entire PS3 to fix it. For the very few rounds you DO get to play, expect massive lag as your opponent beats on you mercilessly and you can do nothing but stand there and take it. I play World of Warcraft and have NEVER had issues with my internet connection, so it seems interesting to me that I'm having problems now.
All in all, if Namco/Bandai manages to fix the online play, I would be willing to give my review another star. But as it stands, the game offers nothing new in the franchise, and is overall a huge disappointment.
 Great game August 17, 2008
This is a great game. Great graphics and control.
I find it a little bit easy even in hard mode but it keeps you interested because it has a lot of unlockable items.
The only bad thing... DarkVader has a fake ligth saber... He gets his but kick all the time.
Great game.
Put some clothes on! August 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm not much of a video game reviewer, and I'm certainly not a "serious gamer" but I do enjoy blowing off an hour or two every once in a while playing games. Up until we rented this on gamefly I had never played a Soul Caliber game before. I enjoy fighting games provided there are some speedy characters involved. My Hubby and I enjoyed this game enough to pay the extra loot to "keep the game" so we are now the proud owners of Soul Caliber IV.
What I liked:
1) I didn't have to hit 40 sequential buttons to get the character to do something cool, in fact my inner button masher was quite happy with the moves that I was able to do right off just by smashing in patterns.
2) The graphics are good, the surrounding areas are cool to look at and you can smash up your surroundings, which is always fun. The playable characters come in a wide variety and all look fairly good (some of the women are ridiculously proportioned but whatever). They have a variety of weapons that are quite fun and all look great.
3) The characters level, meaning the more you play with one, the more options you get with them.
4) The online option is interesting, but for some reason the pairing doesn't seem up to snuff, I mean why would the computer match up a level 1 with a level 41? It seems that it should be a bit more balanced as to who it sets up against who.
5) The tower is a blast, and it's HARD! basically you have to fight different groups of baddies on each level of the tower to ascend to the next one... we're on level 20 or so now and it's no walk in the park! The good thing is that each level has a way for you to unlock another article of clothing to use in your character creation.
6) Character creation, this can be quite fun, and I'm really bad at it. My hubby can spend over an hour tweeking his dude... I just slap some clothes on them and go.
7) The other options are your standard Arcade mode and the story mode, both of which allow you to unlock different playable characters.
What I don't care for:
1) When you are either beating the tar out of someone or they are laying the smack down on you, armor can break... effectively leaving your character almost completely in the nude. Now I'm not sure who gets their jollies from video game semi-naked people, but I'm not one of them.
2) It would be great if the female characters weren't trapsing about with their boobs hanging out wearing thongs... and the closeups of the boobs and booties gets to be rather tiresome... men wonder why more women don't play video games... this is one of the reasons.
3) The commercial showed Darth Vader fighting Yoda... um... you only get Vader on the PS3 version, apparently Yoda is on the Xbox version. It would have been nice to have had both.
4) The loading times from fight to fight get a bit tiresome, especially in the tower when you just got your derrier handed to you and you have to re-fight the same guy for the 15th time and there you are; waiting for 2 minutes or more to reload the battle.
5) In the character creation I should be able to pick some better undergarments for my people just in case all of their clothes get busted off so that they aren't standing there in a bra and thong.
Still, I love the game, it's an absolute blast and well worth a purchase (especially used)
Good one-on-one fighting game August 9, 2008
Soul Calibur IV for the PS3 is a fun, quick play in campaign mode. The visuals are good and there are a lot of characters (plus a character creator) to use. Different skills and fighting styles keep the play fresh. There is an update for the PS3 version which is detected and installed from the PlayStation Network when the game disk is first inserted. With the update I found the load time to be very quick, and if you fail a level and then retry, the load time is very quick. There are a lot of options to keep game play interesting, for a fighting game.
Another incredibly good installment of a great series August 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
For as much as Namco's Soul Calibur series has stayed the same, the more fun the weapons-based fighter has become. Soul Calibur IV is no different, offering up a plethora of fighters that bear familiar faces to fans of the series, as well as even offering Darth Vader (yes, Darth Vader) as a bonus fighter for the Playstation 3 version of the game (while XBox 360 gamers get Yoda), and stands as the best fighter to hit the PS3 yet. Like previous installments in the series, the fighting engine is surprisingly deep yet even more surprisingly accessible for those new to the series, and is rewarding as well. It should also be noted that Soul Calibur IV looks magnificent (especially on the PS3) and fully displays some brilliantly animated graphics that are vibrant and nicely detailed. Even better is the game's online play which is smooth, lag-free, and tons of fun. The only real downside to Soul Calibur IV is that the game's single player mode isn't hard to get through at all, and there's no team battle mode either, which is really disappointing. Despite that though, Soul Calibur IV is a wonderful and incredibly good installment of a great fighting series that deserves your attention, whether or not you're a veteran or newcomer to the Soul Calibur universe.
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