Soul Calibur IV's Amy, Cervantes and Zasalamel revealed in screenshots

by Jason Dobson { Mar 28th 2008 at 11:00AM }

While Soul Calibur IV's trio of Amy, Cervantes and Zasalamel were first revealed this week in the pages of Famitsu, we find that we're often far too busy to be bothered with flipping through a magazine looking at pictures, let alone one we can't even read. That's why we're thrilled that Namco Bandai has sent out some screens showing off the characters as they make the high-def leap from the PS2-exclusive Soul Calibur III to this summer's sequel. Still, as fearsome as Cervantes is (just look at that pirate scowl, you know he means business), we still wonder how even he will handle dealing with Jedi.

Gallery: Soul Calibur IV

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Sir Fidlious Wong (Zeon Defense Force) @ Mar 28th 2008 11:07AM

I did not think I wanted a gothic lolita in Soul Calibur until these shots....

Cannot wait for this to ship. I hope they powered down Zasalamel. I loved the character but because of his power, he was on house ban....

Hashbrown_Hunter @ Mar 28th 2008 11:08AM

Yeah Zasalamel was WAAAAAAAAY too powerful in SC3. But he was my favorite out of the new additions to SC3. I hope he's more balanced this time around.

driven2sin @ Mar 28th 2008 3:10PM

why would you ever act like gothic lolitas are not welcome ANYWHERE?

are you pulling for the indie (ie sloppy) coffee house chick character instead?

Ayyy I attack you with my contempt if i cared to bother

Zsavior @ Mar 28th 2008 11:12AM

Somebody Inform Will Turner that Davey Jones is attacking the characters in soul Calibur.

Sir Fidlious Wong (Zeon Defense Force) @ Mar 28th 2008 11:13AM

Cervantes would crub stomp the fuck out of everyone from that trilogy...

animeman_59 @ Mar 28th 2008 11:13AM

Who the hell is Amy? Is she a new character to the roster? Or was she one of the shopkeepers in SC3? I can't remember.

Anyway, can't wait for this to finally ship. Hopefully, they'll have a robust online feature for Xbox Live (and PS3 :P). If not, I may have to have a personal ban on this.

Sir Fidlious Wong (Zeon Defense Force) @ Mar 28th 2008 11:25AM

She was the little girl that once saved Raphael, and so, with her being an orphan, Raphael took her in to repay her kindness. She's infected with vampirism thanks to the Soul Edge as well.

Nigeria: Cody ChesnuTT Defense Force @ Mar 28th 2008 11:15AM

Am I the only one who thinks Soul Calibur isn't that great. Scratch that: rather overrated.

It was loved on the Dreamcast because it looked amazing but if you really thought about it, it was nothing more than a button basher. And since then, it's had to rely on gimmick characters (DOA4) to keep itself afloat.

I don't know, maybe I'm just ranting. Or waiting for Virtua Fighter to arrive on the Wii - which it isn't.

Co @ Mar 28th 2008 11:22AM

I agree about Soul Calibur. But then again, the novelty for 3D fighters wore off after N64 for me. It's all very meh. 2D fighting is where it is at.

Shagittarius @ Mar 28th 2008 11:26AM

I think that Sould Calibur is the closet 3d fighter to capturing that Street Fighter feel and thats why its so popular.

Its also my favorite fighter.

Anni (Smash FC: 0946-1930-4929) @ Mar 28th 2008 11:27AM

I found Soul Calibur 1 and 2 to be precisely deserving of all the praise, but 3 did absolutely nothing for me. I'm finding it hard to get excited about 4, but I do hope it blows me away. I've no reason to expect that it will so far, but I'm hoping hard.

Nigeria: Cody ChesnuTT Defense Force @ Mar 28th 2008 11:29AM

I don't know, I had a Saturn and there were some awesome 3D fighters then. Fighters Megamix, Virtua Fighter, Last Bronx, Fighting Vipers. I had them all.

But nothing can beat a marathon session of Marvel Vs Capcom.

WiNG @ Mar 28th 2008 11:52AM

No, personally I found Soul Calibur to be one of the most fulfilling fighters outside of Street Fighter 3. SC2 was also awesome, but I never played SC3. Since I don't have the systems 4 is coming to, I doubt I will ever play it.

=(

baby sea tuna @ Mar 28th 2008 11:57AM

I dunno. It's been a while but I still think Soul Calibur might be my favorite 3D fighter.

I'm gonna give this one a chance.

A Pissed-off English Gamer @ Mar 28th 2008 12:02PM

Soul Calibur isn't just eye-candy! The whole 8-way run focus of the game made it a lot of fun to play against friends, while remaining nice and strategic; i was upset to see less focus on side-stepping in SC3. My friends and i still play soul calibur 2, and rue the, frankly idiotic, decision of PS2 exclusivity for SC3.

Either way, compared to games like DoA and Mortal Kombat, this series is a beacon of good design. The whole 'button basher' thing is't really so; I'll take an intuitive fighter over a fighter where one needs to study character guides to end up half-decent any day.

Sir Fidlious Wong (Zeon Defense Force) @ Mar 28th 2008 12:03PM

Here's the thing... as with SSBB and DOA4, Soul Calibur is approachable by anyone. You can pick it up and find a character that works for you. Now, how in depth you want to go with that character is completely up to you because everything from parry system to counters to even combo buffering (advanced players only) all exist in the system. Soul Calibur is also one of the few 3D fighters that actually doesn't keep it's roots in 2D fighters and even has a fast pace to it (a rarity among the 3D fighters). It's a complete package that you get as much as you put in.

Anni, you might want to give SCIII another shot. For several reasons although none have to do with the horrible conquest mode. First, Zasalamel is the shit. Great character, great story. Unfortunately, like Cervantes and Nightmare, he keeps most of his power from when he's the endboss. Second, more difficult. Same old tactics won't work, you have to swap up your techniques significantly. Third, interactive cutscenes. This was a major thing I loved about the original Soul Blade that went missing for a while. Each ending presents you with an action you have to do to get a different ending. Some levels start out with a cutscene which effects the round such as getting poisoned if you fail or losing some health prematch.

Jack (SFC: 4983 4617 3409) @ Mar 28th 2008 1:01PM

Wong,

You said everything I wanted to say but probably better. I love these moments on boards or blogs when theres someone out there that can see what I do.

*takes your penis out of my mouth*

ANYWAY, I can't for SCIV. Zas was my tertiary but I loved him and I hope hes just as badass.

Tango Charlie @ Mar 28th 2008 11:35AM

Does the pirate-looking dude have eyes all over his suit to make up for the fact that he cannot see out of the pupil-less eyeballs in his actual face?

Robobagins @ Mar 28th 2008 11:52AM

Gentlemen, I like fighting games.

Gentlemen, I love fighting games!

I like 2D, I like 3D.

I like ring outs, I like KOs.

I like story, I like online, I like arcade, I like P1 vs P2.

I like button mashers, I like party fighters, I like thinking fighters.

I like winning, I like losing, I like time outs, I like double KO.

I like Boss stages, I like rival stages, I like special bonus stages.

I like create-a-character, I like character customization.

I like old characters, I like new characters, I like guest characters, I like unlockable characters, I like downloadable characters.

Gentlemen, I like fighting games.

And I'm buying SC4.

ThePremierAssassin @ Mar 28th 2008 11:56AM

Is it just me or is anyone else highly impressed with the clothing/visuals/colors of this game?

I'm love the designs for each character and the clothes they're wearing. I don't know I guess little things like that add to the beauty of the game for me.

Anyways I can't for it. Although the whole Star Wars thing is jumping the shark if ever ther ewas a case of it.

Sir Fidlious Wong (Zeon Defense Force) @ Mar 28th 2008 12:06PM

This series jumped the shark day fucking one. You have Mitsurugi's rivalry with the rise of guns in the same time period ancient greek warriors and prehistoric barbarians fight against pirates. And this was before the whole SCII cameos. Anyone who wants to argue the historical accuracy of Soul Calibur might as well be doing the same for Eternal Champions or Time Killers.