A tale eternally retold (and resold), the Soul Calibur franchise will be making its Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 debut on July 29th in North America. In case you haven't been staying abreast with the fighting franchise's ample development, Soul Calibur IV sees the character roster expanding in an inverse proportion to the size of Ivy's clothes. At last count, the cast included an undead demon pirate, a Sith lord, an asthmatic S&M fetishist and a little green friend. Oh well, at least Spawn's not in this one.
As excited as we are, purchasing the game won't be as easy as simply walking to the store shelf and stuffing it into our trench coats, like we normally do. It seems Namco Bandai has constructed a chicane of decisions for us all: Want to play as Darth Vader right away? Get the PlayStation 3 version. Perhaps you'd prefer Yoda instead? That's the Xbox 360 version. Would you like a comic book, a "tournament kit" and "extra customization content?" Oh, you want the $79.99 Premium Edition ... don't you?
Reader Comments (55)
Posted: Apr 16th 2008 6:00PM (Unverified) said
It's always a pleasure to read Ludwig's posts irregardless of the topic.
Ludwig, have you written any fiction? If not, I hope you do someday...you're a excellent writer. Thanks for sharing your skillful pen so freely (does that sound dirty? Sorry Religious Right).
Stay peaceful...
J
Ludwig, have you written any fiction? If not, I hope you do someday...you're a excellent writer. Thanks for sharing your skillful pen so freely (does that sound dirty? Sorry Religious Right).
Stay peaceful...
J
Posted: May 6th 2008 12:27PM (Unverified) said
I own both PS3 and Xbox360 and since I have HD equipment and PS3 has slightly superior hardware capabilities plus the fact my 360 doesn't have an HDMI jack, I will be getting the PS3 version of the game.
Nowadays multiplatform games are typically designed on the superior system and ported over to the other anyway and I've read developer comments say that ps3 was easier to program for also. This leads me to think that PS3 versions will generally be the best choice to buy.
I'm not a fanboy, I just go with logic and numbers. That's not to say that I dislike the 360, it's still a great system and I enjoy playing the DOA series and other games on it. The lack of HDMI for us older 360 owners is what bugs me the most :(
Nowadays multiplatform games are typically designed on the superior system and ported over to the other anyway and I've read developer comments say that ps3 was easier to program for also. This leads me to think that PS3 versions will generally be the best choice to buy.
I'm not a fanboy, I just go with logic and numbers. That's not to say that I dislike the 360, it's still a great system and I enjoy playing the DOA series and other games on it. The lack of HDMI for us older 360 owners is what bugs me the most :(
Posted: May 6th 2008 12:40PM (Unverified) said
By the way as far as story is concerned, the Star Wars movies open up with "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..." The SC games take place a long time ago. And it's almost plausible to think the 2 most powerful Jedi/Sith could sense the power of the soul swords even from another galaxy. Of course Vader would likely want their power and Yoda would probably come to stop him.
A little more believable than a spartan from Halo showing up in DOA4, to be honest.
A little more believable than a spartan from Halo showing up in DOA4, to be honest.
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