Rumor: Kratos in PS3 version of Soul Calibur IV

79 Comments by Alexander Sliwinski Jun 24th 2008 11:00PM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3

The God of War may be making a guest appearance in Soul Calibur IV if EGM's Quartermann is to be believed. 1Up reveals that its sister-publication's resident rumormonger anticipates Kratos will be in the PlayStation 3 version of the game. Kratos, meet Darth Vader.

Quartermann apparently doesn't go into whether Microsoft will have its own mascot to keep Yoda and the "Dark Apprentice" company on the Xbox 360's SC IV guest roster. Considering the game is due out next month, this rumor should reveal its veracity shortly.

Tags: kratos, soul-calibur-4, soul-calibur-iv

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why not the LS2LS7?: Jun 24th 2008; 11:02PM

He killed Zeus (sort of) and the Fates. He shouldn't have any trouble with Darth Vader or any of these other punks.

Noshino: Jun 24th 2008; 11:03PM

Vader vs Kratos...
Ivy vs Kratos....

Epid battles to come....

born2kill: Jun 24th 2008; 11:05PM

Perfect choice. His costumes, his weapons, and his fighting style are perfect for Soul Calibur. Kratos vs. Ivy is a dream match

Mr.ESC: Jun 24th 2008; 11:08PM

OMG yes (Weird no Solid snake?)

Hint:For the xbox 360 version use Master chief / Hint.

tmacairjordan87: Jun 24th 2008; 11:10PM

What's he going to do? Shoot people in a fighting game??

Noshino: Jun 24th 2008; 11:14PM

PEW PEW!

Slayer: Jun 24th 2008; 11:14PM

Maybe some CQC?

Rollins: Jun 24th 2008; 11:14PM

Dead or Alive 4 already did that (sort of), if you remember.

tmacairjordan87: Jun 24th 2008; 11:18PM

I meant master chief. I figured Snake would use CQC or some other hand to hand combat

theturtle363: Jun 24th 2008; 11:34PM

@tmac, he'd use an energy sword obviously

Tiptup300: Jun 25th 2008; 12:02AM

Don't forget, Master Chief was able to kill two big marines in his one test while in hyper gravity. God damn is it sweet to be a geek!

Read the books nubs.

Rodrigo: Jun 25th 2008; 12:12AM

so this is a place for geeks and nerds?

Arttemis: Jun 25th 2008; 12:35AM

Dante for both FTW.

Or to be sadistic: Dante on one, Nero on the other.

embassy: Jun 25th 2008; 1:36AM

eff master chief and dante...

RYU.HAYABUSA.

MS, make it happen.

Maverick Saturn: Jun 25th 2008; 4:38AM

Nah, MC in 360 would be gay, its been done before, MC will become like Mario or something, how can you take him seriously if hes appearing in every tom dicak and harry game, what next, making a guest appearance in Gears?

Kratos for PS3 version is perfect, I highly think they should consider it, as for 360, maybe something less EXPECTED, someone like Ryu from Ninja Gaiden.

I would also like to see Nariko in SC, heavenly sword all the way baby ;)

riggs: Jun 25th 2008; 8:55AM

who are tom dicak and harry?

Aelius: Jun 25th 2008; 2:50PM

Naw, Master Chief was already in a fighting game, and he mainly uses firearms. If you want a sword fighter, use The Arbiter with his Energy Sword (let's see that thing take on Yoda's lightsaber!)

kevin: Jun 25th 2008; 3:43PM

Why do people keep saying Ryu, he's already in DOA and I highly doubt Tecmo is gonna license him to Namco

willie: Jun 24th 2008; 11:10PM

sounds april fools-worthy.

Raikage (GOLDEN Gun Of The Patriots): Jun 25th 2008; 2:58AM

And you would have believed that Yoda/Vader were in the game before Kratos? I don't know about you but Yoda/Vader came out of freakin' nowhere...

I want Snake and Raiden (never thought I'd say that...) and Ryu. MC and the Arbiter. Mario and Luigi...wait... Metaknight and... ... ... Zero Suit Samus :P

Alexander: Jun 24th 2008; 11:12PM

They're right fairly often, and Kratos is an absolutely perfect fit for a Soul Calibur fighter. Here's hoping it's true.

Xoviet chiK: Jun 24th 2008; 11:12PM

Who would even fit from Microsoft properties? Hero / Avatar from Fable? Kameo? Baldur from Too Human? RNA/Lineage Elf from Shadowrun?

Only Microsoft associated brand / character (READ: not owned, associated) I could see fit would be Ryu Hayabusa... though given Team Ninja's general attitude towards Namco fighting games, I doubt we'd see that, even with Itagaki's departure.

Anyways, yeah. Cool that Kratos is in there. Not a huge GoW fan, but it might just make me pick up the PS3 version and forsake my 360 friends. He's definitely a cool fit if proven true :D

Xoviet chiK: Jun 24th 2008; 11:14PM

Scratch that...

Derrick Cole from Breakdown. Make it happen, then get to work on a Breakdown prequel/sequel/spin-off!

joshua: Jun 24th 2008; 11:29PM

Blinx is the only option.

Tiptup300: Jun 25th 2008; 12:03AM

Barbies Horse Adventures!

finnith: Jun 25th 2008; 12:08AM

What about the Agent from Crackdown? The only problem I could see would be transitioning from a cartoony style to a more realistic one, but it could work.

why not the LS2LS7?: Jun 25th 2008; 1:09AM

Sour Mallowolf

Richard 2.4: Jun 25th 2008; 2:50AM

What would the agent from Crackdown's weapon be? A rifle? Or a grenade, perhaps?

Xoviet chiK: Jun 25th 2008; 3:05AM

IIRC, the PS2 version of SoulCalibur II had Heihachi and he fought with his fists / gauntlets. I don't know about anything else, but the first thing I leveled up completely in Crackdown was strength. Bare knuckle brawling would definitely fit :)

Maverick Saturn: Jun 25th 2008; 4:43AM

Well if they want to avoid people with guns, Ryu is the only option I can think of, the thing with those other characters mentioned is that they aren't well known, whats the point sticking in characters people with 360 don't even know, let alone PS3 owners. Thats pointless.

At least people KNOW Kratos and Nariko, maybe not so much Nariko, but considering Heavenly sword was one of the most popular PS3 games, mainly because it came during a game starvation period, its hard not to know who she is, or at least what Heavenly Sword is.

xGeneral DEATHx: Jun 25th 2008; 11:57AM

Horstachio.

Rollins: Jun 24th 2008; 11:13PM

Here comes a new challenger! (for the 360 version): http://www.4kids.tv/images/viva/wiki/char_main_hudson.jpg

Maverick Saturn: Jun 25th 2008; 5:03AM

Lmao, that would be a classic, and never forgotten.

Titanium_Orchid: Jun 24th 2008; 11:14PM

Wasn't Master Chief in DOA for the 360?

Rollins: Jun 24th 2008; 11:14PM

Close enough - a female Spartan was.

Titanium_Orchid: Jun 24th 2008; 11:29PM

I see....

ps. your picture is creeping me out.

Ranus Studios: Jun 24th 2008; 11:16PM

I really hope the Xbox version doesn't just have another Spartan/Master Chief. It was cute in DOA, but come on.

Alex: Jun 24th 2008; 11:16PM

i'm looking forward to the game...
but if this rumor is true, i hope they were planning to put all the "gimmick" character (yoda, darth vader, etc.) from the START or at least early in the development of the game. if they're just throwing them in when they feel like it, i have a genuine fear that the game balance may be affected or not is not being given the attention it deserves.

Titanium_Orchid: Jun 24th 2008; 11:21PM

I could see Altair from Assasin's creed jumping into the 360 version. Maybe the Gears of war dude?

@Rollins, I would play as the piñata if candy came out of him every time he was hit.

Ryuukuro: Jun 24th 2008; 11:23PM

Star Wars characters in SoulCal: Stupid (except Yoda.)
Kratos in SoulCal: Awesome - and I don't even like him that much.

Malignant: Jun 24th 2008; 11:26PM

360 version- Mr.Bubbles.
Yeah, yeah, I know Bioshock will come to the PS3 too, but for now...

Roto13: Jun 24th 2008; 11:31PM

God, I hope not. It'd be like when Necrid was in SC II and I refused to let anyone play as him because I didn't want him showing up in my statistics.

Character usage: Kratos - 0 match - 0%

Vidikron (FU): Jun 24th 2008; 11:41PM

That doesn't make any sense.

Jacksons: Jun 24th 2008; 11:41PM

lol yikes, it's just a game.

Roto13: Jun 25th 2008; 12:03AM

Well, I don't know how I can put it any simpler. You're on your own.

Vidikron (FU): Jun 25th 2008; 12:22AM

Why do you dislike a character that much? I mean, Kratos is a perfect fit for the series. You may as well just quit the series if you can't even accept Kratos as a fighter.

Roto13: Jun 25th 2008; 12:28AM

Why should I "quit the series" because I don't like one character that's not even a Soul Calibur character? If it's anything like Soul Calibur II, I won't HAVE to accept him as a fighter. The guest characters in II didn't even appear unless you used them yourself or you were playing one of the special modes, and even then they were really rare.

I'm not one of those pissy little whiners that goes crazy whenever a 3rd party character makes a cameo in a game, but Kratos is shit. That's it. He's shit. He's a horrible character from a horrible game from a HORRIBLE creator and I'm never, ever going to use him if he ends up in Soul Calibur.

why not the LS2LS7?: Jun 25th 2008; 1:14AM

And you're gonna keep all your friends from playing as him too. Because he's shit.

I'm sure you'll get your reward in the afterlife for ensuring the save game on your Xbox 360 retains a zero in that column.

Roto13: Jun 25th 2008; 1:19AM

That's the plan.

tcc3: Jun 25th 2008; 8:37AM

That's odd, because you *sound* like a pissy little whiner.

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