Soul Calibur IV getting tag teams of some kind

by Jason Dobson { Jun 27th 2008 at 1:00PM }

When Soul Calibur's cadre of fighters cut their way onto the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this July in North America, they will do so in pairs. The latest issue of Famitsu reveals that the game will feature tag team elements in order to "perform combos" based on an on-screen meter that depletes as characters continue to test the bonds of friendship.

However, according to crack CAG translators, it remains unknown to what extent "character swapping" will be featured in Soul Calibur IV. The article interestingly only mentions the mechanic in reference to the game's single player mode, and that "teammates may suddenly join and leave at the end of the battle." We can't imagine that Namco Bandai would be so shortsighted as to leave something like this out of the game's versus mode. Still, we imagine that just the idea of Darth Vader conquering the galaxy shoulder to shoulder with top-heavy Taki (or Ivy, or Cassandra, or...) is enough to get fan fiction writers reaching for the keyboard and a change of pants.

Tags: namco, namco-bandai, namcobandai, soul-calibur, soul-calibur-iv, soulcalibur, soulcaliburiv

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

ApolloIV @ Jun 27th 2008 1:11PM

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

america head charge @ Jun 27th 2008 2:22PM

+1 for nostalgic reasons

zero @ Jun 27th 2008 3:14PM

Do not want!!!!!!

ballistic3188 @ Jun 27th 2008 1:18PM

please no on the tag team combo stuff. taging like in tekken tag maybe

FOXHOUND @ Jun 27th 2008 1:20PM

yeah. Or perhaps even the tag team-up attacks like in RIVAL SCHOOLS (though not as vividly farfetched)...

umm....hello??? @ Jun 27th 2008 1:39PM

...or how about team Yoda&DarthVader?? but seriously, please no tag mode.

ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Jun 28th 2008 6:38AM

Both PS3 and 360 would have to perform the fusion dance.

Jfk Aok @ Jun 27th 2008 1:39PM

Joystiq should link to the new gameplay videos. It looks HORRIBLE. It's like they're stuck in dreamcast planet and can't escape.

Shagittarius @ Jun 27th 2008 2:01PM

This series has clearly jumped the shark. With SC III I had suspected, now I'm sure.

ThePerfectCompanion @ Jun 27th 2008 2:26PM

I'll be getting the game but unfortunately Shag is 100% right...

The series has clearly jumped the proverbial shark. Sorry but this whole Star Wars thing is beyond retarded.

religiousjedi @ Jun 27th 2008 2:42PM

Poor Vader...even if he did team up with one the volumptuous ladies, he can't get laid...

Damn Obi Wan made sure of that.

Phi Nguyen @ Jun 27th 2008 3:01PM

With all the bouncing boobs, the force must be great in this one.

j.howlett @ Jun 27th 2008 3:19PM

he even warned him about the high ground. its his own fault really. but the time he did have he made count, twins

Ninjakamster (PS360 FTW!) @ Jun 27th 2008 2:59PM

I really loved the Character Creation in SC3, made some hilarious characters, can't wait to see how its like here!

daddycool @ Jun 28th 2008 4:28AM

Yeah I'm not feeling this at all. They don't need to screw round withthe gameplay, ever with the Star Wars BS.

Also, if they were able to license these two characters, why not try and make a full Star Wars universe fighting game. Straight up lightsaber slasher. Get Luke in there, a few more Jedis that would be cool. This is kind of corny.

Anthony33 @ Jun 30th 2008 9:24AM

Everytime I see this game it looks worse. Between this and the finishing moves (in which Cassindra (I believe) has an attack where "hearts" fly out) it barely looks like the Soul Caliber games I remember playing.