SoulCalibur IV - Xbox 360


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Platforms: PS3, Xbox 360
Genre: Fighting
Online: Yes. Players TBA.
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Developer: Project Soul
MSRP: $59.99
Release Dates:
US: June 2008
Japan: Summer 2008
Europe: July 2008

ESRB:
Rating Pending


Overview:
SoulCalibur IV is the fifth installment in Namco's Soul series of fighting games. It takes place a short time after SoulCalibur III and is about a "father who uses the Soul Edge to become a hero. He ends up killing his own son who has taken the Soul Edge and put it to use for evil purposes."

Confirmed Characters (as of now): Hilde, Mitsurugi, Ivy, Nightmare, Maxi (semi-confirmed by his returning voice actor), Siegfried, Yoshimitsu, Taki, Tira, Sophitia, Cassandra, Voldo, Lizardman (semi-confirmed by EGM), Yoda, Darth Vader, Scheherazade

Features:
  • Based on the "design flow" of Soulcalibur II.
  • Stages will be much larger than before and be more interactive with breakable objects.
  • Ring Outs will be less common as this is something the developers want to cut down on.
  • New characters will be revealed closer to release.
  • New and improved "Create a Soul/Character."
  • Customizations will have an effect on gameplay.
  • Created characters can be traded online.
  • Online play.
  • Chronicles of the Sword mode will be replaced with a new mode, Tower of Caliaga.
  • The vitality meter will undergo a change that will be integrated into a currently unknown new feature.
  • There will be "Finishing Moves".
  • Guard Impact will return.


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