Soul Calibur IV

Are you a fan of fighting games? Then are you looking for a good one? If you are, then you must be thinking of games like Tekken 5. But you shouldn’t ignore one of the best fighting games that ha been showing great features ever since its first release. That is the Soul Calibur series. Soul Calibur is one of the most famous fighting games to hit the scene of gaming consoles. Soul Calibur IV, the latest version of the Soul Calibur series, is going to be released for both the PS3 and XBOX 360. As a fan of fighting games, you shouldn’t miss this one. Buy Soul Calibur IV and experience a new way of playing fighting games.

Soul Calibur IV features a great quality of display that can be seen on high definition TVs. The details are very impressive. Shiny armors and other equipments can reflect the environment. With the cloth deformation effects, capes worn by some characters will move like how a real cape would move like. The backgrounds on the stages are quite impressive too. In this game, many objects on the environment can be destroyed. One of the stages, The Ostrheinsburg Castle Throne Room, has a wall of armored soldiers that will gradually close in on the characters as you play. The Phantom Pavilion stage on the other hand, has a wall that you can break by smashing your opponent at it. One of the highlights of Soul Calibur IV is the appearance of two Star Wars characters namely, Darth Vader and Yoda. Darth Vader is playable only on PS3 while Yoda is an exclusive character for the XBOX 360 version. Both these characters are capable in battle on this game. Darth Vader holds his red light saber with two hands that can do serious damage once it hits the opponent directly. Yoda is super fast here and is filled with great combos that you would surely enjoy. There is also a stage set on the Star Wars series namely, the Star Destroyer Docking Bay. It is packed with laser beam walls and imperial shuttles in the hangar. The imperial march music is the background music so players can experience a Star Wars dream stage. Aside from Yoda and Darth Vader, there are also new unique characters on the game like Scheherazade and Hilde. There is also a new gameplay system in the game. Now, you can use a critical hit to finish off your enemy at once. In the game, there is a measure for armor. If a player always blocks, then the armor will slowly break. Once the armor is broken, you can deliver the critical hit by pressing the four face button at once. You will see a cut scene where the fighter will execute the critical hit and instantly defeat the enemy. Another great feature of the game is the online play. You can play Soul Calibur with other XBOX 360 owners and compete with them. You can play on ranked or unranked match. They can also sort players based on their skills so that the matches will not be unfair. On ranked matches, you can view your overall standing among all other online players.