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The Hachiko Review: Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny

The Hachiko:
The game features a total of 29 characters, ranging from original offerings to brand-new characters. You'll find old school regulars like Voldo, Ivy, Nightmare, and Taki, but there are also a few of the most recently introduced characters, such as Tira, Amy, and Zasalamel. The game even features two new characters that join the Soulcalibur team: original creation Dampierre and God of War's very own Kratos. Dampierre is a kooky Frenchman who wields hidden blades and features a loose and silly fighting style most similar to that of Voldo. Dampierre is a decent character, but does take some time to get good with. Kratos, meanwhile, is a beast and seemingly manages to kick my butt any time I go up against him. Kratos feels a little awkward as a character joining the Soulcalibur franchise, as he feels like just as much a cash-in as characters like Spawn and Link that have come before. Kratos, however, is a more natural fit than say Yoda and Darth Vader, so at least that silliness is behind the franchise it seems.

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Milky5704d ago

I don't know if I should get this. I have never played soul caliber, is it like tekken?

Baka-akaB5704d ago

not really . Soul calibur is much more "arcade" .
It's a good fighting game , not even closely as deep as street fighter , kof , blazblue , tekken or a few others , and it can be a mash button fest ... but it's really fun and extremely beautiful

Milky5704d ago

ok thanks for the info, I am seriously thinking about getting it now :)

Blaze9295704d ago

I dont know. I personally don't like this game and anyone who wants to back track my comments for this game can see i was freakin pumped for this title. I got it and it really...sucks.

1. No Arcade Mode
2. No Story Mode
3. No preview-a-move in Training Mode (...the game's goal is to make one a better player, yet this.)
4. No Versus Mode (There is Quick Battle, but you only fight random, pre-created CaS characters, and no way to setup a match of your liking)
5. No game sharing for ad-hoc multiplayer
6. No online multiplayer

This game is really limiting and I honestly stopped playing it after a few days and sold it.

dredgewalker5704d ago

Get it, you wont regret it. I already have the import and its a nice addition to your fighting game collection on the psp. Ive been waiting for years for a psp rendition and they came out with something that blew my mind off. With graphics almost at par with the ps2 and the controls spot on i have no complaints whatsoever with this game.

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Top 8 Best Soul Calibur Guest Characters, Ranked

Assassin's Creed's Ezio and The Witcher's Geralt have been excellent guest characters in the Soul Calibur series.

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All-Star Franchises, Underrated Entries - Part Fourteen

Phil writes, "If you've been around SuperPhillip Central for a little while (it's still okay if you haven't, so no harm done), then you know that I like talking about underrated and overlooked games. I've done various series on the subject. However, most of the time, the games mentioned in these articles are from wholly new or overlooked franchises themselves.

There are also a multitude of series that I can think of that have one, two, or a handful of games in it that aren't viewed as highly as the others, whether just or not.

These ideas are where the concept of All-Star Franchises, Underrated Entries comes from, and since our 13th edition, I've come up with six more underrated entries to big-time franchises, some bigger than others."

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Top 5 Fighting Gaming Crossovers That Are Not Super Smash Bros

Carl Williams writes, "In video games, we don’t see too many crossover events. It is probably due to the fact that video game companies are quite litigious with each other. That is a shame, though, as it would be interesting to see more gaming crossover events that are not Super Smash Bros or a Capcom and SNK fighting game. While it was a little bit of work, we have tracked down five awesome gaming crossovers that you have forgotten about."

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