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HonestGamers review: SoulCalibur Broken Destiny is "polluted with nonsense"

HonestGamers writes: "If I were unfamiliar with or prejudiced against the PSP, I would probably be impressed that the fighting engine translated so well to a portable system . . . but I've been playing excellent PSP games for long enough now that I'm not surprised. Although technically impressive, the problem with Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny is that it lacks soul. Namco is simply going through the motions - some of them, anyway - and polluting the rest with nonsense, seeing as they've apparently forgotten how to create a game with dramatic personality."

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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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