Soul Calibur coming to XBLA

Post by **Doctor Fugue** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:44 am

The title says it all. The good: one of the best 3D fighters, well...one of the best-reviewed games of all time (currently no.6 on gamerankings.com for all consoles), retouched graphics for higher resolutions. The bad: no online combat. Can we start dreaming about other DC titles for download? Great move, Namco...gets me excited for SCIV.

Post by **racketboy** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:59 am

More info:
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3167429

Post by **Ack** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:02 am

Ah, Soul Calibur, the series that I always felt was my favorite 3D fighter...until Soul Calibur 3 came out, and I realized I enjoyed VF4 a lot more.

Still, I'm more than willing to say that I still believe the first Soul Calibur is one of the best 3D fighters ever made...

Post by **baphomet_irl** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:23 pm

part of me is glad about this, but my other more elitist. fanboy side is not happy about it eheh

having said that, the minute I get a 1080p TV (and then a 360), SC and Ikaruga will be the first things I download

Post by **RadarScope1** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:21 am

I dropped MANY hours into Soul Blade on the PS1. But I never had a DC so I didn't much play SC nor any of its sequels. I'll think about getting this one because I'm sure it's much closer to Soul Blade than the last couple of games. They seem pretty gimmicky.

Post by **Mozgus** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:56 am

RadarScope1 wrote:I dropped MANY hours into Soul Blade on the PS1. But I never had a DC so I didn't much play SC nor any of its sequels. I'll think about getting this one because I'm sure it's much closer to Soul Blade than the last couple of games. They seem pretty gimmicky.

I've been getting into SC2 and SC3 lately. I feel that if you were a huge Soul Blade fan like I was, then SC2 is your best bet. It's a bit more refined than SC1, the roster's movesets are more unique, the music sounds much more authentic often steal the show similar to how the KHAN Sessions did in SB, and it includes a remake of sorts of the Weapon Master mode that SB had, and SC1 lacked.

Post by **Cerulean** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:42 am

I still Have my copy of Soul Blade. its really scratched up from where I orignally bought it from but it works like brand new still.

Post by **peace4myheart** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:28 am

I wonder if it will be a direct port or an enhanced version with updated visuals and other bonuses???

Post by **racketboy** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:38 am

peace4myheart wrote:I wonder if it will be a direct port or an enhanced version with updated visuals and other bonuses???

It's supposed to be HD.
That's a good start.

Post by **RadarScope1** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:44 pm

Yeah, they've said it will be fairly enhanced - visuals, leaderboards, etc. - but no online play.