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Soul Calibur is a weapon-based fighting game with 3D graphics. It is the second game published after Soul Edge (Soul Blade), but the first one with its name Soul Calibur of the series. Marking Soul Calibur as a fighting game can lead to a discussion because in some sources the game is listed as a beat 'em up game. The Term beat 'em up differs in the meaning regarding the term of fighting game. | Soul Calibur is a weapon-based fighting game with 3D graphics. It is the second game published after Soul Edge (Soul Blade), but the first one with its name Soul Calibur of the series. Marking Soul Calibur as a fighting game can lead to a discussion because in some sources the game is listed as a beat 'em up game. The Term beat 'em up differs in the meaning regarding the term of fighting game. | ||
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"Welcome to the stage of history, retold."
—Narrator
About the Game
Soul Calibur is a weapon-based fighting game with 3D graphics. It is the second game published after Soul Edge (Soul Blade), but the first one with its name Soul Calibur of the series. Marking Soul Calibur as a fighting game can lead to a discussion because in some sources the game is listed as a beat 'em up game. The Term beat 'em up differs in the meaning regarding the term of fighting game.
The Game was published 1999 by Namco (also known for Tekken.[1]) as a launch title with the Dreamcast, the last video game console of Sega. Besides the title for the home console Dreamcast, the game was also released as an arcade version in 1998.
Research-relevant Contents of the Game
Game Mechanics
Cameos from other Games
Next to the regular characters also known from the previous game Soul Edge, the player can choose one cameo character from other popular games like Tekken, Assassin's Creed, Star Wars, or like in the current version Soul Calibur VI The Witcher. But there is also Yoshimitsu to choose who appears in Tekken. He appears first in Soul Edge but stays as a regular character in the sequels.Guest characters playable from other games seem to lead to a new playing experience and can be reason for buying the newest edition of the Soul Calibur series. To play the favourite character of a game in another environment could be like taking the character with you to fight with other favourite fighting game characters. In some way it reminds a bit of Super Smash Bros. where you have a lot of different characters from other games having a big brawl. The cameos are taken out of their usual environment or at least in some extent. For example the character Ezio Auditore da Firenze, he is the quest character in Soul Calibur V. The player can fight with him and can also choose his surroundings. Every character has an own environment or an own combat zone. Ezio's zone are the rooftops of Venice. It is like a transfer of Ezio and his skills in another game. But there the player has to face other conditions and other characters. The theme of a guest characters can be discussed as a reason for commercial success. Having Namco as a publisher seems to make it obvious that there is also Heihachi as a cameo in Soul Calibur II. Also Yoshimitsu mentioned before. Guest characters can be marked as a special feature. There can also be discussions about the role of the avatar and the fact that you can create your own character in the series, for example in Soul Calibur V where the player has the opportunity to create a character with the physics of Tekken's Jin.
Weapon guided fighting game
Use of combat zone
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Credits/ Links
- ↑ Fox, Matt: The Video Games Guide:1,000+ Arcade, Console and Computer Games, 1962-2012, 2012, P. 266.