SoulCalibur (1998)
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3.99 from 486 ratings
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How long? Main story 1h (from 1 logged playthrough)
SoulCalibur is a weapon-based 3D fighting game developed by Project Soul and produced by Namco. It is the second game in the Soul series, preceded by Soul Edge (1996). Originally released in arcades in 1998, it ran on the Namco System 12 hardware. In 1999 it was ported to the Dreamcast with improved graphics and new features. The North American …
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SoulCalibur is a weapon-based 3D fighting game developed by Project Soul and produced by Namco. It is the second game in the Soul series, preceded by Soul Edge (1996). Originally released in arcades in 1998, it ran on the Namco System 12 hardware. In 1999 it was ported to the Dreamcast with improved graphics and new features. The North American version was released in September 1999 as a launch title for the Dreamcast and was part of the successful launch of the new console. It became available as a downloadable title on Xbox 360's Xbox Live Marketplace in 2008.
The title brought many innovations to the fighting game genre that include a heavy emphasis on weapons and a unique eight-way movement system. Soulcalibur is widely regarded as one of the best Dreamcast titles and is one of the most critically acclaimed fighting games of all time.
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Details
- Developers
- Project Soul
- Publishers
- Namco
- Genres
- Arcade, Fighting
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy, Historical
- Franchises
- SoulCalibur
- Series
- SoulCalibur
Release dates
- Jul 30, 1998 (Japan) Arcade
- 1998 (Europe) Arcade
- 1998 (North_America) Arcade
- Aug 05, 1999 (Japan) Dreamcast
- Sep 09, 1999 (North_America) Dreamcast
- Dec 01, 1999 (Europe) Dreamcast
- Jul 02, 2008 (Worldwide) Xbox 360
- Jan 19, 2012 (Full Release) (Worldwide) iOS
- Nov 20, 2013 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Android
Related
Standalone expansions
- Minigame 3-hon Pack (Dec 2000) · Visual Memory Unit / Visual Memory System
- Text Adventure: Xianghua-hen (Dec 2000) · Visual Memory Unit / Visual Memory System
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Rating distribution
5 stars
160
4 stars
188
3 stars
119
2 stars
13
1 star
6
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Review DirtyMidnighter 4/5 · Apr 2, 2020
Teaching Kids About Leather Daddies Since 1998
SoulCalibur is probably the best fighting game for button mashers. So I can see why some aficionados of the genre would not care for it. For those of us who are combo-adverse, it's great to gleefully pull off crazy looking shit as you bludgeon the Dreamcast face buttons with your big stupid thumb.
Seong Mina is best girl.