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The graphics of Soul calibur IV have a better appeal than the original. There are more characters to obtain and use throughout gameplay. I do like the single player mode in which you can ascend or decend the "TOWER", thus gaining more skills for your character. ie: better fighting power, better defense, more equipment to obtain as well as "special" abilities. At first, its a little difficult(atleast for me) to try and learn all the various moves a character can perform. But, at the end of the day, it does make gameplay more interesting. A new twist in this game is using the starwar character YODA. How he ended up in this game is anyones guess. For a little guy, he is a worthy opponent. But, all in all, its still just a fighting game with better graphics. What I don't like is in single character play (not the tower" mode, you fight your opponent thru I think 8 levels and thats it. The game just ends. The creators should have put in special levels or special items you can obtain in this mode rather than just end. Graphics are alot better than the original. all in all, not bad. It just seems there should be a better story line to follow, paths to take and not just be pick up a weapon and fight. In two player mode, I think the battles are better as with single player mode, the CPU character is somewhat predictable. It keeps me humored, but thats about it.Read full review
ANOTHER SOULCALIBUR GAME BUT NOW WITH FINISHING MOVES AND STAR-WAR FIGURES,WHAT THE HELL?COMPLAINTS:IF YOU'VE PLAYED THIS GAME YOU'LL NOTICE THE PHYSICS ARE SIMILAR TO 3 BUT A DRIP HEAVIER.ITS JUST BARLEY SLOWER.THE FINISH MOVES ARE KIND OF SILLY AND THERES STILL NO BLOOD!PLUS ITS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DO THE FINISH MOVES ON SOME ONE UNLESS THEY OVER BLOCK A LOT OR IF YOU ARE EVENLY MATCHED AND YOUR BOTH DECENT.IM PERSONALLY NOT BAD AT SOUL CALIBUR,IVE WON ABOUT 10 TOURNAMENTS IN FIRST PLACE AND HAVE NEVER GOTTEN LESS THAN 2ND PLACE EVER. THAT'S PROBABLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT IVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF PRACTICING WITH SOME VERY GOOD PLAYERS.SO WE DO PLAY A LOT!BUT WE PLAY SOULCALIBUR 4 THE LEAST THOUGH.I THINK THAT'S BECAUSE THE STUFF THEY ADDED TO 4 COMES OFF A LITTLE CHEESY AND UNFAIR.YODA FOR EXAMPLE IS VERY SHORT AND CANT BE THROWN.ITS LIKE FIGHTING GON FROM TEKKEN!I CAN STILL BEAT HIM THOUGH , BUT HAVE TO DO A BUNCH OF DUMB LOOKING MOVES JUST TO REACH DOWN THERE!ALGOL, THE HEAD HONCHO OF THE GAME IS A CHEAP ASS IN GENERAL,LOTS OF POWER HOUSE MOVES BOT HES QUICK PLUS CAN THROW A CRAP TON OF ENERGY BALLS AND TELEPORT.ALSO HE LOOKS LIKE A DAMN DRAGONBALL Z CHARACTER! FORTUNATELY STAR-WAR AND BOSS CHARACTERS ARE USUALLY BANNED FROM TOURNAMENTS ANYWAY...SO THEY DID ADD A LOT OF NEW STUFF TO THE GAME AND A LOT OF NEW CHARACTERS THAT (I DON'T REALLY LIKE).IF ITS NOT BROKE DON'T TRY TO FIX IT!!ON THE PLUS SIDE, COMPLIMENTS NOW:ITS THE BEST FIGHTING GAME ON PS3 OR 360 PERIOD!!ITS A VERY FUN GAME IN GENERAL AND is FULL OF AWESOME GRAPHICS,SOUNDS AND EXCITEMENT!IF YOU LIKE THE OTHER SOULCALIBURS YOU'LL LIKE THIS ONE TOO AND ITS A MUST HAVE TO COMPLETE YOUR FIGHTING GAME COLLECTION.THERE ARE ALOT OF GREAT THINGS ABOUT THIS GAME ACTUALLY BUT MY FAVORITE SOULCALIBURS ARE 1 AND 2 SO THAT'S WHY I MIGHT COME OFF AS A PRUDE!REALLY THOUGH IF YOUVE NEVER PLAYED SOULCALIBUR THEN YOULL PROBALY THINK THIS IS THE BEST F'N GAME EVER f'N MADE!!SO GO PLAY IT NOW!!!!!!thanks for reading this and sorry about all the yelling...Read full review
I had played the previous Soul Calibur games and 4 is pretty good as well. The tag system is fairly easy to use after a few tries, but the new buying system for clothes and weapons is new and a little annoying. Also, they don't let you choose what weapon to use like they did in the previous games, but pair the weapon and the clothes together. To get a good character, there are a lot more things you can do, but it can get pretty annoying if you just want to play with a weapon you just bought because you don't have the stats or special abilities that comes with it.
The Good: I love the customization opportunities. They track every stat for the leader boards and easy to find a match at any time of the day. Can be very addictive if played with friends. The bad: I dislike the broken features of the game when it comes to the attack system. Yoda can't be thrown which changes up the gameplan of many. And the tutorial system still lacks highlighted commands for proper button usage. I bought it because I was already a fan of the soulcalibur franchise back when they were soul calibur. Easy achievements as well. I'd advise others to try it if they can.
Fighting games aren't my absolute favorite genre, but I thought this was a very fun game. The reason it lost a star is that the majority of the characters are absolutely useless. You get to use about 30 characters, but since about half are simply a copy of the style of another character, it narrows down to about 15 unique styles. With that said, at least 10 of the characters serve no purpose at all, either due to a severe lack of useful moves, or simply because they do so little damage if they manage to land an attack. Another substantial flaw in the game is that it fails to discourage people from button mashing. The only combos that are worthwhile/fun to do take a very long time to activate, so if you're playing someone who just mashes X the whole time it becomes very frustrating since you cannot do anything except try to mash faster than them. Even with these flaws, I really liked the game. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a solid fighting game.Read full review
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