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    Soulcalibur IV

    Game » consists of 14 releases. Released Jul 29, 2008

    The fifth installment in Namco's Soul series of weapon-based fighting games, Soulcalibur IV is the first to be released on seventh-generation consoles and the first online entry in the series. It's known for its use of Star Wars characters as guest fighters.

    Does Vader/Yoda DLC make this game worth it now?

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    #1  Edited By Jedted

    I noticed on XBL you can download Darth Vader so i was wonder if this game is worth getting now that both versions have all 3 Jedi characters(Yoda, Vader, the Apprentice).  I'm not a bid SC fan but i am a SW fan so should i buy this or is it still just a gimmick?

    Do people actually play the game on XBL or no?

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    You should never have to lay down more money than the retail price, no matter what that retail price may be, in order to make a game "worth it."

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    #3  Edited By Shadow
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    #4  Edited By LiquidPrince

    I bought Yoda off of PSN, and he sucks... He's too short and he's not very fun. Good thing I already had Vader.

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    #5  Edited By Jedted
    Sir_Ragnarok said:
    "You should never have to lay down more money than the retail price, no matter what that retail price may be, in order to make a game "worth it.""

    So i geuss that means i should wait till it's under $20? :)
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    #6  Edited By Shadow

    look, it's a fantastic fighting game.  Still, if you didn't like it before the other jedi, you won't like it after him.

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    Jedted said:
    So i geuss that means i should wait till it's under $20? :)"
    Sir_Ragnarok said:
    ". . . no matter what that retail price may be."
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    #8  Edited By siLVUR

    No. It's only worth it if you like the game and nothing more.

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    #9  Edited By kush

    No, especially since it's nowhere near free.

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    #10  Edited By Pazy

    Yoda and Vader are almost worthless characters. Though Yoda moresoe because hes only half height and cant be thrown so almost like cheating. Vader has some cheatsy type moves but mosly hes just there to cash in.

    If you want to buy this game then buy it for its awesome fighting, and yes there is people playing online. Enough so that you dont have to play single player if you dont want to (though you will be down half the characters).

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    #11  Edited By zymase

    Since you can't throw Yoda, it can be frustrating fighting Yoda online because so many of the game's best moves - especially for the larger characters - are throws or throw combos.  The best way to counter cheap Yoda is equally cheap - low kick low kick low kick...  ;)

    I would say that the game isn't worth buying for the Star Wars characters alone, but if you enjoy fighting games or teh Soul Calibur series it's obviously worth it.

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    #12  Edited By dprabon
    Sir_Ragnarok said:
    "You should never have to lay down more money than the retail price, no matter what that retail price may be, in order to make a game "worth it.""
    Ya, if you have to pay any extra cash to make it worthwhile it's just not worth it.
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    #13  Edited By toowalrus

    This game was always worth it. Don't pay money for an extra character, it's a good fighting game without him.

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    #14  Edited By Atomic_Tangerine

    I don't know if a $5 unlock code makes a game better...  Don't do it!

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    #15  Edited By BoG

    No, becuase Soul Calibur isn't nearly as good as Street Fighter IV.

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    #16  Edited By toowalrus
    BoG said:
    "No, becuase Soul Calibur isn't nearly as good as Street Fighter IV."
    It's completely different though, you've got all those weapons that factor into your fighting styles, and all that character creation was awesome. The game was really good.

    I mean, some of you might be turned off because Jeff gave it a bad review, but his main complaints were, what, custom gear wasn't pretty enough and Ivy's huge boobs? It really wasn't a big enough deal to mention, in my opinion. Good fighting game.

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