Soulcalibur IV

turducken's Soul Calibur IV (Xbox 360) review

Soul Calibur IV

Soul Calibur IV is a decent fighting game for this generation.  Unfortunately, it is still plagued by, at least what seems to me, the genre-wide issue of multiplayer devolving into a contest to see who can use the cheapest combo over and over again without getting hit.  (Of course, that is the player's fault, mostly.)  And some of the Achievements are RIDICULOUSLY hard to get, if you are worried about that kind of thing.  However, when you look past that the game is actually really fun to play.  And the ability to play as Yoda or Darth Vader's Secret Apprentice is a nice touch.  The Create-A-Soul character customization is very in depth.  However, it is unfortunate that getting the better items is dependent on unlocking the achievements.  And for some reason, it seems impossible to make my characters look the way I want them to and get decent bonuses from equipment.....  maybe that's just me.  If you like fighting games, or have played Soul Calibur games in the past and liked them, you should definitely pick this one up.

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A superb fighting game lopsided by a few noticeable quirks. 0
Soul Calibur IV(Xbox 360) by deactivated-135098 on August 10, 2008
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The soul still burns 0
Soul Calibur IV(Xbox 360) by dj on August 25, 2008
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