Soulcalibur Legends done and dated

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Nov 1, 2007 12:21 pm PT

Action adventure spin-off of Namco Bandai's fighting series goes gold, arrives exclusively on Wii November 20.

Traditionally squaring combatants off mano-a-mano in the fighting arena, the Soulcalibur series is in for a drastic overhaul with its upcoming Nintendo Wii-exclusive spin-off, Soulcalibur Legends. Today, Namco Bandai announced that development has wrapped on the third-person action-adventure and gamers will be able to get a firsthand look at the changes come November 20.

Soulcalibur Legends is set between the events of the original Soul Blade for the PlayStation and its sequel, Soul Calibur for the Dreamcast. The third-person hack-and-slash action follows knight-in-shining-armor Siegfried as he quests to piece together the Soul Edge, better known as the epic-size sword that he's come to be associated with. Numerous other characters from the franchise turn up in the game, including the sultry dominatrix Ivy and the bushido-blade-wielding Mitsurugi.

As would be expected from a Wii-exclusive title, Soulcalibur Legends will take advantage of the Wii's much-vaunted motion-sensing controls. In addition to a single-player campaign, the game features split-screen co-op and competitive modes. Not abandoning the fighting genre entirely, the game also includes a versus mode.

103 Comments

  • nintendians

    Posted Nov 20, 2007 10:09 pm PT

    hopes this beats zelda: tp in both graphics and gameplay.

  • kansas17171

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 12:25 am PT

    I think that this is one of those games that is either REALLY bad or REALLY good. i hope for the later. go SC!

  • matrixman2k

    Posted Nov 5, 2007 12:21 pm PT

    The sad thing is many retards are commenting about wii not being able to handle sc4. These morons fail to realise that anything is possible, especially when they pump enough cash into development. It basically remains in namcos hands and commitment.

    Look, i know some of you are legends in your own minds but try to remember the old (very first) gameboy. And remember the cut-down versions of titles that were originally released for home consoles being converted for it. Mortal Kombat was one of these amongst others. Again some were able to do some amazing things with the given limited functionality.

    Lastly it's all about the installer base. If the machine does extremely well people/companies will find ways to do plenty, and try to go that little bit extra. You understand?

    By the way wii sports is a load of bo!! in terms of graphics however graphics ain't everything but a eye candy - sometimes good-looking games suck in gameplay, the balance is lost. So master the ability to recognise a good title overall, not just judging on it's graphics.

  • Neo9898_98

    Posted Nov 5, 2007 6:20 am PT

    @steveguttenberg:

    Most people don't spend over $1000 a year on video game consoles.

  • hiphops_savior

    Posted Nov 5, 2007 5:50 am PT

    Now, let's see what they can do for SC4. Seong Mina and Krilin all the way!!!!!

  • steveguttenberg

    Posted Nov 4, 2007 8:59 pm PT

    If you want Soul Calibur 4 so badly, why not get it for Xbox 360 or Playstation 3? I mean, you are allowed to get more than one console. I have a 360 for the graphics, and a Wii for the controls. Anyway, I'm looking forward to this game.

  • DoubleAxe

    Posted Nov 4, 2007 6:13 pm PT

    yes... this better be good... alot of developers seem to be testing alot of new ideas on the Wii... and somtimes its not always a good thing... why cant they release this PLUS a new soul calibur?... oh well...

  • padouke

    Posted Nov 4, 2007 4:52 pm PT

    good im hyped for the game. i loved number 2 for my GC, i really hope the motion sensing mkes this a sweet game. another one for the xmas list...

  • RTRGRZA

    Posted Nov 4, 2007 2:54 pm PT

    this game better be good.

  • Vash67

    Posted Nov 4, 2007 2:29 pm PT

    It's sad that so little people care about this game. And about half of those who do are hating on it from the beginning. Then again, Namco also gave us Death by Degrees....

  • strawberryheart

    Posted Nov 4, 2007 2:21 pm PT

    Sounds cool to me, swords and motion controllers are a great combo in my book.

  • earth79

    Posted Nov 4, 2007 4:31 am PT

    i'm really mad that we're not getting soul calibur 4 but i'm gonna keep an open mind and give this game a chance.

  • nintend-man86

    Posted Nov 4, 2007 1:57 am PT

    wth. who cares

  • ctg867

    Posted Nov 3, 2007 11:56 pm PT

    So does anybody really care about the "well we can't actually do the real sequel to this series on the Wii since the tech isn't good enough, so we're making a crappy, poorly made Wii only game" that is Soul Calibur Legends? Have you seen Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles?

    Give me a break, this is pathetic. *Waits for good third party game that isn't a Gamecube port*

  • roryk666

    Posted Nov 3, 2007 7:45 pm PT

    JCDenton , you do know that the wii can use gamecube and has the classic controller. i dont think the wii is powerful enough to run sc4. im sure it could run a stripped down version though as psp did have tekken dr

  • JCDenton

    Posted Nov 3, 2007 10:52 am PT

    Gamecube had a SoulCalibur. My guess is that Namco thinks the Wiimote and nunchuk just aren't up for the job of a fast-paced fighting game.

  • resident_rozza

    Posted Nov 3, 2007 10:06 am PT

    i hate the way the Wii gets stuck with some crappy spin off of a Soul Caliber game, this is more of an insult than a game. All Namco are saying is "No Soul Caliber 4 for the Wii, because it can't take it" It infuriates me that there are no decent fighting games for Wii.

  • shortster1

    Posted Nov 3, 2007 6:34 am PT

    this game looks gay

  • Delongman

    Posted Nov 3, 2007 5:43 am PT

    hoping it will be good...

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