What Gamespot Users have to say about SoulCalibur V

  • Rating:9

    Despite its shortcomings, it's my new favorite fighter.

    Before I begin, let me introduce myself a bit. I've been a gamer since Street Fighter 2, and although I play all sorts of games, fighting games still are (and likely always will be) my favorites. My history with SoulC... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    Take the 4th's epic graphics and goofy humor,you get this.

    Man it has been an epic year for gamers,and this game adds on even more power to the lightning.To start,this games story is actually (yes it is still a fighting game) very cool...Unfourtanantly the difficulty is cruel to... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:2

    They gutted the series.

    I remember playing Edge Master mode for hours in SC2. It was magical. I also remember playing SC3 for the awesome/unique story mode, and the good (but not better then Edge Master mode) Chronicles of the Sword. SC3 also ... Read Full Review

    7 of 9 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:2

    I don't usually make reviews, but for this betrayal I had to.

    So the game is rather beginner friendly, has a lot of combos, a balanced power bar system, good online play and can (sometimes... barely...) be really fun to customize new characters. Tekken: Soul Calibur edition is a... Read Full Review

    3 of 4 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    Perhaps Namco made this one trying to fix something that have been doing on Tekken series. But that was about Tekken....

    It has been some time since my last game review, and I will blame my work that consume most of my freetime with....work. Anyways, I got Soul Calibur V for my Xbox 360 because the fresh rooster that have been announced wa... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6

    Not as good as expected

    Characters: Some characters have been changed and replaced for example Xianghua has been replaced by Leixia, the fighting moves are the same and this has been done with several characters. Some characters have been co... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5

    Great game if you like multiplayer and/or Customization.

    Hello fighting game fans! Now there has been a-lot of people calling SC5 a "street fighter clone" or "worst single player modes in the series" ect. So I decided to write a review to give potential customers an honest eva... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    Namco did it right this time.

    I think Namco did it right this time. The gameplay is extremely tight, Feels like its done for E-sport, the online code is flawless for an online fighting game, they even fixed the gameplay offline for online play. I hav... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:1

    Definitely skip this one

    Well I know what most of you are thinking. Here's another Soul Calibur game, and I expect the same as always... well its not. They changed alot... and in this case... its a -BAD- thing! For those of us who enjoyed hav... Read Full Review

    2 of 4 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5

    dont expect anything new just expect it for what it is

    as a fan of the series for a long time i didnt think to much on this one and picked it up late as i have been just knee high in a backlog of games that i bought and rented,but i found my time to grab a childhood fav s... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful