A perfect way to start the Soul Calibur series, and a pefect way to show off what could have been a great system.

User Rating: 10 | SoulCalibur DC
Soul Calibur was one of the only major non-Sonic games on the Dreamcast. It is sometimes considered to be one of the greatest games out there. This is probably one of the best fighters of all time

Gameplay, 10. The game's concept is exactly the same as in Soul Blade. The Arcade mode is where you fight each opponent untill you get to the final character, who that character is all depends on who you're using, and then finally you get to fight Inferno. There is a nice Vs. mode with a handicap system just like in Soul Blade to play with friend. Team Battle is where you choose 1-8 characters and you fight your friend or a computer player who has the same amount of characters. Time Attack is like Arcade mode but the goal is to complete it as fast as you can and you are required to play 2-win games. Survival mode is where you fight each opponent, each time gaining back some lost health, untill eventually you lose. There are a couple other types of Survival modes but you have to earn them and if I told you about them it be considered a spoiler. There is a Practice mode to play on if you want to learn some new moves with a character. Mission mode is where you play under certain conditions. This mode is actually changed from Soul Blade. You can change characters, which is a huge plus since some characters just have a harder time than others with some fights. It's also not as linear as it used to be. Instead of going from one mission to another you can navigate throught the map with an arrow that looks like the kind you'd see on an ordinary computer. There is a Museum mode where you can look at stuff you have earned.
Now you may be asking if this game and Soul Blade's concept are exactly the same and their modes, with the exception of Mission mode, are the same than why is this one so awesome? The game plays enormously better. Each mode is enjoyable to play. Even Time Attack, a mode that's not usually ver fun to play, can be enjoyed. Mission Mode is much better now, there are more missions, and a bigger variety of conditions you play under. Now Mission mode can be something to look forward to doing rather than something you have to do to earn things in the game. The characters are also well balanced. While half of them are clones it's still fun to play them, when you use Nightmare you don't feel like you're just using a darker version of Seigfreid.

Graphics, 10. I wish I could give this game's graphics more than a 10, because they are just perfect. In 1999 these graphics kind of graphics were phenomenal. Nintendo and Sony could only dream of these kind of graphics on a Nintendo 64 and Playstation game. Each character looks amazing. None of their polygons of stick out. The different stages also look perfect. Especially the City of Water stage. These graphics wouldn't be considered bad on a Playstation 2, Nintendo Gamecube, or an Xbox game.

Sound, 10. The music for each stage is perfect also. Many of these songs are still being remixed for the new Soul Caliburs. While the voice acting is all in Japenese it's still amazing, and the characters mouths are completly in sync with the voices. The sound effects you hear when two weapons clash is awesome.

Value, 10. This game will last you forever. It will take you a long time to complete all the missions. It will take you even longer to buy everything. You have to earn all the characters and then beat the game with them. There are many modes to play on and you can enjoy this game with a friend by playing the Vs. and Team Battle modes.

Difficulty, Just Right. Except for the Survival modes this game's difficulty isn't fixed so its only as hard or easy as you want it to be.

Tilt, 10. This game is just flawless. It is the best game on the Dream Cast. Anybody could enjoy this game, even you dislike fighters you can still enjoy this game. This game changed fighters and will remembered forever.