Most interesting of all, though, would be Seigfried, who becomes possessed of the Soul Edge, and transforms into the Evil Seed. There's Seung Mina, who left home in search of the Soul Edge, which she thinks to be a savior sword. There's Sophitia, who worships, as all good Greeks should, Hepheastos, son of Hera, and knows the Soul Edge to be evil. The game brings together characters from varying backgrounds and time periods, all of whom are seeking this Soul Edge for one reason or another. It all begins, apparently, with Cervantes, the evil pirate, and an apparent misunderstanding about the intentions of a particularly powerful twin sword, the Soul Edge mentioned in the first game's title. Where, oh where to begin? How about with the feature of the game that makes me far more interested in playing it than playing Virtua Fighter or Tekken: the story and characters. Not only is Soul Calibur the finest fighting game I've ever played, but, with possible exception to titles such as Sonic and NFL 2K, it's also the number one reason to buy a Dreamcast later this year. I was expecting a damn near-perfect game.Īnd guess what? True to form, Namco has indeed delivered the level of perfection I so longed for. While a few glitches here and there and an occasionally bad piece of background music would be easily forgiven in any other game, my expectations of Soul Calibur were such that there'd be no similar leniency. So, Soul Calibur obviously had a lot to live up to. Throughout the latter part of the Saturn's life, you could easily spot me arguing with Saturn fanatics about how much better Soul Edge looked compared to Virtua Fighter II, and I'm still willing to defend that statement. I loved it for its graphics, its unique weapons-based fighting system, its surrounding story, which brought together characters from different eras of history, its tremendous variety, and its phenomenal soundtrack.

Soul Edge was probably my most favorite 3D fighter of all time. I'm reviewing Soul Calibur in a somewhat biased state.

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