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Platform: PlayStation
2
Related Links: Review: Soul Salibur II (PlayStation 2) Review: Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution (PlayStation 2) Review: Guilty Gear: Isuka (PlayStation 2)
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Soul
Calibur III
It looks like Namco’s popular sword-wielding fighting game is going to have at least one more go ‘round on the PlayStation 2, as today the publisher announced that Soul Calibur III is in the works, exclusively for the Sony console. Players' excuse for running around the countryside, and locking swords with like-minded wayward warriors is that Soul Calibur has been removed from its resting place, and Nightmare is also on the move once more, making for a whole heap of trouble that players will have to stop.
Adding a little something extra to the series’ story mode, players will now have much more control in how they customize their character when going through Soul Calibur III (which appears to be going with the name “Chronicles of the Sword mode” in this installment). So, instead of taking on the persona of Kilik, or Maxi, or whomever, players can pick their own look, gender, occupation, and weapon for their character. What this writer wants to know, though, is will anyone be able to make an even more intensely erotic, leather-bound, S&M party throwing character than Voldo…
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The
other major addition coming to the series this time out is the inclusion
of three new characters: Zasalamel (dawning white robes, and a massive
scythe), Tira (who looks almost like a forest nymph, and carries a pair
of very circular blades), and Setsuka (a geisha-esque lass armed with an
umbrella and a small, rapier like blade).
In addition to these new characters, players will be able to
cross swords in a variety of new areas, which include a German castle, the top of a clock tower, and an ancient Greek shrine.
Seeing as the game was only announced a scant few hours |
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ago, there really
isn’t a massive amount
of information available as of yet.
Namco is staying fairly tight-lipped at the moment, and
everything leads to this being a case where we’ll just have to wait
until E3 to get a good look at this game. Mr.
Nash (March
24, 2005)
Game
Features: -
Customizable characters: Create your own character after you or the
ideal warrior you've always wanted to be. Choose the sex, occupation,
look and even a weapon for your own original character. -
Your original character is the star: The Chronicles of the Sword mode
allows your original customized character to play through a mode much
like real-time simulation - you can see your own character in the
battles that unfold. -
3 Brand new characters! Zasalamel, Tira and Setsuka wield their
specialty weapons to join the classic cast for a total of over 25
characters. -
More stages than before: Battle it out in more stages than ever, from a
castle in Germany to a shrine in Greece, or even at the top of a clock
tower. - Get ready for the battles by training in the Practice mode; unique battles in Soul Arena mode; view the history of the franchise and everything you've unlocked in Museum mode |
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