by: Michael Ogunnubi

October 18, 2008

Soul Calibur is back, more beautiful then ever, better than ever, and even more bustier than ever….yes, our precious little girls from SC sure have grown over the years. This game if the latest iteration in the series and some may say it’s the best, some may say otherwise. Everyone has their favorite and this is mine.

Just like any fighting game, there really isn’t much of a story. The story mode in this is so short that it hardly seems worth the $60 and maybe even completely irrelevant. But considering the number of characters you have to complete story mode with (especially if you want to go achievement hunting.) you can see why they made it so short. You go about 5 levels for each character (over 25 in total) with maybe 1-2 cutscenes depending on the character that more than likely, you won’t really care about.

Introduced in this game is the new game mode called “Tower of Lost Souls.” Here you fight your way up a sinister looking tower with each floor containing hidden chests containing unlockables such as weapons and cloths, which can only be unlocked by performing certain actions. This does indeed add a small twist to the game by trying to find all the secrets but that’s the only real distinction from any of the other modes. Some challenges are, well, challenging so this mode is sure to ante up the replay value for you. There’s an Ascend mode for about 60 floors and a Descend for 40 floors.