Soul Calibur V information has been coming through the grapevines slow and steady and we’ve learned quite a lot lately. Soul Calibur V, like its past titles, is the standard run of the mill fighting game with a splash of unique game play concepts. Each version of the game introduces changes and innovations, and Soul Calibur V is no exception to this. Some major changes to the game is “Critical Finishes” and the Soul Gauge no longer is in the game. Armor no longer has any warning for when it is about to break, so those used to the warnings will need to be quick on their feet to adapt. Since the Soul Gauge was removed the development team, Project Soul, created a new gauge that works similar to what you can find in the latest installment of the Mortal Kombat series. The gauge will charge during the fight and allow you to execute “Brave” and “Critical Edge” attacks. Another large change that everyone will see is on the ring out event during a fight. In the past, when you caused an opponent to exit the ring it resulted in a victory for the player that remained inside. Now the game has a chance on some of the maps to move both players to a new arena area when a ring out occurs. This reminds me of the Dead or Alive idea knocking your opponent down stairs and follow in pursuit. These new ideas in the series open a large horizon of potential to add to its player base from other fighter games.
The currently compiled character list for this title will feature:
The Soul Calibur V Collector's Edition includes a lot of neat merchandise related to the game series. For a larger image, left click the image above.
Returning
- Aeon Calcos
- Algol
- Astaroth
- Cervantes de Leon
- Edge Master
- Geo “Le Bello” Dampierre
- Heishirō Mitsurugi
- Hildegard “Hilde” von Krone
- Isabella “Ivy” Valentine
- Maxi
- Nightmare
- Raphael Sorel
- Siegfried Schtauffen
- Tira
- Voldo
- Yoshimitsu
New
- Natsu
- Patroklos Alexandra
- Pyrrha Alexandra
- Viola
- Xiba
- Yan Leixia
- Z.W.E.I.
Bonus
- Ezio Auditore da Firenze from Assassin’s Creed
Soul Calibur V is set to release on January 31, 2012 for both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 systems with a standard and collector’s edition variant. The collector’s edition contains the following items and will cost around $80.00 at retailers:
- Keepsake packaging modeled after the book used in the series designed by the development team
- Limited edition hardcover art book.
- Exclusive DLC: Dark and White Knight armor costumes for character creation mode costumes.
- Behind the scenes videos and game trailers.
As a great way to advertise some of the changes and playable characters, the trailer that was released seems to shed some light on the future of the series. Only time will tell if these changes will make or break the bank for Soul Calibur.
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