In Soulcalibur, simply holding down a joystick direction causes the character to move in that direction, giving the player a sense of freedom and deepening the strategy of the game. Previous 3D fighters had only limited movement along the third axis, with sidesteps and rolls providing useful but unsustained lateral movement. One of the biggest innovations introduced by Soulcalibur to the gameplay system of its predecessor, Soul Edge, is the eight-way run. Nightmare fighting against Sophitia in the Dreamcast version. It won the majority of Game of the Year awards in its respective year, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest fighting games and one of the greatest video games ever made, topping numerous "best of" lists in years following. Soulcalibur received unanimous critical applause upon release it is the fourth highest rated video game of all time, with a 98 rating on Metacritic. The title brought many innovations to the fighting game genre that include a heavy emphasis on weapons and a unique eight-way movement system. Developed closely with Namco's Tekken development team, it is one of few home console ports that outdid their arcade parent performance-wise. Other warriors pursue him either to claim the weapon for themselves or to destroy it, end his mass murder, and free him of its curse.
The game centers on the pursuit of the legendary weapon known as Soul Edge, now in the possession of a warrior known as Nightmare, who slaughters countless people to satisfy the blade's bloodlust.
It became available as a downloadable title on the Xbox 360's Xbox Live Marketplace in July 2008 and it is forward compatible with the Xbox One along with the sequel, Soulcalibur II. The North American release was released in September 1999 as a launch game for the Dreamcast and was part of the successful launch of the new console. It was ported to the Dreamcast in 1999 with new features and improved graphics. Originally released in arcades on July 30, 1998, it ran on the Namco System 12 hardware. It is the second game in the Soulcalibur series, preceded by Soul Edge in December 1995.
Soulcalibur is a weapon-based 3D fighting game developed by Project Soul and produced by Namco.
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