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Soul Blade

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Compaired with games of simular weight (Tekken 2, Tekken 3, Bushido Blade 2) This game ranks #1 in my book. The graphics are great and looks almost EXACTLY like Soul Edge (the arcade version of this game). Although I beat this game rather quickly, the game has loads of replayability with the Edge Master mode (search for the ultimate weapon for your character and use it in other modes), Player Vs. Player modes, Survival Mode (goal is to not get hurt and to see how many fights you can win), and Team Play Mode (play as a team against the CPU, when you are beaten your team mate takes over).

An added plus for younger people is that no blood or gore is in this game. So if you are a concerned parent, that prohibits such things from your youngster, this game offers a fighting genre without blood, guts and gore or death (says "Knockout" when you are beaten or win).

Bottem line, this game is a classic and warrents a place on any gamer's shelf that enjoys a good fighting game.

Imagine you are stranded in the hottest desert on Earth. You are in desperate need of something cool and resfreshing to revive your senses. As you wonder hopelessly,looking to find anything which will satisfy your growing need, you find various bottles containing many liquids. You are overcome with joy. But, as you drink from the first bottle, you are even more thirsty than before!!! So, you try another, and another. Nothing seems to work. Suddenly, you discover a unique container filled with a mysterious liquid. As you drink, you find that you thirst has been completely vanished and fulfilled... This is the case with the various fighting games which leave you thirsty and wanting more. Soulblade is that mysterious liquid. Gulp down the unique graphics and unbelievable techniques which have been so intricately added to this game to make it a Masterpiece.

Dont get stranded in the desert. Please, for your sake, fulfill your need for for man to man, weapon to weapon combat. All you need to do is open the right bottle and experience what Soulblade has to offer!!!

Soul Blade is Namco's PS1 translation of it's 1995 hit arcade smash Soul Edge. Definitely aimed toward fighting purists this game features warriors who fight in hand-to-hand combat. There are no fireballs or other mysterious powers. What we do have here are historically-based fighters who represent various different fighting styles dukeing it out one-on-one.

THE STORY:

Set back in history 10 fighters from around the world, for their own various reasons, set out to find the mythical blade "Soul Edge" which is rumored to have great powers.

THE GAME MODES:

Not lacking in game modes Soul Blade offers the following:

1. Arcade Mode: The arcade translation mode where the player progresses through 10 rounds of battle

2. Vs. Battle: Standard "you vs. a buddy" mode

3. Team Battle Mode: You can form you own team of Soul Edge fighters to take on a team of other Soul Edge fighters.

4. Survival Mode: It's your fighter against each successive opponent to the bitter end.

5. Time Attack Mode: See how fast you can beat the game.

6. Edge Master Mode: A really cool feature where you enter a "Story Mode" progressing across the map of the world beating the other characters in the game and earning new weapons. The catch, in each round you must master a new battle technique to overcome your opponent. A true challenge for true "Edge Masters!!"

THE CHARACTERS:

Here are the 10 Edge Warriors to choose and master in the game:

1. Heishiro Mitsurugi: Great samurai warrior!!!

2. Seung Mina: Long blade/Tae Kwon Do warrioress!!!

3. Li Long: Nunchuk-welding Chinese warrior!!!

4. Taki: Deadly yet sexy ninja warrioress!!!

5. Voldo: Freakish Italian Edward Scissorhand-like warrior.

6. Sophitia Alexandra: Virtuous Greek warrioress!!!

7. Siegfried Schtauffen: Noble Knight!!!

8. Rock: Axe-welding Barbarian!!!

9. Hwang Sung Kyung: Sword-swinging/Tae Kwon Do warrior!!!

10. Cervantes: Evil Pirate Warlord!!!

WHAT SETS IT APART:

The fact that weapons were introduced in this game truly set it apart from other fighters on the market in its time and to this day still sets it apart. The characters are more believable and it's "dueling" feature still makes a stand out from its competition.

THE VERDICT:

Overall, the lifelike battle scenes definitely make this game really fun to play with. The animation of the game, particularly the opening and ending sequences are just amazing. Again, the game's difficulty is at a happy medium. It is relatively easy to pass the game, but still challenging enough to be, well, a challenge. It is not so hard as to where it becomes frustrating. The variety of characters and fighting styles make it a pleasure to master. Also, the various game modes provide a unique gaming experience, particulary "Edge Master" Mode. Of note, this game, like Tekken, did become another franchise for Namco spawning the highly-touted sequel Soul Calibur, with more sequels in development.

Highly Recommended

When 3D fighters first entered with Virtua Fighter, I was not impressed. Add to that the dismal nature of the Star Wars fighter and things did not look promising. But, thanks to games such as this and Tekken, the fighting genre was saved. I first played this game in the arcade and was floored. Gone were the glitching side to side movements. In were smooth animations with amazingly real movement. It translated as close to flawlessly as possible to the Playstation.
From the opening sequence to the finale, I was hooked. The graphics are amazing. The characters are very well rendered and rather well balanced. You have your constent movement, fast players as well as the guard forever and kill in one blow slow guy along with many consistent characters. My favorite character is Taki, but that's probably because she reminds me of Chung Li.
Game control is excellent. Combos rely less on stick movement than on button combinations, which makes it much easier for beginners to pick up. Throws are actually a challenge to execute, but are worth the work. The backgrounds are truly amazing and the soundtrack is something else. The tracks are very deep with what seems like full orchestration.
Of course the greatest fun is playing against other people, but the single player formats available are quite good. The Edge Master mode is somewhat RPG-like in nature and is a nice addition. My favorite mode is the team battle where your 5 take on the opponents 5.
For the price, you absolutely cannot beat this title. The gameplay is great and the controls are rather intuitive. Give the bonus of amazing graphics and sound, if you like fighting games, you'll love this one.

Hey! I'm a girl and I love this game! The only one I've seen better is the new Soulcalibre for Dreamscape! I love the action, the characters are aewsome, and the moves-WOW! The Edgemaster mode is cool, because you can win more weapons for the characters while leaning more about their history. My 2 fav characters are Mitsurugi and Seigfried (sp?) anyway! The intro movie is awesome. I love the song and the shots of Mitsurugi. If you haven't played this game yet, try it! It is The Best!

This is a great classic game. I've owned all of the games in the Soul Blade/Calibur series on PlayStation, Dreamcast, and PS2, and this is the one that started it all on consoles. With the return of Li Long in SCIII, it sparked a bit of nostalgic remembrance. (Spoiler Alert; Li Long died in Soul Blade) The graphics are VERY dated, but the gameplay is still great. There's a lot of substance to this game.

Soul Edge - Circa 1996

GOOD:
- Gameplay is pretty balanced
- Some nice unlockables
- Different and interesting story for a fighter
- Pretty good sound track for a fighter

BAD:
- Graphics looked pretty dated
- Voice-Overs are not so good

IF IT FITS YOUR TASTE:
- Play story mode to unlock new swords characters and costumes
- Plays like Tekken, but with weapons
- Medieval Theme has Ninjas and Samurais fighting Pirates and Knights

GAME ITS MOST ASSOCATED TOO:
- Tekken 2
- Virtual Fighter 2

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- This is the first game in the Soul Caliber franchise
- In the arcade this game was called Soul Blade

this was an absolute dream to play. it may be slow at times, such as losing your weapon, but the gameplay more than makes up for this amazing game. it had a great storyline, characters and a huge array of weapons. the weapon master mode was frustrating but enjoyable. basically, buy this game, you need it, it will fill the void in your empty lives.

I had heard many good things about NAMCO's new weapon-weilding game "Soul Blade," and therefore decided to try it myself. I was not dissapointed. Soul Blade, while lacking character diversity, is a great fighter. The use of weapons makes the game interesting, and the ability to use multiple weapons for each character is a great plus. To add to it, the way weapons are received was well planned and fit in well with each characters plot. I've searched long and hard, but this is the first game that had interesting plots for each character and movies that actually told those plots well. The opener, music, and sounds are all great, especially the ending theme. Characters are detailed, and weapons are diverse. This all combines to create a great game. The only downside is the lack of characters (most special characters are only recreations of the original ones) and the lack of special moves. If you forget these problems, Soul Blade is amazing. I recommend it to anybody who likes a good plot, enjoys easy-to-use moves, and who simply likes fighting games. And don't worry; the game is incredibly challenging! If you like easy games, lots of movies, and plenty of characters, don't get this game. For the rest of you, make certain you get this game.

This, along with Tekken 3 make the very best fighting games ever produced, forget all that Virtua Fighter and Bushido Blade rubbish, this is where its at, all of teh grace of Tekken, minus the ridiculous weightlessness of the always disappointing Mortal Kombat series. If you like games with weapons, where you can collect more and do all kinds of cool things including Story Mode, Survival, Time, Team modes, it's all wicked and you should buy it.