Soulcalibur and Soulcalibur IV coming to Xbox 360

By Spencer . April 16, 2008 . 10:07pm

In a surprising announcement Namco Bandai will release the former Dreamcast exclusive Soulcalibur as an Xbox Live Arcade game this summer. Soulcalibur will be updated with high definition graphics, but it is unclear if it will include online play. There will be online leaderboards and achievements for competitive types.

We will probably see Soulcalibur as a prelude to Soulcalibur IV, which is scheduled to come out the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on July 29. Soulcalibur IV actually comes out in four versions. The Xbox 360 version has Yoda and PlayStation 3 owners get Darth Vader. The next tiered choice is to get the regular game alone edition for $59.99 or the premium edition for $79.99. The premium edition comes with a comic/art book explaining the events before Soulcalibur IV, a tournament kit to document battles and a redemption card to unlock customization content only for the US.

Customization content? It sounds like Namco Bandai is going to sell accessories or parts for the create-a-fighter mode through microtransactions.

Images courtesy of Namco Bandai.

TAGS: Namco Bandai, Playstation 3, Soulcalibur, Xbox 360

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alice

I might get the XBLA version if only because "the soul still burns". Replacing that with "welcome back to the stage of history" took out half the fun.

thaKingRocka

i still have the dc version, and with the vga cable, even on a 720 monitor, it holds up pretty well. of course, it's got a touch of the expected mud, but it really does look good. regardless, i will probably pick up the xbla version. they seem to have found the best way to get me to buy duplicate games, reasonably priced downloads. most of them are still cheaper than a decent lunch or dinner in midtown manhattan. god, i hate eating there. the food selection sucks and the prices are ridiculous.

thaKingRocka

sorry to post again so soon, but could you elaborate a bit on what that "tournament kit to document battles" is?

Spencer

@thaKingRocka - Actually, that's all Namco Bandai mentioned about the tournament kit. It exists, it's part of the package, but the announcement isn't clear if the tournament kit is digital content, a matchmaking guide or an inflatable referee.

thaKingRocka

aw man. i can't believe people are going to let them get away with such an unclear statement. if it weren't limited to the special edition, i might have some ideas about what it is, but it seems that it's something outside of the game's digital content, so i'm stumped ... unless, of course, they're giving us a direct feed digital recorder to save our wins and losses to post to youtube. that's my idea of a "tournament kit to document battles". that and a dry erase board featuring cutesy versions of the fighters framing a double-elimination bracket.