It breaks down basic gameplay components into missions loosely tied together by a story. The first few missions start off very basic, which is good because I’m a Soulcalibur novice.

The game, which is scheduled to go on sale in a few hours, is already in the hands of some Japanese fans that played with the costume system.

Most of the 2P costumes in Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny are from Soulcalibur IV. Dampierre and Kratos, however, are newcomers and you can see one of them dressed like The Beatles right now.

Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny is coming out in a few weeks and Namco Bandai is promoting their portable fighter with the happiest group of Soulcalibur fans, perhaps ever.

Yes, Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny is coming out this summer. When? August 27 in Japan and September 1 in North America.

The last press release from Namco Bandai said Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny will bring the search for the cursed sword to PSPs this summer. By “summer” Namco Bandai really meant August 27… for Japan.

Namco Bandai sent a batch of Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny screenshots featuring their new, spring loaded knife wielding character Dampierre.

Namco Bandai put the character creation in Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny. While this is a portable Soulcalibur game, it looks like players will have plenty of options in Broken Destiny to make the sword hunting warrior of their dreams.

What would a Soulcalibur game be without a surprise guest character? The PSP exclusive Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny adds God of War star Kratos as a contender for Soul Edge.

Namco Bandai announced Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny in Japan with sent out screenshots and character models. We’ll start with a rough comparison of Ivy’s model on the PSP and PS3/Xbox 360.