It seems fighting games will be making a big return this year starting with the January 31 release of Soul Calibur 5. If you were looking for a game to test your weaponry skill, this will be the fighting game you may want to check out. Several characters make a return including Maxi, Siegfried, and Nightmare. There will also be new fighters thrown into the ring, but many of the weapons except for the Magic Ball / Claw combo will be similar to what you have seen in past titles.
As before there is several options that you can choose from when starting the game. You can hop online and face other people from around the world or go offline in the regular arcade facing the CPU or others sitting right next to you. There is also a story mode in which you guys will follow certain characters as you learn more about the battles that take place in the Soul Calibur universe. When you guys play through the game you can also unlock things for the Character Creation Mode, which I'm sure some of you have the creative mind to create some weird looking fox tailed characters. The main game play of Soul Calibur 5 remains the same at its core, but one BIG addition the the fighting mechanics are the special moves. There is now a Gauge in which you build up while attacking, getting hit, or blocking and as it fills up, you unleash a devastating attack which can be a big game changer just like in all the other fighting games out there. I should also take note that the visuals in this game are noticeably better than that of its predecessor especially when it comes the rings you fight in. For example, in one ring you and another character fight it out while there is an apparent war going on in the background.
With smooth fighting action, testing weapon against weapon, and great visuals. Soul Calibur 5 returns to the fighting game genre with a score of:
7.5 out of 10 - seanizL
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