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SOULCALIBUR®V, the newest installment of its multi-million selling weapons-based fighting series for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. It delivers exhilarating 3D fighting mechanics, breathtaking visuals, and new characters, as well as expanding the online and character creation modes. SOULCALIBUR V is poised to become the preeminent fighting game experience of 2012.





“The SOULCALIBUR® series continues to be one of NAMCO BANDAI Games’ most cherished franchises,” said Carlson Choi, vice president of marketing NAMCO BANDAI Games America. “SOULCALIBUR V will continue to advance the series’ legacy of white-knuckled weapon-based combat, gorgeous graphics and groundbreaking features that will amaze newcomers and long-time fans alike.”

Developed by the legendary Project Soul™ team, SOULCALIBUR V picks up 17 years after the events of SOULCALIBUR®IV with new heroes and returning warriors clashing in an epic showdown between good and evil. The tale of Patroklos, son of Sophitia Alexandra, unfolds as his family’s destiny intertwines with the Soul swords. With the series’ revolutionary 8-way run, allowing for true 3D movement during matches, a refined battle system, and stunning graphics, SOULCALIBUR V will be the top game of 2012 for anyone looking for a knock-down, drag-out fight.






Soul Calibur V Collectors Edition Announced and New Guest Characters Revealed:



Ezio Auditore from the critically acclaimed Assassin’s Creed® series will be a playable guest character in SOULCALIBUR TM V for PlayStation®3 and Xbox 360®.

This monumental collaboration will let players control Ezio and his wide range of assassination tools including a Roman Longsword, Stiletto, Crossbow, Hidden gun and his trademark Hidden blade.

“The entrance of Assassin’s Creed into the Soulcalibur universe is an historic meeting of two of the most revered and influential game series,” said Olivier Comte, Senior Vice President at NAMCO BANDAI Partners. “Ezio has captured the imaginations of millions of fans around the world, and it will be very exciting to see how his lightning fast moves stand up to the mighty swordplay of Soulcalibur’s finest.”

“We are thrilled to see Ezio enter the world of Soulcalibur, as we believe the values of both brands fit together” said Geoffroy Sardin, EMEA Chief Marketing and Sales Officer at Ubisoft. “We think that this partnership will bring a great new gameplay experience to both Soulcalibur and Assassin’s Creed fans”.





SOULCALIBUR V delivers exhilarating 3D fighting mechanics, breathtaking visuals, and new characters alongside expanded online and character creation modes. In addition, Dampierre from SOULCALIBUR: Broken Destiny will be available as an exclusive pre-order bonus playable character, and a feature-packed Collector’s Edition is coming to retailers across Europe. SOULCALIBUR V is poised to become the preeminent fighting game experience on its release in Europe on February 3rd 2012.



Packed in a specially designed ‘book’ box, the Collector’s Edition of SOULCALIBUR V will include a high quality art book, original soundtrack CD, the making-of DVD, a DLC card for the Black Knight and Paladin armor sets, plus original artwork and letter on reproduction parchment paper signed by the team at Project Soul. Fans who pre-order SOULCALIBUR V at participating retailers will exclusively receive Dampierre from SOULCALIBUR: Broken Destiny as a playable character on day one.




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Yet another Soul Calibur... BUT again Im excited! Damn you Ezio for being in the game!

In all honesty Soul Calibur is one of those graphically appealing and easy to pick up and play fighting games which is why it has such a huge fan following. I have all of them so I guess this is a must:) the collectors edition is pretty epic too

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Sigh and its the day after FFXIII comes out

but where is the original Soul Calibur V thread

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Will get the demo 1st and try it out cos I didn't enjoy Soul Calibur 4 that much

 

 

 

  

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Ill get this game just for the character creator they really put alot of effort into it. Fun game for[censored]'s and giggles aswell

 

 

 

  

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I'll probably skip this, SC3 and 4 weren't all that good.

Which is sad since this has been my favourite fighting series and now I don't even want to look at the new ones. . .

 

 

 

  

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I only ever played the first one on PS1, which i liked! Lost interest after that. Got a chance to play 4, did not like it one bit! This will be a pass for me!
Having Ezio in the game does sound cool though!

 

 

 

  

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Soul Calibur V Costumes Designed By Bayonetta’s Designer. Bayonetta Was Considered As Guest

Soul Calibur V seems to be going after some sort of record when it comes to collaboration and outsourcing. In addition to having CyberConnect 2 work on their story mode and Creative Intelligence Arts/Forcewick Sound Design working on their audio, Namco has also revealed that Bayonetta character designer Mari Shimazaki is contributing costumes to the game.

Shimazaki will be working on alternate costumes for Ivy and Tira as well as the default costume for Leixia. Given Shimazaki’s work on Bayonetta, the character was also considered as a possible guest character for the series. However, her hair attacks proved to be too elaborate and animating her magical attacks would not have fit in the games tight schedule.

So it seems the only thing stopping Bayonetta from being in the game was time, hopefully she comes up as DLC because that would make me play the game for years Here is hoping for some Bayonetta DLC.

 

 

 

  

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wow they picked ezio over bayonetta!? whoever picks the guest characters should be fired!

 

 

 

  

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To sweet....

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I'm kinda excited for Soul Calibur V, have to agree IV was not that good, enjoyed Broken Destiny on PSP more.

I played the buttons off my PS2 controller in III though, spend hour upon hour in that game...

 

 

 

  

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RagnaXBL said ...

wow they picked ezio over bayonetta!? whoever picks the guest characters should be fired!

If you ask me, they just went for a character that was more widely popular. I dont think the animating excuse is 100% legit.

At the end of teh day, Ezio is more capable of getting people to buy SC5 then Bayonetta will.

 

 

 

  

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Lol a hot Librarian looking lady whose clothes are made of her own hair and depending on her attacks strength reveals more of her skin till she is almost naked over some assassin dude in a clock?

You over estimate the average gaming crowd lol, Bayonetta would sell more copies than Ezio could dream off thanks to the perverted kids of this generation.

As for me I'm hoping she comes as DLC at some stage as I can easily understand how much harder it is to implement her into this game over Ezio.

 

 

 

  

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I`d agree with your point if SC was not already filled with hot girls with revealing clothing.
1 more is not going to cause a whole surge of sales.

Honestly, there is no way that Bayonetta would help make the game more marketable over Ezio. Assassin`s Creed is one of the wonder IP`s of this gen with each iteration hitting probably 4 million in sales on each console. Bayonetta with its 1 release has barely hit a million on both consoles.

Ezio is just a more well known character in the gaming world: he is far more bankable than Bayonetta will be.

Count in AC cross promotion with MGS4 and now with FF13, this becomes even more so.

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