Soul Blade

"Transcending the world; a tale of souls and sword, eternally told."

The graphics here are truly spectacular. There's plenty of light-sourcing, shading and little extras in each stage, like the transparent ghosts and will 'o wisp that float around in a stage in Japan, glowing green and casting their light upon the fighters, or stages that take place on rafts floating down a river that tilt up and down with the flow of the current. The characters animate realistically including all manner of special effects, hit sparks, light-sourcing, spotlighting, the sun going down and fading from day to night, etc.

Oh and by the way: "Welcome to the stage of history!"

Features

10 normal characters and 4 hidden characters

3 sets of background music

3 outfits for each character with 2 colors each

Several modes of play including Time Attack, Survival, and Edge Master

High Points

Unique characters full of personality to choose from

Amazing opening animation, multiple ending animations per character

Can Import earned weapons from Edge Master mode into the other modes

Low Points

Some polygon disappearance

Story can be hard to read in Edge Master mode

Game Data

Publisher: Namco

Developer: Namco

Genre: Fighting

Number of Players: 1-2

Memory Card: Highly Recommended

Dual Shock: No

Contains Multiple Languages with English subtitles for those characters not speaking English