Soulcalibur Legends

Infobox VG
title=Soulcalibur Legends


caption=North American box art
developer=Project Soul
publisher=Namco Bandai
distributor=
designer=
engine=
version=
serie=
released=vgrelease|USA|US|November 20, 2007
vgrelease|Japan|JP|December 13, 2007
vgrelease|Europe|EU|August 28, 2008
genre= Action-adventure
modes=Single Player, Co-op
# of players= four
ratings=ESRB: T (Teen)
platforms=Wii
media=Wii Optical Disc
requirements=
input= Wii Remote

nihongo|"Soulcalibur Legends"|ソウルキャリバー レジェンズ|Sourukyaribā Rejenzu is an action-adventure game for the Wii console. It is a spin-off of Namco Bandai's successful "Soul" fighting game series. [Joe, "Soulcalibur Legends": Can't Stop The Chop," "Game Informer" 177 (January 2008): 94.] It was released on November 20 2007 in North America and was released in Japan on December 13 2007. The game was eventually released in Europe and the UK on August 28th 2008. The game features competitive and cooperative multiplayer modes in addition to the single player story mode. [cite web|url=http://gonintendo.com/?p=20769#comments|title=Bandai-Namco E3 Lineup ]

tory

The story of "Soulcalibur Legends" takes place between "Soul Edge" and "Soul Calibur", and is based around Siegfried Schtauffen's transformation into Nightmare. The game begins as Siegfried finds Soul Edge on a ship. He battles Cervantes on the deck of the ship. Later, Siegfried is tasked by the Masked Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire to find the remaining pieces of Soul Edge in order to use it to win the war against Barbaros of the Ottoman Empire.

The game features seven playable characters. Series staples Nightmare and Cervantes make an appearance in the game as non-playable bosses. Assassin, Berserker and Lizardmen from "Soulcalibur II" also appear in the game as generic enemies.

Playable characters

* Astaroth α
* Heishirō Mitsurugi
* Isabella "Ivy" Valentine ["Soulcalibur Legends": Broadening the Stage of History," "GameInformer" 173 (September 2007), 101.]
* Lloyd Irving
* Sophitia Alexandra
* Siegfried Schtauffen
* Taki ["Soulcalibur Legends":

Broadening the Stage of History," "GameInformer" 173 (September 2007), 101.]

Reception

Reviews for "Soulcalibur Legends" have been mixed, most at the fair/passing scores. It scored far lower than the main series games.

*Nintendo Power -- 6.5/10
*1UP.com -- 6.8/10
*IGN -- 6.0/10
*GameTrailers -- 6.3/10
*Famitsu -- 7/7/7/6
*GameSpot -- 3.5/10
*Electronic Gaming Monthly -- 6.0/7.0/4.5
*Game Informer -- 4/10
*Edge -- 2/10
*X-Play --2/5

On the other hand GamePro listed Soulcalibur Legends as number 7 of Top Ten worst games of 2007. The list also featured the games disk being put in a microwave and then being destroyed.

References

External links

* [http://soulcaliburlegends.namcobandaigames.com/ Official NamcoBandai Soulcalibur Legends site]