#Soul calibur 5 arcade custom character update

It made Soul Calibur IV something more than just another fighter. What kinds of virtual avatars and celebrities could I create? I liked the idea of making a playable character all my own, that I could use in the game.

This user generated content really appealed to my inner artiste. I'd seen online the recreations of the Final Fantasy VII cast, and Dorothy vs.

#Soul calibur 5 arcade custom character update

The update brings slightly evolved gameplay mechanics, new solo modes and online play along with its roster of familiar faces and a few new entrants, all ready to spar amidst a variety of realistically rendered locales.įrankly, I mostly wanted to try this game to experience the heavily promoted character customization. Nine years later and it's still around, now in its fourth incarnation. The Soul Calibur series is a weapons-based fighting game which originated on my beloved Dreamcast when the original game was released back in 1999. 'Soul Calibur… IV.' That familiar announcement leads into the opening screen for one of the lushest games I've played on the PlayStation 3. And Ivy is beginning to remind me of a drag queen. Kilik and Ivy are seriously bulked, in their respective fashions. WTF I miss the days of non-hulking characters. LOW Realizing that I'd rather be playing Soul Calibur I or II, where the characters flowed slightly faster (in my memory) and there were more interesting learning/adventure modes. Did I mention that Darth Vader is cool (PlayStation 3 only)? However, whoom-ing a lightsaber while playing as a menacing Darth Vader was a strangely satisfying experience. HIGH I'm not what you'd call a Star Wars fanboy, although I grew up with the series. The tale eternally retold… with more muscles, mammaries and licensed characters