Soul Calibur
Graphics- The graphics in this game are simply amazing (you expect less from the Dreamcast?) and the attention to detail is phenomenal. When your character is moving or is on a windy stage, their hair even sways and blows in the wind! The character designs are some of the best I have ever witnessed, rivaled only by the fabulous characters of the Street Fighter series, and their movements are incredibly life like. I think this game is going to remain the unchallenged King of Fighters for a while.

Gameplay- I have heard many people claim that this game is impossible to play using the standard Dreamcast controllers (I personally think that the Dreamcast controllers are great for this game) so you may, depending on the way you play fighting games, want to buy the arcade stick. Other than that, the characters in this game handle great, and the moves are relatively easy to perform. My only problem is that when performing some of the moves, they are slightly delayed, but it is not a serious problem.

A.I.- The Artificial Intelligence in this game is pretty good. Like all fighting games, you can choose the level of difficulty you want your opponents to fight at. It ranges from super-easy to super-hard, so the harder you set it on, the more opponent beats the crap out of you, and when they say Hard, they mean HARD. Some of the enemies you fight in mission mode are HARD and took me a bit of time to beat.

Ingenuity- Tekken 3 wha? In my opinion this is the BEST fighting game ever. This game may not have very many "revolutionary advancements", but who cares this game is one of, if not the best, fighting games ever.

Fun- This game is great fun. There is a lot of extra stuff to do that will keep you playing this game for weeks. You can play a game mode called "mission mode". In this mode you play levels with different objectives (ex. Knock your enemy out of the ring to win) and when you win a match you get a certain amount of points. These points you receive can be used to buy pictures in the picture gallery. Certain pictures give you special things like new levels.

Overall

92%

Soul Calibur
Developer: Namco Ltd.
Publisher: Namco Hometek Inc.
Supports: 1-2 players, VMU, Standard Controller, Jump Pack, ArcadeStick, VGA cord
Reviewer: Sega-Freak