
Update: A representative from Namco Bandai explained the Soulcalibur: Lost Swords beta is only set for Japan with no plans to extend it to North America or Europe at this time. Released in 1998 in the arcade on System 12 platforms and then converted in 1999 for Dreamcast, Soulcalibur was able to carve out its own niche within the fighting game landscape dominated by the Virtua Fighter and Tekken series. Soulcalibur: Lost Swords will be available this winter for PlayStation 3.
SOULCALIBUR LOST SWORDS FULL VERSION
Namco Bandai also tease that players who have a save data from the beta will have something to look forward to once the full version of the game officially launches. The three characters who’ll be available to play as in the beta test are Siegfried, Mitsurugi, and the recently announced Sophitia.ĭuring the beta, you’ll get to purchase “Continue Tickets” and “AP Recovery” in addition to several other items from the game shop. However, you’ll only get to temporarily use the character, so you won’t be able to always rely on your buddy’s level 100 Mitsurugi to carry you all the way. In the above scenario, we see Sophitia change positions with Mitsurugi, who arrived in the form of a support character card. SoulCalibur: Lost Swords is an existing 3D Fighting game from Japan, developed by Bandai Namco Studios and published by Bandai Namco for PlayStation 3, released on February 6, 2014. Here’s a look at Soulcalibur: Lost Swords’ support character system, where you’ll get to borrow any of your friends’ characters to help out during quests, which also requires certain conditions.

Lost Swords features familiar mechanics to Soul Calibur 5, with some returning characters from the most recent installment. The games genre is described officially as a Single-player, mission based, weapon fighting game so its essentially like playing a Soul Calibur game but by yourself with a big Weapon Master mode. Soul Calibur: Lost Swordsis a free-to-play, single-player spin-off ofSoul Calibur 5released in early 2014 and was ended in November 2015. The Weapon Arts can be activated by pressing R1 or square and triangle simultaneously, after meeting conditions. Soul Calibur Lost Swords is a new Soul Calibur game releasing exclusively on the Playstation Network this Tuesday worldwide. The above is a look at Mitsurugi’s guard shattering move and Siegfried’s long-ranged Weapon Arts attack. The “Weapon Arts” are powerful attacks that will vary according to the weapons you’re equipped with. In addition to weakening opponents after breaking their armor with the Soul Break, doing so will give you a chance of acquiring a drop from the opponent, which consist of raw materials and weapons. Players can enjoy races in their wild rides, but multiplayer arena combat featuring 30 weapons, 10 characters and 13 arenas is where the real action lies.

This is known as the “Soul Burst,” and doing big damage from here on will lead to a possible “Soul Break”. Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. Today, Namco shared details on the game’s “Soul Break” and support character system.Īfter meeting certain conditions, you’ll see a red glow appear around the enemy. SoulCalibur: Lost Swords is set to debut on PlayStation 3 later this year. Soulcalibur: Lost Swords, Namco Bandai’s upcoming free-to-play fighter with micro-transactions for PlayStation 3, will be going through its beta-testing phase from November 14 – 18.
