RetroActive – Soul Calibur

Saturday, 10 September 2011 01:06 Last Updated on Wednesday, 14 March 2012 09:51 Written by Kevin 16 Comments

This month is 12 years since the Dreamcast was released. To celebrate the anniversary of the Dreamcast Kevin checks a game that was a launch title for the Dreamcast in the US, Soul Calibur. 

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  • sef aen

    SoulCalibur is a great game. It’s still my favorite fighter.

    Yes, I am increibly cheap and use Kilik.

  • Anonymous

    Yeah, this game certainly aged well. The soundtrack is great to. I bought the CD.
    The graphics are still beautiful looking.
    I like to play Mitsurugi as well. He’s always the go-to guy for me. 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ZLSYFJYO6LQWVKOLAMDM3QHIRQ Daniel

    Soul Calibur is just a Tekken clone with weapons.

    • http://thepunkeffect.com Pat

      Yeah, umm no.

    • http://www.themogblog.com MogKnight

      Soul Blade/Edge was more of a Tekken Clone with weapons.  Tekken 4 was more of a Soul Calibur clone with fists.  They’re pretty much their own beyond that.

  • Ecvier

    Dude. Love your videos, but STOP MOVING YOUR HANDS!!!!!

    • biLL

       second this motion

  • http://thepunkeffect.com Pat

    I’ll never forget the first time I witnessed Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast… it was almost a religious experience being that it was *exactly* like the arcade version: gameplay, graphics, sound, everything. It was truly the first time I had seen an 100% straight-up port of something that advanced.

    • http://www.retrowaretv.com Kevin Willingham

      Yeah it is a pretty incredible experience coming from Saturn/PS1/N64 graphics to Dreamcast full on arcade visuals. I think actually the Dreamcast port is even more polished than the original Arcade even. The system was such a game changer (bah dum crash). 

    • Anonymous

      Yeah if you look at the footage from the arcade version, you’ll see that the Dreamcast version looks a hell of a lot better.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Austin-Kelly-Mackert/100000790359124 Austin Kelly Mackert

    Great review Kevin! This was a killer launch title and it definitely holds up great today.

  • teh crazydude

    i never had the opportunity to had to play soul caliber on the original dreamcast, but eventually when i play soul caliber II in the arcade and eventually on the ps2, it was just amazing.  didn’t play that much of III or IV.  may pick up V when it comes out next year, but i’m still on the fence on that.  my favorite character is nightmare.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Michael-Smith/1018001907 Michael Smith

    awesome review :D sole calibur was the first game i got for my dreamcast and wow i wasn’t disappointed 

  • Guest

    can you review games that are lesser known? thanks.

    • http://www.retrowaretv.com Kevin Willingham

      No the games I review are defined in my contract

      • John Delia

        That’s right – we here at Retroware TV keep strict rules on what can and can’t be reviewed.  Just this discussion alone puts all of you on notice.