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SOULCALIBUR V
SOULCALIBUR V is the latest entry in the premier weapons-based head-to-head fighting series. SOULCALIBUR V takes place 17 years after the events of SOULCALIBUR IV and continues the epic story of warriors in search of the legendary SOUL Swords in 17th century Europe. The heroic battles transpire in a beautiful and fluid world with eye-popping graphics and visual appeal. SOULCALIBUR V tunes the battle, ,movement, and visual systems so players can pull off cool dynamic attacks with ease and battle with complete freedom.
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26 out of 4657%of customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for SOULCALIBUR V
Review 1 for SOULCALIBUR V
DISAPPOINTING AND A DOWNGRADE
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Review 2 for SOULCALIBUR V
Buy Soulcalibur 4
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Posted on:3/26/13
acheron
This game is perfect for: hardcore gamers
The new characters are terrible, there just copies of others and they're actually worse than the original characters. It's also been bit by the we want to be street fighter bug, all about combos/speed and not about tactical placement and timing. The CPUs cheat, they'll do the same moves in a 4 times in row. They seemingly change difficulty during battles, going from hit sponge to kill you in 15 seconds of a massive overpowered super combo. There are clearly over powered characters, Nightmare is not only strong but now as fast as Kilik. In terms of customization; to unlock items you have to clime up a lvl tree where you get actual customization items far and few between.
DO NOT BUY THIS! I REPEAT DO NOT!
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Review 3 for SOULCALIBUR V
This game is perfect for everyone
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Review 4 for SOULCALIBUR V
Horrific Game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted on:12/30/12
bwanye3117
Location: Minneapolis, MN
This game is perfect for: casual gamers
This game sucks. It is not as good as the first 3.Cool characters, kinda. Bad game play!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bought it, sold it back. got a better game for less.
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Review 5 for SOULCALIBUR V
FANFLIPPINGTASTIC
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Review 6 for SOULCALIBUR V
Great Game
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Review 7 for SOULCALIBUR V
great game! story was ok though
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Review 8 for SOULCALIBUR V
It's a Good Game.
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Review 9 for SOULCALIBUR V
Awesome customization, cheap gameplay
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Posted on:6/16/12
nomorefanboys
Location: Colorado
First of all lets get the bad out of the way. This game is a decent fighter but it is highly unbalanced and many fighters have cheap moves. Fighting nightmare can be a nightmare if you win the first rounds he will resort to cheap tactics. Fighting online is really bad high disconnection rates and lag probably the worst of any fighting game besides Tekken Prime 3ds. There is a a decent game here if you are forgiving of its many flaws.The graphics are good some here might say the best I wouldn't say it's the best looking but it is a good looking game. Customization on this game is fairly deep but it has its flaws as you can't add say a jacket over a shirt or weirdly some women clothes are available for men characters but mens clothes is not available for women. the other not so good thing is placement of tattoos is limited and uses outdated ways of placing tattoos. Customization is probably the only thing that will keep you playing just to unlock more clothes, accessories, armor, weapons ans such. The other dumb thing about customization you can't use a lot of accessories that the cast of characters has on. In short customization gives you an illusion that you can do anything but falls short. The story mode is bad and glitchy. Namco has a good start but they have a long way to go. My suggestion is to buy Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown for the ultimate 3d fight online experience. Cause the online on SCV is lacking. Its worth a rental though.
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Review 10 for SOULCALIBUR V
Ridiculously Disappointing.
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Posted on:6/9/12
supermage
Location: Cincinnati,, OH
This game is perfect for: hardcore gamers
After tons and tons of hype, SCV finally released with a hearty slap across my face as I realized exactly how far this franchise has sunk. Allow me to break my review into sections. GAMEPLAY: The gameplay of SCV is the same as its predecessors, only ten times as frustrating. The AI is absurdly cheap, and constantly spams the worst moves and combos over and over until you beg for forgiveness. But the biggest slap in the face comes from the single player gameplay. In short, story mode is a joke. It tells a single story that follows newcomer Patroklos who earns my undying hatred as the single most annoying character in the franchise's history. Also, the game features a roster of over 30 characters, all who don't get their own story in story mode. Why should we care about a bunch of new fighters if we don't even get to find out their stories? Additionally, arcade mode is boring AND difficult, so it easily makes me want to play a different game. The only sole savior is the customization mode, but even that feels a little on the skimpy side with less customization pieces than SCIV with Namco attempting to fix the issue with insanely pricey DLC. The single player gameplay is boring and the multiplayer is average. Both are frustrating. GRAPHICS: In short, SCV is the most gorgeous fighter game out there, no joke. If you can handle getting your rear constantly handed to you by cheap AI, the lush scenery and expressive character models are genuinely impressive. I just wish such a gorgeous fighter wasn't ruined by such forgettable gameplay. SOUND: SCV's soundtrack is phenomenal. The entirely orchestrated music fits perfectly with the game and also serves as a source of excitement in such a lackluster game. LASTING APPEAL: Most will be tired of SCV in the first few hours of playing, myself included. Although the character creation was enough to secure my attention for a while, it wasn't enough to keep me interested in the limited amount of gameplay. It's very disappointing to see such a AAA game series sink so low. My opinion? Invest in past SC games or find another game that does a better job of making the fighting game SCV was SUPPOSED to be.
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Review 11 for SOULCALIBUR V
SC5 is awesome
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Review 12 for SOULCALIBUR V
Awesome!
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Review 13 for SOULCALIBUR V
good game namco
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Review 14 for SOULCALIBUR V
Worst Soul Caliber yet
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Review 15 for SOULCALIBUR V
This Was Amazing!!
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Posted on:4/2/12
IpiRayan
Location: Nowhere, IL
This game is perfect for: hardcore gamers
Almost everything about this game was wonderful! The graphics, movement, and music was great. I loved creating characters and the story was interesting (even if the sound kept glitching on me during the panels). There was quite a bit of lag online but that's to be expected. I played it almost nonstop this weekend and even my sister (who doesn't play much) got involved (she loves the online play).
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Review 16 for SOULCALIBUR V
The best fighting system the series has ever seen.
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Posted on:3/28/12
KillerSodaCow
Location: Apple Valley, MN
This game is perfect for: hardcore gamers
Simply put, the fighting system is the best yet in the series. The developers obviously took most of their development time tweaking the fighting system and the online components. The Singe Player modes do suffer though in the process, but in my personal opinion, the trade-off is more than fine. I'd rather have a great FIGHTING system with little single player offerings, than a poor fighting system with a bevy of single player options.
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Review 17 for SOULCALIBUR V
the good and the bad
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Review 18 for SOULCALIBUR V
The day Soul Caliber fans cry.
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VanderKooi
Michigan, USA
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Agree!
Posted 4/7/12
This is why I did not buy this newer one. I am not stupid. Lots of games this year is starting to drift. Soul Calibur. I expected more with the 5th game. Ok. New characters replacing older ones is okay. People want newer things. But making a awful story method was bad. Really bad. Arcade is a joke basically and the gameplay is is "decent". Its not the worse but it could be improved much more. I hope this will suffice as useful info. Do not get this game. Its better to grab ahold of classic version than this one. Its basically the worse of the series.
Review 19 for SOULCALIBUR V
Need to know 2 types of combos....
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Review 20 for SOULCALIBUR V
Worst game in the series
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Posted on:3/11/12
Dashisinthis83
I have been a fan of the series since the beginning. I thought as a new game in a series comes out they are suppose improve upon the previous. This game took 5 steps back with boring customizations, same tired characters with different names and shells. The only two good things about this game is that it looks and sounds good. If I could give it a negative rating I would rate it a negative seven.
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