Fans of the series have already done and seen most of what Soul Calibur IV has to offer, but that shouldn't keep you from picking up this phenomenal fighting game. See why this is still the best weapons-based 3D fighting game.

Big Swords + Brutal Characters = A game about dressing up… Ah, Soul Calibur. Whoever came up with the simple idea of adding weapons to a fighting game should be given an award. With all this praise for its sword clashing, nunchuck knock-out goodness, you'd think I'd welcome the new instalment with...

Great graphics; Loads of things to collect

Not really an improvement for the franchise; Frustratingly repetitive; Slow gameplay

What in the world is Yoda doing in a non-Star Wars video game? I really have no idea what he is doing in Soul Calibur IV. He certainly is the most interesting thing in this Xbox 360 (Playstation 3 has Darth Vader).

I always feel with fighter games, that they have to be top notch to be worth the money ,due to the lack of modes. Soul Calibur IV doesn't really manage it. The graphics are great and the arcade mode keeps you entertained for a while, but online is a bit ragged and the massively overpowered Star Wars...

I remember the enjoyment I got from Soul Calibur II, and now that the character creation has improved since Soul Calibur III, it's definitely better...

Yoda

CPU still cheats

For many, Soul Calibur II really encapsulated everything that was great about the excessively theatrical hack 'em up. It struck exactly the right balance, with a combat system as intricate or as basic as you wanted it to be whilst simultaneously packing in a raft of memorable characters.

Played Soul Calibur 3, loved it, enjoyed it for months, and been waiting for the next installment for a long time. I finally bought it, almost 2 year ago, and I still can't express my HATE toward this piece of joke.

There comes a time in every fighting game series' life when things just aren't as exciting as they used to be. Though it galvanized the genre with its first release, Soulcalibur proved to be no exception with its wretched third outing which not only offered no innovation, but actually made the...

I had been playing NBA 2K11 , amongst other games recently when another basketball game turned up on my doorstep. But this wasn't the next incarnation in that series or another basketball simulation of a similar ilk.

Fun, fun, fun...with no rules; And players have big heads

No online multiplayer; Game can get monotonous in single player mode

Strong Points: Impressive graphics, both in the character models and environments; tight controls; solid single player and multiplayer; great character customization. Weak Points: Voice acting is feeble at best; not as ‘deep' as other fighters out there; as with most games of this genre, there is...