![]() In fairness, Story Mode does have a few cool features such as specialized dialogue between related characters which you won't hear in other modes. The character endings, done with the game's sharp real-time graphics, are also on the short side and honestly fail to impress in most cases (but at least they're there). Story Mode is a surprisingly condensed five chapters long and really leaves much to be desired. The tag system looks a bit strange and doesn't make much sense, but it's actually kind of fun if you give it a chance, and is the key to beating Tower Mode. Instead of your current character tagging out and running off screen (a la Tekken Tag Tournament), your partner simply "takes the place" of your current character in a "magical" flash of blue light. In Tower Mode, you're allowed a partner at certain times and can tag them in during the battle. The new Tower Mode is also introduced, offering a a variety of single player challenges, pitting the player against multiple enemies one after another, and is also the path to unlocking some of the game's rarest goodies. As a console-exclusive fighting game, Soul Calibur 4 features the staple Story, Arcade, and Training modes. SC4's graphics engine makes everything incredibly sharp and intricately detailed, from the moody backgrounds to the shiny armor (which reflects the actual backgrounds), down to the bare bone character models themselves, which are indeed some of the most seamless character models ever. It brings back memories of the graphical statement that Soul Calibur made when it launched with Sega Dreamcast in 1999. The character models and background detail really make a statement. The first SC game in HD does not disappoint, and is surely one of the prettiest 3D fighters to date. ![]() First of all, let's talk about the new graphics because they simply must be talked about. ![]() Nearly everything about the classic 3D gameplay engine has been refined and polished, and most of the infamous changes this time around were for the better. As a fan and loyal player since the beginning, I can honestly say that Soul Calibur 4 is the next-gen Soul Calibur that many fans of the series have been waiting for (in my case since the epic SC2, which I put countless hours into). The fourth installment to the Soul series features an all new graphics engine, improves on the Create-a-Character Mode from SC3, and takes its highly acclaimed gameplay online for the first time ever.
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