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REVEALED for Soul Calibur IV, Darth Vader and Yoda are

Wolfwood | January 09, 2008 | News | Playstation 3 
1Up drops the latest Soul Calibur IV bomb by confirming that two of the most iconic Star Wars characters will be playable in Namco Bandai's forthcoming PlayStation 3 (and Xbox 360!) weapons-based brawler. Apparently Namco Bandai has made nice with LucasArts to give Darth Vader and Yoda the SCIV makeover, ready to layeth the smackdown in the age of exploration. The lightsaber-wielding, Force-totin' badasses might seem out of place in the world of Soul Calibur, but hopefully they won't be making the SC crew part of the Star Wars Expanded Universe in turn. :laugh:

Now let's see if Namco Bandai is badass enough to get James Earl Jones to voice Darth Vader again, something even LucasArts can't do!

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  • 1 thumbs!
    Pyrazor | January 09, 2008
    Honestly that's just f'in sweet.
    • 1 thumbs!
      Bri | January 10, 2008
      Couldn't have said it better myself.

      I'd still love to see Pac-Man though. Yes, I realize this would be impossible and unrealistic, I mean, he's just a dot, but oh well, this should do.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Storm | January 10, 2008
    Are you kidding me? That is by far the worst guest characters Namco Bandai ever had in a game...Kratos would have been the better choice.

    Oh well, here's hoping Yoda retains his moves from the 2nd movie.
  • 1 thumbs!
    The Primagen | January 10, 2008
    HOLY *bleep*! this is great!
  • 1 thumbs!
    random_gamer | January 10, 2008
    Pure *bleep*ing awesomeness. I want Yoda
  • 0 thumbs!
    Jaw Knee | January 10, 2008
    That is *bleep*ing awesome. So are all of the pixels on Taki's ass. But man, Vader and Yoda will be sweet on 2-player.
  • 0 thumbs!
    The Primagen | January 10, 2008
    Dear god! this kicks ass! but one thing bothers me.. Vader doesn't look right somehow.. maybe its just the screen shot... Meh who cares! maybe their soul edge/soul Calibur weapons will be lightsabery! and they could use the force! SWEET!
  • 0 thumbs!
    chaosmonkix | January 10, 2008
    my god when is this game set to release i must have it.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Storm | January 10, 2008
    Why am I getting thumbs down for telling the truth. Yoda and Darth Vader are cool characters, but uh hello? This is Soul Calibur, a game that takes place in the 16-century, and yet you have guys with glowing sabers running around.

    You're all just feeling 'goody' because of characters you've enjoyed from an entirely different series. Anyone who's actually a fan of Soul Calibur would not be as thrilled with this as you are...what a joke.

    Oh, and Jaw Knee, Yoda is in the 360 version, and Darth Vader's in the PS3. Never the two shall meet. Why not LucasArts just make a new 1v1 lightsaber game...
  • 0 thumbs!
    The Primagen | January 10, 2008
    Yeah but Soul Calibur 2 had Spawn and he is a demon or something.
    I'm a fan of the series and I like the fact that they are in it. Thats just me though, you don't have to like it if you don't want to. The fact they use glowing swords is irrelevant too, because there are lots of ridiculous weapons in Soul Calibur (big metal rings, sentient swords etc) Although I do agree Kratos would have been cooler.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Storm | January 10, 2008
    Soul Calibur 2's GameCube version was pretty good, having Link from Legend of Zelda...Hehaichi and Spawn made no sense. -_-

    Ok, let me rephrase this, the bigger fans of SC won't like this one bit. I don't, and if you trail over to the Neoseeker forums affiliated with this game, you'll find others who...that's right, don't.

    This is a joke as I've said, I feel the series will certainly go downhill since their terrible SoulCalibur Legends game.

    It's great if they got Jones to do Vader's voice, though. Reprise his role, heh.
    • -1 thumbs!
      iLLmatic | January 10, 2008
      Soul Calibur 1, 2, and 3 were all at the top of the fighting genre and the franchise is regarded as one of, if not the best, fighting game there is. Soul Calibur Legends isn't even the same type of game at all. Why the hell do you see the series going downhill now?

      What are you complaining about anyway? Link made just as much sense as Heihachi and Spawn. Not one of them had anything to do with Soul Calibur, but you say you speak the 'truth' when you state that Vader and Yoda have no place in the game. Its your opinion that they don't belong, just like its everyone else's opinion that they are cool characters.
      • 1 thumbs!
        Storm | January 10, 2008
        Jesus, why do you always feel the need to argue with me, iLLmatic? Don't you have better things to do? I'll explain myself:

        Legends may have been a different genre and such, but as long as it carries the SC name, it will make me think less of the franchise. Come on, the game had gotten 3 and 4's, and when I played it, I regretted it. It's like FFVII's Dirge of Cerberus, or other spin-offs of different genres, it brings down out thoughts on the franchise. I wasn't completely devastated, because SC still remains to be a top game for me, though I have to admit I did like the first Soul Calibur than the others...

        Best fighting game? Yes it is one of the best, great weapons-based game no doubt. I wasn't denying that at all...though Tekken takes the cake as being the best, imo.

        I was just saying that Heihachi was from our time, and used his fists, no other weapon, and Spawn was also from our time, a crazy demon-like guy. But Link is different. His game's setting is from around that period, and he actually uses a medieval-type weapon, a sword...he uses a shield, bow/arrow, all eligible to me, except for the bomb, but yeah the rest worked out just fine, heh.

        They are cool characters, but they just don't fit in. This is just fanservice, to get fans of Star Wars to buy the game. But as I said, if you want to see more opinions like mine, head over to the Neoseeker forum affiliated with this game.
        • -1 thumbs!
          Seeker X | January 10, 2008
          Heihachi uses his huge wrist bracelet...things. Spawn used a big ass sledgehammer. Link has a sword, but for some weird reason can throw big bombs from his pocket...so far the most reasonable character there is Heihachi.

          What puzzles me is how you would think that Kratos would've been more reasonable since he's from Greek mythology...which is BEFORE SC's timeline.

          I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure SC never went for realism to start with.
        • 1 thumbs!
          Storm | January 10, 2008
          I was talking about time periods with the SCII guest characters, not just what they use. Link's main weapons are the sword and shield, anyways.

          Kratos would have been a good choice because of his ties with Ares, the God of War. Maxi from SC, along with Astaroth, have ties with him (in short, Maxi killing Astaroth, Ares' co-creation, pissed him off, and he swallowed up the ground around Maxi, nearly killing him)...thus being why Kratos would make more sense than Vader.

          By the way, I apologize for overreacting about this news. I honestly wanted them to go in a different direction, but this would do well for sales and such, and Vader and Yoda are portrayed quite well from the screens.
    • 0 thumbs!
      Avalith | January 10, 2008
      I think you're misinterpreting what was said here, Storm. The source article mentions nothing about James Earl Jones doing Vader's voice acting. It's a personal dream of Wolfwood's.
      • 0 thumbs!
        Storm | January 10, 2008
        Ah I see. For a minute I thought they said they did get Jones. xD
  • 0 thumbs!
    StarJet | January 10, 2008
    livin la vida yoda! heck. star wars should remain star wars.
  • 1 thumbs!
    The Primagen | January 10, 2008
    Ok yes I do agree with that.. Soul Calibur legends sucked and it will bring the following games down a bit..
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    iLLmatic | January 10, 2008
    So are Vader and Yoda only in the PS3 version?
  • 0 thumbs!
    The Primagen | January 10, 2008
    No as storm said Yoda=360 Darth= Ps3
    • -1 thumbs!
      iLLmatic | January 10, 2008
      Oh. Kinda sucks, I guess. Not a decision for me though. I would much rather use Vader.
  • 0 thumbs!
    shaka | January 10, 2008
    Vader black and shiny like the PS3 ha.
  • -1 thumbs!
    Arcaida | January 10, 2008
    ................*bleep*ed.
  • 0 thumbs!
    BANDITO ATTACK | January 10, 2008
    this is a bigger surprise than the snake in ssbb news. :l
    • 1 thumbs!
      StarJet | January 10, 2008
      Snake's in Super Smash Bros Brawl? THE Solid Snake? Wow. Never knew.
  • 1 thumbs!
    Silver Mirror | January 10, 2008
    Wow lucky I got a PS3, screw Yoda Vader looks awesome
  • 1 thumbs!
    StabWound | January 10, 2008
    yay for broken characters that have no thought put into their movesets
  • 0 thumbs!
    kik36 | January 10, 2008
    Too bad they aren't in both versions. I have never played a soul Caliber game, so this will be my first and I am looking forward to it.
  • 1 thumbs!
    Tock | January 10, 2008
    i love how vader matches the ps3 and voda matches the 360 (except the elite)
  • 0 thumbs!
    Avalith | January 10, 2008
    Buy this game for Yoda, I will.
  • 1 thumbs!
    Ray_Masamune | January 10, 2008
    At first, I was dissapointed. Kratos's unique weapon and, as Storm, said, his ties with Ares, would make him an awesome addition.

    Using the force, and lightsabers doesn't really fit in.

    But you have to remember that they are just guests and not canon to the storylines at all.

    And also, anything that brings more competition (more players) to the franchise is fine with me. SC isn't nearly as popular among hardcore fighting fanatics around here as other games, so it would be nice to see some fresh players.
  • 1 thumbs!
    Taki | January 10, 2008
    I kinda have to agree with Storm about the SCL part, but not the other. They're just guest characters, who cares? I am just looking forward to the rest of the characters, gameplay, outfits, stages and modes. I doubt they'll give them a good story or something interesting either.

    And who knows, they may be fun to play with. n_n
  • 1 thumbs!
    Mishtram | January 13, 2008
    I'm a massive fan of Star Wars, but having characters in it at this sort of level is... I don't know... wrong? I mean, at least in the past the Guest Characters sort of fit in with the game in general and didn't go out there, but with this we're taking a bit of a leap from the normal, more fantasy oriented characters to space ships, lightsabers and such.

    I really just don't feel Star Wars characters should be hitting SC... at all. I know it's probably to attract the millions of Star Wars fans, but I guess it doesn't do it for me. =/

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