SoulCalibur V is Coming! Are you Ready?

Written by Troy Benedict Friday, 20 January 2012 06:00

The Soul still burns... for a fifth time!  Fighting game fans rejoice for SoulCalibur is back!

SoulCalibur V is scheduled for release on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.  

Like any new fighting game, you’ll see some old, familiar faces like the voluptuous (and scantilly-clad) Ivy, Nightmare (the physical form of the Soul Edge’s evil consciousness) and Voldo.  

SoulCalibur V is promoting itself as a generational title, which means you’ll get to meet the children of popular (and conveniently absent from the roster) SoulCalibur fighters.  New generational heroes like the son and daughter of Sophitia, Patroklos and Pyrrha Alexandra, and Chai Leixia the daughter of Xianghua, are some of the new kids on the block.  

Also appearing as a playable character is Assassin’s Creed’s very own Ezio Auditore da Firenze.  Unlike past SoulCalibur games, there are no console exclusive characters like SoulCalibur II and SoulCalibur IV.

Here is the confirmed cast so far.  

Returning Veterans (Listed Alphabetically):

• Algol
• Astaroth
• Cervantes de Leon
• Edge Master
• Heishro Mitsurugi
• Hidegard von Krone
• Ivy Valentine
• Lizardman
• Maxi
• Nightmare
• Raphael Sorel
• Siegfried Schtauffen
• Tira
• Voldo
• Yoshimitsu

Newcomers (Listed Alphabetically):

• Chai Leixia
• Natsu
• Patroklos Alexandra
• Pyrrha Alexandra
• Viola
• Xiba
• Z.W.E.I.

“Special Guest”

• Ezio Auditore da Firenze (Assassin’s Creed II, Brotherhood, and Revelations)

The popular character creation tool is back, and improves upon previous releases’ mode.  

SoulCalibur V will also be available in collector’s edition, which includes a special case, a hardcover artbook, a music soundtrack CD, exclusive White and Dark Knight downloadable content for use in the character creation mode, as well as a behind-the-scenes during the production of SoulCalibur V.