Once that were in his hands, these two contrasting swords would enable him to rule the galaxy. He would be able to wield these forces - Soul Calibur and Soul Edge - as he wished. They were beings that best could be described as convergent energy forms. The conflicting nature of the dissonant forces resonated off one another and created massive waves of power. The planet was in considerable turmoil, the cause of which was two swords, two forces with opposite natures. He searched for the origins of the wave of power and arrived at a planet. Could this unknown power be utilized? With that possibility in mind, Darth Vader arranged for the securing of the area of space where the distortion existed and received a report that a dimensional portal had opened.Īfter waiting for conditions to stabilize, Darth Vader proceeded forward into another galaxy. Various data indicated that a massive power lay at the core of the disturbance. A being from a different dimension was attempting to open a portal into their universe. However, because Darth Vader had been observing the phenomenon from the start, he already knew the cause of the distortion. It soon became a constant distortion and others began to realize that something strange was happening in the universe as well. As time passed, the frequency of the disturbance, as well as the strength of its effect, increased. The ripple came from a disturbance that sporadically appeared in one specific region of space. It was a very small sensation, but he did not dismiss it, and began an investigation in secret. What lies in his soul is Fear.īiography Soulcalibur IVA long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.ĭuring a battle between the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance, Darth Vader, Dark Lord and right-hand of the Emperor Palpatine, sensed a faint ripple of power. When this meter is depleted, he can still use Force powers, but he is momentarily stunned. One of Vader's special abilities is the ability to use Force moves with the help of a Force meter. Unlike Arcade mode each bout of Story Mode consists of fighting 3 or four enemies in a single round except when fighting a boss.Apprentice / Galen Marek ( The Apprentice)ĭarth Vader (formerly known as Anakin Skywalker) is a guest character from the Star Wars franchise, made exclusively for Soul Calibur IV on the PlayStation 3. In Story Mode characters generally either seek to acquire Soul Calibur (the benevolent sword) or destory Soul Edge (the malevolent sword) for those with positive alignment, and the opposite for characters with negative. Each character is assigned either positive or negative alignment, which only affects gameplay slightly for the skills which either increase or decrease depending on like or dissimilar alignment of the characters fightering. The Story Mode starts with a text introduction, there is a mini-boss half way through which is always one of 4 characters depending on the character the player has selected, and finally the final boss which is usually Algol. The guest characters are from the Star Wars Universe: Apprentice, Darth Vader and Yoda (Vader must be purchased as dlc for XBOX, and Yoda for Playstation).Įach character's story is told in Story mode. The game is a Platinum Hit for X360 and Greatest Hit for Playstation. Finally, local or online multiplayer on XBoxLive or the PSN network with or without clothing effects and one character for each player. There are 4 single player modes, Story, Tower of Lost Souls, Arcade and Versus CPU. Character clothing and physical features may be customized where the articles of clothing add different stats to the character which are then used to equip skills. Elements include a 'Soul Gauge' which depletes each time a player blocks an attack and increases each time he or she strikes the opponent, which if depleted leaves the player vulnerable to a 'Critial Strike' which ends the round. It was originally released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Soulcalibur IV is a 3-D fighting game featuring armed combat and eight directions of movement.

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