Soulcalibur Legends

Genre(s): Action-adventure

Mode(s): Single Player, Co-op

Platform(s): Wii

Soulcalibur Legends is an upcoming adventure game for the Wii console. It is a spin-off of Namco Bandai’s successful Soul fighting game series. The official release date is set to November 20th of 2007 for US and early-mid 2008 for European countries. Characters, stages, and other stuff will be announced periodically. The game will feature competitive and cooperative multiplayer modes in addition to the single player story mode.

Some artwork found at IGN hints that Siegfried and Ivy are both set to appear. The artwork shows Ivy fighting a group of mummies in a stage that appears to be an ancient Egyptian tomb and Siegfried (wielding the alternative costume version of Soul Edge found in previous Soulcalibur games) facing off with a dragon. Their role in the story is yet to be known. A few slight details have popped up via the latest issue of Famitsu. According to an article, a new character by the name of Iska will be introduced. Little information on Iska is known at the current time. All that is known is his appearance and that he is a 16-year-old boy who travels with Siegfried. The storyline is set between the events of Soul Edge and Soulcalibur.

Characters

The story is set to be based around Siegfried Schtauffen’s transformation into Nightmare. Screenshots in various magazines as well as in the official website have shown at least six playable characters, listed below. The same sources have shown other new and familiar characters fighting against the playable characters. While Iska appears in the official site, he is separate from the playable characters, and thus it is still uncertain whether or not he will be playable. A new trailer shown at TGS 2007 indicates that Nightmare and Cervantes have made appearances, their official roles in the game unknown, as well as a mysterious man in a mask. Lloyd Irving from Tales of Symphonia is set to make an appearance in the game as a playable character, though his role is unknown. Fans have also stated that they hope for the return of Link because of his appearance in the Gamecube version of Soul Calibur II.

Confirmed playable characters

• Ivy
• Mitsurugi
• Sophitia
• Siegfried
• Taki
• Astaroth
• Lloyd Irving

Confirmed non-playable characters

• Ammon (An Egyptian mummy boss)
• Assassin (Common Enemy)
• Cervantes
• Barbaros
• Fafnir (A great dragon boss, like the dragon of Norse legends.)
• Geki (A rival Fu-Ma ninja to Taki and a boss.)
• Golem (Common enemy)
• Isuka (A Hungarian prince who is a representative of the Holy Roman Emperor.)
• Lizardman (Common enemy)
• Maki (A Fu-Ma ninja.)
• Mummy (Common enemy)
• Black Ninja (Common enemy)
• Nightmare