Soulcalibur IV's story mode to feature tag-team swapping
by Alan Tsang 
{ Jun 26th 2008 at 9:45PM }
The latest issue of everyone's favorite Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu has revealed that the upcoming fighter Soulcalibur IV will feature "character swapping" -- switching characters in the middle of battle a la Marvel vs. Capcom -- in its single-player story mode. A meter on the lower part of the screen will allow you perform combos using this mechanic. Strangely, there is no mention of this feature in vs. mode.
A ton of other features are revealed, some of the more note-worthy ones are those of the Create a Soul mode, which will allow you have "50 character slots", with 20 parts of every character editable, "complete freedom for use of parts, color change, and cloth combinations," adjustable "body build and muscle" and ability to modify the character's voice. You can even buy parts and equipment to make your newly created character even more unique.
Information is also presented on the fighting mechanics like guard impact, instant impact, an armor bar, and something called soul impact: you attack an opponent until their health meter is red, then force them to block, and "when opponent is soul impacted, enter the heavy finish command to execute," noting that "performing soul impact is a victory, regardless of circumstances."
Another feature discussed is the Soulless Tower mode; but to us it sounds suspiciously like the Konquest Mode from Mortal Kombat: Deception. Full details are available at 1UP and the Famitsu scan can be seen at the forums of Cheap Ass Gamer.
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boltu222 @ Jun 26th 2008 10:01PM
wow SCIV just gets better and better daily and my wallet gets thinner and thinner... just glad it was pushed to Aug now I know I can afford it...
Alex @ Jun 26th 2008 11:00PM
you serious about the delay?
could you give a source, please?
july 29 is already far enough...
but now it has to go into august. i am not happy.
boltu222 @ Jun 27th 2008 4:13PM
got an email from ubisoft telling me of the UK limited edition at GAME and it said august... I'm gonna assume its August 1st... games in the UK get released here on friday >_< I always thought the UK release was 25th... so my bad its not really a delay... sorry
PS3Darklighter @ Jun 26th 2008 10:06PM
I really want this game!
Still I wish Ivy had a less revealing costume. I love her fighting style (whip swords are awesome) but I prefer my characters to be more conservatively dressed. In SC2 Ivy had a costume that did not reveal any skin except her face. It had a blue coat and kind of looked like a colonial era military uniform. I hope they include that costume.
eloopj @ Jun 27th 2008 6:17AM
lol gay
Deadpool @ Jun 26th 2008 10:36PM
Wowzers!
Excuse me...I just lost my jaw. I droped it somewhere between the "Tag Team" and the "Create a Soul" part of the post.
If anyone finds it, let me know!
Dwag @ Jun 26th 2008 11:24PM
Cool but this is Multiplatform so I' gonna most likely prefer it on the 360.
This is surely a 360 buy for me.
Rowdehaj @ Jun 27th 2008 8:35AM
Go away.
Mein Bratwurst @ Jun 27th 2008 5:09AM
Xbox360fanboy is that way ----->
Thanks for telling us though.
Stoo @ Jun 27th 2008 6:36AM
Im curious as to why?
I don't know many console game pads that are worse for fighting games than the 360 pad, or many that are better than the Playstation pad.
shadowkat @ Jun 26th 2008 11:28PM
Any chance you could give the actual source for the scan? It was translated by muffdiver99019 on the Hongfire forum. had never even heard about this cheapass thing until I read the article on 1up and saw some lines word for word from the scan.
iFester @ Jun 26th 2008 11:33PM
What monstrosity of a character is that?! She looks like she had her stomach tucked and the rest of her body filled with helium.
flynn110 @ Jun 26th 2008 11:48PM
by body build i am assuming they mean breast size o.O
Nate the Prophet @ Jun 26th 2008 11:43PM
Can't wait for this game! I seldom by games right away, but SC4 and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed are definitely coming home on day one.
And can we please get a confirmation on the release date? I want this to be out first week of August for my big guy's weekend!
Charles Nickerson @ Jun 27th 2008 12:07AM
BOOBIES!
farfisa @ Jun 27th 2008 12:10AM
is that what those are?!
held225 @ Jun 27th 2008 12:39AM
I couldn't have said it better ^^
shadowkat @ Jun 27th 2008 12:45AM
Those aren't boobies, those are storage compartments for her artificial soul.
boltu222 @ Jun 27th 2008 4:12PM
i thought it was her weapon O_O
Charles Nickerson @ Jun 27th 2008 2:03AM
Well then OPTION TO ENLARGE STORAGE COMPARTMENT PLZ
JaseH @ Jun 27th 2008 4:05AM
I've seen bigger.
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JaseH.
Nova MK X @ Jun 29th 2008 9:42AM
Sadly i have to agree...... seen bigger and they weren't pretty ...... *Vomits*
Riley Freeman @ Jun 27th 2008 2:52PM
that characters boobs are outragoues. now we need a cheat for the striptease portion of the game ;)
John @ Jun 27th 2008 9:12PM
I want a game like this that allows us to record our own sounds for various body parts being hit, and record our own challenge statements, etc. This would be hilarious and fun.