SC4 is an absolutely smashing game. As a fighting game it deserves 5/5 or 10/10. IMO it's the best fighting game currently.
It does has some big flaws and bad decisions on gameplay (letting costumes affect powers, and the tower which is not such a great single play feature) but in other respects the game is so good it's still enough for a top rating.

The reviewer is obviously incompetent to review a fighting game. I play all kinds of games. I'm very far from the top echelons as a fighter. Even so, I haven't had as much fun playing a game as I have with SC4 for years.

The fighters do seem very balanced with the obvious exception of Yoda who's really there just for kicks, you can't throw him ... but it's really funny to stomp him into the ground with Sigfried.

SoulCaliber series has gotten more balanced with each iteration. SC1 was the most focused with fewer characters, but I fondly remember 8-man random team battles where I drew Cervantes as my first character and completely destroyed my friend's entire squad. SC3 spread itself very thin with all the character additions, bonus characters, creation mode, etc, so while I don't have a strong opinion, it did seem balanced just a little too much going on. SC4 feels like a return to the focus and speed of SC1 but with all the variety of SC3. On top of that the game really does look **** incredible in motion