SOUL CALIBUR 3
More on the point after playing Soul Blade i became hooked on the characters and the general feel of combat in the game, i decided it was time to move on to bigger and better things, namely the Soul Calibur games. I played the second a few at my mates house they were obsessed but i wanted more i took the initiative of thinking the newest would probably be the best and from expiriencing the others i have to say it really is.
The game comes with the usual, a 8 battle arcade style mode, vs mode, team battle mode and the tales of souls mode (story mode). I have to say the tales of souls mode is a bit short lived but enjoyable all the same. A new mode was introduced for this game, this mode being 'Chronicles of the Sword'. This new mode to me is a bit confusing and i was certain on what i was actually doing, the difficulty and confusion put me off the rpg style of this mode so its safe to say i won't be going back to it any time soon.
Another welcome addition is 3 new characters from the word go and a character creation option which is suprisingly fun to play about with, with a large selection (especially for a female character) of options and more that can be unlocked, you can even change the main costumes for the games characters so they are customized to your own perceptions of them which is pretty sweet.
All in all Soul Calibur 3 is probably the most enjoyable beat em up i have played in some time. Of course in my opinion its no street fighter beater (i love capcom), especially with the alpha anthology no availablefor the PS2 aswell but i would definately recommend this title to anybody who wants a new beat em up expirience i mean what other game lets you perform S&M style moves on your opponents with a sword that doubles as a big chain hehe. much love.