Soulcalibur Legends Hands-On: Ivy Crawls the Corridors
Posted By Mike
That bladed whip’s sting is as potent as ever on the Wii, as we found out in our recent playtime with this third-person action game.
We knew that Namco Bandai’s upcoming action adventure game Soulcalibur Legends would feature Ivy, a lovely lady known to Soulcalibur fans the world over. But until now, we never got to see her in action. Thankfully, we recently played through several levels of the game, which features plenty of smooth moves from our famed heroine.
Soulcalibur Legends begins with a stunning cutscene that introduces players to the legend of the sword Soul Calibur, as well as its evil counterpart, Soul Edge. Soon after this brief intro, the game’s protagonist, Siegfried, encounters Soul Edge on a ghost ship. The sword speaks to him and promises ultimate power. Thus follows a short gameplay sequence that introduces you to the basic mechanics of combat. Using the Nunchuk analog stick to move, we fought some skeletons on our way through a series of corridors. Standard attacks are performed by swinging the Wii Remote, either horizontally for a slash attack, or vertically for an upward or downward swing. You can also lock on to targets by pressing the A button, and you can jump with the B button. Once we dispatched all the skeletons, we encountered the level’s boss, a ghoulish pirate who warned Siegfried of Soul Edge’s terrible power. The pirate went down easily, thanks to a newly introduced mechanic: knockdown attacks, achieved by thrusting the remote forward.
Not that Siegfried heeds this cautionary tale. Soon the world is plunged into chaos, Soul Edge is shattered, and the world is dominated by spirits known as Evils. We then catch up with Siegfried five years later. Implored by the Holy Roman Masked Emperor, it’s up to him to find the remnants of Soul Edge, defeat the Ottoman Emperor Barbaros, and save the Empire. The Masked Emperor also hires court jester Iska to guide you on your journey. The first step on the journey is the Pyrenees, the mountain range that separates Spain from France, where a test–and a traveling companion–await.
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April 6th, 2008 at 11:42 am
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