Soulcalibur III (Video Game 2005)

The search for Soul Edge continues as a mysterious new figure plots to restore its power.

Directors:

Jin Okubo, Tetsuya Akatsuka

Writers:

Sohei Kamada (story), Yoshihiro Nakagawa (story)

Stars:

Hiroshi Tsuchida, Masumi Asano, Nanaho Katsuragi

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hiroshi Tsuchida	...	Zasalamel (voice)
Masumi Asano	...	Tira (voice)
Nanaho Katsuragi	...	Setsuka (voice)
Toshiyuki Morikawa	...	Heishiro Mitsurugi (voice)
Fujiko Takimoto	...	Taki (voice)
Yumi Tôma	...	Isabella 'Ivy' Valentine (voice) (as Yumi Touma)
Reiko Takagi	...	Cassandra Alexandra (voice)
Ryûzaburô Ôtomo	...	Astaroth (voice) (as Ryuzaburo Ohtomo)
Yasunori Masutani	...	Raphael Sorel (voice)
Nobuyuki Hiyama	...	Siegfried Schtauffen / Yoshimitsu (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki	...	Nightmare (voice)
Sôichirô Hoshi	...	Kilik (voice) (as Souichiro Hoshi)
Yukari Tamura	...	Talim (voice)
Aya Hisakawa	...	Chai Xianghua (voice)
Nobutoshi Kanna	...	Maxi (voice)

Storyline

After Siegfried finally frees himself from the grasp of Nightmare, he seals the power of Soul Edge by piercing its eye with Soul Calibur and journeys to find a way to keep the cursed blade out of the hands of those that would abuse it. However, a mysterious new figure known as Zasalamel has recently become interested in the swords for his own purposes. After breathing new life into Nightmare, Zasalamel works to return power to Soul Edge in order to break the seal. Meanwhile, other warriors from the past begin their search anew. Their common goal is Soul Edge; a weapon some see as a prize, others see as salvation, and those that know its true identity as a blade of pure evil.

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Plot Keywords:

warrior | quest | playstation | spaniard | greek | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Mystery

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Certificate:

T

Details

Official Sites:

Namco [jp] Namco [us]

Country:

Japan

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

25 October 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Soul Calibur III: Arcade Edition

Company Credits

Production Co:

Namco, Project Soul

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby (gameplay scenes) Dolby Digital (cutscenes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The game includes two different possible final bosses, Abyss and Night Terror. Night Terror can only be fought in Tales of Souls mode if the player manages to proceed along a character's proper story path without losing once (apart from "someone is watching you" battles).

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Quotes

Isabella Valentine: You didn't even have time... to feel remorse.

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Connections

Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #34.14 (2005)

User Reviews

The best in the series so far.

The Story line for this game is very jerky where it appears the game writers have tried to find ways to justify how a character appears in certain areas of the world map in Tales of the Soul. That being said, this is the only gripe I have about the game.

The beginning FMV is spectacular with breath taking sceneries and interesting new devices such as the ability to create and design your own character and their own Martial Arts discipline. There's even a second story mode which makes up for the awkward Story design of Tale of the Souls.

Parts of the FMVs during Tale of the Souls is also interactive where you can decide the fate of your Character to a certain degree which is an interesting feature.

With the many combinations of Characters you can create, the varied paths you can explore in Tales of the Souls and the Chronicle of Swords story mode, this game will keep any Beatem up/RPG fans amused for a while!