Soul Edge
Soul Edge is a 3D arcade fighting game and the first in the Soul series, it is one of the first 3D fighting game in history that place a particular emphasis on the story of the fighters. Each character have…
Soul Edge is an arcade developed by Project Soul, released 20 February 1996 on Arcade.
What Soul Edge is
Soul Edge is an arcade game developed by Project Soul and released in 1996. It was published by Namco. It is available on Arcade only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In the 16th century, an extremely powerful sword named Soul Edge surfaces and attracts evil warriors from around the world who want its power. From America to Europe to Japan, these warriors fight each other for the chance to obtain it.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the SoulCalibur series
Soul Edge is the first of 27 entries we hold in the SoulCalibur series. The next entry was Soul Blade in 1996. Its critic score of 83 is 2 points above the series average of 81. The highest-rated entry is SoulCalibur II at 95.
How it was received
Soul Edge holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 85% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1996 averaged 70, so it scored 13 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 77 votes.
What it launched against
Soul Edge launched on 20 February 1996, within three weeks of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Pokémon Red Version, Sid Meier's Civilization II and Street Fighter Alpha 2. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Pokémon Red Version, Sid Meier's Civilization II, Street Fighter Alpha 2.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Soul Edge yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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