SoulCalibur V
SOULCALIBUR V, the latest entry in the premier weapons-based head-to-head fighting series continues the epic struggle of warriors in search for the legendary Soul Swords. SCV takes place 17 years after the…
SoulCalibur V is an arcade developed by Project Soul, released 31 January 2012 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
What SoulCalibur V is
SoulCalibur V is an arcade game developed by Project Soul and released in 2012. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Soulcalibur V is a 2012 fighting game developed by Project Soul and published by Namco Bandai Games for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. As the sixth main installment in Namco's Soulcalibur series, Soulcalibur V serves as a follow-up to Soulcalibur IV (2008). It retains the weapon-based combat that characterizes the series while introducing a new protagonist, Patroklos, who aims to free his sister from a curse inflicted upon her by an ancient weapon. This installment marks the conclusion of the original Soul series timeline.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the SoulCalibur series
SoulCalibur V is the 17th of 27 entries we hold in the SoulCalibur series. It arrived 2 years after SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny. The next entry was Soul Calibur Mobile in 2012. Its critic score of 80 is almost exactly the series average of 81. The highest-rated entry is SoulCalibur II at 95.
How it was received
SoulCalibur V holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 68% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points above the year average. Players rate it 74, 6 points lower than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
What it launched against
SoulCalibur V launched on 31 January 2012, within three weeks of Crusader Kings II, Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, The Darkness II and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Crusader Kings II, Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, The Darkness II, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for SoulCalibur V yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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