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At first glance, this video for the Xbox LIVE port of Soulcalibur might not look like much of a visual improvement over the Dreamcast version of the game from which it's based upon.

However, once you go back and play a quick match of Soulcalibur or take a look at the comparison image located in the gallery below, you should start to see a difference. Seriously, look at the size of those jaggies!

For a game that's nearly 10 years old, Soulcalibur has held up quite well. Even though the upcoming XBLA port might not have killer online multiplayer like we would've loved to see, I'm still eagerly anticipating it like I'm sure many of you are.


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pendelton21's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2008 20:10
pendelton21
Still, to this day, the best of the Soul series. I really, really hope SC 4 steps it up and makes some people excited about the series again.
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2008 20:12
AgentMOO
Shooter McGavin: I eat jaggies like you for breakfast!
Me: You eat jaggies for breakfast?
Shooter: uhh nooo I mean ummm
big filth's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2008 20:12
big filth
If I were to buy this game on the arcade it would be the first time I have ever purchased a game that I already own.

hmmmmm.

Damn those Microsoft folks are some tricky bastards!

I cant resist!I will buy it, then de-list it when SC4 comes out.
kevinski's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2008 20:19
kevinski
Damn...it still looks great after all of these years. :)
Xelotath's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2008 20:22
Xelotath
That screenshot with the jaggies looks more like the arcade version, which looked worst than the DC version, but I may be wrong.
SLiFE's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2008 20:23
SLiFE
Can't wait for this, only cause I hate having to find my DC, VGA cable, controllers, VMUs, etc. every time I wanna play a good Soul Calibur.
Fadakar's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2008 20:35
Fadakar
Maxi got the shit nut tapped out of him by Kilik, exactly why Kilik will always be my favorite, lol.
mehman's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2008 20:49
mehman
It's strange not seeing the the massive mammaries we've come to expect from soul calibur. I'm glad this is being released, now I don't have to find a copy for the dreamcast that I don't have!
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2008 20:50
DaedHead8
Every copy of SC I've ever bought (which is about three or four) hasn't worked on my DreamCast. Same with Sonic Adventure, its the weirdest thing. I can't wait to finally own this game!
Shin Ra's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2008 21:07
Shin Ra
SC was good but i liked souledge it was way better
Dan CiTi's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2008 21:13
Dan CiTi
Looks like a better game than SC IV.
bbrigg1's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2008 21:26
bbrigg1
This brings back memories of how much i hate Maxi.
Shin Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2008 21:32
Shin Oni
This doesn't have silly star war characters and broken "force grabs" which is why SC wins.

though I have for DC so no need for this.
Mister Disco's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2008 21:36
Mister Disco
Although I have had the original for the Dreamcast since it came out (9-9-99 baby!), I think I will make a purchase if only for the smoother graphics. And the fact that I won't have to turn off my Xbox 360 to play it. :P

And the fact that my wife will kill me if I don't :(
ExpertPenguin's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2008 21:48
ExpertPenguin
*blinks*

Someone who ACTUALLY knows how to say the title, without spaces?!

Kudos. Game looks great, btw.
Cynical Gamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2008 21:54
Cynical Gamer
Maybe my eyes are deceiving me but I remember Soul Calibur 1 looking a lot better. It looks too clean in HD. What happened to the textures?
13thDragon's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2008 22:35
13thDragon
When the hell was this announced?
SantanaClaus89's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2008 22:48
SantanaClaus89
No 16:9 support and no online = no reason to buy this.
TheToiletDuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2008 23:48
TheToiletDuck
Never having the owned a DC i didn't get to play this, but like SantanaClause89, i have to agree that without online or 16:9 what's the point of buying this over playing Sc2/3 or waiting for Soulcalibur 4?
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/29/2008 00:30
mistic
I'm actually more eager to play the new SC...

I'll prolly prefer to play this on my DC anyway :-)
KaL YoshiKa's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/29/2008 00:41
KaL YoshiKa
Well..in terms of Xbox Live games ..if you've never played this you can't go wrong. Man I own this..but it would be nice to play it with some extra smoothness.
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/29/2008 04:59
Justice
To be honest it's my favourite in the series but lack of onloine multiplayer means I'll stick to my DC version.
Orionsaint's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/29/2008 13:39
Orionsaint
Nostalgia is a tricky thing. your mind remembers it better than it actually was but now with everything that's game since. The game looks dated and some blame XBL, but in reality the game hasn't aged so well.
Gasekura's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/29/2008 14:34
Gasekura
If this is just an arcade version, meh. Full game, it's about god damn time they brought this gem back. Soul Calibur was a magical experience.
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