SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny

1. ButtonMasher

   28 September 2009

   3D fighting games on a handheld is nothing new for Namco-Bandai with Tekken on PSP being old news, but Soul Calibur has always been a title for the home console until now. Handheld versions always carry stigmas associated with the concerns of replicating an experience that’s proven to be great in the home setting. Fighting games have an even rougher time of it, since they’re always at their best when matching wits with someone sitting on the same couch as you. Read more

2. GameSpot

   7.5/10
   2 September 2009

   Outside of quick one-on-one matches against the AI that you choose from a pseudo online lobby complete with win/loss records for different players, Broken Destiny's only other single-player content is the story-driven Gauntlet mode. Spanning more than 30 chapters each composed of multiple challenges, this mode is really just a lengthy tutorial that trains you to defend against every character in the game. Read more

   • Accessible but deep combat system forces you to defend as well as attack, 28 very different characters to play with from the outset, Ad hoc multiplayer works well, Sup...
   • Not enough good single-player content, Gauntlet mode story is laughable, No online play.

3. PALGN

   7.5/10
   22 September 2009

   Soul Calibur . We'll just let that word hang there for a few moments. Those chills you're getting? That's because you know that name resonates with awesome. It's alright to admit it, everybody has a soft spot in their hearts for the Soul Calibur series, which has provided some of the most wholesome and good-natured weapons-based fighting-game carnage that we've ever seen. Read more

1. "Average game"

   

   6.0/10
   Reviewer: Mighty Ape
   8 October 2009

   although the graphics are good and obliterating your opponents with Kratos is fun it can get boring at times but I would definitely recommend it for all you soul calibur freaks like me :P Read more

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