Namco to bring original Soul Calibur to XBLA
I still wish I hadn’t let someone borrow my copy of Soul Caliber for Dreamcast as it was one of my favorite games for the system… Oh well, later this year, more specifically July 29th, Namco will be releasing Soul Calibur via Xbox Live Arcade – 800MS points ($10.00US) the download will be large since the original was over 400mb in size, should make it the largest XBLA title and maybe a good reason to get a larger hard drive for my 360.
Earlier today Namco Bandai announced a release date for SCIV, but as it turns out, that wasn’t the only Soul Calibur news in store for the day. Namco has now revealed that the original Soul Calibur will appear as a downloadable title on Xbox Live Arcade later this year.While we’re currently light on exact details about this port, Namco has confirmed that every character and mode from the Dreamcast game will be made available, and leaderboards will be added. In light of Soul Calibur IV’s release — likely not long before or after Soul Calibur arrives on Live Arcade — it’s unclear if the original will be upgraded with online play, although not doing so would be out of line with most other XBLA releases.
Not only will Soul Calibur on XBLA present what is likely to be one of the biggest games (in terms of download size) available on the service thus far, it’s also one of the most recent. As Soul Calibur first appeared on the Dreamcast, it is, for all intents and purposes, a game from last-gen. But unlike the last-gen Xbox Originals, this release should feature all the upgrades we’ve come to expect with a Live Arcade title.
Here is the original intro from the Dreamcast version of Soul Calibur.
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