Melee-based fighting series set for summer
Ubisoft has announced that it entered into an agreement with NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe to distribute Soulcalibur IV on the Xbox 360 and PS3 and Soulcalibur Legends exclusively on Wii. Both games will hit stores across Europe and other PAL territories in summer 2008.Soulcalibur IV is the latest iteration of the world renowned melee-based fighting series. Delivering new gameplay modes, characters and enhanced features with 3D modeling and animation, Soulcalibur IV hopes to be the definitive fighting game experience and will provide unprecedented character customisation possibilities, in addition to an eagerly expected online battle mode.
As part of a monumental collaboration between NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. and LucasArts, the Sith Lord Darth Vader will appear as a guest character in the PS3 system version of the title, and Jedi Master Yoda will be available for the Xbox 360.