<s>
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
series	O
of	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
greatly	O
improved	O
graphics	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
three	O
guest	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
franchise	O
as	O
playable	O
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
game	O
not	O
to	O
receive	O
an	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
Soul	O
series’	O
1590	O
A.D.	O
trilogy	O
game	O
,	O
following	O
II	O
and	O
III	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
:	I-Application
Broken	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soulcalibur	B-Application
IV	I-Application
features	O
Story	O
,	O
Arcade	O
,	O
Training	O
,	O
and	O
Museum	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Character	O
Creation	O
mode	O
from	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
III	I-Application
returns	O
in	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
including	O
original	O
weapon	O
styles	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
certain	O
classes	O
of	O
fighters	O
,	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
IV	I-Application
only	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
choose	O
which	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
they	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
have	O
their	O
created	O
character	O
mimic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
differs	O
from	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
where	O
there	O
were	O
many	O
unique	O
styles	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Grieve	O
Edge	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
styles	O
of	O
Algol	O
,	O
the	O
bonus	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
guest	O
characters	O
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
player-created	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
wide	O
array	O
of	O
new	O
pieces	O
of	O
equipment	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
IVs	I-Application
Character	O
Creation	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
options	O
include	O
a	O
wider	O
range	O
of	O
character	O
voices	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
their	O
pitch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multi-fighter	O
battles	O
in	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
IV	I-Application
use	O
a	O
different	O
structure	O
from	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
nicknamed	O
Active	O
Matching	O
Battle	O
(	O
AMB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
tag	O
system	O
of	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2003	I-Application
,	O
the	O
AMB	O
system	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
other	O
members	O
of	O
a	O
party	O
of	O
fighters	O
mid	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soulcalibur	B-Application
IV	I-Application
features	O
an	O
all-new	O
Critical	O
Finish	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
guest	O
characters	O
,	O
Darth	O
Vader	O
,	O
Yoda	O
and	O
the	O
Apprentice	O
,	O
utilize	O
unique	O
attacks	O
using	O
the	O
Force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
IV	I-Application
includes	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soulcalibur	B-Application
IV	I-Application
contains	O
a	O
roster	O
of	O
34	O
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Soul	O
series	O
returning	O
,	O
with	O
2	O
newcomers	O
and	O
3	O
guest	O
characters	O
from	O
The	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
franchise	O
(	O
Darth	O
Vader	O
,	O
Yoda	O
and	O
The	O
Apprentice	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
Darth	O
Vader	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Yoda	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
full	O
game	O
download	O
;	O
Namco	O
later	O
made	O
both	O
characters	O
downloadable	O
content	O
on	O
the	O
opposite	O
platform	O
for	O
a	O
fee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apprentice	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Force	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
,	O
is	O
playable	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
bonus	O
characters	O
designed	O
by	O
manga	O
artists	O
(	O
Angol	B-Application
Fear	I-Application
,	O
Ashlotte	O
,	O
Kamikirimusi	O
,	O
Scheherazade	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Shura	O
)	O
are	O
also	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
fighting	O
styles	O
of	O
returning	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
told	O
via	O
in-game	O
written	O
profiles	O
and	O
movies	O
,	O
centers	O
around	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
ancient	O
king	O
Algol	O
,	O
his	O
tower	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
origin	O
of	O
the	O
spirit	O
sword	O
named	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
characters	O
did	O
experience	O
important	O
events	O
associated	O
with	O
universal	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
III	I-Application
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siegfried	O
has	O
died	O
and	O
been	O
resurrected	O
by	O
the	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Premium	O
Edition	O
of	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
IV	I-Application
included	O
a	O
48-page	O
softcover	O
art/comic	O
book	O
illustrated	O
in	O
full	O
color	O
,	O
an	O
XL	O
100%	O
cotton	O
T-shirt	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
tournament	O
chart	O
that	O
allowed	O
"	O
fans	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
document	O
the	O
battle	O
amongst	O
friends.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
various	O
pieces	O
of	O
paid	O
downloadable	O
content	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
including	O
music	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
,	O
customization	O
equipment	O
,	O
and	O
weapon	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
options	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Yoda	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
Darth	O
Vader	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
via	O
paid	O
downloadable	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
both	O
DLC	O
were	O
later	O
removed	O
from	O
PSN	O
and	O
XBL	O
due	O
to	O
licensing	O
from	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
by	O
Disney	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soulcalibur	B-Application
IV	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
media	O
outlets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
six	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
held	O
an	O
average	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
85	O
for	O
both	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
criticisms	O
were	O
directed	O
towards	O
the	O
guest	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
critics	O
maintaining	O
that	O
their	O
presence	O
was	O
unnatural	O
and	O
that	O
Yoda	O
and	O
the	O
Apprentice	O
in	O
particular	O
were	O
"	O
broken	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
a	O
perceived	O
imbalance	O
in	O
fighting	O
games	O
that	O
gives	O
some	O
characters	O
a	O
vastly	O
unfair	O
advantage	O
over	O
other	O
characters	O
in	O
gameplay	O
)	O
and	O
"	O
absurd	O
,	O
"	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soulcalibur	B-Application
IV	I-Application
topped	O
the	O
UK	O
sales	O
charts	O
for	O
several	O
weeks	O
on	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
Soul	O
(	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
of	O
the	O
Soul	O
series	O
)	O
had	O
always	O
given	O
the	O
impression	O
that	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
IV	I-Application
would	O
be	O
their	O
last	O
installment	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
rumored	O
to	O
have	O
disbanded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Katsuhiro	O
Harada	O
(	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
series	O
)	O
said	O
he	O
would	O
seriously	O
consider	O
a	O
sequel	O
if	O
there	O
was	O
sufficient	O
interest	O
and	O
informed	O
fans	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
willing	O
to	O
accept	O
opinions	O
and	O
requests	O
through	O
Twitter	O
,	O
asking	O
for	O
the	O
messages	O
to	O
be	O
short	O
and	O
simple	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
poor	O
English	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
were	O
encouraged	O
to	O
maintain	O
support	O
and	O
show	O
interest	O
to	O
secure	O
development	O
of	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
On	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
officially	O
announced	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
