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SoulCalibur

Weapons drawn, souls on the line

Namco's 3D weapons fighter began as Soul Edge in 1995 arcades and took its current name in 1998. Its fighters chase two legendary swords across a stylised 16th-century world.

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1995
First game: 1
Series: Project Soul, Namco
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In the frameSoulCalibur VI

One world. Many eras.

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Soul Edge. Soul Edge reached Japanese arcades on the same hardware as Tekken. The expanded PlayStation port was sold as Soul Blade in the West after a trademark dispute.

Start with Soul Blade

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The essentials

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SoulCalibur VI

Project Soul2018

SoulCalibur

Project Soul1998

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A tale of swords and spacingSoulCaliburProject Soul's 3D weapons fighters, from 1995's Soul Edge to SoulCalibur VI. Each match turns on reach, timing and movement around a ring with a deadly edge.

A legacy worth revisiting

The blade decides everything.

Project Soul built a fighter around steel, range and free movement across the ring. Ring-outs can end a round at any moment, and a story of cursed and holy swords ties a large cast together. Guests from Link to Darth Vader have stepped in along the way.

1995 to 1996
Soul Edge: 1998 to 2009
Calibur rises: 2012 to 2018
Time resets

Scenes that stay with you