Soul Series - General Information

General Information

The series has seven main installments and one spin-off:

• Soul Edge (1996): Arcade and PlayStation (PlayStation port released as Soul Blade in the USA, Europe and Australia).
• Soulcalibur (1998): Arcade, Dreamcast, and Xbox Live Arcade (2008).
• Soulcalibur II (2002): Arcade, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
• Soulcalibur III (2005): Arcade and PlayStation 2.
• Soulcalibur Legends (2007): Wii (a spin-off title).
• Soulcalibur IV (2008): PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
• Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny (2009): PlayStation Portable.
• Soulcalibur V (2012): PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Wikipedia uses a standardized naming convention of Soulcalibur for all games in the series except for the original Soul Edge (later known as Soul Blade). However, most usages of Soulcalibur are officially written as SoulCalibur or Soul Calibur (abbreviated to SC), and even SOULCALIBUR. The latter is used in documentation and official websites but not in logos and only since Soulcalibur III (including for Soulcalibur Legends, written as SOULCALIBUR Legends). Various western media outlets use either Soulcalibur or Soul Calibur.

All games in the series before Soulcalibur III were originally released as arcade games, and subsequently ported to home consoles. The ported versions are known for their extra features, including new characters, weapons, new costumes, art galleries, martial arts demonstrations and involved single player modes, when compared to the original arcade versions. For example, Seung Han Myong is not featured in the arcade version of Soul Edge and in home versions there is an RPG-type mode titled "Edge Master" where the player can unlock various items including weapons for the default characters. As of November 2011, the Soul series has sold approximately 12 million units worldwide.