Reception
Soul Blade was a bestseller in the UK. Due to its popularity, the game was re-released as part of the PlayStation Greatest Hits, PlayStation Platinum Range and PlayStation the Best series.
The game received very positive reviews, obtaining a 89/100 score according to Metacritic, including 8.9/10 by IGN ("the best weapons-based fighter on PlayStation") and 8.3/10 by GameSpot ("a great fighting game with its share of flaws"). The GamePro review stated: "Bow down to the new king of fighters, and the first gotta-play-it game of the year." In 1997, PSM named Soul Edge as the fourth top PlayStation game yet.
The intro sequence won the SIGGRAPH '97 award for the best game video of 1996. In 2011, PSU.com listed this game as the sixth "PSone classic" most deserving to be remade for the PlayStation 3. That same year, Complex ranked Soul Edge as the 19th best fighting game of all time.
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