Chris Scantleberry

The legend returns, albeit without online love.

This evening, Namco released new gamplay footage of Soulcalibur, one of Namco’s most sensational titles set to make its debut for the Xbox Live Arcade. The new footage reveals the classic 3D fighter’s graceful transition in HD bliss. Diehard fans should expect a faithful port, joined by the standard arcade, survival and training modes. The XBLA edition will also include an online leaderboard, which will be the only aspect of competitive flair fans can look forward to other than having to settle for local sessions. Yeah, we’re not too thrilled about that either but it’s still going to be exciting to revisit an all-time favorite. Look forward to its release this summer.

Enjoy the short video montage of Soulcalibur featuring personal favorites like Taki, Ivy, Kilik, Maxi and more. Oh and we wanted to embed the video but our skills to do that have gone rusty.

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