Soul Blade PlayStation
  • Publisher: Namco
  • Release Date: January 1997
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Metascore
89 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critics What's this?

  • Summary: What's next in fighting? How about a game that melds 3D movement, polygon characters, razor sharp graphics, awe-inspiring moves and a one-of-a-kind combat system? Or, in short, Soul Blade - arguably the most innovative fighting game on the planet. It's the 15th century and ten warriors from around the world, each wielding their weapon of choice, are in bloody pursuit of Soul Edge - the ultimate weapon. Sure, only one will find it. But it looks like the critics already have found it. Game Players magazine voted Soul Blade "Best Game of Show" at AMMO, and NEXT Generation calls Soul Blade "the most complete fighting game to date." Obviously, a cut above.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. GamePro
    100
    Savage moves enable you to beat, stab, slice, and dice opponents with vicious violence that is sure to excite fight fans to unbelievable heights.
  2. Gamestyle
    100
    It's just about perfect. The multiple play modes will keep you going long after "Tekken" has slid back to the trade in shop. The graphics are out of this world, and I still cannot work out how a game that came out in 1995 can have an introduction that looks so jaw droopingly fantastic. It plays amazing, it looks amazing, it’s quite simply amazing.
  3. Games Domain
    100
    No other fighter on the PSX has so completely combined great graphics with great gameplay and replayability. Soul Blade simply stands in a catagory by itself.
  4. Gamezilla!
    86
    The in game fighting in Soul Blade is where the game really shines. There is little lag time between button selections and the execution of the desired move. The characters move very fluidly and quite fast.

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User Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. BobL.
    10
    This game kicks ass.
  2. JasonH.
    10
    Soulblade was the virst playstation game I saw that could drag me away from my PC, N64, and Vectrex. It was the perfect game for unleashing violent feelings aroused by employers, roomates, and college professors. No fighter before or since had had features like direction-sensetive blocks, breakable weapons, etc. Sadly, not even the Soul Caliber titles are as well made, though they of course have superior graphics. Soul Blade is one of the few games that solely justifies owning a platform. I give it a ten.… Expand
  3. JimO.
    10
    This game rocks and taki is lush.
  4. KittyC.
    10
    This game is in a whole new league to other fighting games and in my opinion much better than Tekken.