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On XBLA This Wednesday....
On XBLA This Wednesday....
Written Monday, June 30, 2008 by Dan Webb

The highly anticipated Soulcaliber will be available as this week's Wednesday arcade title for a mere 800 points. Such a steal for a classic title.

Also available this Wednesday will be a DLC pack for Wits and Wagers which will contain 280 new questions for 320 points.

 

Soulcaliber

From Xbox.com

"Soulcalibur®, the highest-rated console fighting game, has returned to the next generation! Sharpen your blades as you relive old grudges against classic adversaries in new high definition graphics. Prove your mettle against the world with a variety of leaderboards spanning every character and mode, or challenge a friend in local-play Versus mode."



User Comments
Comment #1 by JohnnyDrama
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 05:56:58 PM

Oh well, was hoping for BCR

Comment #2 by RareCoincidence
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 05:57:36 PM

what a great game im definitly getting this

Comment #3 by GatorXxX
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 06:03:18 PM

when will stinkin pirates vs ninjas dodgeball come out ive been waiting for 6 months !!!!!!!!!

Comment #4 by Senior Guero
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 06:05:26 PM

Yeah I've been waiting for castle crashers for 2 years so get in line

Comment #5 by narcolepticshee
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 06:10:24 PM

finally the decent games are starting to come along - sealife afari and now this (I'm not joking either, Sealife Safari is an AWESOME game)

Peace

Comment #6 by Senior Guero
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 06:19:34 PM

Sealife safari = awful version of pokemon snap....minus pokemon

Comment #7 by My BR Is Evil
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 06:20:17 PM

Yay finally can continue my lessons of the language they use in this game. Kilik: "I deedie dediediedie"

Comment #8 by James03
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 06:22:49 PM

Soulcaliber

lol wut

Comment #9 by Burmie48
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 06:57:23 PM

One of the only games I will actually ever purchase on XBLA

Comment #10 by illimunythai
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 07:00:07 PM

800 points for the greatest, the ultimate, the perfect, the 10/10, the best game on DreamCast ever made (besides Sonic Adventure 2)? A must buy for sure. Much better spent on Soulcalibur than on Happy Tree Friends Alarm or some bullshit like that.

Xbox Live Arcade needs more classics. Bring back Power Stone, Record of Lodoss War, Sonic Adventure and many many others. :D

Comment #11 by Mightymango
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 07:00:37 PM

Does the wits and wagers pack include more achievements?


Comment #12 by chiefgonebad
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 07:12:12 PM

awesome!i cant wait

Comment #13 by Jimjons
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 07:21:06 PM

Sweeeeeet..................

Comment #14 by truntenks
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 07:28:30 PM

@illimunythai


Definitely on Power Stone and possibly Shenmue :) and Soul Calibur is okay but I want some Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 or Street Fighter Alpha 3 then I shall be sastified

Comment #15 by mighty1
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 07:33:34 PM

yes i'm looking forward to downloading soulcailber,anyone wanna play against me hit me up with a friend request.

Comment #16 by AOS Puck
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 07:40:03 PM

Sorry, but this version of Soul Calibur isn't a 10/10. Lack of a Mission Mode is a big negative. I would say a 9/10 at the most.

Comment #17 by boofarama
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 07:55:29 PM

idk how is wits and wagers

Comment #18 by dudecrazy108
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 08:01:17 PM

Looks good I am going to get this.

Comment #19 by hyourinnmaru
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 08:12:14 PM

like ric flair would say! woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Comment #20 by Wulfaur
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 08:21:15 PM

They should make MvC2 (Marvel vs Capcom) and CvS (Capcom vs Snk) as Xbox Originals. You have no idea how many people would actually buy them. MvC2 goes for like 60+ on Ebay or anywhere else.

Comment #21 by Kwhitlock
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 08:41:08 PM

saw marvel vs capcom at gamestop used for $100 lol talk about price gouging... well im getting this one of the best fighters ever

Comment #22 by SoulProphet85
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 08:41:45 PM

Great game, but im not gonna buy it again because i have the original version on the dreamcast.

Comment #23 by Infomouse
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 09:52:06 PM

A wonderfull game, all i need now from arcade is the Shining Force Saga

Comment #24 by Yaeyah
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 10:02:45 PM

will be purchasing this but a little dissapointed about lack of online play. then again though, it's rare to find a completely playable lag/input free online fighting game.

overall though, it's a good fighting break until SCIV comes out

Comment #25 by JVinz
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 10:38:10 PM


@illimunythai

Dude, I couldn't agree with you more. SoulCalibur, Sonic Adventure 2 (I would love the see the last of the good sonic games on XBLA) and Powerstone from the DC.

As long as we are on DC, maybe some Shenmue and Chu-chu rocket for a quick puzzler.

Or better yet, a complete Shenmue trilogy as a full retail 360 game. *sigh*

Comment #26 by mack1983
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 10:57:09 PM

im with infomouse any shining force would be great on the live arcade. record of lodoss war was a fantastic that very little peop;e played. I just dont see shenmue making it to the arcade they would have to cut to many things out to make it 350mb.

Comment #27 by zyxomma100
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 11:14:45 PM

Shameless marketing for the SC4 release later this month. But I don't care. I'm getting both, haha.

Comment #28 by Parkerktm
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 11:20:52 PM

Wheb does RBI baseball come out???

I am actually going to buy an arcade game once that hits stores

Comment #29 by mjc0961
Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 11:52:48 PM

Definitely better than Smash Bros. Maybe I'll buy this.

Comment #30 by phatRizzo
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 @ 12:32:55 AM

I'm so excited about SC... Soul Calibur 2 for xbox kept me up many a late night... can't wait

Comment #31 by Greg0fTheDead
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 @ 01:01:07 AM

great game, worth the money compared to all the 800 pt XBLA games I have that collect virtual dust

Comment #32 by Evo Stephen
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 @ 05:52:44 AM

omg that guy that mentioned Power Stone just gave me a boner. Anywho, being a longtime Soul Calibur fan.... let's get it on Wednesday morning! :DDD

Comment #33 by A PoopSandwich
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 @ 06:03:22 AM

Sweet

Comment #34 by FlimFlam
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 @ 06:49:32 AM

At last! Something worth getting excited about! The best game on Dreamcast, I spent so many hours on this it wasn't even funny. A friend and I got so good, each match was like a ballet, dodging, blocking, striking, ching ching ching! This'll whet my appetite for SC4, which looks AWESOME.

Every week they announce Wednesdays arcade games, every week we groan, and lament on what we want. This week they release a bonafide classic and... We all lament on what we want! lol

Comment #35 by Scarybread
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 @ 07:17:18 AM

yes cant wait now

Comment #36 by STUKER
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 @ 07:27:23 AM

Can't wait. A must download.

Comment #37 by Sol76
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 @ 08:27:21 AM

Is Wits and Wagers ever coming to EUROPE?

Soul Caliber is a must download definately!

Comment #38 by TRIP OG13
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 @ 08:46:41 AM

OMG!!!!!!!! soul caliber only 800???!!!!!! i seriously thought they were gunna charge at least 1600 for this game....... deff. is such a steal!!!! a MUST GET!!!

Comment #39 by JBURNICLE
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 @ 10:03:12 AM

Sweet, all we need now is sonic adventure 1+2, power stone and chu chu rocket.

Comment #40 by HyperHeavenZERO
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 @ 10:10:59 AM

Hoorah!!

Comment #41 by The Nick316
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 @ 10:15:23 AM

I would honestly cream if they released power stone or shenmue. If they released both i would adopt 17 orphans and release them into the wild i would be that happy.

Comment #42 by hyourinnmaru
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 @ 10:48:23 AM

i only hope now guardian heroes...

Comment #43 by Richmyster6907
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 @ 11:05:20 AM

Is everyone here mad the XBLA arcade only has like 5 games worth the price out there!

Comment #44 by Hells Zargon
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 @ 11:31:59 AM

It's not that much of a good deal really, they could hardly have charged more than 800+ points realisticaly.

Comment #45 by eatmyapplepielmao
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 @ 01:49:18 PM

great, hopefully powerstone or powerstone 2 is next in line.. both are great..

Comment #46 by KingSigy
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 @ 11:11:14 PM

I still wish SC on XBLA had online, but it's one of the greatest fighting games ever, so I'll probably end up with it anyway.


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