If Your Soul Still Burns, Please Set This Game on Fire!

Soul Calibur Legends is the definition of promise unfulfilled. Although Namco folks assured the public that they had a "dream team" working on the game, the end result is just short of a nightmare. The game's most glaring fault is its repetition: enemies, empty hallways lined with pots, moves that lack creativity, re-used textures, everything about this game screams cash-in. The Soul Calibur cast, an interesting and well-designed group of heroes, is misused in this adventure, even though there are noticeable differences in their fighting e.g. Taki is nimble but Mitsurugi is an accurate, ground-based slash-machine. The story is woefully underpresented, although interesting; the primary problem that permeates the game bogs down the story as well: Static images and text drain any semblance of excitement for the narrative as surely as the endless (and mindless) waggling of the Wii remote saps variety and tension from the combat. It's a shame that this game was not given a longer development cycle, as the foundation for a good action game is there. I was ready to purchase this game, day one, but rented it instead and ended up wishing I could get my five dollars back.