this game be one of the main reason i actually get a ps2 . i remember play soul edge ( sometimes call soul blade ) back in the day and i be hook on it . i do play the original soul calibur but i never get a chance to play it for a huge amount of time . i do however buy the gamecube version of soul calibur ii and that be what truly get me hook on the series and i be ecstatic when i heard of soul calibur iii . this game still give u the classic character such a mitsurugi and cervantes and nightmare and taki . however and it also add several new character such a zasalamel and tira and the unplayable night terror . ( the true bos of tale of soul ) the strategy base chronicle of thes sword mode be a new feature which i really like and it can be quite challenge in the late chronicle but it a good addition to the series . the soul arena mode have several mission in which you must fight a certain enemy under certain circumstance . ( the exception be final battle in which you simply must defeat night terror ) it another fine touch that make the game all the more fun . in some scene in tale of should you will be make to press certain button in order to get a different result and this can be in order to dodge or block an attack or to get a good end . ( every character have two ending ) all in all and this be an excellent game and i would recommend it if youre a fan of fight game .