14 DAY TRIAL // The popular fighting game SoulCalibur has landed on the iTunes App Store with all 19 characters “faithfully recreated”, stunning Retina display graphics, and multiple game modes. The launch price is 9,99 € / $11.99.
NamcoBandai Games is proud to announce today that “[the] SOULCALIBUR series is available on the iOS.”
“Enjoy the memorable characters and non-stop action SOULCALIBUR is famed for with complete arcade fidelity in the comfort of your own home!”, reads the official description on iTunes. “Relive the eternal tale of swords and souls transcending time and space.”
Avid fans of the title, who had been anxiously waiting for its iOS debut, are reporting that the original Dreamcast ‘Missions’ option is absent, but Namco says there are additional game modes planned.
The development studio fails to confirm whether these will be in-app purchases, or free additions as part of future software updates.
Existing game modes available with this initial release include:
- ARCADE BATTLE The original battle mode from the arcade version of "Soul Calibur." Defeat all enemies to make it to the end of the game.
- TIME ATTACK How fast can you beat the game?
- SURVIVAL With only a limited amount of life, how many opponents can you defeat?
- EXTRA SURVIVAL How many opponents can you can defeat with single-hit kills?
- MUSEUM Enjoy viewing a variety of artwork.
- PLACTICE Learn the game's basic system and techniques.
Apparently, players can unlock characters and other content by changing the difficulty settings: “To unlock characters and other content, play with the settings in GAME OPTIONS set to the defaults or higher,” says the developer.
The universal app is compatible with iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (4th generation), iPad 2 Wi-Fi and iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G and requires iOS 4.3 or later.