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When Soul Calibur was released by Namco on arcade systems it didn’t fare very well. But as soon as it was grabbed by Sega for the Dreamcast it instantly became a rage. Originally known as Soul Edge this game transformed itself constantly with upgraded graphics and better features. The combat based game caught the imagination of a million strong fan base and catapulted to dizzying heights and found itself among the top ten games of all time. This franchise was responsible for the revolutionary 8 way run mode of the characters that gave the players more freedom unlike the earlier 3D games.

With a history like this it was extremely disappointing that this game didn’t have a PSP version. But that is all set to change as Namco Bandai the developers of this highly successful franchise stated that they would be launching the PSP version titled Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny later during the summer. This announcement came moments after the news about launching Tekken 6. The game trailer of Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny was extremely impressive and though it looks like SC IV the detailing and graphics are absolutely incredible. It seems as though the game has been built on a sort of a super FX chip. The stunning visuals of the game are definitely going to leave players spellbound. It will feature characters from the earlier versions like Taki, Tira, Mitsurugi, Cassandra, Ivy, Hilde, Voldo and Siegfried. Some new characters have been added like the sly looking moustached Dampierre. It will incorporate new tutorials for beginners with more than 80 exercise missions to perfect your fighting capabilities. New lighting effects and the epic background music put in the game are fantastic.

Considering the amazing features and the rich detailing maybe the wait for the PlayStation Portable version will be well worth it.

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It is a classical tale of good versus evil taken to the streets to battle against the greatest warriors in the world. It allows gamers to battle their way through the various arcade modes using a dozen super warriors which is a must experience factor in this game. The PSP version of this game allows the users to battle it out with their friends in the competition vs. mode game format which is a notable point. This game, Spectral vs. Generation also enables the gamers to learn and master the various techniques and combo mode which are unique to each fighter. In the survival mode of the fighting game, which is regarded as one of the best modes, one has to battle till death.

The game is a skillful integration of characters from ’spectral force’ and ‘chaos and generation ‘, Idea factory’s previous series. They are weaved into a new storyline in an effective manner. The work entrusted to the gamers is to take fighters through a host of one to one combats, attain mastery over skillful techniques and moves including strategic unleashing of combos featuring twenty hits on the opponents to bring them down. Spectral vs Generation is a full fledged 2D action game of highest caliber in the gaming world. The power packed punches, throws, kicks annihilate challengers whilst on the moves. Games play-modes are excellent and the brilliant vs. mode needs a special mention.

The theme of this game is “limitless acceleration” and “power release”. The game promises the users ultimate experience of extremely fast battles and super special moves which adds to its credentials. The graphics and audio are points to be mentioned in this game. The excellent graphics of Spectral vs. Generation is pleasing to the eye. The uniqueness of the fights entices users to play this game again and again to discover their exact powers and place their punches and kicks in an accurate manner at their opponents. And the fighter who trashes all his opponents is finally adjudged the grand champion of the world. Thus it can be concluded that Spectral vs. generation is one of the best games under the genre fighting.

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King of Fighters, better known as KOF to most, is a one-on-one style fighting series of games published by SNK Playmore. The series originally started on SNK’s own platform, the SNK Neo Geo MVS arcade machine, and was continued exclusively on this platform until 2004, at which point SNK stopped using the MVS and substituted it with the Atomiswave arcade board. This was accompanied with the release of King of Fighters XII, and moved the KOF series to the Taito Type X2.

The Latest installment in the series, King of Fighters: The Orochi Saga has made its way to Sony’s Playstation Portable as well. It is a collection of a few of the older KOF games, ported as a collection to the PSP.

The Plot in the KOF series revolves mainly around the character Kyo Kusanagi, a pyrokenitic and heir to the ancient Kusanagi Clan. Kyo and his best friends, Benimaru and Goro represent Japan. Many of these classic characters can also be played in a compilation of SNK’s fighting titles, called SNK arcade Classics Vol. 1. In King of Fighters, however, the fighters Kyo and his friends move them through the series, fighting villains such as Rugal Bernstein and the power of Orochi. Kyo also faces some stiff hatred from Iori Yagami, who is hell bent on destroying Kyo and his clan as revenge for his own clan.

Later, Kyo and Iori are forced to join forces with Chizuru, the host of the 1996 tournament and heir of the Yata clan, to seal away Orochi as their clans had done before. In the process of sealing away Orochi, Kyo and Iori disappear.

The next arc involved a syndicate known as the NESTS cartel, which organizes the tournament in order to obtain the fighter’s energy and collect data for their ultimate weapon. It is also revealed that they kidnap Kyo after his Orochi battle, so his DNA can be used to create clones for their use. After a betrayal from within the organization, the second part of the NESTS arc revolves around K fighting the organization with other characters such as Maxima and Whip.

The latest arc involves a strange fighter called Ash Crimson, supposedly the hero of this arc. The series has created a revolution among the fans of 1-on-1 fighters, and is still going strong.

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