Soul Blade

Genre

Arcade, Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

Release date

20-12-1996

Base game

The console version of Soul Edge adds more content to the original arcade game such as new characters and additional game modes. Added features - The inclusion (besides the standard "Arcade" mode) of "VS", "Survival", "Team Battle", "Time Attack" and "Training" modes. - A new RPG-styled mode called "Edge Master Mode". - Seven extra weapons per character, which have different designs and statistics. - The original ten selectable characters received a new PlayStation-exclusive costume.

Plot

In the 16th century, an extremely powerful sword named Soul Edge surfaces and attracts evil warriors from around the world who want its power. From America to Europe to Japan, these warriors fight each other for the chance to obtain it.