Soulcalibur Legends
2007 video game
Soulcalibur Legends (ソウルキャリバー レジェンズ, Sōrukyaribā Rejenzu) is a 2007 action-adventure game developed by Project Soul and published by Namco Bandai Games for the Wii. It is a spin-off of the Soulcalibur fighting game series.
The game features seven playable characters, most prominently Siegfried and Ivy; it is set in-between the first two installments in the series, Soul Edge (1996) and Soulcalibur (1998), and follows Siegried's journey as he seeks the true power of the legendary sword Soul Edge.
Gameplay
The game features competitive and cooperative multiplayer modes in addition to the single player story mode.
Synopsis
Plot
The story of Soulcalibur Legends takes place between Soul Edge and Soulcalibur, and is based around Siegfried Schtauffen's transformation into Nightmare. The game begins as Siegfried finds Soul Edge on a ship. He battles Cervantes on the deck of the ship. Later, Siegfried is tasked by the Masked Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire to find the remaining pieces of Soul Edge in order to use it to win the war against Barbaros of the Ottoman Empire.
Characters
The game features seven playable characters: Siegfried, Ivy, Sophitia, Mitsurugi, Astaroth α (a prototype for the character in other games), Taki and Lloyd Irving, who is a guest character from Tales of Symphonia.
Series staples Nightmare and Cervantes make an appearance in the game as non-playable bosses.
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