Soul Calibur III

Soul Calibur III builds nicely onto the series with the exception of no online play. Contrary to the previous chapter, part 3 of the saga was an exclusive to the Playstation 2.

Soul Calibur 3 introduces a handful of new characters, such as Zasalamel with a scythe, Tira with a large ring blade and Setsuka with her sword in a parasol. New modes have also been added, such as Tales of the Soul (story mode) and Chronicles of the Sword, which allows players to use their own custom character from the Character Creation feature.

You can unlock a host of weapons, armor and clothing along the way for your custom character as well as unlocking items for all your favorites from the past games. There have been reports of a file corruption within certain aspects of the game, such as the Chronicles of the Sword, but I have never encountered any problems myself.

Overall, if you've enjoyed the previous Soul games, you'll be pleased with part 3. It delivers on all fronts, but if you're thinking of picking this one up, you better hurry. Part four comes out soon and in my opinion it will be delivering a swift "Ring Out" to the previous titles.