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SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny

Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny is a 2009 fighting game. Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny features a large roster of playable characters, including returning fighters and new additions. Combat incorporates mechanics…

86 27 August 2009

SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny is a fighting developed by Project Soul, released 27 August 2009 on PlayStation Portable.

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What SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny is

SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny is a fighting game developed by Project Soul and released in 2009. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation Portable only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny is a 2009 fighting game developed by Project Soul and published by Namco Bandai Games for the PlayStation Portable. A spin-off of the Soulcalibur series, the game uses many of the features of Soulcalibur IV, including its character customization mode. One of the goals of the game is "to target beginners and novice players with Soulcalibur IV's content". It introduces two new characters to the series: Kratos from the God of War series and Dampierre, a new original character. In December 2023, the game was released digitally on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the God of War series

SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny is the sixth of 42 entries we hold in the God of War series. It arrived a year after God of War: Chains of Olympus. The next entry was God of War Collection in 2009. Its critic score of 86 is almost exactly the series average of 85. The highest-rated entry is God of War III at 96.

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How it was received

SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 91% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 19 points above the year average.

What it launched against

SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny launched on 27 August 2009, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham Asylum, Pokémon SoulSilver Version, Pokémon HeartGold Version and Wolfenstein. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Pokémon SoulSilver Version, Pokémon HeartGold Version, Wolfenstein.

Cheats and codes

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When did SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny come out?
SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny was released on 27 August 2009 for PlayStation Portable.

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