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SoulCalibur III

Soulcalibur III is a fighting game produced by Namco as a sequel to Soulcalibur II and the fourth installment in the Soul series. The game includes three new modes and a larger character roster with 24…

83 25 October 2005

SoulCalibur III is a fighting developed by Project Soul, released 25 October 2005 on PlayStation 2.

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What SoulCalibur III is

SoulCalibur III is a fighting game developed by Project Soul and released in 2005. It was published by Namco. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Soulcalibur III is a 2005 fighting game developed and published by Namco as a sequel to Soulcalibur II (2002) and the fourth installment in the Soulcalibur series. It was originally released for the PlayStation 2 and was followed by an improved arcade version, subtitled Arcade Edition, in 2006. It was the last Soulcalibur game to receive an arcade version and was also the last to be released by Namco as an independent company. Soulcalibur III received a mainly positive reception, and it was followed by a sequel under Namco Bandai Games, Soulcalibur IV (2008).
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical.

Where it sits in the SoulCalibur series

SoulCalibur III is the 11th of 27 entries we hold in the SoulCalibur series. It arrived 2 years after Tekken 2 / Soul Blade. The next entry was SoulCalibur III: Arcade Edition in 2006. Its critic score of 83 is 2 points above the series average of 81. The highest-rated entry is SoulCalibur II at 95.

See all 27 SoulCalibur games in release order →

How it was received

SoulCalibur III holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 84% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 16 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 136 votes.

What it launched against

SoulCalibur III launched on 25 October 2005, within three weeks of Shadow of the Colossus, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Call of Duty 2 and Sid Meier's Civilization IV. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Shadow of the Colossus, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Call of Duty 2, Sid Meier's Civilization IV.

Cheats and codes

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When did SoulCalibur III come out?
SoulCalibur III was released on 25 October 2005 for PlayStation 2.

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