The games industry has finally realized what hardcore gamers have always wanted — quality lightsaber dueling. And with Tuesday’s release of Soulcalibur IV, it is Namco Bandai that is first fulfilling that wish. Xbox 360 owners can now pit Yoda against Darth Vader’s not-so-Secret Apprentice, while PS3 players are able to settle domestic diabolical debates between that Apprentice and his own notorious master. But Yoda vs. Vader? Ne’er the twain shall meet, we thought, and we paid little attention to rumors that the platform exclusives would appear as future DLC… until today.
While it was easy enough to dismiss the above GamersReports.com image as a fake (at least until Namco Bandai revealed their hand by asking the website to take it down) it’s much, much harder to put together video as convincing as what you see below, courtesy of MaxConsole.net:
We don’t know when, where or even if Namco Bandai will choose to sell Vader and Yoda as DLC, but it certainly looks like they’re ready and waiting to be unlocked.
Meanwhile, there’s plenty of other Soulcalibur IV DLC to go around. Starting today, Xbox 360 and PS3 owners can grab new equipment for Astaroth, Nightmare, Sophitia, Voldo and Yoshimitsu for $1.49, and download battle stage music from the original 1999 Soulcalibur for 99 cents a track or $15 for the the whole album.
August 1st, 2008 at 8:35 pm
They’ve also probably got the Apprentice’s real name ready to be patched into the game as well.
August 2nd, 2008 at 10:52 pm
Sadly, we still don’t have our realistic lightsaber combat. Programmers continue to treat them like glowing bats. =/