Soul Edge (JPN) [PS1] - play as Soul Edge

This is a play-through using Soul Edge in the PS1 version of Soul Edge (Japanese version). Read on below for more information...

Soul Edge is the final boss in the game. He is an unlockable playable character in this version of it.

===== HOW TO UNLOCK SOUL EDGE =====

There are two methods as follows:

Method 1: Beat Arcade Mode with all of the main starting 10 characters. As well as Soul Edge, this also gives you a new title/menu screen.

Method 2: Soul Edge will become available after 20 hours of game time is logged.

===== INFORMATION ON PS1 SOUL EDGE =====

As he is a legitimately playable character here, he has new alternate colour palettes. He is unplayable in all of the Arcade versions of the game.

As he is a legitimately playable character here, he has his own ending if you beat the game with him. However, he does not have an alternate ending sequence.

He cannot be selected in Edge Master mode, which means that he does not have nor use any different weapons.

In this version of the game, he has his own unique voice.

Gameplay-wise, he is basically a more powerful version of Cervantes, with some extra moves and some slight changes here and there.

The CPU-controlled Soul Edge does not consume the Weapon gauge if he uses the Dread Slash (after Dread Charge). The player version consumes the Guard meter when performing this move.

When he is CPU-controlled, the CPU can perform a move where he "feints" slashes by holding his left sword up slightly (with the aura) and quickly moving left and right. I don't think it is possible for a human player to do this with Soul Edge.

===== DESIGN IN SOUL EDGE =====

His design comprises of him being an aura of flames for his body with a skeletal skull for his head. As he "takes over" Cervantes' body, it results in him wearing some of the latter's attire. Shades of Ghost Rider here.

===== TRIVIA =====

He is known as Inferno in the future games of the series.

He is one of the "originals" of the Soul series, as he appeared in the very first game.

In the USA and Europe, the game was renamed as Soul Blade due to copyright issues.

===== SOUL EDGE STORY =====

From the Soul Calibur wiki:

"During the 16th century, Soul Edge mysteriously reappeared in a secret antique auction, using its shape-shifting powers to become two blades instead of one. The swords were obtained by an English curio dealer, whose ship was attacked by the dreaded pirate Cervantes de Leon. Possessed by the will of the wicked swords, Cervantes slew the crew of the ship and then slaughtered the population of a Spanish port-town, where he stayed the next twenty-five years, waiting for the birth of the "Child of the Cursed Sword".

But then a holy warrior sent by Hephaestus, Sophitia Alexandra, confronted him and was able to destroy the smaller of the two blades. Cervantes, enraged, defeated Sophitia and nearly ki1led her, but was stopped and ki1led by a demon huntress named Taki."

===== ABOUT PS1 SOUL EDGE/BLADE =====

The PS1 version of the game is one of the all-time greats on the console, and is one of the best 'conversion/port of an arcade game' for it's time. Aside from the loading times (which are very short anyway) it's virtually arcade perfect. It helped that the arcade original ran on hardware that was already based on the PS1 hardware.

The PS1 version has tons of features that are not found in the arcade original. For example, the port has 2 extra remixed soundtracks, new character costumes, new weapons, cinematic endings for the characters, the superb Edge Master Mode and more.

===== CHAPTERS =====

00:00 - Title, Menu and Character Select
00:32 - Regular fights
13:23 - vs. Cervantes (penultimate boss)
14:54 - vs. Soul Edge (end boss)
17:15 - Soul Edge ending
18:01 - Congratulations, Credits and Game Over