GameNexus Mame Review Soul Edge/Blade (Sys 11 1995) Part 1

Posted on Jul 30, 2008 02:25:56 AM

Today I bring you the game that started it all Soul Edge/Blade. It was called Soul Edge in the arcade and japanese playstation and Soul Blade on Playstation in the usa. This game was the prequel to the Soul Calibur series and was a forgoten classic by many gamers. Here is my two part review and full playthrough of the game. I also show off some special stuff in part 2. Enjoy.

This video is Part 1 of 2.

By: gamemaster14neo

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Tags: soul calibur blade edge bandai namco games sueng mina mitsurugi taki sophitia playstation psx psone ps1 xbox 360 ps3

Length: 010:6

Comments

  1. August 1, 2008 12:02 am
    oibl88

    dude i used to had them too, u have to get the “s11 player.dll” updated… actually i have all the weapon in psx version but the arcade version specially version 1 is the hardest!!

  2. August 15, 2008 09:43 pm
    HunterTalos

    The narrator in the soul calibur games REALLY likes his job he’s really dramatic.

  3. August 18, 2008 10:17 am
    mightylot

    i completed this game when i was 10 lol i bet i probebly just spammed attacks im 20 now the memories

  4. September 23, 2008 01:49 pm
    funnyguy181

    i feel you on that i miss this game

  5. October 12, 2008 04:41 pm
    Animewizz

    well I liked how you reviewed the game, but the part where you say that “characters speak the languages they should, rather than speaking japanese”, I mean while its a nice touch that not all characters speak japanese, they arent speaking the language they should be speaking(meaning that sophitia would have to speak greek,etc)

  6. October 20, 2008 07:15 am
    armandroh666

    This is exactly why SCIV’s techicly SCV.

  7. October 20, 2008 02:15 pm
    gamemaster14neo

    I totally agree with you there, its just like dynasty warriors 6 should be dynasty warriors 5. The original Dynasty Warriors game was just a fighting game that had nothing to do with the main series hence why in japan the word Shin was put before the new series.

  8. October 20, 2008 05:41 pm
    armandroh666

    Exactly or even like the GTA series, GTAIV should technicly be GTAVI cause of the 2 GTA Stories games. Although in some aspects NARC & River City Ransom were the first two GTA games.

  9. January 12, 2009 06:58 pm
    Mysterious0Bob

    You need to balance the volume between your voice and the gameplay. With my headphones, its sometimes impossible to hear what you say.

  10. January 12, 2009 07:05 pm
    Mysterious0Bob

    Wait, what the hell are you talking about?a) Arthur wasn’t in any version of Soul Blade. You’re thinking of Soul Calibur 1.b) How the hell can you confuse us with Korea? We have no problem with Samurai. Come on, why would Europeans historically have a problem with samurai? That makes no sense. Arthur was in the Korean version of Soul Calibur 1.

  11. January 12, 2009 07:06 pm
    Mysterious0Bob

    … which makes no sense because Soul Calibur was a complete overhaul of the series. It’s Soul Calibur IV.

  12. January 12, 2009 08:43 pm
    armandroh666

    The series started with Soul Blade (Edge) on the PS so technicly SC IV is SC V. Even if it’s an overhaul of the series.

  13. January 12, 2009 10:33 pm
    gamemaster14neo

    Kinda like the real dynasty warriors 1 was really dynasty warriors 2. Hence the fact that in japan it had a shin in the title and no number. Dynasty Warriors was just a non series fighting game.

  14. January 27, 2009 04:23 am
    armandroh666

    Exactly

  15. January 27, 2009 04:23 am
    armandroh666

    Exactly

  16. January 30, 2009 12:21 pm
    fantasystar13

    what game from Sega did you mention in the beginning? the game where the clothes fall off as you get hit? i used to play that but i forgot the name

  17. January 30, 2009 12:21 pm
    fantasystar13

    what game from Sega did you mention in the beginning? the game where the clothes fall off as you get hit? i used to play that but i forgot the name

  18. January 30, 2009 12:27 pm
    gamemaster14neo

    The game is called Fighting Vipers. The original game was released on sega saturn and the sequel was released on dreamcast in europe and japan only.

  19. January 30, 2009 12:27 pm
    gamemaster14neo

    The game is called Fighting Vipers. The original game was released on sega saturn and the sequel was released on dreamcast in europe and japan only.

  20. April 18, 2009 02:49 pm
    Leohuizar

    I though SB and SE were 2 different games, arent they?

  21. April 18, 2009 02:49 pm
    Leohuizar

    I though SB and SE were 2 different games, arent they?

  22. April 18, 2009 02:52 pm
    Leohuizar

    A)Arthur was the localized version put into the euro version, ive seen him as an extra character in SC1 arcade, and ps2 SC3b)they were just generalized with ninja and violence, considering europe has its own violent history itself

  23. April 18, 2009 02:52 pm
    Leohuizar

    A)Arthur was the localized version put into the euro version, ive seen him as an extra character in SC1 arcade, and ps2 SC3
    b)they were just generalized with ninja and violence, considering europe has its own violent history itself

  24. April 18, 2009 10:36 pm
    gamemaster14neo

    In europe for some reason Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles became Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles.

  25. April 18, 2009 10:36 pm
    gamemaster14neo

    In europe for some reason Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles became Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles.

  26. April 22, 2009 11:50 pm
    raddkidd1

    what rom did you download for soul blade because every time i download a rom its always slow moation and not as fast as yours can you please tell me

  27. April 22, 2009 11:50 pm
    raddkidd1

    what rom did you download for soul blade because every time i download a rom its always slow moation and not as fast as yours can you please tell me

  28. April 22, 2009 11:55 pm
    gamemaster14neo

    I played my original Soul Blade Disc on my Original Playstation Console.

  29. April 22, 2009 11:55 pm
    gamemaster14neo

    I played my original Soul Blade Disc on my Original Playstation Console.

  30. April 22, 2009 11:58 pm
    Eruera2008

    oh kool thanks for telling me this is my other account

  31. April 22, 2009 11:58 pm
    Eruera2008

    oh kool thanks for telling me this is my other account

  32. April 23, 2009 01:39 am
    gamemaster14neo

    The pnly emulator which runs the arcade version which is called Soul Edge is Zinc. It uses the same rom as mame so finding it shouldnt be hard.

  33. April 23, 2009 01:39 am
    gamemaster14neo

    The pnly emulator which runs the arcade version which is called Soul Edge is Zinc. It uses the same rom as mame so finding it shouldnt be hard.

  34. July 14, 2009 07:31 am
    ElricSowrd

    Soul Edge(In Japanese) also has Siegfried and Sophitia speaking Japanese and all the Dead Or Alive Characters speaks Japanese.5 stars.

  35. August 27, 2009 03:29 pm
    Exantin69

    säung mina

  36. December 2, 2009 10:07 am
    AnimalBear1

    The best game ever!!!! And the Rest of All SoulCalibur Game is a Dream :).

  37. January 28, 2010 11:47 am
    Retro1Gamer

    The PAL version of this game had some edits. As you stated in this video, Mitsurugi was replaced with Arthur. Li Long’s nunchak was replaced with a three section staff, similar to that of Billy Kane from Fatal Fury. In the opening sequence, Sophitia was given clothes, where as in the Japanese and American versions, she would be shown from the neck up without her clothes.

  38. January 28, 2010 12:22 pm
    gamemaster14neo

    Oh wow thats really cool, I love differences in different region versions.Now I have to buy the pal version.

  39. March 15, 2010 09:37 pm
    JoshVlogs

    bring this to psone classics on playstation network!

  40. March 16, 2010 05:43 pm
    gamemaster14neo

    I guess that would be a great idea if you have no way of getting playstation games but if you can get the real game disc, any ps3 will play it just fine.

  41. March 16, 2010 06:52 pm
    JoshVlogs

    why i would like it to be released for the playstation network is so i can download it for my psp, take this game on the bus, in the car, anywhere, same thing with tekken 3.

  42. March 23, 2010 02:49 am
    Dirky1979

    and xbox live

  43. March 23, 2010 01:01 pm
    JoshVlogs

    @Dirky1979 no way, xbox already has soul calibur 1, we playstation fans deserve this as an exclusive!

  44. March 23, 2010 08:42 pm
    gamemaster14neo

    The xbox live arcade of soul calibur 1 would have had a point if it had online play, otherwise its just another pointless port.I personally could care less about exclusives, I dont care what console a game is on as long as its a good game, these console wars are just pointless.

  45. March 24, 2010 01:43 pm
    JoshVlogs

    @gamemaster14neo do u own both a ps3 and xbox 360?

  46. March 24, 2010 10:48 pm
    gamemaster14neo

    Yes I own both the 360 and ps3 plus a wii as well. I like to keep my options open.

  47. March 25, 2010 01:50 pm
    JoshVlogs

    @gamemaster14neo yeah that’s a great thing to do

  48. April 8, 2010 09:30 pm
    LateNiteHustle

    my version is different than the one hes playing

  49. July 26, 2010 02:53 pm
    BladeXFreak

    Soul Blade Is The Best Game In The Soul Sireis Taki Was My Best Character She Was So Fast NowBut In Soul Calibur 4 The Fucked Up Namco Changed Her So Much They Made Her Slow And Her Voice Sucks And Not To Mention The Themes Soul Blade’s Themes Were Alot Better!

  50. September 15, 2010 08:26 pm
    guilnicobomb10

    bclaxlsvkdjvbcvhfdeszxcvdslcñsd,d-,cñd

  51. October 3, 2010 09:10 am
    HyuugaKiki100

    Is Maxi the son of Li Long? o:

  52. October 3, 2010 10:05 am
    gamemaster14neo

    @HyuugaKiki100 I dont think its that direct of a relationship but I know they are related in some way or another.

  53. November 23, 2010 12:49 pm
    tobiejassie

    You should turn the volume of the game down. There’s constantly 2 men talking through each other

  54. January 23, 2011 05:47 pm
    N6600

    i don’t understand anything… game volume too loud. :(

  55. January 25, 2011 11:50 am
    gamemaster14neo

    @N6600 I can hear both the voice and the game volume fine on my speakers and all headsets. It could be either a problem with your speakers or mixer settings in windows.

  56. March 3, 2011 01:09 pm
    Ioshyriku903

    ahh the good old soul edge, I have the japanese version in wich all characters speak japanese but in the european version actually the characters from Asia speak japanese and the rest of the world speak only english, not their own language, still that would be a cool featurealso they should bring back all the features from souledge in the next soul calibur games

  57. April 14, 2011 01:54 pm
    PlatinumGeist

    Having the White characters speak English and the Asian characters speaking Japanese isn’t proper language. The only one who should speak English is Rock; Sieg should speak German, Sophi should speak Greek, Hwang and Mina should speak Korean, Li-Long should speak Chinese, and Cervantes should speak Spanish. Li-Long and Maxi have no relation story wise. Arthur replaced Mitusurugi in Korean versions of Soul Calibur not the European version. Other than that, nice vid.

  58. October 3, 2011 10:34 pm
    SSJ5tobi1

    i remember this game and i beat everyone in the game 40 times when i was a kid and in taki’s stage if u look in the cave u will see a demon n i seen every ending and remember then in an sec

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