Soul Calibur III (PS2)

Soul Calibur returns to the PlayStation 2 with more modes than ever. Play as one of your favorite classic characters to follow how their fate unfolds in the Tales of Soul mode. Battle it out against your friends in the Vs. Standard mode. Create your own original character to play in the Character Creation mode. Rise in the ranks in the World Championship mode...Play it any way you want. Get ready for the latest installment of the most dramatic weapon-based fighting franchise. * Story-driven single-player "tales of souls"

* Traditional versus modes

* History of the franchise in museum mode.

* 3 New Modes: - character creation, which will let players build their own characters;

- "chronicles of the sword," which will let players fight as said characters in "a real-time simulation";

- "soul arena," which Namco cryptically describes as featuring "unique and original battles."

Namco also disclosed that three new characters--Zasalamel, Tira, and Setsuka--and two returning characters--Samurai warrior Mitsurugi and female Ninja Taki--will appear in the game.