Soul Calibur 3
Developer/Publisher: Namco
Reviewed Platform: PS2
Release Date: October 25th, 2005
Posted: April 1, 2008
When Soul Calibur 3 had first arrived on shelves, I spent many hours with friends beating each other’s characters senseless. Years following, I felt a strange desire to subject myself to the hell that is story mode upon receiving my own copy of the now-older game. This was one of those desires that should have remained oppressed.
There are multiple single-player modes ranging from story mode, tournaments, to specialized battles. But, because this is a discussion 
The opponent is incredibly stupid and easy to beat in the first half of the fights.on a fighting game, these modes do not honestly differ from one another. Thus they all share the same issue: unbalanced AI. This is evident in all single-player modes, but is most noticeable in story mode.
As the player progresses through story mode, one can only expect the computer opponent to become better and more difficult to defeat. Instead, the opponent is incredibly stupid and easy to beat in the first half of the fights. As the boss fight approaches the AI instantly becomes nearly impossible to beat, especially for a casual or new player. The computer knows exactly what you are doing, when you are going to do your next move, and how to block, counter, and own your ass.
There is no difficulty gradient, leaving the player frustrated and unhappy. Without choosing a single character to be dedicated with, or hours upon hours of advanced training, there is no easy route through story mode.
As with most games there are many unlockables in Soul Calibur 3, from items to playable characters and weapons. Thankfully, playing through 
Without choosing a single character to be dedicated with there is no easy route through story mode.the horrendous story mode is not the only way to attain these, as enough battles played in multi player mode will suffice. Although for some, the number required is much too high, but that is only “fair.” Considering how you only need one person to unlock items in single player mode, right? Hardly. And as for the story, as if there should even be one in a fighting game, it is the same general idea for each character: pursuit of the Soul Calibur for one reason or another. Why bother to attempt a story line if it will only end up being complete junk?
Unfortunately, as fun as Soul Calibur 3 can be while playing with friends, the entire rest of the game inevitably falls short of being anywhere near remotely interesting.
TLDR: Soul Calibur 3 is just another waste-of-shelf space video game featuring little to no innovation for the fighting genre.
