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Yoda is the kind of character that, if played with some expertise, will give your opponents fits. One move has the wizened Jedi somersaulting and then planting his foot into the opponent's face repeatedly without needing to touch the ground. He moves with incredible speed and has numerous combos that launch him into the air. Though there are some limitations to the power of his lightsaber and use of the Force, Yoda is still very much the bad ass we witnessed in Episode Two. Though he's quick, those who play defensively and with patience will find their opportunities to strike. There are plenty of opportunities to land high attacks when Yoda is airborne. Don't worry though - Yoda doesn't stay on the ground for long. And that means that if he is standing on the ground, he won't be hit by high attacks. Yoda is short - there's no way around it. This is balanced by a special energy meter that drains when Yoda uses the Force.Īnd then there is the height. He can perform Force pushes, which can aid in ring outs or (more often) to give some spacing. The weapon is an extension of Yoda in the same way that Maxi's nunchaku are a part of his being.Īs for the Force, well, Yoda does have some minor power applications here. The lightsaber isn't going to lop off hands or do any more damage than the other weapons wielded in Soulcalibur 4. To keep from breaking the game, a few concessions had to be made.

He wields a lightsaber, a powerful weapon that should have no trouble slicing through a steel sword or a pole arm he is a master of the Force and he's less than four feet tall. The little green Jedi poses a few unique challenges for developer Project Soul. A Yoda guest appearance in SC4 is better than having LucasArts give birth to Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi 2. Ever since we marveled at Yoda's fighting prowess in Star Wars: Episode II, there's been a secret hope that we'd one day see Yoda in a fighting game. Yoda doesn't fit into the Soulcalibur universe any better than SC2's Xbox exclusive character Spawn, but he is a more welcome addition.

Makes sense - Yoda matches Microsoft's color scheme.

#SOULCALIBUR IV SOUL CALIBUR IV STARKILLER PS3#

PS3 gets Darth Vader and the Xbox 360 gets Yoda. What no one was expecting was for the two exclusive characters to be from the Star Wars universe. After all, the last time Namco released a Soulcal title on multiple platforms (PS2, Xbox and Wii), each got its own exclusive fighter. I had to utilize vertical attacks instead of wide horizontal swipes.It's not a surprise that Soulcalibur IV has an Xbox 360 exclusive character. When I tested Voldo against Yoda I found I couldn’t dance around Yoda waving Voldo’s katars. Yoda’s height does give him an advantage. His basic button mashing combo has him do a double jump with two vertical lightsaber swings. Also, Yoda doesn’t slice the other character’s kneecaps with his lightsaber. The move momentarily gives Yoda a glowing green shield that stuns any enemy that hits him. Yoda’s force powers give him a Force Cancel. He also has fast strikes with his lightsaber held in a reverse grip.

Darth Vader’s Secret Apprentice has force levitation that I couldn’t master in my brief playtime. Be careful, if you use either of these moves and don’t have enough force you’re temporarily stunned. Darth Vader has a choking move and a powerful unblockable burning force punch. Last week I wrote impressions of Hilde, the new female character with a pole and a short sword, so when I got to play Soulcalibur IV again I went straight for the Star Wars characters.ĭarth Vader, Darth Vader’s Secret Apprentice, and Yoda have a second meter underneath their life bar which is linked to their force powers.

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