SOULCALIBUR V The Official Guide

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Wield your character like a weapon

This is a new type of SOULCALIBUR. There are new faces, new weapons and new systems to explore. So we ve created a new type of fighting game guide to bring the complete picture into focus. The focus is on knowledge, and gaining any advantage you can, so we ve packed every last page with information straight from the world s best players. Learn to use the new Brave Edge and Critical Edge attacks to their fullest. Learn to Just Guard at exactly the right times. Learn to wield your character like a weapon. It s time to get sharp...

Master Your Character
Each character in SOULCALIBUR V represents a totally new challenge waiting to be mastered. Everything about each of these characters is laid bare, from how they should be approached when learning them to their best combos, mix-ups and ring out tools. Individual attacks are analysed in detail and tournament-worthy strategies are provided for all aspects of a character s game.

Reach Tournament Level
Learning to win at fighting games can be a slow and frustrating process, but it s not beyond anyone s reach. We take you from the basics of selecting your character all the way to understanding mix-ups, spacing, punishing and the many mind games that go with them; everything you need to win.

Unlock Everything
SOULCALIBUR V is filled with unlockable characters, stages, items and titles that completists will want to uncover. This guide has it all. The best ways to unlock all of the Achievements/Trophies are revealed and the quickest ways to unlock all character creation parts are detailed.

In-depth Data
Learn to understand the game at its deepest level with our comprehensive move list. Put together by some of the world s best players, the frame data and properties of every single attack are revealed in full, giving a complete insight into the way each character is designed to be played.

Know Your History
SOULCALIBUR V builds on a long and rich history of intertwining characters and stories. The complete timeline is revealed inside these pages, along with story synopsis and character biographies that illuminate the history of the entire SOULCALIBUR series.

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful

Exhaustive Guide, February 4, 2012

S. Rhodes - See all my reviews

This review is from: SOULCALIBUR V The Official Guide (Collectors Edition) (Hardcover)

When you think of a fighting game guide, you don't normally think it should be anywhere close to being this big. And even more than that, you don't generally tend to think that the guide is really all that necessary. Soul Calibur V isn't a too terribly complex game, yet this guide is extremely in depth in a lot of areas, covering every nook and cranny of Soul Calibur V. It's in depth. Sometimes a little too much.

So let's get this out of the way. The guide is big. It's also a hardback. It's so big that if you threw at someone on the street you'd probably kill them (or at the very least, incapacitate them for several days). Generally speaking a lot of guides that are so big usually get that way because there's a lot of unused space on a page or there are unusually large screenshots (or it's double spaced) Bradygames has an enormous habit of inflating their guides. So naturally upon looking at this guide it was hard to discern what was fluff and what wasn't. Turns...Read more

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

"From Beginner to Master" - They weren't kidding!, February 4, 2012

Sivraj (Mobile, AL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SOULCALIBUR V The Official Guide (Collectors Edition) (Hardcover)

The Soul Calibur V guide by Future Press is, by far, one of the best strategy guides I've ever purchased. This colossal sized book has something for everyone. From the casual SC fan to the hardened veterans of the series, there is guaranteed to be something in this guide you will find useful.

For the Casual Fighting Game Fan:
-This book covers the basic mechanics of the game in the utmost detail possible. It also has a section explaining each character's best moves and combos.

For the Completionist:
-The "Extras" section alone will probably warrant a purchase of this guide. This section explains how to unlock all characters, costumes, achievements and more. If it can be unlocked in the game, you'll find it here.

For the Collector:
-This book has an amazing hard cover decorated with some fine Soul Calibur V artwork. There is also artwork of the various characters in each character's respective section.

For the Hard...Read more

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Perhaps the best fighting game guide ever made, February 14, 2012

Spencer Ray (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: SOULCALIBUR V The Official Guide (Collectors Edition) (Hardcover)

I've been playing fighting games competitively for nearly 15 years now, and I own precisely three strategy guides. Let's face it - most fighting game guides aren't very good. However, this guide has become my fourth. Other reviews have the details, but it's incredibly thorough and has the all-important frame data. On top of that, it's beautiful to look at.

On the negative side, a few minor errors have already surfaced, and the binding and paper aren't quite as nice as they could be. But it's still an amazing guide that all serious players should own. If you're on the fence, just make the leap and buy it. Even if you don't find it useful (note: this will not happen), you'll be supporting the production of serious strategy guides. Here's to a future filled with more guides like this and fewer of the oh-so-common pathetic ones that barely pass as manual replacements.