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Soul Edge

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Soul Edge is a 1995 fighting game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It is the first installment in the Soulcalibur series. Introduced at the JAMMA trade show in November 1995, the full arcade game was released on February 20, 1996 and May 16, 1996 on System 11 hardware, the same board used by Tekken and Tekken 2. Later in December, an upgraded and expanded version of the game was ported to the PlayStation; this version was renamed Soul Blade outside Japan and released in 1997.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.

Fighting

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Released
1996
Developer
Namco
Platforms
2 systems
Critics
Not scored
Steam Deck
Unknown
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Catalogue facts
First released16 May 1996
DeveloperNamco
PublisherNamco
PlatformsArcade, PlayStation
GenresFighting

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1418354, seeded 30 August 2026.

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The whole catalogueLargely forgotten
Year
53ahead of 9% of the catalogue
Reach
34ahead of 75% of the catalogue

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Common questions about Soul Edge

What platforms is Soul Edge on?

Soul Edge is available on Arcade, PlayStation. It first released in 1996.

Who made Soul Edge?

Soul Edge was developed by Namco and published by Namco.