The Dreamcast version of Soul Calibur (originally Soul Edge in the arcades) set the high mark for one of the most superior weapon-based fighting games of all time. Pick up the Dreamcast game today and you'll be amazed. Namco Bandai's fifth Soul Calibur takes place many years after the previous games, offering younger, newer characters (in some cases daughters and sons of the original characters), and the additional of Assassin Creed's Ezio Auditore di Firenze. Hands-on sessions prove this is one more respectable Soul Calibur and, along with a handful of friends, hardly a better time can be had.
Want to see the rest of the games on our top 21 games of 2012? See the links below.
#21 Diablo III (PC)
#20: Street Fighter X Tekken (PS3, Xbox 360)
#19: The Darkness II (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
#18: Prototype 2 (PS3, Xbox 360)
#17: Far Cry 3 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
#16: SSX (PS3, Xbox 360)
#15: Soul Calibur V (Xbox 360, PS3)
#14: Ninja Gaiden 3 (PS3, Xbox 360)
#13: Hitman Absolution (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
#12: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (PS3, Xbox 360)
#11: Prey 2 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
#10: Lollipop Chainsaw (PS, Xbox 360)
#9: Max Payne 3 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
#8: Borderlands 2 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
#7: Halo 4 (Xbox 360)
#6: The Last of Us (PS3)
#5 Tomb Raider (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
#4: Mass Effect 3 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
#3: Grand Theft Auto V (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
#2: The Last Guardian (PS3)
#1: BioShock Infinite (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
