'''Soulcalibur III''' (complete title: '''Soulcalibur III: Arcade Edition''') is a [[fighting]] arcade game which was released by [[Namco]] in [[2005]]; it runs on the company's System 246 hardware, and despite its name, it is the fourth title in their [[:Category:Soulcalibur|Soulcalibur series]]. In addition to being manufactured as a dedicated cabinet, it was also manufactured as a conversion kit for other Namco System 246 (and System 256) games, and introduced seven new characters (three of whom would not make it onto the [[Sony PlayStation 2]] conversion further in the year) - and its new "Legend Mode" also allowed a player to strengthen their character to the point of becoming the Boss (customised characters in this mode were also saved to the game's [[wp:Non-volatile random access memory|NVRAM]], and appeared in it as guest characters, which made every cabinet of it unique).
'''Soulcalibur III''' is a [[fighting]] game which was initially released by [[Namco]] for the [[Sony PlayStation 2]] in the United States on October 25, [[2005]], and later also in the European Union, Japan and Australia on November 18, November 23, and November 24 of that same year respectively; despite its name, it is the fourth title in their {{c|Soulcalibur}} series, and features four new characters. An [[arcade]] version named '''Soulcalibur III: Arcade Edition''', which ran on the company's System 246 hardware, was released in [[2006]], and as well as getting manufactured as a dedicated cabinet, this edition also got manufactured as a conversion kit for cabinets of earlier Namco System 246 (and System 256) titles, and introduced a further three new characters - and its new "Legend Mode" also allowed a player to strengthen their character to the point of becoming the Boss (customised characters in this mode were also saved to the game's [[wp:Non-volatile random access memory|NVRAM]], and appeared in it as guest characters, which made every cabinet of it unique).
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File:Soulcalibur III PlayStation 2 cover (EU).jpg|PlayStation 2 cover (EU).
File:Soulcalibur III PlayStation 2 cover (JP).jpg|PlayStation 2 cover (JP).
File:Soulcalibur III flyer.jpg|The arcade version flyer.
File:Soulcalibur III title screen.png|The game's title screen.
File:Soulcalibur III title screen.png|The game's title screen.
File:Soulcalibur III cabinet.jpg|Upright arcade cabinet.
File:Soulcalibur III cabinet.jpg|Upright arcade cabinet.
File:Soulcalibur III gameplay.png|Screenshot of the game.
File:Soulcalibur III gameplay.png|Screenshot of the game.
File:Soulcalibur III box.jpg|PlayStation 2 cover (US).
File:Soulcalibur III PlayStation 2 cover (EU).jpg|PlayStation 2 cover (EU).
File:Soulcalibur III PlayStation 2 cover (JP).jpg|PlayStation 2 cover (JP).
Soulcalibur III is a fighting game which was initially released by Namco for the Sony PlayStation 2 in the United States on October 25, 2005, and later also in the European Union, Japan and Australia on November 18, November 23, and November 24 of that same year respectively; despite its name, it is the fourth title in their Soulcalibur series, and features four new characters. An arcade version named Soulcalibur III: Arcade Edition, which ran on the company's System 246 hardware, was released in 2006, and as well as getting manufactured as a dedicated cabinet, this edition also got manufactured as a conversion kit for cabinets of earlier Namco System 246 (and System 256) titles, and introduced a further three new characters - and its new "Legend Mode" also allowed a player to strengthen their character to the point of becoming the Boss (customised characters in this mode were also saved to the game's NVRAM, and appeared in it as guest characters, which made every cabinet of it unique).
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