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Soul Calibur V: The Official Guide (Collector's Edition) (Collectors Edition) [Hardcover]

Future Press
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Book Description

3 Feb 2012 Collectors Edition
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.

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Product details

  • Hardcover: 480 pages
  • Publisher: FUTURE PRESS (3 Feb 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 3869930551
  • ISBN-13: 978-3869930558
  • Product Dimensions: 28.2 x 22.4 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 298,579 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential for the serious fighter 1 Mar 2012
By Mr_King
Format:Hardcover
This is essential reading for anybody looking to get the most out of Soulcalibur 5. It is a detailed, we written, we illustrated, easily accessible guide, written with all levels of player in mind. With this, you'll quickly improve all elements of your Soul 5 experience and get so much more out of the game in terms of raw play hours it isn't even funny. A great investment.

Also, one feature I'm personally very grateful for is that throughout the whole book there are code squares that you can scan with a smartphone which take you straight to a video highlighting whatever it is they're discussing in the book at that time. It's a really well put together feature and a very useful addition.

I had the Soul 4 guide, and this is in a different league entirely.

One final comment - a lot of people think that getting a guide to a fighting game is somehow a knock on their pride... This is ridiculous. At the end of the day being a great player is all that will really matter, and people use online resources all the time. This is like the best bits of every Soul 5 forum rolled into one, with hundreds of pages of extra content, no fluff, useful tips straight from the top players(top ranking pros from all over EU contributed to this book), and loads more besides. A great book, and required stuff for anybody wanting to get better at Soul 5.

An ideal gift too!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential, Detailed, Vital - Superb Guide 15 Feb 2012
Format:Hardcover
I like guide books but hate spoilers - so for most games I play the game first and decide on the book after and usually it is not worth it. Fighting game guide books are great because almost by definition they are spoiler free.

The book itself is split into sections, a general intro, game types, details for each fighter. All in all it comes into 480 pages and barely a word is wasted. Written by experts in the game every aspect is explored in plain english. The detail on individual fighters gives not just the moves but when to use them, what strategy to build and crucially how to defend against them. The book is littered with codes that you can scan into your smartphone that links to a bespoke video relevant to that page. Even so moves are well illustrated with key indicators that you will replicate if you pull the move off.

Future Press are building a nice library of decent guides and this one is up there with Piggyback's best imo.

Can't find a fault with this guide.
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5.0 out of 5 stars For a true enthusiast 15 April 2013
By Jk
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book as EVERYTHING and is a must for any fan of the Soul Calibur game.

it can look complex, but only after a short while, you get used to it and then opens up a whole new world of this Game I will be seeing looking at other guides offered up and even some retrospective ones.

If you are not keen on being told everything, but do like to complete every corner of the game, this can be used just to see what achievements can be obtained etc.

You cant begin to imagine how invloved this book is.

Positives
Hard Back
Looks Good
Has EVERYTHING
Appeals to non liker's of the Fighting Genre

Negatives
Non for me

J
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5.0 out of 5 stars sc5 bible 6 Aug 2012
By M.Greg
Format:Hardcover
ce livre est vraiment un must pour tout ceux qui ne sont pas des pro gamers et aspirent à le devenir. il permet de connaitre le système soulcalibur, de comprendre comment on doit jouer son personnage. il a été écrit par des joueurs reconnus, on peut donc se fier à ce qui est écrit.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Gaming Guide 14 Mar 2012
Format:Hardcover
This purchase is one of the best I have made a gaming and Soulcalibur fan. It is very insightful and I have had a much better undertstanding of this game through both playing and reading the guide. It has much needed information such as charcater information on how they aim to be played, what their strong and weak points are and how you should fight against ALL of the charcaters that are in this game. It also has some history about the game and storyline which is a nice to read when or if you would like to know.
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