Editing Soul Edge (section)

===PlayStation===
The PlayStation game received very positive reviews. It holds aggregated scores of 91% on [[GameRankings]]<ref name="GR"/> and 89/100 on [[Metacritic]],<ref name="MC" /> including high ratings by [[IGN]] ("extremely fun, and has just enough new elements to make it worth playing multiple times"),<ref name=IGN>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1997/03/04/soul-blade |title=Soul Blade - PSX - IGN |website=[[IGN]] |date=March 3, 1997 |access-date=2012-02-11}}</ref> and [[GameSpot]] ("a great fighting game with its share of flaws").<ref>{{cite web|last=Robertson |first=Ed |url=http://www.gamespot.com/soul-blade/reviews/soul-blade-review-2549388/ |title=Soul Blade Review |publisher=GameSpot.com |date=1997-04-03 |access-date=2012-02-11}}</ref> ''Next Generation'' praised it for "filling in all the blanks with great gameplay, superb characters, unique graphics, and combines them into one solid package."<ref name=ng>''Next Generation'' 14 (February 1996), page 177.</ref> They later commended the PlayStation port for retaining all the characters, levels, graphics, and gameplay from the arcade version.<ref name=NGen28/> ''[[GameFan]]'' called it "without a doubt the most stunning graphical fighting feast ever to grace any console."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamefan.com/reviews/playstation/soul_edge.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970215182625/http://www.gamefan.com/reviews/playstation/soul_edge.html |archive-date=1997-02-15 |title=Review: Soul Edge (Soul Blade) |access-date=2013-08-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The four reviewers of ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' particularly applauded the [[full motion video]] intro and the new story mode.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Review Crew: Soul Blade |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=92|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=March 1997 |page=50}}</ref> They awarded it "Best Intro" in their ''1998 Video Game Buyer's Guide''.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Good the Bad and the Silly |magazine=1998 Video Game Buyer's Guide|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=March 1998 |page=32}}</ref> A reviewer for ''[[GamePro]]'' stated: "Bow down to the new king of fighters, and the first gotta-play-it game of the year."<ref>''GamePro'' 102 (March 1997), pages 66-67.</ref>

In 1997, ''[[PlayStation: The Official Magazine|PSM]]'' named ''Soul Edge'' as the fourth [[List of video games considered the best|top game]] on the PlayStation,<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[PlayStation: The Official Magazine]] |date=September 1997 |volume=1 |issue=1 |title=Top 25 PlayStation Games of All Time |author=Staff |page=34}}</ref> and ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' listed the PlayStation version as a runner-up for "Fighting Game of the Year" (behind ''[[Street Fighter Collection]]'') and "Best Music" (behind ''[[PaRappa the Rapper]]'').<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Editors' Choice Awards |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=104 |date=March 1998 |pages=88, 96}}</ref> ''PSU'' listed this game as the sixth "PSone classic" most deserving to be remade for the [[PlayStation 3]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.psu.com/a013801/10-PSOne-classics-we-want-remade-for-PS3--10-6 |title=10 PSOne classics we want remade for PS3: 10-6 - PlayStation Universe |date=3 December 2011 |publisher=Psu.com |access-date=2013-08-10}}</ref> That same year, ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' ranked ''Soul Edge'' as the 19th best fighting game of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Rubin |first=Peter |url=http://www.complex.com/video-games/2011/03/50-best-fighting-games/soul-blade |title=Fatality Day: Relive The 50 Best Fighting Games Of All Time |magazine=Complex |date=2011-04-19 |access-date=2015-11-29 |archive-date=2013-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627224443/http://www.complex.com/video-games/2011/03/50-best-fighting-games/soul-blade |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The PlayStation version's opening sequence won the [[SIGGRAPH]] '97 award for the best game video of 1996.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/gallery/wg/siggraph/soulblade.php|title=ナムコCGアートワールド｜バンダイナムコゲームス公式サイト|website=www.bandainamcoent.co.jp|language=ja|access-date=2018-11-16}}</ref> It was also included on the list of the ten all-time best game cinematics by Cheat Code Central in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cheatcc.com/extra/top10openingcinematics.html |title=Top 10 Opening Cinematics - Cheat Code Central |date=July 20, 2012 |publisher=Cheatcc.com |access-date=2013-08-10}}</ref> {{clear}}