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On the stage of history SoulCalibur V takes two steps forward then one step back.

SoulCalibur has long held a special place in the hearts of fighting game fans.  The combination of weapon based combat combined with exaggerated, yet memorable characters was a welcome change of pace from the Tekkens and Virtua Fighters of the day.  While never accused of being the deepest of fighting games, its trademark accessibility assured that both the core and casual fighting fans could enjoy their time in the ring.

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Seems like the soul still burns with this latest installment in the Soul series.

It’s been four years since the last SoulCalibur was released and a lot has changed. The fighting genre has seen a revival and the market is a lot more crowded than before. So when the sixth installment was announced in May 2011, fans of the series knew that business as usual would no longer be enough. The new SoulCalibur V would have to make substantial changes in order to differentiate itself from the other big titles in the fighting genre as well as evolve from its previous iterations in the series.

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As with other high profile fighting games, Soulcalibur V will get its own branded fighting stick.

Hori announced on Facebook today that Soulcalibur V will have a fighting stick peripheral made. Hori is making the Soulcalibur V Joystick and it will be available for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in January 2012. No pricing or information was included but a screenshot was made available. Hori is known for making quality arcade joysticks and they usually make one for each big fighting game release.

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Ezio may be sneaking his way onto the stage of history.

Since Namco released Soul Calibur II and with it, three system-specific guest characters (Link, Spawn, and Heihachi), it has become a common practice for fighting games to score special fighters. Soul Calibur IV featured not one, not two, but three characters from the Star Wars universe, while the recent release of Mortal Kombat saw none other than Freddy Krueger step out of the boiler room and onto the fighting stage. More information has been coming out for Soul Calibur V, which is due next year, and with it a rather interesting rumor.

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