Hot off the presses comes this brand new trailer of the new title based on the Sould Calibur universe being put out by Namco Bandai. This trailer will finally give you a good feel for what this game is like and how it will play when it hits store shelves. It also gives out some brand new info on the title.

Soul Calibur Legends is a new action game being developed for Wii. As is standard, it will take advantage of motion controls in a (likely vain) attempt at making an action game for Wii that doesn’t play like complete s***. It will feature four fighters from the Soul Caliber universe including; Ivy, Maxi, Mitsurugi, and Taki. Also visible in the trailer is the inclusion of coop play, which is kind of a no brainer, but still it’s nice to know it’s going to be in there.

Now that you know the essentials, it’s time to move on to the real meat. Mainly, the fact that I’m really hoping this one shapes up quite a bit before release, because right now it doesn’t look so hot. On the one hand, the motion control makes sense as attacks are mapped to what direction you swing the Wiimote. On the other hand, the graphics look like a**. Also on that same hand, this really just looks like another standard beat-em-up. Which is fine for a normal game, but I think we expect more out of a game with Soul Calibur on the cover.

Moreover, why is it that folks are always trying to make the Wiimote look baddass. It’s not! It’s cool to a lot of people, but rad it is most certainly not. The way the sword is replaced by the Wiimote just screams of tacky…not to be confused with Taki…totally different.