Soulcalibur
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Soulcalibur is a critically acclaimed 3D weapon-based fighting game known for its deep mechanics, fluid combat, and influential role in the fighting game genre.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soulcalibur canonical | 3 |
| Soul Calibur | 1 |
| Soulcalibur series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3778165 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soulcalibur Context triple: [Dreamcast, notableGame, Soulcalibur]
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A.
Samurai Shodown
Samurai Shodown is a weapon-based fighting video game series by SNK, renowned for its samurai-era setting, strategic combat, and influential role in 1990s arcade and console gaming.
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B.
Art of Fighting
Art of Fighting is a classic 2D fighting video game series by SNK, known for its detailed graphics, large character sprites, and contribution to the early 1990s arcade and Neo Geo fighting game boom.
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C.
Falicon
Falicon is a small hilltop commune in southeastern France, located near Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes department on the French Riviera.
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D.
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat is a landmark fighting video game franchise known for its brutal combat, distinctive characters, and graphic finishing moves that helped shape the genre and influence game rating systems.
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E.
Inari Ōkami
Inari Ōkami is a major Shinto kami associated primarily with rice, agriculture, prosperity, and fox spirits, widely revered at thousands of shrines across Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soulcalibur Target entity description: Soulcalibur is a critically acclaimed 3D weapon-based fighting game known for its deep mechanics, fluid combat, and influential role in the fighting game genre.
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A.
Samurai Shodown
Samurai Shodown is a weapon-based fighting video game series by SNK, renowned for its samurai-era setting, strategic combat, and influential role in 1990s arcade and console gaming.
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B.
Art of Fighting
Art of Fighting is a classic 2D fighting video game series by SNK, known for its detailed graphics, large character sprites, and contribution to the early 1990s arcade and Neo Geo fighting game boom.
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C.
Falicon
Falicon is a small hilltop commune in southeastern France, located near Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes department on the French Riviera.
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D.
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat is a landmark fighting video game franchise known for its brutal combat, distinctive characters, and graphic finishing moves that helped shape the genre and influence game rating systems.
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E.
Inari Ōkami
Inari Ōkami is a major Shinto kami associated primarily with rice, agriculture, prosperity, and fox spirits, widely revered at thousands of shrines across Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
3D fighting game
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fighting game ⓘ video game ⓘ weapon-based fighting game ⓘ |
| artStyle | realistic fantasy ⓘ |
| awarded | multiple Game of the Year awards ⓘ |
| basedOn | Soul Edge arcade version ⓘ |
| centralObjectInStory |
Soul Calibur
ⓘ
linked to:
Soulcalibur
Soul Edge ⓘ |
| combatSystem |
guard and parry mechanics
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horizontal and vertical attacks ⓘ ring-outs as victory condition ⓘ throws ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
critically acclaimed
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praised for controls ⓘ praised for fluid combat ⓘ praised for gameplay depth ⓘ praised for graphics ⓘ |
| developer | Project Soul ⓘ |
| follows | Soul Edge ⓘ |
| franchiseDebutOnPlatform | Dreamcast ⓘ |
| gameMode |
multiplayer
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single-player ⓘ |
| genre | fighting game ⓘ |
| hasGameMode |
Arcade mode
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Mission mode ⓘ Training mode ⓘ Versus mode ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| improvedFrom | Soul Edge ⓘ |
| influenced |
3D fighting games
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weapon-based fighting games ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Astaroth
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Cervantes de Leon ⓘ Ivy ⓘ Kilik ⓘ Maxi ⓘ Mitsurugi ⓘ Nightmare ⓘ Siegfried Schtauffen ⓘ
linked to:
Siegfried
Sophitia Alexandra ⓘ Taki ⓘ Voldo ⓘ Xianghua ⓘ |
| mainWeaponTheme |
axes
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nunchaku ⓘ polearms ⓘ swords ⓘ whips ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
8-way run movement system
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Guard Impact parry system ⓘ deep combo system ⓘ fluid 3D movement ⓘ ring-out mechanic ⓘ story mode with character-specific narratives ⓘ weapon-based combat ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Dreamcast launch window title
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being one of the highest-rated fighting games of all time ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Soulcalibur series
ⓘ
linked to:
Soulcalibur
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| platform |
Arcade
ⓘ
Dreamcast ⓘ |
| publisher |
Namco
ⓘ
linked to:
Namco Bandai Games
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| releaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| releaseYearArcade | 1998 ⓘ |
| releaseYearDreamcast | 1999 ⓘ |
| setting | 16th century ⓘ |
| supportsPeripheral | arcade stick ⓘ |
| usesGameEngine | Namco System 12 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Soulcalibur Description of subject: Soulcalibur is a critically acclaimed 3D weapon-based fighting game known for its deep mechanics, fluid combat, and influential role in the fighting game genre.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Soulcalibur
linked to: Soulcalibur