Soulcalibur (ソウルキャリバー, Sōrukyaribā) is a weapon-based fighting video clip game franchise business by Banzai NAMC Enjoyment. There are seven primary installations of computer game and also various media spin-offs, consisting of music CDs and a series of manga publications. The first game in the collection, Spirit Side, was launched as a gallery game in 1995 and was later ported to video game consoles; the widespread success of its initial follow up Soulcalibur in 1998 caused Soulcalibur coming to be the name of the franchise business, with all succeeding installations likewise using the name. More current video games in the collection have been launched for gaming consoles just as well as have actually progressed to include on the internet playing settings. The main concept of the collection, embedded in a historical dream variation of the late 16th and very early 17th centuries, are mythological swords, the bad weapon called Spirit Side and also the succeeding sword utilized to oppose ...