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Soul Edge

TitleSoul Edge
First release1996
DeveloperNamco
PublisherNamco
PlatformsArcade, PlayStation
Genre3D fighting game
Also known asSoul Blade
Players1–2 players
Co-opNo
ESRB ratingT Teen
Releases
Arcade: 1995-12-01
PlayStation: 1996-01-01 (PAL), 1996-12-20 (NTSC-J), 1997-01-01 (NTSC-U), 1997-01-01 (NTSC)
Wikidata IDQ1418354

Soul Edge (ソウルエッジ Sōru Ejji?) is a fighting game developed by the team Project Soul and published by Namco. Originally released as an arcade game in 1995, an upgraded and expanded version of the game was ported to the PlayStation in 1996. The PlayStation version was renamed Soul Blade in Europe, North America and Australia to avoid potential complications due to EDGE Games' earlier "EDGE" trademark.[4] The game was a commercial and critical success and acts as the first installment in the Soul series, and was followed up with Soulcalibur in 1998.

Description: TheGamesDB (community-contributed, no licence stated; internal use only) Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q1418354) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
TheGamesDB (29962) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (9421,56084,79327,90636,95625) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Arcade Database (ADB) (souledge) · last updated 2026-10-05 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only
Arcade Database ADB
MAME romsetsouledge
Title at ADBSoul Edge Ver. II (Asia, SO4/VER.C)
ManufacturerNamco
Year1996
GenreFighter / Versus
Players2
MAME driver statusIMPERFECT
Soul Edge – Flyer
Flyer
Soul Edge – Marquee
Marquee
Soul Edge – Cabinet
Cabinet
Soul Edge – Title
Title
Soul Edge – In-game
In-game
Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Namco); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).
Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-05 05:14 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Namco · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Sprites
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Videos
PSX Longplay [484] Soul Blade
World-of-Longplays · PlayStation version · longplay · 1:29:50auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:43 UTC
Soul Edge Longplay (Arcade) - Mitsurugi Full Game No Commentary
By Urien84 Longplays · Arcade version · longplay · 24:27auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC
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