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Longtime fans of the SoulCalibur series have spent five games mastering the series’ familiar eight-way run and three-input attack system. SoulCalibur VI adds some new wrinkles to the fight system to challenge both newbies and veterans.

Some gameplay basics from past installments have carried over into SoulCalibur VI, and others were tweaked just a bit. Here’s the need-to-know basics of battle mechanics in SoulCalibur VI .