The demo for the fighting game: SOULCALIBUR IV has been released in the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

The world’s premier weapon-based fighting game franchise returns to showcase the epic struggle between the spirit sword Soul Calibur and the cursed sword Soul Edge in SoulCalibur IV. Set to finally reveal the origins of this ongoing story, the game features new and familiar faces from across the galaxy seeking the rival swords for vengeance, honor and salvation. A revamped battle system revolutionizes the fighting game genre and with character customization to amazing guest characters to online battles, this venerable franchise vaults into the next generation with style. In a monumental alliance, NAMCO BANDAI Games and LucasArts have joined forces to feature the iconic Star Wars characters within the SoulCalibur universe, including an Xbox 360 exclusive character in Jedi Master Yoda.

The demo’s size is 695.20 MB and it contains mild language, partial nudity, sexual themes and violence.

This Wednesdays (7/2) Xbox Live Arcade game has been announced to be Soulcalibur.

• Nineteen playable characters: All of your favorite fighters are back including Kilik, Ivy, Siegfried, Edge Master, Nightmare, and many more!
• Eight modes of play: Try the different game modes including Story, Versus, and even Museum Mode that allows players to view artwork, character models, and animations.
• Leaderboards galore: Compare stats in sixty leaderboards spanning across each character and mode.
• High definition support: Soulcalibur has been given a whole new coat of beautiful paint to support HD resolutions up to 1080p.

The game will be available for 800 Microsoft Points