Soulcalibur IV (ソウルキャリバーIV Sōrukyaribā Fō) is the fifth installment in Namco’s Soulcalibur series of fighting games, released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2008. Soulcalibur IV included three characters from the Star Wars franchise as playable fighters. This was the first Soulcalibur game not to receive an arcade version, and the last Soul series’ 1590 A.D. trilogy game, following II and III. In addition to greatly improved graphics over the previous title, the game features guest characters from the Star Wars franchise. A spin-off for the PlayStation Portable, Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny, was released in 2009.