After its initial unveiling tucked away in the back of Famitsu magazine a few weeks back, Bandai Namco has at last announced Soul Calibur Legends . Not only does the game get a blowout on this week's Famitsu, Japan's Impress Watch gaming site also reports that Soul Calibur Legends has gone playable for members of the press at the Namco Bandai Editor's Day in San Francisco.

The game's main character appears to be newcomer Iska, a mysterious 16-year-old boy of imperial blood who sets out on travel with Siegfried Schtauffen. Siegfried is, of course, a veteran of the Soul Calibur series, and he's joined in Legends by Taki and Mitsurugi. While these latter three are confirmed as playable; we're not so sure about Iska at the moment. We've also been able to discern that Ivy will be a playable character as well.

Players use the Wiimote and nunchuck controllers to control their on-screen counterparts directly. Slashing the Wiimote horizontally or vertically results in respective horizontal and vertical slashes. The nunchuck is used to move your character around and can be shaken for evasion and other special types of movement. Buttons are included for jumping and guarding

via IGN