Mario, Sonic, Mortal Kombat and Street Fighters, all games that have been turned into movies. Doesn't look good for the Soul Calibur movie does it?

It has been announced that the popular game Soul Calibur will be being made into a movie. While a good game it does not seem to have good potential for a movie.

While there is a storyline in Soul Calibur II it is hardly one that will be able to fit the Hollywood three act structure well.

In the past there have been many movies that have been based on games. Tomb Raider 2 has recently been released on DVD and is selling well, but that may be due to the lead character's assets rather then the movie quality (similar to the games as of late).

However many worse movies have been made from games licences, these include the Mario movie and Mortal Kombat. By the quality of past movies it does not look good for Soul Calibur.

It may however be cancelled, anyone remember the Perfect Dark or Eternal Darkness films?