Cedrock

For those of you that like playing wrestling games and have xbox theres been nothing to brag about for us. IMO wwe raw and raw 2 sucks graphics gameplay no commentary. Theres a new wrestlling game that looks to be just as good even better than the ones on n64 (no mercy/wrestlemania 2000) http://xbox.ign.com/objects/681/6814...?ui=gamefinder . Ive watched alot of the preview movies here; http://media.xbox.ign.com/media/681/681471/vids_1.html
ive even read that it will be online, which is amazing. Any of you guys hear about it or see it in action and as hyped as I am?

RyoHazuki

I'll wait for the reviews.

Brent L

Check these out, scans from the UK XBM magazine:

http://img32.exs.cx/img32/4812/wm21r...age1xbm5op.jpg

http://img31.exs.cx/img31/4839/wm21r...age2xbm3xl.jpg

http://img31.exs.cx/img31/1473/wm21r...age3xbm2ib.jpg

http://img31.exs.cx/img31/4969/wm21r...age4xbm6gq.jpg

http://img31.exs.cx/img31/6346/wm21r...age5xbm1bc.jpg

http://img32.exs.cx/img32/3456/wm21r...age6xbm9qz.jpg

Final review score, 9/10.

I hope other reviews go the same way!

nickdawgy

Can't wait for this. Disappointed it got pushed back to late April, but if it was to fine tune it, all the better.

nodeerforamonth

All the hype on RAW 2 made me buy it, but it had way too many critical bugs in it (for example: a wrestler you were feuding with would do a run-in and attack your opponent, not you!)

I'm skeptical, but we'll see!

the narrator

I'll for sure rent this before I buy it...I too was very disappointed by RAW 2 when I bought it without playing it first.

nickdawgy

This comes out Tuesday. Anyone else besides me going to get it?

Cedrock

is it tuesday? I remember when i reserved it a few weeks ago its supposed to be the 19th which is tuesday but ive seen the 20th for ship date at gamestop.com and ebgames. Hopefully its tuesday cuz i planned on cutting school to play this all day

nickdawgy

Well 90% chance it's at all Gamestops and EB's on Wednesday. But it releases on Tuesday.

rvd1083

It actually comes out on Thursday and should be in-stores on Friday.

nickdawgy

Actually it comes out Wednesday now, and should be in stores on Thursday.

It was originally supposed to be April 19th, but now the ship date is the 20th.

K&AJones

I'm really hoping this game works out. Before I got my XBox I was a....PS2 user. I know, I know. But that was then and this is now. Anyhow I picked up the "Feel The Pain" WWF game and it had me rolling. I haven't laughed that hard and that long for awhile. I only got to play it for about two months till I sold the ...PS2.

You would think with some of the latest games out (Doom 3, Unreal, Jade Empire, Brothers In Arms, Splinter Cell, Time Splitters) bringing out the best of the XBox that it wouldn't be that difficult to bring a simple wrestling game along. Those games you really can't laugh at that much so I need this game to make it.


Kenny J. - Buzz Starhopper

nickdawgy

Do you mean Here Comes the Pain? Why were you laughing? It's a great game. I like it even more then Smackdown vs Raw.

Mark Carpenter

Can I ask you why you prefer Here Comes The Pain over Smackdown vs Raw? Smackdown vs Raw was one of the games I bought with my PS2 and i'm still playing it, it's great. I thought it was generally considered an improvement over Here Comes The Pain? If not then i'll have to check it out.

nickdawgy

It's longer then Smackdown vs Raw, and there's more wrestlers, and more belts, and more backstage areas. Just more to do in general.

Brent L

IGN - 6.0/10

http://xbox.ign.com/articles/606/606033p1.html

I can't help but laugh my ass off over this, and I was looking forward to this game! I'm just glad I never pre-ordered it like I wanted to.

I look forward to reviews from you guys though.

nickdawgy

Wow, that's not good at all. I expected it to be at least an 8.

fujishig

Ugh. when Cedrock mentioned that it would be just as good as the N64 games, I had high hopes. Why can't they just update those games, anyway? Or license Firepro or something (I know, I know, graphics are everything...)?

I've come to accept the Smackdown series on PS2 as the best this generation has to offer (even if the running clothesline is the best move in the game). I still don't understand why they just don't port that over to the other systems instead of making crappy games for Gamecube and Xbox. I mean, usually people complain about ports because they have to design it around the limitations of the PS2: this time, the series itself is on the PS2 anyway, so that shouldn't be an issue. I'm sure even with inferior graphics, Xbox fans would embrace the game...

nickdawgy

I'm still getting it. The guy that did the IGN review is a big time PS2 fanboy, and he mentioned several times in the review about how Smackdown vs Raw was better.

IGN also gave Raw and Raw 2 ratings in the 9's, and wrestling fans generally consider those pretty crappy and buggy titles. I played Raw 2, and I would have rated it a 7.

I don't think I'll be getting my copy until tomorrow, but since I pre-ordered, I might get it today, but I doubt it.

Daryl

Even more harsh than the overall score of 6 is the fact that actual gameplay only got a 5. Sigh.

[dead horse]Back to my N64 to play No Mercy, I guess![/dead horse]

nickdawgy

I just called the 3 Gamestop's and the EB by my house and all 4 of them said tomorrow. One Gamestop even said "if you didn't pre-order it, we won't have it until next week"

Yeah right

fujishig

I know this is off-topic and been beaten to death already: buy why in the world would they give you that response, especially over the phone? Not only does that guarantee a lost sale, because you'll go someplace else, but when you find the game at every other store you visit, you'll never preorder from them or believe them again...

Unless this game is somehow high in demand or limited or something...

PixyJunket

Gamestop does not care about their customers. They do not care about repeat business. They do not even care about profit. Gamestop cares about selling "pre-orders" and strategy guides. This is their purpose, this is why they have bought out all other video game chains, this is the mission they were given by Electronic Arts, God of all video games.

wlj

sorry fellas if you had high hopes for this game....

ign gave it a 6.0

http://xbox.ign.com/articles/606/606033p1.html


wlj

nickdawgy

The review was posted already, see earlier in the thread.