I got my eBay copy yesterday and gave it a run through. My favorite part is the button combos you have to hit, during a strong grapple. Least favorite part is jamming the stick during a pin. I just give up at that point. I'm not going to break my controller trying to get out of a pin.

The CAW is pretty useless, which sucks, because thats what I primarily use on Smackdown.

Reversals to me are great, and feel more natural than Smackdown. I could see 2 good players having a spot fest just with reversals.

AI is cheap though, but hey like wrestling in real life, someone can catch a beat down, and then win with one move.

So overall, it will hold my attention until Smackdown. Sting is a long time favorite and the rest of the roster feels new and fresh. Not bad for $40.

glad you're enjoying it.

Story mode is a pain though. I'm almost done (about 82% complete) and in the heavyweight division. I beat Rhino, Booker T, Sting pretty easily. I was surprised a couple of jobbers were actually giving me a hard time.

I still have to face Joe, Abyss, Nash, Angle, Jarrett.

I was a QA tester for the story division. They were taking extra special care (I could tell by the questions they were asking us after we played it for a couple hours) to make sure that the story mode was "challenging" and there were no cheap way outs and to see if we had to "adapt our style" to beat the other wrestlers. Story mode is SUPPOSED to be a "pain". I'm only 65% through it and I'm happy it's so challenging. Got to adapt my gameplay...

Well if you're not jerking the sticks around (huh huh huh...), you're going to get pinned. Frustrating, but I'd rather have a challenging, "cheap" AI over the nonexistent AI in Smackdown vs Raw anyday.

I played an Ultimate X last night, and that was pretty fun. A lot better than the glitchy ladder matches from Smackdown.

I don't know if this has been mentioned, but a nice detail I just noticed: American arenas the audience cheer and yell, but the Japanese clap. Nice.

Finally got a chance to play this last night. Maybe I'm spoiled from No Mercy and Fire Pro, but I thought it was terrible.

The graphics are nice. Very nice. Many of the moves hit hard, and that was nice. The level of detail on the wrestlers and the rings was great for a wrestling game.

The move sets are horribly weak...all three players that I played with had the same move sets. Having to unlock each move through the create-a-wrestler (which is terrible anyway) is a pain in the ass. One finisher per person? WCW vs. nWo Revenge had more than that. The roster is thin.

Overall, I gave it about 30 minutes of play before giving up. Maybe the next version will be better, but I thought this was pretty bad.

= J

This game is retarded who made this. It has some things that are fun but the annoying things that don't make any sense totally ruin it. Like how the "real" TNA guys can beat you with minimal amount of attacks while you have to hit multiple finishers on them . It just feels like you get to a point were you know you are gonna lose no matter what. I'm glad I got this from gamefly I'll have it a day or two accumulate points and then send it back. Plus I didn't think it was possible to hate Don West more but there it is.

In a big fuck you to PS3 users, Midway and TNA have announced new downloadable wrestlers for X-Box 360 owners:

http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=34341&p=1

........"As an added bonus, TNA announcer Mike Tenay will also be available to download, free of charge"

Now that this has hit $30 and I have a 360 I may consider it at some point. Maybe a future used game deal.

I'm in the same boat too. I'll consider purchasing it if the used copy goes down to $20-$25 and in a buy 2 get 3rd free deal.

I guess nobody is playing this.. i've been trying to play online, but no games have been available.. i've never had a wrestling game so i have nothing to compare it to.. but i like this game and is pretty fun.
I picked up svr 07 and impact is way better.

Serg, send me a friend request and we'll play some Impact sometime. I still need the Planet Jarrett, 25 Ranked Games, and 5 Losses achievements. My tag is Marc Fusion.

will do, I just got to update my live account.. i didn't realise that it expired the other day.

I need to get those too, i have no idea how i'm going to get the one where you have to play or know somebody that has played somebody on the tna roster.

I got this today for $12 and don't like it that much. The control scheme, although easy to use, it's glitchy. Repetitive moves and lack of everything has made this a so-so experience. I hope that Midway gets their act straight for the sequel if there is one.

Anyone knows if the PS3 will have the download update?

Well, Best Buy has the game for $9.99 for those who don't have it yet.

I got the game when it first came out, I had high hopes for it. Alot of it is flaw but the reversal system, animations are amazing.

Its sure as hell a great buy for $10.

Just in case anyone was wondering about a sequel, WB is interested in acquiring Midway and several of its licenses. Hopefully, this franchise will fulfill its potential.

Grabbed a copy today. Figure the Sting DVD extra is worth $10 even if I don't like the game.

What Sting DVD extra?

I got 2 extra dvds with my copy. One was a Sting dvd labeled return of an Icon and the second was bonus content disc.

This is what was in mine. I tried a couple of matches, but I don't understand the gameplay at all. Seems like a pretty terrible game on first impression.

Is the Sting DVD worth it?

I like TNA so I think both DVDs are worth it. Both have several matches and I think the Sting: Return of an Icon DVD sells for $15 by itself.

I'm going to check this out then. Thanks for the replies!