Xbox Evolved has a near final version hands-on of the next iteration of the premiere wrestling franchise, now with a dash of ECW, and a new submission system. You can tell that there is quite a bit of work being done on how the game plays to make it more natural, but also so that it takes some thought, without being overly difficult. Super Star Fighting Styles make their debut, giving a little bit of variety in how you play, each with unique move sets and submissions. You use RB in conjunction with face buttons, usually Y for a lot of these moves, and when you fill up your power meter, you can unleash a more potent attack with your wrestler. So for example, if you were a powerhouse like Kane, once you are built up enough you are virtually unstoppable. If you were a high flyer like Rey Mysterio then you would do some crazy acrobatic move into your opponent. If you play dirty like Randy Orton, you'll be doing eye pokes, crotch slams, and pushing the ref into your opponent. Showmen will do stunts and moves that have a build up to them, getting the crowd going, and many of the wrestlers have more than one kind of style to choose from.
On this week's edition of Friday Night WrestleCast, we share our candid thoughts on the best and worst wrestling video games of all time.
GM Mode is one feature that definitely needs to return to the current WWE wrestling games especially given the brand split between Raw and Smackdown. 2K has plenty of other classic wrestling games to look to for ideas but the question of whether or not they will make changes still remains unanswered.
I really miss GM mode. Smackdown 1 and 2 are my all time favourites though. Probably because of nostalgia of the wrestlers in those games.
Big fan of World Tour and Revenge. Day of Reckoning was also another stellar one as it played a lot like the N64 games and had a great CAW mode. I made some wild creations in that game.
Comparing the face textures of WWE Games character models through the years... featuring John Cena, Booker T, JBL, Undertaker, Hulk Hogan, Mr. McMahon and many more... evolution?
I hope that was the last generation version of 2k15 if it is I'm canceling my pre order.
Rebel Gaming takes a look at the first wrestling game on the Nintendo DS.
IMO the worst of the smackdown games. The whole class system, while making sense on paper, just did not work out in gameplay form. It was after 08 that the series started progressively getting better
