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Post by ratetankmark on Dec 24, 2013 15:18:35 GMT -5
Spoiler: Triple H wins.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Dec 24, 2013 15:36:42 GMT -5
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Post by The Ichi on Dec 24, 2013 16:08:05 GMT -5
See also: WWE 12.
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Post by Hit Girl on Dec 24, 2013 16:32:10 GMT -5
This was the last WWE game I owned.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2013 16:47:57 GMT -5
This was the last WWE game I owned. You haven't missed out on much at all. In fact that game probably has more features than the new ones do, they seem to remove things each year instead of adding them. And there are so many bugs and issues. I don't know how the game gets such good reviews each year.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2013 17:05:50 GMT -5
That was the last game I had prior to WWE '12. Everything in between seemed like a roster update (and after the WWE 12 "revolution", the next games feel/play/look the same).
2006 was a solid game.
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ratetankmark
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Post by ratetankmark on Dec 24, 2013 17:27:16 GMT -5
I think it's one of the best games they've produced, today I've played it for a good few hours and it's so good.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2013 17:34:34 GMT -5
I think it's one of the best games they've produced, today I've played it for a good few hours and it's so good. I'll pop in mine later (if it still works) just for a couple hour nostalgia trip.
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mizerable
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Post by mizerable on Dec 24, 2013 17:58:56 GMT -5
It was also the last WWE game I owned as well...and for several reasons.
1. Roster wasn't that good. You had several legends, and 3 of those being Hulk Hogan. Oh and Jake Roberts can only be gotten if you got the PSP version. f*** you.
2. Limiting things you can do in CAW. Again, they feared people putting things on people's crotches, despite the fact that about 90% of wrestlers who wears trunks with designs, have them on their crotch. So what does THQ do? They blur the area so you can't do anything. What the f***? Nothing like limiting what people could do, simply because you're too f***ing fearful people will put fake penises on there.
3. They REALLY wanted to show off this new "improved" voice system. Unfortunately, it literally limited the amount of playability there was. While it's still leagues better than the Just Bring It "story mode", it's still the wretched shits. You basically have 2 storylines, who ran over Teddy and then the Raw one I couldn't care to remember anyways. Almost every character has the same dialogue and storylines, whereas the previous games would allow for many many different storylines for a single story mode. Oh and GM mode can suck my balls.
4. The unlockables totally sucked ass. Oh boy! I can unlock Carlito's apples? Wait...they're only for your stupid office? It would be cool (no pun intended) if by unlocking them, Carlito would come out to his entrance chewing a different colored apple, but that's just too damn convenient for THQ to do. And just like before, the very limited amount of color attires available. I mean it was slightly bad in HCTP, whereas SYM had a hell of a lot of attire changes. Here? I think Cena and Triple H are the very few that get them. Oh and Carlito can wear his shirt during his match, the shirt he came out in for his entrance. Lame.
5. THAT. f***ING. MUSIC. Holy shit, does it get old quick. Not only that, but if you want to give your CAW some music, you either have to choose one of the existing themes for the wrestler already, or use one of these monstrosities. Static-X and Dillinger Escape Plan are okay...but even that gets old. You know...going back to even Warzone, even they had several forms of generic entrance music you could use. There is no excuse here.
6. Nothing like naming your wrestler, and needing to have the announcer give him a name. So any name, I came up with, would need to sync with the announcer. Oh and because they're lazy, they only have first names available, along with several other very generic ring names. That forced me to get somewhat clever. Wesley became "Wes Lee" and so forth. Again, going back to Warzone, I'd almost prefer if they'd just generically call me "Player One".
So by "moving forward" with several progressions, they hindered the game in so many other ways. I'll take a silent game with many choices and options, as opposed to a sleek looking game that you're bored of in 10 minutes.
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Post by wildojinx on Dec 24, 2013 19:17:31 GMT -5
I didnt like what they did to the Royal Rumble mode by putting in that inane "grapple" system.
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Post by mizerable on Dec 24, 2013 20:29:01 GMT -5
I didnt like what they did to the Royal Rumble mode by putting in that inane "grapple" system. Which is why, in order to painlessly do it, I used the Undertaker from the #1 entrant, and used nothing but cruiserweights to throw right back out. Who else can say they won the Royal Rumble in under 15 minutes? I tried the "normal" way as well, and yeah...too many bullshit counters. I can play flawlessly, yet the goddamn CPU is always allowed to counter every other move. It's pretty sad when the original Smackdown game looked more realistic than this nonsense. Oh...and f*** that stamina bullshit too. I made sure to turn that off the moment I realized how terrible it was. I don't want to feel the effects of getting gassed!! I want to escape into the fake world of pro wrestling. Goddamn, THQ!
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Post by bestthateverdidit on Dec 24, 2013 20:41:45 GMT -5
I just hate the Smackdown engine. Regardless of how much they tweak it, it's still that same old engine they have been using as the basis for the game. I don't find it fun. I could have much more fun with King of Colosseum II even today, than WWE's latest offerings. I have not bought one since SvR 2007, because I did not enjoy any of the games after HCTP.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2013 21:07:23 GMT -5
Played a couple matches and then started the SD! storyline. This game is awesome. Can't believe how little difference is there between 2006 & '12. The engine is probably the same because why bother...
I like the fact that I don't really remember the season mode so it's almost like I play brand new storylines.
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 24, 2013 21:25:36 GMT -5
I liked being a GM, and just kind of wish I had more options with that.
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Post by 67 more on Dec 25, 2013 8:19:37 GMT -5
f*** those Near Elbow & Leg drops. Zero point in them. Almost impossible to hit top rope finishers too.
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Post by GEOLINK on Dec 25, 2013 9:13:12 GMT -5
I think there was a glitch in the PSP version (I don't remember if it was in the PS2 version as well) but anytime you hit a top rope move you instantly get your meter filled completely and it would give you a finisher.
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ratetankmark
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Post by ratetankmark on Dec 25, 2013 12:51:02 GMT -5
I want to see them make a game with Day Of Reckoning's old engine, it was like having a New Japan match with superstars, the moves list in that game were awesome as well.
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ratetankmark
Samurai Cop
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Post by ratetankmark on Dec 25, 2013 12:56:52 GMT -5
I didnt like what they did to the Royal Rumble mode by putting in that inane "grapple" system. Which is why, in order to painlessly do it, I used the Undertaker from the #1 entrant, and used nothing but cruiserweights to throw right back out. Who else can say they won the Royal Rumble in under 15 minutes? I tried the "normal" way as well, and yeah...too many bullshit counters. I can play flawlessly, yet the goddamn CPU is always allowed to counter every other move. It's pretty sad when the original Smackdown game looked more realistic than this nonsense. Oh...and f*** that stamina bullshit too. I made sure to turn that off the moment I realized how terrible it was. I don't want to feel the effects of getting gassed!! I want to escape into the fake world of pro wrestling. Goddamn, THQ! I can deal with the counters because if every match was a squash it would be boring, the tag matches are what pisses me off, the partner can see you've been hit with a finisher and have taken a beating yet he just stands there on the apron until the count of 2, by then it's too late.
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Post by Spider2024 on Dec 25, 2013 13:32:45 GMT -5
I think there was a glitch in the PSP version (I don't remember if it was in the PS2 version as well) but anytime you hit a top rope move you instantly get your meter filled completely and it would give you a finisher. It's on the PS2 version too, at least with some wrestlers. Certainly Paul London, and some of the other lightweights who go up to the top rope often.
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ratetankmark
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Post by ratetankmark on Dec 25, 2013 14:43:18 GMT -5
It was also the last WWE game I owned as well...and for several reasons. 2. Limiting things you can do in CAW. Again, they feared people putting things on people's crotches, despite the fact that about 90% of wrestlers who wears trunks with designs, have them on their crotch. So what does THQ do? They blur the area so you can't do anything. What the f***? Nothing like limiting what people could do, simply because you're too f***ing fearful people will put fake penises on there. I've always wondered why they did that, it seems a bit ridiculous, it looked weird when I tried to put a design in the front so it would leave room for CAW's name on the back but I couldn't do that, seriously I'd like to hear them come up with a sensible reason for that move.
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