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Smackdown 5

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MatPhillips

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Where's all the Smackdown enthusiasts??????????

I'm really looking forward to he new game, looks truly awesome!!
there's got to be someone out there Looking forward to it?????
 
mikeom1

mikeom1

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Yeah I'm well up for it :)

The new grappling system looks promising so there won't be as much button bashing (hopefully).

The story mode also looks like a lot of work has gone into that, I'll be back after work for more discussion. I thought I was one of few...so many great additions, bra and panties matches, elimination chamber (great for multiplayer), GOLDBERG :D

What are you guys looking forward to most?
 
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MatPhillips

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new roster! Goldberg, Orton and Cena have been my favourite superstars for months!

New match type's seem promising, although i'm sceptical about elimination chamber, dont know how well it will transfer to game (hanging around waiting for next person etc...)

game should be amazing though, certainly looks it. Graphically it will take some beating. hope gameplay is as good as smackdown 4. Just being able to pick up and play is cool.

I always enjoyed S'down 4's career mode, it had the right amount of action and story, but the loading tims when people went to speak was annoying. Any idea how much Career has been changed??? should be good still, as long as the depth is still there!

To be honest i think Raw 2 (from the ten minutes i could bare to play it) had an excellent story mode. if smackdown's is like that it would be cool, although Raw's wil take some beating even though i dont like the game! All i want from THQ, and Jukes, And Smackdown 6 (a little ahead of myself but bare with me) is a remake of N64's NO MERCY. without doubt the most playable, excellently made Wrestling Game EVER. PERIOD!!!!!!!!!! i just thinnk transfering it on to a dvd disc would give it limitless potential!!

did anyone play def jam vendetta? that was a complete rip off of No Mercy (as in the exact same game minus modes and characters), but it got my hopes up cos it shows it could be done!!!!!
 
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PicturePerfect

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MatPhillips said:
did anyone play def jam vendetta? that was a complete rip off of No Mercy (as in the exact same game minus modes and characters), but it got my hopes up cos it shows it could be done!!!!!
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Rip-off? Aki (the developers of the No Mercy engine) worked in collabaration with EA Sports Canada to add some minor tweaks to the engine, for DJV.
 
chewynotcrunchy

chewynotcrunchy

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Can't wait for Here comes the pain.

Looks real good and have already pre-ordered from dvdcrave.com

Says it's out 7 November so I should get it that date hopefully, will be a change from getting everything later than everywhere else. (Aussie you see)

Still waiting on Club Footy (may not bother after playing PES3).


Chewy
 
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sheringham316

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www.videogames.com and www.ign.com have already reviewied it!! "videogames" gave it a 9 and said its tha best wrestling game this year, it would have a got a much betta result but the sound got a 7 :(
 
mikeom1

mikeom1

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Yeah they took out the commentary, I know it wasn't all that great...but I kind of liked it and would have preferred if they put some effort into improving rather then just taking it out.

Story mode is looking promising now, you don't have to run around the place like a headless chicken, it now works from a menu system. IGN (see sheringham316 post) have done a great review packed with info.

Rosters are also lacking a bit, a few guys and girls missing. So I'm wondering if it would have been better whacking in the 12 or so of the missing superstars instead of trying to attract the guys who prefer 'legends of wrestling' which is clearly what they are trying to do.

Saying that from what I've read the additions made will no doubt over shadow this minor issues, and we can all look forward to a great game. 12 days and counting, less if you are importing. ;)
 
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sheringham316

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hmmm what wrestlers do u think r missin and that should be put in. I think havin tha legends will be decent. They had um in "no mercy" which all the wrestling games r trying to be like but with betta wrestling involved. That game was very technical just like all the new wrestling games. Not only that but they've bought tha point thing back where u have to earn ya points to buy shit. EXACTLY THE SAME AS NO MERCY!! :eek:

no mercy had a good idea but tha gameplay was very dodgey, hopefully smackdwon will be tha game which all wrestling games should have been like!!


:D :D
 
mikeom1

mikeom1

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I gave it a bit of thought today when I jogging...I don't mind legends but for me the game is either current or if it is going to have classics bring a whole lot into play. 11 legends is not much and it leaves me thinking why did they put them in? Especially without say Hogan or the Warrior.

Roster wise imo I think the following should have been in...

Bradshaw, Farooq, Maven, Shane o mac, Scotty 2 Hotty, Mark Henry, Molly Holly :p, Spike Dudley, Billy Kidman, possibly the Bashams and Zach Gowen :D.

Even though it sounds like I'm being petty I'm still very much looking forward to this game, dare I say more then I was looking forward to PES3 :eek:
 
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sheringham316

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I only really just found out that Billy Kidman, Bradshaw, Farroq, Shane and Spike aint in there. Well there wrestlers who i would have expected to be in there!!.

I was thinkin the exact same thing as u earlier, y only put 11 legends in. If they wanted to put legends in then they should have either put like 4-5 in. Like sum real super legends in, or put atleast 20-25 in so that they go into a whole new lil dimension of there own!! I think that would have been preety neat.

Oh well maybe better luck next year we've still got the best wrestling game to look forward to yet. :) Lets say in about 7 months or so from now when smackdown 5 has gotten abit borrin, what would we be lookin forward to in the next series?? Maybe there plan is to keep on improvin um a LITTLE each year so that they make more money!!

(them sneaky fuckers)
 
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MatPhillips

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i cant agree with No Mercy having "dodgy" gameplay. the first 3 smackdown's each lasted me 3-4 weeks (smackdown 2 possibly only 2 weeks) i always went back to Wrestlemania/No Mercy on N64, that engine i think was still the best up until smackdown 4,

that lasted me a lot longer (maybe 6-7 months) but i still play No Mercy NOW (its got to be at leat 4 years old) but it was genius.

i'm quite shocked at those roster omissions, at least 5 of them are currently playing bigger parts on the roster!!! Shane especially. shame.

should be extremely excellent though, like pro evo 3 i'm hoping play will deliver it 1 or 2 days early!! which means about 10 days on the countdown. excellent!
 
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MatPhillips

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Kharmel said:
Wrestling? NNNNNNOOOOOOOOO!!!
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Kharmel??? NNNNNNOOOOOOOOO!!!


listen buddy, your entitled to your opinion, you dont like wrestling? FAIR ENOUGH, dont, dont watch, dont talk about it, dont play the games, but more importantly,

DONT POST IN THIS THREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

its for fans of Smackdown 5, which is a wrestling game, as the other 4 have been, and unless you have been living under a rock, you would know that.
so you should have looked at the title of the thread and thought "Wrestling Huh?" and not opened it!!!

just because you dont like it doesn't mean you have to come on here and insult it or those who ARE interested
 
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Kharmel

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It was a joke. I do not like to watch man in spandex rubbed in body oil grapple each other. Obviously you do. Fair enough in that case.

The games themselves are good.
 
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MatPhillips

Registered User
Does anyone no what's going on with Smackdown???? on every site i go on its got "Release date: 7th Nov 2003" even on THQ's website (makers of the game) but on the official Sony Website it's got the 14th??? i'm inclined to believe Sony but why would everyone else have the 7th? they have to get the info from somewhere.
 
mikeom1

mikeom1

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Well it's already rolling around the states, and I'm giving it a test drive myself ;)

The new grappling and countering system was a bit weird at first as I kept tapping square as usual to counter only to get smacked in the face. I also gave season made a run around which is good, but has a slight problem with characters not remembering things. Like I was almost killing Kurt angle then I've formed a tag team with him the next week and won the titles all with our feud going on in the background for the championship. :confused:

Should be out on the 7th but play have said they will try to make the 7th. Might be worth giving whoever your seller is. :)
 
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larsson

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So, I´ve also tested this game now. It´s great, like every year, I´m content with the Smackdown series. Had the same feelings like mikeom, I had to get used to the new grapple system and that you have to press either L2 or R2 to block and start counter attacks.
btw official release date for Europe is now the 21st, it´s already out now in the states.
 
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