I actually played it last night!!!! My mate’s got the American 1 (which I am now in possession of as he is busy with Uni!)
First off, Sunday, I watched a DVD demo (comes with PSW Magazine, I think…?) and I got a little apprehensive about it, here’s why:
1) It said the animators had “ditched realistic approach for a more arcade feel”
2) It said “once you get into the game, it feels twice as fats as last years”
3) It said “blood is a little disappointing
As soon as I put it on, all fears were allayed. It doesn’t, to me anyway, feel faster, less realistic, or arcadey.
I was relieved, and after a few matches (with the infuriating new reversal system, well, infuriating til you get used to it) I really found it enjoyable, even if after 4-5 matches I was still tapping x and square screaming “KICK OUT YA SON OF A…” while my mate sat there laughing!
It’s a great game, although the new AI of the CPU Wrestlers does make it difficult in the beginning, they are so much smarter compared to the duds in “Shut Your Mouth”.
Elimination Chamber is excellent, but as soon as the third and fourth wrestlers are unlocked it starts to get a bit chaotic, now, imagine when 5 and 6 get out!
Blood is excellent to (in my opinion any way) its much like No Mercy (a splash on the fore head and a trickle down the nose)
Season, seems to have been reworked rather well, although I’m a little worried about longevity, I chose John Cena, and played 6 weeks, here’s how it went (I’m on Smackdown show by the way):
Week 1) dis’ the Undertaker, he challenges me, I lose
Week 2) Challenge Eddy Guerrero for U.S Title, make him submit…U.S Champ already…
Week 3) Challenge Benjamin and Haas for Tag Titles (chose Sean O’Haire as partner)
win Tag Titles
Week 4) Defend U.S Title
Week 5) Defend Tag
Week 6) O’Haire attacks McMahon with Chair and gets suspended right before our PPV
title defence!
Okay, so the stories picking up but double champion after 3 weeks???? It’s a bit daft if you ask me!
Cool additions to story:
1) no walking around, a menu pops up when you click move, you can see who’s around and then choose whether or not to talk to them
2) You can ask for a show transfer (even though they wont let you when your champ, would’ve been cool to defect with title)
3) RPG element, build experience and skill, your actions affect whether your face or heel (goody or baddy for those less informed)
Thanks for listening, SORRY FOR THE LONG POST, hope it didn’t bore you too much, hope it helped people who were unsure about some things (like I was)
Lets hope they don’t mess up the pal one now!
Cheers! Mat.
