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BizarroKing

10-03-2010, 03:49 PM

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<font color=goldenrod>Glorious.</font>

No one can match the beard power of Knox! Not even Chuck Norris!

DAMN iNATOR

10-03-2010, 03:52 PM

No one can match the beard power of Knox! Not even Chuck Norris!

Maybe not in the "shaggy beard which can also double as curtains" department, but in the most-well groomed department, Steve Blackman (a.k.a. Evil Billy Mays) wins hands down.

CSL

10-03-2010, 03:59 PM

Classic DAMN.

What Would Kevin Do?

10-03-2010, 04:01 PM

Mickie is definitely in, she popped up in a new screen shot.

Drakul

10-03-2010, 04:10 PM

Cuzziebro

10-04-2010, 12:40 AM

Liking the WWE Universe mode, and the new HITC features. Excitement is building a little tiny bit.

PorkSoda

10-04-2010, 01:13 AM

Complaint: Removing the door in Hell in a Cell? So the only way to exit is to powerbomb or to do a big move to your opponent in order to exit? COME ON! When I leave my house for work in the morning, I open the door, I don't wake my brother up and press slam him through the window or slam my dad through the door! It's a major complaint for me, but luckily it's only for Hell in a Cell option.

Other than that, I like what I see. New animations to moves. Weapons being used in HITC, I've been waiting to do that for a while now. Last Ride off the top of the cell through announce table? Great. And what I liked the best was the physics action at 6:22. Samoan drop onto steel steps, and it's sold. Major :y: Haven't seen that since No Mercy.

I don't like the slow-motion finishers. That's drawn out. I think it should be a choice for the player, like in Shut Your Mouth if you hit L1 or R1, it does a certain animation. Also, maybe this is added I don't know, is there a way how we can reverse the finishers DURING the finisher? Taker gets me up in a last ride, can I counter into hurricinrana? I'd love to see that....

whiteyford

10-04-2010, 01:29 AM

Isnt the HIAC door supposed to be locked shut though, i think thats the whole point of the big move to exit thing, although i can see it being annoying after a while maybe.

FourFifty

10-04-2010, 01:32 AM

My first CAW is going to be The Most Interesting Man In The World.

Cuzziebro

10-04-2010, 03:43 AM

Complaint:
I don't like the slow-motion finishers. That's drawn out. I think it should be a choice for the player, like in Shut Your Mouth if you hit L1 or R1, it does a certain animation. Also, maybe this is added I don't know, is there a way how we can reverse the finishers DURING the finisher? Taker gets me up in a last ride, can I counter into hurricinrana? I'd love to see that....

In the HITC video punk reverses takers last ride into an arm bar or something in the middle of the move. So I guess the answer to your question is.... YES!

Evil Vito

10-04-2010, 09:19 AM

<font color=goldenrod>Stephenson says the new match type will be revealed next week. However, he's urging people not to get too hyped up about it.

Which means it's probably gonna be the online Royal Rumble that everybody already knows about but was never officially announced.</font>

Lord-Of-Darkness

10-04-2010, 10:49 AM

Complaint: Removing the door in Hell in a Cell? So the only way to exit is to powerbomb or to do a big move to your opponent in order to exit? COME ON! When I leave my house for work in the morning, I open the door, I don't wake my brother up and press slam him through the window or slam my dad through the door! It's a major complaint for me, but luckily it's only for Hell in a Cell option.

See, I feel the opposite of this. With the exception of Foley/ Taker, every HIAC match has had a LOT of time inside the cell, and most recent ones haven't gone outside at all.

On the game side of things, they are trying to build a simulation for the most part, so they've just made it harder to get outside the cell. And in having to use a finisher to get outside, it builds the anticipation of getting outside, instead of the old 'the match has started, lets go on the cell' that I usually find happens in HIAC matches.

I remember when me and Disturbed had a HIAC on one of the older SvR games for 360 on XBL, and we went straight outside, and fought in that little crowd area they used to have, and ended the match there after like 20 mins. Yeah it was fun, but it took away the whole point of it being a HIAC match. Might as well have had a hardcore match.

My point being, that at least while you're both fighting for a finisher and trying to escape the cell, it puts a hell of a lot more emphasis on being in the cell itself.

PorkSoda

10-04-2010, 12:37 PM

Well, I agree on what you say. It's just in the previous SvR games, they HITC has been completely boring. It's like the cell was there just because it was THERE, you understand? There were no envirornmental grapples or anything, so in order to use the cage and all as a weapon, I had to run outside and climb to the top or something. Being stuck inside just seemed like a regular match with the cell as a cool effect.

It seems like now they have improved the match with the environmental grapples and all, including weapons (I've only seen chairs and steps) and all. I like how in that clip Undertaker was on the apron and Punk clotheslined him off the apron onto the cage. I was focusing on the negative, but for this year, the HITC looks like it has hope

Lord-Of-Darkness

10-04-2010, 01:26 PM

Yeah, totally get where you're coming from.

I'm loving the look of the cell this year though, and will be one of the first matches I test, after either TLC or Extreme Rules to test the weapons physics.

PorkSoda

10-04-2010, 03:42 PM

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-04-2010, 03:46 PM

I agree, it sucks how easy the game got, HCTP was the only one that was challanging for me at all, the only way the other games were hard was when the CPU just countered everything.

PorkSoda

10-04-2010, 03:55 PM

I know, what a bunch of BS. The CPU should be a neural net processor, a learning computer. The more interaction and contact it has with you, the more it should learn. Instead of reversing everything, it should come at you full force like a raging bull!!

LuigiD

10-04-2010, 04:04 PM

It would be interesting to see the AI be improved and become "smarter."
Playing the Smackdown games since day 1, beating the computer has just become too easy. It would be nice to see it become difficult again.

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-04-2010, 04:08 PM

That's the way it should be, games in which the CPU is too easy make the game incredibly boring.

PorkSoda

10-04-2010, 04:10 PM

No kidding!

HAHA! Lex Luger is a confirmed legend, it seems. http://community.smackdownvsraw.com/roster/more

Question: Can THQ afford to pay Lex to wrestle in this game?

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-04-2010, 04:14 PM

lol, Luger was confirmed at the Live Roster Reveal on Gamestop.com last month. The Fink even did the introduction he way he did in the 90s.

PorkSoda

10-04-2010, 04:15 PM

Well, I just figured it out. Don't ruin my moment for me.

Funky Fly

10-04-2010, 06:30 PM

Austin has the minitron. Bret and Rock do not. Gay.

At least I can edit the Hart Dynasty one in for Bret.

Drakul

10-05-2010, 12:30 AM

I'm wondering if we can give CAWs minitrons. I hope so.

Anymore videos showing more weapon physics/interactions? I can't find any.

Funky Fly

10-05-2010, 01:58 AM

Hopefully we can make custon ones.

Fignuts

10-05-2010, 02:11 AM

What's a minitron?

Funky Fly

10-05-2010, 02:13 AM

The LED screens that replace all the curtain that the wrestlers walk out from. Like Cody Rhodes' minitron is that digital mirror thing, for example.

Fignuts

10-05-2010, 02:16 AM

oh ok.

Meh, I'm not bothered by that as long as the main tron is there.

Fignuts

10-05-2010, 02:17 AM

One thing I wish you could do is time when the actual wrestler appears, like you could in DOR. Timing an entrance to coincide with music or pyro is a bitch in 10. Almost impossible sometimes.

Funky Fly

10-05-2010, 02:39 AM

Wrestlemania 19 was the best for that. So many good intros I made in that game.

Drakul

10-05-2010, 04:49 AM

2 pieces of "DLC" are already up on the XBL Marketplace.

Fan Axxess

Fan Axxess is premium content for the ultimate WWE fan. With its purchase you get the All Unlockables and WWE Superstar Attribute Customizer store items and a special customizable Xbox LIVE Leaderboard Fan Axxess badge. Fan Axxess is also a discounted pre-payment for all future WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2011 downloadable content. Please note: This purchase does not include Online Axxess or WWE Legend Bret Hart. Visit wwe.thq.com for more details.

Online Axxess

(en-GB) Online Axxess is available with redemption of a single-use access code found on the back of the game manual included with original retail purchase. If the Online Axxess code has already been redeemed by a previous owner, you can purchase Online Axxess or begin a free limited trial. Online Axxess includes multiplayer on Xbox Live, WWE Community Creations, and free additional content including WWE Superstar Chris Masters, Kelly Kelly Devil attire, and Rey Mysterio Day of the Dead attire. Visit wwe.thq.com for more details.

Here (http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025451085d/).

Lord-Of-Darkness

10-05-2010, 07:05 AM

I'll test out the weapons physics and all. I like that a lot.

I sure hoped they upped the match difficulty. If I put the game on the hardest mode (Probably legend) and it's ultra-easy, I'm going to be ultra-pissed off. I'm serious, I've had enough of waiting for the CPU to kick my ass then me make a comeback in order to get a challenge. I know, go online for difficulty, but single player is much more fun if it's hard.

By all accounts, the AI has been bumped up a lot. One of the THQ guys posted on the official SvR forums a while back that he himself had a mark out moment while playing the game. He was facing the Big Show, and he gave him a chokeslam, taunted him while he got up, then hit the knockout punch. Awesome. Also he confirmed that unlike last year, the computer player will always try to finish the match with a finisher if they have a chance. There will be no pinning the player with an arm drag, just because it lays you flat out any more.

Lord-Of-Darkness

10-05-2010, 07:26 AM

So if you get the Fan Axxess thing, that means that you're paying in advance for all DLC that comes out for this game, right?

Also it says that you get 'all unlockables', does that mean all the legends etc will be available from the start if I get this? Because I want the DLC paid for, that sounds cool, and the attribute customiser too. But I kinda like the idea of having to work for unlockables.

Funky Fly

10-05-2010, 02:58 PM

You get a discount on DLC. It's still not free.

Funky Fly

10-05-2010, 02:59 PM

And it looks like Masters has been lumped in with online to make it look like less of a rip off.

Lord-Of-Darkness

10-05-2010, 03:34 PM

It says "Fan Axxess is also a discounted pre-payment for all future WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2011 downloadable content."

That to me says that you're paying for it now, cheaper than it will be when it comes out individually. Not that you will get a discount for buying this.

The package is 800, so that sounds kind of right for the two 'purchasable' DLC packs they've announced anyway, right?

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-05-2010, 03:56 PM

The SmackDown vs. Raw franchise is an interesting one. Every year I cover it, and every year I come in going "Well, I don't know how they're going to get me excited for this one." Then without fail, THQ and Yuke's gets me excited about the next iteration of the series. If you read my initial WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 preview from a few weeks ago, you know that this year is no different – free roaming backstage environments, an ever-evolving WWE Universe Mode, a revamped Hell in a Cell, etc.

Yeah, I'm pumped.

Well, this past weekend, I spent a few hours in front of a TV playing WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011. Sadly, the game wasn't mine to keep, but it did serve as a chance for me to kick the tires on some of the features I've only been able to sneak a peek at. I dove into a couple of Road to WrestleManias, did an Iron Man match inside the Hell in a Cell structure, and generally just went to town on THQ's latest.

What did I think of everything I saw? Well, I thought it rocked – and here's why.

I'll put this out there right away – this year's Road to WrestleMania is going to be polarizing. Some will love it, some will hate it. So far, I fall into the first group.

If you missed that initial blowout I put up, Road to WrestleMania has been revamped this year. You still pick from a preset list of Superstars and take them through the weeks leading up to the biggest show on the WWE calendar, but this time it's not just cutscene/match, cutscene/match, cutscene match. This year, you'll live the Superstar's life backstage – maneuver the character around in street clothes, start backstage brawls, have conversations and so on. You can do as much or as little of this kind of stuff as you want. As you win matches and complete side quests, you're awarded Superstar points that you can then take to the trainer and level up your damage resistance, strike resistance, grapple damage level and momentum gain level.

Just who will you be playing as in this mode? How about Rey Mysterio, John Cena, Christian and Chris Jericho? If that's not enough for you, there's another storyline called "Versus the Undertaker." Here, you can choose to be Kofi, John Morrison, Dolph Ziggler, R-Truth or one of your created Superstars and set off to end the Undertaker's WrestleMania win streak.

Sounds cool, right? New stories, free roaming and a touch of RPG mechanics are nice additions. Here's where I think the division between players is going to come – the mechanics of all this are very Japanese. If you were a casual videogame player, you might have no idea that this professional wrestling game based on the most popular brand in America is developed over in Japan because the game captures the WWE so well. However, when you start interacting with folks backstage in Road to Wrestlemania, the animations, environments and aesthetics feel very foreign.

Take Rey's story for instance. It starts with the Superstar getting into a car accident and then having to pick which of his rescuers he sides with (Branching stories FTW!), but then the first thing he walks in on is a garbage can on fire and two Diva's freaking out. When he starts talking to one of the ladies (everything's voiced in this mode), the girl holds her hands to her face and shakes her head left and right – overacting in a very JRPG way. When you talk to other wrestlers, bodies stand rigidly while mouths randomly open and close like robots. Walls and halls are sparsely populated with props.

Basically, this isn't the photo realistic backstage you know. It's not going to immerse you in the experience even though you get to choose who you talk to and who you tussle with. Is it a big deal? I don't think so after this early look. You're still getting the polished stories and cutscenes you expect from the mode, so the side quests and options backstage are just icing on the cake. They're not perfect, but their quirk is kind of their charm.

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Miz is throwing those soup-bones!

All right, all right – this is an addition that isn't all that major, but it really appeals to goofy SVR nerds like myself. You've always been able to modify win conditions in your matches to a point – turn on or off DQ and such – but Match Creator really gives you the SVR toolbox and lets you have at it. Using a three-step process – environment, win conditions and rules – you can craft any match combination you like. Want a two out of three falls inferno match? A falls count anywhere first blood match in the Hell in a Cell cage? You can do it.

If you stumble upon a creation you really dig, you can even pop into your options and alter the defaults so that whenever you start a one-on-one or whatever, you'll get the settings you like.

I gave you the gist of WWE Universe last time I wrote about WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011, but even I find it a bit confusing on paper. Basically, the standard career mode is gone. WWE Universe replaces it with a never ending calendar of RAWs, SmackDowns, Superstars shows and pay-per-views. You can choose to focus on one Superstar and play every one of his matches as the months go by, play every match on every card, or simulate as far as you like and see how the federation shapes up. The game is going to create stories, rivalries, teams and more in this exhibition mode and continue to evolve each time you advance it.

When I had the chance to fool with it this time around, I made sure I did as much as I could. For starters, I pushed Evan Bourne and started giving him matches with the top dogs on RAW so that his power ranking rose (arrows let you know who is rising and falling on the WWE charts). I was trying to get him into the title picture, but when I'd brawl with Cena, Orton would come out to interfere on his behalf.

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When I moved on from there, I decided to jump into a Diva's No. 1 contender match for the hell of it as Eve. I beat Maryse, but then Vince McMahon came out and announced "my other opponent." On the fly, Gail Kim came out to fight me for the No. 1 spot. When I beat her, I got a message letting me know I had just unlocked her. I jumped into a triple threat for the U.S. Championship at Backlash, won, and unlocked the Backlash Arena and Cruiserweight title. (I spied eight locked championships, by the way.)

This is what I dig about WWE Universe Mode so far – you don't know what's going to happen or what you're going to get. I started playing every match to see what I could get, but I couldn't take my eyes off the screen because even entrances were getting interrupted by the opponents. You jump into these matches you normally wouldn't see, and you're getting rewarded with TV-style antics and in-game unlockables.

And, even sweeter for marks out there, when one of my entrances got interrupted, we brawled outside for a while, and it wasn't until we both made our way into the ring that the ref waved his arms and rang the bell to officially begin the match. Similarly, the Universe remembers who is Mr. Money in the Bank, and when you click on a title match, it asks if you want to cash in the briefcase and run out. Minor touches like that are where SVR 11 wins your heart.

Last year's game introduced Story Designer, a mode that allowed players to create their own WWE stories using cutscenes and matches and then share them online. That's back this year, and THQ has only expanded it.

For starters, the developers have added 75 new scenes for you to use in your stories (my demo showcased Taker popping out of the center of the ring, interrupting an HBK interview, and chokeslamming Shawn through the hole before having fire explode from the crevice), but making that all the more impressive is that you can now have your own branching stories using these scenes. If you want it so that a win and loss lead to different outcomes, you can do that now. You can split your own tale so the player has a bunch of different options.

On top of all that, you can now craft tales that allow you to play with friends – yes, multiplayer has made its way to Story Designer creations. You can whip up creations for up to four players on the Xbox 360 and up to six on the PlayStation 3. While you'll still need to type in text if you're trying to convey a Superstar's thoughts, you can now pick songs and announcer segments from a sound library to give your stories a bit of life.

Now using created Superstars in your stories was a bit of a letdown last year. If you recall, you could only have 10 instances last time around – as in if you had one created Superstar in a tale, you could only use him in ten segments. That's done with this year. Now, you can put up to 15 CAS into a storyline and use them as many times as you like.

If all of that wasn't overwhelming enough – at least for a Story Designer shlub like myself – you can also add health triggers in matches that set off cutscenes mid-match. If you want a cutscene where Cena gets smacked with a chair after Triple H racks up enough damage on John's noggin, you can set that for you story.

Oh, and in those cutscenes, you can add a championship belt – any of the straps in the game – to any cutscene. Score.

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I only drink cola!

Confession: I've never been that into the Royal Rumble. I mean, the event itself is cool and part of WWE tradition, but in games, it's never been something I look forward to – especially in story modes. Road to WrestleMania has removed the Rumble from being something you have to do, and last year, the new elimination systems actually made the match itself more fun (eliminatations came down to mashing buttons and stopping an arrow in the sweet spot). Still, outside of playing for Trophies/Achievements, I never really touched the Rumble last time around.

I don't think that'll be the case this year as the Royal Rumble is going online for the first time ever. Yes, now you and 11 others can pop online and face off in one of the cornerstones of Sports Entertainment. After fooling around with the mode for a night, I can tell you the addition of human opponents using tactics and button-tapping skills makes the Rumble a lot more entertaining. Now, only six people can be in the ring at a time (This is for all online modes – yes, you can have six-player normal matches this time around), but when the other six are spectating, quizzes (Who will be the next to enter? Who will be eliminated next?) pop up to keep them involved.

When you get eliminated, you come back as the next available Superstar until the Rumble is said and done. When a winner's been declared, you're kicked to the stats screen where – if you're good – you're rewarded with a ton of Prestige Points. These points govern your online rank. As you eliminate people and keep yourself in the match, bonuses pop up on the screen, and these are all tallied in the end so that you can see how far you've advanced on your quest to move up from the "jobber" rank.

The Prestige Points were in last year's game, but you'll be able to bank way more this year – commenting on a creation, downloading someone else's work and so on earn you XP. Basically, whatever you do online is contributing to you becoming an online dynamo. Speaking of rating content, the stars are going to be a bit more diverse this year. Whereas in the past, content had to be full five stars, four stars or so on, averages will come into play so that there's a difference between 4.5 stars and 4.6 stars online. Plus, leaderboards will now track the best of the best in single matches, cage matches, Royal Rumbles, Community Creations, and so on.

There's a lot to master if you truly want to be the King of Kings (or Diva of Divas, ladies).

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 is big – 50 create-a-Superstars, 130 create-a-finishers and 30 paint tool slots big. At first glance, it looks a lot like 2010. The title belts still hover over shoulders at times and Jericho's entrance looks like it always has, but there's a lot going on this year. From the new announce tables moves (moonsault from the ring to the prone opponent) to street clothes for Superstars backstage to all the stuff I've talked about here.

With a month to go, I really can't wait to get my hands on the final version of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011.

credit - Greg Miller, ps3.ign.com

Triple Naitch

10-05-2010, 05:53 PM

Create a match sounds pretty sweet.

10-05-2010, 07:23 PM

I'm really sold on the WWE Universe concept. I was thinking about how I barely played last year's game (not even completing all of teh RtWM stories) but I think this could keep me interested.

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-05-2010, 08:31 PM

Chavo Guerrero, Goldust, Vladimir Kozlov, MVP(who mocapped his own entrance) and Zack Ryder now up.

VSG

10-05-2010, 08:46 PM

Lex Luger :lol:

What Would Kevin Do?

10-05-2010, 09:34 PM

Okay, I may be crazy, but I swear that's the second screenshot I've seen of Ken Kennedy in this game...

Xero

10-05-2010, 09:42 PM

LOL I THOUGHT that looked like Kennedy.

VSG

10-05-2010, 09:44 PM

You referring to this one?

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That looks like Christian to me.

What Would Kevin Do?

10-05-2010, 09:52 PM

Yeah, forgot about him, you're probably right.

The other one I saw was definitely Kennedy, but it was probably from last year (although I didn't recognize the crowd signs in the background, I just assumed it was, as Kennedy has been gone forever.)

Yeah, and Xtian has a RTWM, so that makes sense.

LuigiD

10-05-2010, 10:28 PM

The Universe Mode really has me sold on this as well.
I typically tend to skip a year in between SVR games but I think I might get this one. If they maintain several DLC packs..it would be killer.

whiteyford

10-06-2010, 01:45 AM

Create a match sounds awesome...and i really like the MITB cashin option, glad that finally got in!

D Mac

10-06-2010, 03:47 AM

Can't wait to put Cena in a Nexus shirt and give him the proper music.

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Fignuts

10-06-2010, 11:55 AM

Sounds fucking awesome.

Any differences between PS3 and 360 versions?

Last year, 360 had twice the amount of layers for CAWs, and I think something more in CAS.

Lord-Of-Darkness

10-06-2010, 03:21 PM

Yeah, the CAW layer thing is still the same as far as I know.

Fignuts

10-06-2010, 05:26 PM

360 version it is, then.

D Mac

10-07-2010, 01:02 AM

Sounds fucking awesome.

Any differences between PS3 and 360 versions?

Last year, 360 had twice the amount of layers for CAWs, and I think something more in CAS.

On top of all that, you can now craft tales that allow you to play with friends – yes, multiplayer has made its way to Story Designer creations. You can whip up creations for up to four players on the Xbox 360 and up to six on the PlayStation 3

Funky Fly

10-07-2010, 01:17 AM

I'd rather have more CAW layers, tbh.

Gerard

10-07-2010, 04:26 AM

Lord-Of-Darkness

10-07-2010, 11:38 AM

This just posted on the official SvR Facebook page:

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw ‎3 legends will be revealed later today at our official SvR 2011 website. Any final guesses? One of them helped ignite the career of Stone Cold Steve Austin...

So one of them is obviously either Ted DiBiase or Jake Roberts IMO.

BizarroKing

10-07-2010, 11:53 AM

Ultra Mantis

10-07-2010, 11:53 AM

I would think DiBiase is more likely but i'd love Jake The Snake to be in this one. Especially if Savage is one of the others.

Xero

10-07-2010, 12:18 PM

Will probably bite the bullet and get this. Universe sounds amazing.

What Would Kevin Do?

10-07-2010, 12:24 PM

I'm pretty sure two of the legends will be Dibiase and Steamboat. Although I would seriously love for Pillman to be in the game, it doesn't really fit into the alphabetical order on the roster page.

Triple Naitch

10-07-2010, 12:27 PM

Still trying to figure out where to preorder this. Should I do Best Buy and get Bret Hart or do Toys R Us and get the Undertaker Ministry attire?

What Would Kevin Do?

10-07-2010, 12:57 PM

Lord-Of-Darkness

10-07-2010, 01:21 PM

Still trying to figure out where to preorder this. Should I do Best Buy and get Bret Hart or do Toys R Us and get the Undertaker Ministry attire?

I stated earlier that I'm getting both, using the DLC on the Hitman edition, and then selling it on eBay. Seems like the way to go considering I can't decide either.

whiteyford

10-07-2010, 01:36 PM

Reading the fan access DLC write up makes me think everything but Bret Hart will become available anyway.

Xero

10-07-2010, 01:42 PM

Reading the fan access DLC write up makes me think everything but Bret Hart will become available anyway.

Yeah, I'm not bothering with the pre-order bonuses because I think just about everything will eventually be available.

whiteyford

10-07-2010, 01:43 PM

Yeah, I'm not bothering with the pre-order bonuses because I think just about everything will eventually be available.

It'll be worth it for James Steeles montreal CAS. :shifty:

Lord-Of-Darkness

10-07-2010, 02:44 PM

Terry Funk, Jimmy Snuka, and Jake Roberts revealed.

Optimus Bone 69

10-07-2010, 02:52 PM

no savage then?

What Would Kevin Do?

10-07-2010, 03:12 PM

Would have much rather had The Dragon then Snuka. I just hope since they have Funk, they make the spinning toe hold a struggle sub. I hate submission finishers that can't make people submit (Regal Stretch, Tazzmission, etc)/

Razzamajazz

10-07-2010, 03:16 PM

terry funk but no foley? :(

those two need to go together

whiteyford

10-07-2010, 03:17 PM

Happy with Terry Funk and Jake Roberts being included, wasnt expecting either, Snuka's kinda meh but at least its someone different. And like WWKD said, hopefully the spinning toe holds an actual submission hold.

What Would Kevin Do?

10-07-2010, 03:18 PM

http://community.smackdownvsraw.com/roster/jake-roberts-0

Has his own ddt, looks great.

Razzamajazz

10-07-2010, 03:20 PM

tribute to the troops arena located outside in iraq. should be interesting. I hope the crowd are soldiers and not the same generic people as every other one

Ultra Mantis

10-07-2010, 05:54 PM

Awesome that Roberts is in, will probably never use Funk and Snuka but neither are bad additions. Hope the last two slots go to Savage and Steamboat.

Entrances and finishers for Yoshi Tatsu and Gail Kim have also gone up.

Cuzziebro

10-07-2010, 07:21 PM

Looking at the Roster page of the Legends it seems Steamboat could easily be in the game. Can't really think who else would be in? Maybe Mr Perfect?

Razzamajazz

10-07-2010, 08:05 PM

Dynamite kid

PorkSoda

10-07-2010, 09:24 PM

I'm not going to read any more about this game. I like to be surprised when the game comes out. I'm already really excited for it. Being excited and surprised, It's a bonus addition especially for me :p

Jake Roberts, Terry Funk, and create a match are in. I'm interested in create a match, but I don't wanna know about it until I buy it. I'm excited for it, it could be good, but I hope that you can actually CREATE a match instead of adjust the rules, you know? Like...for example, can we create a match where we can only use body slams and chair shots? Or....no irish whipping? It probably won't be like that, I'm really asking for too much, I don't expect something like that, and if we get something like that, it could be creative......

Triple Naitch

10-07-2010, 10:31 PM

Anybody know if they fixed Championship Scramble?

LuigiD

10-07-2010, 10:34 PM

I wonder if the legends are made to go along with the WWE series of legends action figures they came out with. The latest wave did have Snuka, Funk and Roberts I believe. The wave also has Kamala, Rick Rude and I think the Iron Sheik.

Lord-Of-Darkness

10-08-2010, 05:34 AM

Well, looking at the Create a Match, you can combine match types, and alter the rules as you like.

Perhaps you can combine the cage and the HIAC to create a makeshift Kennel From Hell :shifty:

#BROKEN Hasney

10-08-2010, 06:19 AM

Armageddon HIAC last man standing would finally one up a match type from DOR2. It still won't be as mental with the match engine though.

whiteyford

10-08-2010, 12:01 PM

Perhaps you can combine the cage and the HIAC to create a makeshift Kennel From Hell :shifty:

:love:

D Mac

10-08-2010, 02:15 PM

Sid needs to be the final legend on here.

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-08-2010, 02:19 PM

I agree, been waiting for Sid to be in a game again.

Funky Fly

10-08-2010, 02:21 PM

Never was a fan of Sid. :-\

Fignuts

10-08-2010, 02:32 PM

Fuck that, Sid is too easy to make in caw to bother with taking up a legend spot.

Evil Vito

10-08-2010, 02:52 PM

<font color=goldenrod>I'm going to guess that Steamboat and Piper are the last 2 legends.</font>

Evil Vito

10-08-2010, 02:56 PM

<font color=goldenrod>Actually wait - Stephenson said that the last 2 haven't been in a SD game before, so that rules out Piper.

Steamboat and Warrior?</font>

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-08-2010, 03:04 PM

Warrior was still in HCTP, albeit locked, so it could be him but I think it's doubtful.

Fignuts

10-08-2010, 03:37 PM

Savage for sure then.

Optimus Bone 69

10-08-2010, 04:24 PM

Please let it be savage

D Mac

10-09-2010, 12:59 AM

I read earlier you can edit the default superstars right? Is that just the attire or can you change hair and stuff? I wanna give CM Punk the buzzcut to match his current look.

Fignuts

10-09-2010, 01:03 AM

Attire color, and attributes if you bought the fan axxess thing.

D Mac

10-09-2010, 01:17 AM

The more I read about WWE Universe mode the more excited I get for this game. It's like a SUPER GM mode.

FourFifty

10-10-2010, 06:36 AM

Looks like The British Bulldog is in this year.

whiteyford

10-10-2010, 06:37 AM

Looks like The British Bulldog is in this year.

:love:

Ultra Mantis

10-10-2010, 09:44 AM

Looks like The British Bulldog is in this year.

Yeah he's part of DLC Pack 2 with Lex Luger, Layla, Wade Barrett, Otunga, Justin Gabriel and, most importantly, alt attire Shad.

Lord-Of-Darkness

10-10-2010, 10:03 AM

You know, if it weren't for Shad's alt attire being in that DLC Pack, I'd boycott this game faster than a smark boycotting Wrestlemania because of Justin Beiber :shifty:

Xero

10-10-2010, 10:03 AM

lol Otunga

Lord-Of-Darkness

10-10-2010, 10:30 AM

I'd rather have Otunga than Tarver or Slater, if I had to chose just 3 from the group.

#BROKEN Hasney

10-10-2010, 10:53 AM

Wade > Tarver > Gabriel > *

Evil Vito

10-10-2010, 02:45 PM

<font color=goldenrod>I really hope the ability to edit superstar attributes is unlockable in the game and not something you HAVE to pay for to get. I'd love being able to edit shit but not sure it'd be worth the money.

Then again, if you can only edit via buying the ability, that hamstrings what you can do in terms of downloaded CAW overalls. Ugh.</font>

Evil Vito

10-10-2010, 02:54 PM

<font color=goldenrod>Apparently, The Hurricane is in the game as a non-playable character in Rey Mysterio's Road to WM.

If they bothered to make his model I don't see why they couldn't just keep him in as a playable guy, even if he WAS released in February.</font>

Lord-Of-Darkness

10-12-2010, 11:08 AM

The second downloadable content package for Fan Axxess, currently scheduled for release in early 2011, will include alternate ring gear for WWE Superstars John Cena®, Undertaker® and CM Punk®, as well as a playable WCW® arena. The downloadable content package will be included as part of the Fan Axxess program, as well as sold separately for the anticipated cost of 240 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE or $2.99 on PlayStation Network.

Fignuts

10-12-2010, 12:47 PM

WCW arena = YAY

No Daniel Bryan or Kaval = booooooo

whiteyford

10-12-2010, 01:48 PM

At least the way it reads now, buying the Fan Axxess up front gets you all the future DLC for free, 800 points is alright for that.

Fignuts

10-12-2010, 02:01 PM

Fuck yeah it is. That and the Attribute editor make it worth it for me.

Ermaximus

10-12-2010, 02:22 PM

Where can you get this Axxess thing on xbl? I'd rather buy that rather than having to keep buying MSP.

Triple Naitch

10-12-2010, 02:30 PM

Is it gonna come out before the game does?

#BROKEN Hasney

10-12-2010, 02:44 PM

Where can you get this Axxess thing on xbl? I'd rather buy that rather than having to keep buying MSP.

It'll be available once the game is. An option in the menus.

Ermaximus

10-12-2010, 02:46 PM

It'll be available once the game is. An option in the menus.

And it's going to cost 800 MSP, but gets you ALL the dlc for free?

CSL

10-12-2010, 02:50 PM

Similarly, the Universe remembers who is Mr. Money in the Bank, and when you click on a title match, it asks if you want to cash in the briefcase and run out. Minor touches like that are where SVR 11 wins your heart.

lol awesome

#BROKEN Hasney

10-12-2010, 02:56 PM

And it's going to cost 800 MSP, but gets you ALL the dlc for free?

Apparently so.

I guess that translates into a tenner for PS3 owners.

Ermaximus

10-12-2010, 03:03 PM

Apparently so.

I guess that translates into a tenner for PS3 owners.

Guess I'll find out in 2 weeks. Sucks though cuz It means I'll only have a week to play New Vegas.

MoonlightDrifter

10-12-2010, 03:18 PM

Have this pre-ordered from Toys R Us. I wanted Bret, but I couldn\'t pass up dressing Taker up in his best attire.

D Mac

10-12-2010, 03:20 PM

I'll probably go ahead and buy this and Rock Band 3 at midnight at Wal Mart when they come out.

Fignuts

10-12-2010, 03:22 PM

The Axxess thing is already out. Browse game add-ons, and look for the game, and it should be there.

#BROKEN Hasney

10-12-2010, 03:32 PM

Oh yeah, here we go

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/games/offers/00000001-0000-4000-8000-00005451085d?cid=SLink

There's also the online pass up already. Very useful.

The Jayman

10-12-2010, 03:40 PM

I'll be getting this and Fable 3 on midnight when they are released

Ermaximus

10-12-2010, 03:47 PM

I'll be getting this and SWTFU2 at midnight when they are released

The Jayman

10-12-2010, 03:48 PM

I will eventually get SWTFU2

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-12-2010, 03:53 PM

Apparently so.

I guess that translates into a tenner for PS3 owners.

I checked playstation.ca since I'm in Toronto, and it's $9.99 so you guess is dead-on.

Evil Vito

10-12-2010, 04:59 PM

http://community.smackdownvsraw.com/roster/cody-rhodes

<font color=goldenrod>Dashing Cody Rhodes' theme is in</font> :love:

#BROKEN Hasney

10-12-2010, 05:09 PM

http://community.smackdownvsraw.com/roster/cody-rhodes

Dashing Cody Rhodes' theme is in :love:

Couldn't get the mirror done in time though :wavesad:

Xero

10-12-2010, 05:22 PM

It's a champion entrance, though.

Not saying it's in, but that probably isn't his regular entrance.

Edit: Oh I see what you mean. Nevermind.

Xero

10-12-2010, 05:28 PM

Just noticed that the pops scale. Goldust gets a smaller pop than Orton, for example.

#BROKEN Hasney

10-12-2010, 06:25 PM

Just noticed that the pops scale. Goldust gets a smaller pop than Orton, for example.

Wonder if that changes as they get booked in universe mode...

Ultra Mantis

10-12-2010, 06:50 PM

Just noticed that the pops scale. Goldust gets a smaller pop than Orton, for example.

Primo's heat sounds like groaning zombies.

Evil Vito

10-12-2010, 09:47 PM

http://community.smackdownvsraw.com/sites/smackdownvsraw.com/files/images/wade_barrett_final.preview.jpg

<font color=goldenrod>Holy shit.</font>

Xero

10-12-2010, 09:49 PM

If it weren't for the attire I'd say that was an airbrushed image, not CGI.

Xero

10-12-2010, 09:50 PM

LOL at the CAW they were using for Barrett during RAW.

Triple Naitch

10-12-2010, 09:52 PM

Where did you find that?

DaveBrawl

10-12-2010, 09:57 PM

LOL at the CAW they were using for Barrett during RAW.

Glad to see that's what it was, I noticed that during the commercial and it just looked so awful in comparison to the Orton and Cena renders. Glad to see it was just a quick fix for the ad.

Evil Vito

10-12-2010, 10:15 PM

Where did you find that?

<font color=goldenrod>There's an official blog about it on the message boards.</font>

VSG

10-12-2010, 10:32 PM

The Bragging Rights ad for Orton-Barrett had the SvR character for Barrett which looked like shit.

BizarroKing

10-12-2010, 11:11 PM

LOL at the CAW they were using for Barrett during RAW.

Yea why couldn't they use the actual thing? I know he's DLC but they still couldn't use the actual one?

Xero

10-12-2010, 11:11 PM

Might not be ready for in-game use yet.

But they could have spent more than three minutes in CAW making that damn thing.

Jeritron

10-12-2010, 11:17 PM

Just noticed that the pops scale. Goldust gets a smaller pop than Orton, for example.

If it was realistic, they'd get a similar pop

Fignuts

10-13-2010, 01:51 AM

Now that I think about it, the wcw arena is probably just a generic arena. Like raw, with the wcw logo on all the trons.

#BROKEN Hasney

10-13-2010, 01:55 AM

Yeah, I would love it if it was classic Nitro, or even the Nitro from 1999 onwards, but probably not.

Funky Fly

10-13-2010, 02:20 AM

Classic Nitro, complete with the theme.

#BROKEN Hasney

10-13-2010, 02:28 AM

Classic Nitro, complete with the theme.

I wish. Wouldn't use another arena, especially if you could have Glaciers entrance somehow :'(

DaveWadding

10-13-2010, 02:40 AM

I'm going through Amazon. I don't give two shits about the Viper pack, but the fact that I can get it delivered on the release date, for free, not have to pay tax on it, and get a ten dollar credit for my next amazon game purchase, I'm sold.

Wouldnt the smart thing logically be to buy both, then return the unopened one from Amazon to Best Buy with your Best Buy receipt?

Funky Fly

10-13-2010, 03:38 AM

I wish. Wouldn't use another arena, especially if you could have Glaciers entrance somehow :'(

I would murder someone for a clear version of his theme. :'(

Fignuts

10-13-2010, 03:59 AM

I now want to start watching Chikara.

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Evil Vito

10-13-2010, 11:07 AM

<font color=goldenrod>I think I'll just buy the Attribute Editor and DLC Pack 2. Fan Axxess isn't worth it for me since I want to unlock shit on my own and DLC Pack 3 hardly seems worth it even with a cool arena (no new characters = no buy)</font>

#BROKEN Hasney

10-13-2010, 11:09 AM

@JimSterling: How is Smackdown vs. Raw's "Fan AXXESS" initiative comparable to incest? Find out on the next episode of The Destructoid Show!

Lol, can't wait for this. The first episode on Monday was brilliant.

#BROKEN Hasney

10-13-2010, 11:12 AM

Evil Vito

10-14-2010, 09:29 AM

<font color=goldenrod>It's slightly more.

But...Stephenson just confirmed, if you buy Fan Axxess, you have no choice on whether or not to use it. It unlocks EVERYTHING automatically. So if you want to unlock stuff the old fashioned way, you need to skip Fan Axxess.

I dunno. The problem is, a lot of characters are hidden in WWE Universe Mode and you can only unlock them by beating them. But you have to hope the game actually gives you the chance to do so, since the generated storylines are random.</font>

Lord-Of-Darkness

10-14-2010, 11:14 AM

I'm a little bummed at that news. I already purchased Fan Axxess based on getting the DLC for cheap. I basically assumed you'd get the option to unlock everything or not.

Kinda stupid to put these two things together really. 'Unlock everything' should be an in game cheat to be honest.

whiteyford

10-14-2010, 12:14 PM

Might put me off buying it then, not sure if theres any acheivements linked to unlocking stuff that might be affected by it.

#BROKEN Hasney

10-14-2010, 01:25 PM

Funky Fly

10-14-2010, 02:41 PM

Might put me off buying it then, not sure if theres any acheivements linked to unlocking stuff that might be affected by it.

They wouldn't disable achievements through DLC. That would put people up in arms.

Lord-Of-Darkness

10-14-2010, 02:51 PM

No I agree with Funky. The achievements would likely be given for the actions you do to unlock the character, not the unlocking itself.

The Fugitive

10-14-2010, 03:18 PM

Would be funny as hell as the actual unlocking gave you the achievement popup. A constant barrage of bloop-bloop-bloop-bloop-bloop would be worth getting Fan Axxess.

Evil Vito

10-14-2010, 04:40 PM

<font color=goldenrod>Per Stephenson, in WWE Universe you cannot defend any of the default unlocked titles (WWE, WHW, IC, US, Tag, Womens, Divas) anywhere but on PPVs.

Just seems like another one of those head-scratching decisions that was made solely so they'd have something to fix next year. Much like the ability to edit downloaded CAWs.</font>

Evil Vito

10-14-2010, 05:22 PM

Ultra Mantis

10-14-2010, 05:27 PM

<font color=goldenrod>My curiousity over which random jobber is in one of the last 2 SmackDown spots was all for naught. They've deleted the spot and suddenly moved it over to Legends. Mickie James is obviously the last SmackDown person.</font>

Just noticed the same thing, seems a bit weird to do that at this stage. If it's legit then I would personally prefer an extra legend being in over a guy like Jimmy Wang Yang.

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-14-2010, 07:04 PM

Mickie James and Chris Masters up.

taker707

10-14-2010, 07:51 PM

Mickie James and Chris Masters up.

no they arent

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-14-2010, 07:56 PM

Then what are
http://community.smackdownvsraw.com/roster/chris-masters
http://community.smackdownvsraw.com/roster/mickie-james

taker707

10-14-2010, 08:16 PM

Then what are
http://community.smackdownvsraw.com/roster/chris-masters
http://community.smackdownvsraw.com/roster/mickie-james

my apoligies i went to the site and didnt see them put up yet

whiteyford

10-15-2010, 02:36 AM

No I agree with Funky. The achievements would likely be given for the actions you do to unlock the character, not the unlocking itself.

Probably give it a miss anyways then, rather unlock it all myself.

D Mac

10-15-2010, 04:13 AM

Eh, don't care about achievements. I mean it's cool when they unlock but they aren't really important to me.

D Mac

10-15-2010, 04:14 AM

<font color=goldenrod>Per Stephenson, in WWE Universe you cannot defend any of the default unlocked titles (WWE, WHW, IC, US, Tag, Womens, Divas) anywhere but on PPVs.
.</font>

Gay

Lord-Of-Darkness

10-15-2010, 05:08 AM

Been confirmed that this years 'novelty character' is Undertaker's Druid. They play a part in his RTWM and you can play as them.

Here is a pic from the RTWM. Check out the crowd. Pretty cool.

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/4889/22471005.jpg

Lord-Of-Darkness

10-15-2010, 05:13 AM

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/112/1128115/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2011-20101014012131667.jpg

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/112/1128115/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2011-20101014012135308.jpg

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/112/1128115/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2011-20101014012139682.jpg

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/112/1128115/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2011-20101014012143526.jpg

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/112/1128115/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2011-20101014012147229.jpg

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/112/1128115/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2011-20101014012151307.jpg

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/112/1128115/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2011-20101014012158776.jpg

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/112/1128115/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2011-20101014012201823.jpg

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/112/1128115/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2011-20101014012204510.jpg

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/112/1128115/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2011-20101014012207588.jpg

Triple Naitch

10-15-2010, 08:16 AM

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/112/1128115/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2011-20101014012135308.jpg Michael Cole? :shifty:

Lord-Of-Darkness

10-15-2010, 08:28 AM

VINTAGE VENDING MACHINE

Evil Vito

10-15-2010, 09:35 AM

<font color=goldenrod>lol. The Druid is playable yet The Hurricane (who is in Rey's Road to WM) is not.</font>

Xero

10-15-2010, 09:37 AM

I bet the Druid has Hurricane's moveset.

Evil Vito

10-15-2010, 09:42 AM

<font color=goldenrod>I really just don't understand how they make some of these decisions.

Although, I do wonder if WWE told them to take Hurricane off of the playable characters list since he was released way before the cutoff. Of course, if he's in the game anyway I don't see the big deal with letting us use him.</font>

The Jayman

10-15-2010, 09:55 AM

"Stand back! There's a Druid comin through!"

Ermaximus

10-15-2010, 10:10 AM

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/112/1128115/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2011-20101014012147229.jpg

Vince: "Hey Christian, we wanted to thank you for all your hardwork in the WWE, so rather than give you a proper WWE/WHC title run, we're going to give you your very own RTWM!"

Christian: "Thanks?"

Xero

10-15-2010, 10:13 AM

lol Jericho is the only one not looking at Cena.

D Mac

10-15-2010, 12:34 PM

Ultra Mantis

10-15-2010, 07:01 PM

For those who want to unlock everything themselves but are getting fan axxess, looks like you still can.

Tweeted by stephensonmc
If you buy Fan Axxess pass , you get to choose WHEN to unlock everything by downloading the individual "unlock all" DLC

Drakul

10-16-2010, 02:11 AM

D Mac

10-16-2010, 02:49 AM

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/112/1128115/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2011-20101014012143526.jpg

Stephanie McMahon?

Lord-Of-Darkness

10-16-2010, 06:30 AM

From the pics, I'm guessing she is the Raw GM for the Cena story, and from Orton sitting behind the desk with his suit, maybe he takes over as GM?

The Fugitive

10-16-2010, 08:22 AM

... The hell? That's Steph? I thought it was Vickie.

Ultra Mantis

10-16-2010, 08:24 AM

Nevermind Stephanie, the current Raw GM is right there on the desk.

10-16-2010, 11:50 AM

Think I'm gonna get this pre-ordered then.

Xero

10-16-2010, 12:42 PM

Because the RAW GM is in in all his Macbook glory?

whiteyford

10-16-2010, 12:51 PM

Because the RAW GM is in in all his Macbook glory?

Its not how i pictured Lock Jaw :shifty:

D Mac

10-16-2010, 02:23 PM

... The hell? That's Steph? I thought it was Vickie.

She's too skinny to be Vickie. EXCUSE ME! :p

Evil Vito

10-16-2010, 05:27 PM

<font color=goldenrod>lol. Greg Miller and Bryan Williams were playing a 60 minute Iron Man, Falls Count Anywhere Match inside of the Hell in a Cell.

Miller used Orton and got the first pin via RKO on Williams (Punk) in 7 minutes. He spams running grapples like there's no tomorrow.</font>

10-16-2010, 07:40 PM

Because the RAW GM is in in all his Macbook glory?
Gotta get me some Lock Jaw goodness...

Xero

10-16-2010, 07:41 PM

Evil Vito

10-17-2010, 06:33 PM

<font color=goldenrod>So with the release right around the corner, what order will you play the Road to WMs in?

I'll probably go:

-Jericho
-Christian
-Vs Undertaker (by this point my CAW will hopefully be done, or I'll find a good Daniel Bryan)
-Cena
-Mysterio

Pretty sure all 5 Vs Undertaker stories are the same but with different VO. I may play a few others just to make different decisions. Can't see myself playing through all 5 unless there's an achievement for doing so (see: I don't want to see R-Truth end Taker's streak)</font>

Triple Naitch

10-17-2010, 06:40 PM

Probably that order. I'll use Morrison to end Taker's streak though.

Ermaximus

10-17-2010, 06:51 PM

Probably that order. I'll use JTG to end Taker's streak though.

:shifty:

Funky Fly

10-18-2010, 02:12 AM

Vs Undertaker, Christian, Jericho, Cena, Mysterio.

First thing I always do is make a CAW, it'll definitely be that order. Probably gonna get fan axcess and hold off on the actual game, since Fable 3 will steal my soul.

Lord-Of-Darkness

10-18-2010, 04:22 AM

Well after I try a few matches and see Universe for a bit, I'll be making my CAW, so I'll probably be doing Vs Undertaker first.

From there it'd probably be Jericho, Mysterio, Christian, Cena.

10-18-2010, 07:39 AM

Probably start with Christian. Then Jericho, Vs Undertaker, Cena, Mysterio.

Evil Vito

10-18-2010, 11:07 AM

<font color=goldenrod>Really wish this was coming out tomorrow instead of a week from tomorrow. :mad: I have a job interview early in the morning so I'm blowing off work/class afterwards. Would have provided many free hours to play.</font> :shifty:

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-18-2010, 11:36 AM

I think my RTWM order is going to be Cena,Rey,Christian, vs. Undertaker then Jericho.

Drakul

10-18-2010, 11:38 AM

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Evil Vito

10-18-2010, 12:46 PM

<font color=goldenrod>Interview with Stephenson:

Question: Any hints on “The Coolest WCW Star” that left as one of the legends spots?
Answer: He had one of the greatest matches in WrestleMania history.

I think we pretty much determined that Steamboat would be in this year, but that just virtually sealed the deal. Awesome. Shame Flair had to go to TNA, would have loved to do a virtual Flair/Steamboat match.</font>

James Steele

10-18-2010, 01:02 PM

Did I see Terry Funk in there? FUCK YES!!!!

Fignuts

10-18-2010, 01:56 PM

LuigiD

10-18-2010, 02:54 PM

What Fignuts said.
As much as I love Steamboat I would much rather see Savage.

DaveBrawl

10-18-2010, 08:04 PM

I found some pics on another site that show the two remaining legends and Edge and Christian alt. attires.

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/9683/conquistadors.jpg
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/1839/conquistadors2.jpg

RVD and Ricky Steamboat. Also the Conquistadors thing is cool if it is in fact true.

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-18-2010, 08:10 PM

Wow, that's a surprise if true.

DaveBrawl

10-18-2010, 08:12 PM

Everytime I see Big Show's face in this game I think it's Kevin Nash until I see the rest of the render. :lol:

Triple Naitch

10-18-2010, 08:17 PM

That makes Christian's RTW look even more awesome. Probably gonna do that one first.

Mike the Metal Ed

10-18-2010, 08:19 PM

Pretty sure it's fake, they look nothing like E+Cs Los Conquistadors costumes

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/7204/027577855.jpg

Xero

10-18-2010, 08:40 PM

There is no way in hell the last one is Van Dam. Unless he's a big part of a story (which I guess is possible) I just can't see it, he's been with TNA longer than Hurricane was released.

DaveBrawl

10-18-2010, 10:16 PM

Supposedly Hurricane is in one of the Road to Wrestlemanias, but isn't playable.

Fignuts

10-18-2010, 10:19 PM

That is definitely fake.

Calamondin

10-18-2010, 10:30 PM

Apparently the WWE games twitter confirmed RVD and Steamboat. Honestly, pretty disappointed it wasn't Macho Man.

http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/4996/img0064v.jpg

LuigiD

10-18-2010, 11:11 PM

shocked to see RVD to be honest.

Xero

10-18-2010, 11:12 PM

Well damn...

Ultra Mantis

10-18-2010, 11:21 PM

BlahVD.

Would have liked Savage or Warrior in there, or Mr Perfect, or a ton of other guys over Van Dam.

James Steele

10-18-2010, 11:23 PM

:rofl:

How did they fuck that one up?

Evil Vito

10-18-2010, 11:33 PM

<font color=goldenrod>Van Dam? In ECW attire?

Holy shit.</font>

Fignuts

10-18-2010, 11:42 PM

Good. Making his outfit in paint tool was a nightmare.

Xero

10-18-2010, 11:47 PM

lol

BizarroKing

10-18-2010, 11:50 PM

RVD in SvsR!? WTF?

Fignuts

10-18-2010, 11:53 PM

He has a different contract than a lot of the guys in the locker room. He's not an official TNA property.

Drakul

10-19-2010, 12:40 AM

#BROKEN Hasney

10-19-2010, 02:05 AM

Yup. That's what they were showing off when they announced the new physics.

whiteyford

10-19-2010, 02:25 AM

BlahVD.

Would have liked Savage or Warrior in there, or Mr Perfect, or a ton of other guys over Van Dam.

Yea doubt i'll ever use RVD.

#BROKEN Hasney

10-19-2010, 02:49 AM

Fuck you guys. Classic RVD being in has made this game for me.

#BROKEN Hasney

10-19-2010, 02:50 AM

Best make sure I've got Walk ripped on the 360 hard drive :heart:

Lord-Of-Darkness

10-19-2010, 05:29 AM

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m319/922k52er/33914_154432867927450_100000822140103_237797_7185059_n.jpg

Nice.

Lord-Of-Darkness

10-19-2010, 09:17 AM

Don't know what the fuck is going on with Kane's mouth there. Looks like his teeth, and he has some evil type smile on his face.

Hope I'm mistaken, because that would mean the mask is 'painted on', which would be a shame considering they have had the mask separate from his face before, and considering what the game is capable of.

I'm sure I'm just looking at it weird, or it's a bad picture though.

Xero

10-19-2010, 09:32 AM

It looks the like that to me, too. It might just be the angle, but it looks like the mask has lips, which it shouldn't.

Drakul

10-19-2010, 10:32 AM

I think it's just some kind of "shine" effect on the mask.

Ultra Mantis

10-19-2010, 10:41 AM

The Pope

10-19-2010, 11:05 AM

shocked to see RVD to be honest.

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff41/Yargnad/Moovin/SpinYY.gif

Ermaximus

10-19-2010, 11:24 AM

Only 5 more days till I can play this. :D

D Mac

10-19-2010, 02:17 PM

You guys sure that RVD isn't just a CAW? I don't see his face in there with the others at the bottom.

D Mac

10-19-2010, 02:18 PM

Nevermind, I guess it's just covered up by the 1P, unless it's photoshopped.

Beth Phoenix Fan

10-19-2010, 05:03 PM

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-19-2010, 05:28 PM

And with that, RVD and Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat are up.

Beth Phoenix Fan

10-19-2010, 06:34 PM

Triple Naitch

10-19-2010, 06:55 PM

Pic of the Nitro Arena in the right corner.

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/4830/scansu.jpg

Xero

10-19-2010, 06:56 PM

OH SNAP

Fignuts

10-19-2010, 07:04 PM

Was not expecting that.

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-19-2010, 07:37 PM

I for one am eagerly waiting for next week to come already.

cardsharkrob

10-19-2010, 07:56 PM

I cant wait to play this online. as long as i can find people who dont do the same move over and over, also doing moves that are unblockable. I want to have some real matches.

I remember couple years ago playing smackdown vs raw 09 playing at The Rock in a 4 way battle royal match. The other 3 oppenents i played online ended up giving me their finishers and I kicked out of every one of them. They were soo pissed about it. I ended up winning the match too.

Beth Phoenix Fan

10-19-2010, 08:16 PM

im going to make some dream matches
few examples

RVD vs Jimmy Snuka vs Ricky Steamboat vs Christian in ladder match

Chris Jericho vs RVD vs Terry Funk in a Falls Count anywhere match

and

John Morrison vs RVD vs Evan Bourne vs Christian vs Jimmy Snuka vs Ricky Steamboat

in a Money In the Bank Ladder Match!

Kalyx triaD

10-19-2010, 08:44 PM

This game has to own. So much effort in this it's like they're losing the license or something.

Dark-Slicer Diago

10-19-2010, 09:10 PM

They almost did lol.

taker707

10-19-2010, 10:55 PM

wait so how do we get the nitro arena ?

Fignuts

10-19-2010, 11:02 PM

It will be a part of the 3rd DLC pack.

Kalyx triaD

10-19-2010, 11:06 PM

A company should have the balls to just say "Unlockable Pack".

Fignuts

10-19-2010, 11:58 PM

I am not sure any of the dlc is on disc.

Kalyx triaD

10-20-2010, 12:02 AM

Based on?

I mean we've seen this kind of promotion before and it almost always involves content on disc.

Funky Fly

10-20-2010, 01:12 AM

Well, you can tell when it's download time. If the file you d/l is a few kb, the content is on disc. If you're looking at several mb or a gig, it's not on disc.