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**Batsu** · 11-28-2005, 08:26 PM

Oh yeah, BTW...

This game gets a 90%, maybe a 91%.

The gripes I have with the game keep it from getting a 100%...and it's annoying because it was certainly possible with this title. Hope I don't have to shell out megabucks for a PS3 to play the next installment.

Since there's so many positives with this game, let's start with the cons:

from a "legal" standpoint, unlocking Jake The Snake with a PSP only? Thumbs down. (Hello, Codebreaker)

I can live with the Divas not bleeding (now), and not being in First Blood matches as a result. But to take them (and their CAW counterparts) out of every match worth a damn? Thumbs down. This better not have been a WWE thing. (Again, hello Codebreaker...)

Auto-save always being on? Crap. At least give the option to shut it off.

It was great to see a lot of moves reanimated, and some new moves (however unexciting they are) in the mix. But some of the omissions seem a little excessive. Since they went to the trouble of using Rumble Roses parts in CAW, they should have jacked some of the moves from there (particularly Evil Rose's finisher, that looks a lot like the Canadian Destroyer). And bring back the REAL F.U. (Samoan Driver), dammit.

I think that they should really implement a tug-of-war system for "out-of-weight-class-range" grapples. Since we've actually seen Rey Rey do grapples to those he (in this game) wouldn't be able to lift, they should do this No Mercy style, and give a Momentum Bonus for success. By no means should a Diva or Cruiserweight lift a Super Heavyweight, but they should be able to lift Light Heavyweights and Heavyweights with a little extra effort. Victoria, for example, probably could suplex HHH in a match. Ditto for London to Cena, or HBK to a Lesnar-type.

The lack of truly "original" themes (that have been in SmackDown since the third installment) in CAW kind of sucks.

Create an Entrance needs a few tweaks. The pyro timing is kind of off, if you try to replicate the entrances of Batista or Kane.

Others have discussed the problems with gimmick matches, but I won't discuss them here.

Otherwise, the rest of this game gets thumbs way, way up, especially with the way they "hid" Rock, Austin, and CAW EXP points. I shouldn't have to Codebreaker things like Divas in certain gimmick matches or Jake The Snake, though.

Without that PB&J, this game would have been an easy 100%.... even more so since this is the only game that's gonna have Hassan in it, ever.

11-28-2005, 08:26 PM	#1
Batsu Capcom's Corporate Champ Posts: 2,571	Oh yeah, BTW... This game gets a 90%, maybe a 91%. The gripes I have with the game keep it from getting a 100%...and it's annoying because it was certainly possible with this title. Hope I don't have to shell out megabucks for a PS3 to play the next installment. Since there's so many positives with this game, let's start with the cons: from a "legal" standpoint, unlocking Jake The Snake with a PSP only? Thumbs down. (Hello, Codebreaker) I can live with the Divas not bleeding (now), and not being in First Blood matches as a result. But to take them (and their CAW counterparts) out of every match worth a damn? Thumbs down. This better not have been a WWE thing. (Again, hello Codebreaker...) Auto-save always being on? Crap. At least give the option to shut it off. It was great to see a lot of moves reanimated, and some new moves (however unexciting they are) in the mix. But some of the omissions seem a little excessive. Since they went to the trouble of using Rumble Roses parts in CAW, they should have jacked some of the moves from there (particularly Evil Rose's finisher, that looks a lot like the Canadian Destroyer). And bring back the REAL F.U. (Samoan Driver), dammit. I think that they should really implement a tug-of-war system for "out-of-weight-class-range" grapples. Since we've actually seen Rey Rey do grapples to those he (in this game) wouldn't be able to lift, they should do this No Mercy style, and give a Momentum Bonus for success. By no means should a Diva or Cruiserweight lift a Super Heavyweight, but they should be able to lift Light Heavyweights and Heavyweights with a little extra effort. Victoria, for example, probably could suplex HHH in a match. Ditto for London to Cena, or HBK to a Lesnar-type. The lack of truly "original" themes (that have been in SmackDown since the third installment) in CAW kind of sucks. Create an Entrance needs a few tweaks. The pyro timing is kind of off, if you try to replicate the entrances of Batista or Kane. Others have discussed the problems with gimmick matches, but I won't discuss them here. Otherwise, the rest of this game gets thumbs way, way up, especially with the way they "hid" Rock, Austin, and CAW EXP points. I shouldn't have to Codebreaker things like Divas in certain gimmick matches or Jake The Snake, though. Without that PB&J, this game would have been an easy 100%.... even more so since this is the only game that's gonna have Hassan in it, ever.