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Finally got the chance to rent this recently (damn Game Pass holders)...
and I agree with a good number of the impressions sent here. The plot is a total "LMAO" affair, but the actual wrestling is cool. My only gripes is the lack of variety in the individual movesets, but SmackDown fans will find a lot of the moves used by characters in this game familiar.
The Humiliation system is probably the coolest thing about this game -- it's almost similar to the Heel/Face element. In addition to setting up a "submission" strategy, once one gets used to the movesets of the characters in this game, one can set up a "humiliation" strategy.
I hope that Yuke's takes some of the moves that don't exist in Smackdown (there are some SICK finishers -- Evil Rose's "killer" move reminds me of the Canadian Destroyer for example)...and puts them as hidden moves in an upcoming SmackDown title. Despite the "arcade" feel...a lot of the "non-SmackDown" moves look like they could be pulled off by real wrestlers -- like the triple 619 used by Bloody Shadow, and submissions like the "Tombstone Hold" (it's exactly what you think it is, by the name)...
The replay value is low, but this game is better than any of the X-Box WWE games I've played (if that's saying anything at all). If Konami turns this into a franchise this could be interesting.
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