THQ Confirms WWE Day of Reckoning 2

May 3, 2005, 9:18 am EDT
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And it's coming exclusively for GameCube.

WWE Day of Reckoning 2 Announced as Next in Series Exclusively for Nintendo GameCube

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif., May 3: THQ Inc. and JAKKS Pacific, Inc. today announced WWE Day of Reckoning 2 based on the World Wrestling Entertainment license. WWE Day of Reckoning 2 continues the Day of Reckoning series with all the action, excitement and attitude of World Wrestling Entertainment and is designed exclusively for the Nintendo GameCube. WWE Day of Reckoning 2 is scheduled for release in fall 2005.

"In designing WWE DoR2, we wanted to pick up the game's storyline right where we left off in the last installment, just as WWE's programming continues its storylines night after night," said Philip Holt, senior vice president of product development, THQ. "With its improved graphics, as well as enhanced fighting system for more realistic matches, WWE Day of Reckoning 2 is going to offer gamers another installment of top-notch wrestling action.

"We are thrilled to give WWE fans a solid follow-up to WWE Day of Reckoning," commented Nelo Lucich, vice president of interactive, JAKKS Pacific. "With new legends, a longer story mode and improved animation, we're expecting WWE Day of Reckoning 2 to be the most comprehensive WWE experience to date for the Nintendo GameCube."

About WWE Day of Reckoning 2

Developed by Yuke's Co., Ltd. of Japan, WWE Day of Reckoning 2 features 45 WWE Superstars, giving the game a massive stable of overall talent. WWE Day of Reckoning 2 includes a new and longer original story mode filled with deception and betrayal, as well as plot lines that tie back to the original WWE Day of Reckoning. Players can create a Superstar and take him on a completely original journey, featuring the highest quality cut scenes ever offered in the series. Additional features include a new rendering style for improved graphics, an enhanced fighting system and new WWE Legends, some which will be playable for the first time ever. WWE Day of Reckoning 2 also features multiple levels of pain and limb damage, new finishing moves, specialty grapples and better AI differentiation between characters, bringing a new level of realism to the series.

For more information about the THQ/JAKKS Pacific World Wrestling Entertainment videogame franchises and the rest of THQ's 2005 line-up, visit www.thq.com.

Talkback

NephilimMay 03, 2005

well this was expected
since they gave the "excusive" gamecube wrestlemania brand to Xbox

FamicomMay 03, 2005

I had (and am still having) a ton of fun with the first game, so here's hoping they don't screw something up. Though I wish they would finally let it catch up to the Smackdown series and have six wrestlers at once instead of four, I get the feeling that won't happen. All the more reason to look forward to next gen.

Flames_of_chaosLukasz Balicki, Staff AlumnusMay 03, 2005

The only reason the wrestlemania brand went to xbox because THQ wanted to get rid of the awful though of RAW games. And there wasnt a wrestling game on xbox last year because of smackdown vs raw.

DjunknownMay 03, 2005

No need to fret. As soon as Wrestlemania hit the Xbox, its first 'Box incarnation was crap. The first prints had a glitch that couldn't let you play on Live LOL. Thankfully, they're issuing a recall, but that's not the best way to kick off the Wrestlemania series again.

The ulitmate irony here is that WWE somewhat favors the Xbox (I remember they had The Rock speak at CES 2001, not to mention tons of Xbox commericals during their programming) Yet the Playstation series is considered the best, with the 'Cube nipping at its proveribal heels.

Maybe they should include a feature that if you have a CAW on a DOR 1 savefile, pick up where you left off? Just a thought...

FamicomMay 03, 2005

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Maybe they should include a feature that if you have a CAW on a DOR 1 savefile, pick up where you left off? Just a thought...

Oh I wish.... I have 30 CAWs that I'd really like not to remake all over again given the amount of detail CAW creation this gen entails, but since DoR 2 is getting an updated graphics engine, I don't think they'd do it.

NephilimMay 03, 2005

xbox sponsered a ppv if I remember correctly
I dont think WWE favours anyone, I remember a old mag had a interview years ago when wrestlemania2000 came out and the ps1 game...all the wrestlers in there interviews said they liked W2000 better and they played it on the bus (rock, D-lo, godfather/goodfather and someone else)
I think there just normal people.
thu the whole microsoft is american might help xbox, since WWE is so proamerican, and seems to mock every country which isnt thier's.

anyway DC had 8 players...why are we stuck with 4?
8player wrestling online would kickass, or expand it and make 16player with royal rumble. 8 ppl fight in ring and the other 8 can beat the crap outa each over backstage while they wait for the time limit to allow them to go in

WuTangTurtleMay 03, 2005

notable: Gamespot gave wrestlemania on xbox a 4.5

FamicomMay 04, 2005

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anyway DC had 8 players...why are we stuck with 4?
8player wrestling online would kickass, or expand it and make 16player with royal rumble. 8 ppl fight in ring and the other 8 can beat the crap outa each over backstage while they wait for the time limit to allow them to go in

And we also used to have games with 60+ characters and 4 outfits, but we don't get that anymore either. It's because they've been focusing on making the models more and more detailed, while sacrificing other things that could make the game MORE FUN.

Shift KeyMay 04, 2005

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The only reason the wrestlemania brand went to xbox because THQ wanted to get rid of the awful though of RAW games.

Raw 2 is hilarious to play with mates. We stopped a Royal Rumble to have duelling matches with the ringsteps, complete with token "CHAAAAAAARGE" warcries.

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thu the whole microsoft is american might help xbox, since WWE is so proamerican, and seems to mock every country which isnt thier's.

You're kidding right? Did you even know that they've toured Japan, Australia and Europe recently? The wrestlers love seeing the fans around the world. Stop spouting garbage and realise that the publisher probably has more input on which system a game is made for than the actual IP owner.

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The ulitmate irony here is that WWE somewhat favors the Xbox (I remember they had The Rock speak at CES 2001, not to mention tons of Xbox commericals during their programming).

I have this awesome idea. How about I pay the TV man with money hats to broadcast adverts for my imaginary Xbox game during a time when men age 18-29 are likely to be watching? You know, the wrestling is something they would watch. ITS A DATE THEN!
Sheesh, do people not realise that money talks? I really think that its clever marketing, not bias, is responsible for many Xbox adverts on during WWE broadcasts.
There were a lot of adverts for Smackdown vs Raw around the time it was released. Same thing for Raw 2 when it came out. Even now they're running some competition right now to win a copy of Blade: Trinity, signed by HHH, to co-incide with the release to DVD of the movie. Notice a pattern?

Ian SaneMay 04, 2005

The WWE doesn't favour any console. In fact they have probably the most brilliant multiplatform strategy in the industry. There are WWE games on all consoles so like EA's strategy with Madden every console owner is a potential customer. However the WWE also has each console get different games so a hardcore fan or someone who owns multiple consoles has reason to buy all the games. If someone buys Madden on PS2 odds are they won't buy the Cube or Xbox Maddens. But with each console getting a different game based on the same licence the odds of someone buying all three are much higher.

Of course all of the WWE games for this gen suck so it's not a perfect plan but it's still pretty good.

NephilimMay 04, 2005

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You're kidding right? Did you even know that they've toured Japan, Australia and Europe recently? The wrestlers love seeing the fans around the world. Stop spouting garbage and realise that the publisher probably has more input on which system a game is made for than the actual IP owner.

I havnt followed WWF/WWE for more then 10years for no reason
Yes they have mocked canada, england, australia, france and japan
they have all featured in story lines that make them look like jokes, its common every year *indeed lol*
I wasnt trashing the company, I was just pointing it out.

DjunknownMay 04, 2005

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Sheesh, do people not realise that money talks? I really think that its clever marketing, not bias, is responsible for many Xbox adverts on during WWE broadcasts.

Of course it does. I should have been more specific of what I said earlier. MS no doubt gave WWE some money hats even before the Xbox launched (As I mentioned earlier, The Rock was singing its praises during CES 2001). I remember during its launch, they had Test (For those who remember, he was a tall dude who was a former bodyguard to Motely Crue, he teamed with Albert' A-Train' with Trish Stratus to form T&A...) playing the 'Box. Out ofall the console makers, MS gets more coverage on average. Last week on Smackdown they did a simulation match of the Fatal Four Way main event with Wrestlemania XXI, not Smackdown Vs Raw. Its these little things that add up.

Am I saying that's a bad thing? No it isn't. The WWE won't bite a hand that feeds it. Ironic? You bet your ass it is.

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