The 2007~200x sub-$20 PS2 games list

Spike nixed a lot of the American wrestlers in Returns, probably due to legal worries, but 'Taker can still be made with great ease. His head and body are in the game's edit mode. All you have to do is make him.

The only current U.S. wrestlers in are Jeff Jarrett, Christopher Daniels (as Curry Man), Sting, Sabu, Bryan Danielson, Brian Kendrick, Petey Williams, and AJ Styles. All of these men will likely be recolored like the U.S. GBA games, although you can edit one of their four outfits to correct the inaccuracies created by recoloring.

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Originally Posted by Jeremy

Spike nixed a lot of the American wrestlers in Returns, probably due to legal worries, but 'Taker can still be made with great ease. His head and body are in the game's edit mode. All you have to do is make him.

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Oh, awesome.

Anyway, I have Fire Pro Wrestling D on the Dreamcast. How does Fire Pro Wrestling Returns compare to that one?

By most accounts, Returns is far better than D gameplay-wise EXCEPT that the cage time bomb death matches are gone, and you can no longer fight on the floor in barb wire matches due to those matches now involving bombs as well.

Feature-wise, FPR has a default roster of over 300 wrestlers/fighters, allows you to make 500 more, allows you to make your own title, your own rings, your own promotion, factions within it, and allows you to have managers come down to ringside and interfere on your behalf.

Edit - Here's the official thread for FPR, which is probably a better place to discuss the game than here, as FPR's overshadowing the other stuff in this thread. - http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/s...ad.php?t=48031

Edit 2 - Dai Senryaku 7 Exceed is another $15 PS2 release, adding to the Xbox release from a few years ago, and coming in mid-October. Here's the Japanese version's cover (couldn't find a U.S. one).

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Originally Posted by Jeremy

By most accounts, Returns is far better than D gameplay-wise EXCEPT that the cage time bomb death matches are gone, and you can no longer fight on the floor in barb wire matches due to those matches now involving bombs as well.

Feature-wise, FPR has a default roster of over 300 wrestlers/fighters, allows you to make 500 more, allows you to make your own title, your own rings, your own promotion, factions within it, and allows you to have managers come down to ringside and interfere on your behalf.

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Sold!

Definitely picking up KoF and Fire Pro, and I'm on the fence about NG Battle Coliseum. It's nice to see that EB/Gamestop has once again added their $5 sin tax to most of these titles.

You could also add Daisenryaku 7 Exceed to your list. Comes out on 10/16.

Damn. Looks like it'll be PS2 for 90% of my gaming needs this year.

Firepro and Taito Legends 2 alone could hold me for months.

I'm definitely grabbing KOF XI and NGBC.

Taito Legends 2 lineup is awesome. I'll be picking that up too.

Has anyone actually played Raw Danger? Impressions?

I will end up buying all of these because they are cheap and decent games.

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Originally Posted by PBMax

Has anyone actually played Raw Danger? Impressions?

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I played a little bit of it. Very silly B-movie quality to it just as expected, and control (a) seems better if you played Disaster Report, or (b) is questionable compared to most games with good control.

There seems to be some real thought put into the game this time: opposed to drinking water every other minute like in the original, you now have to find things to dry yourself off to prevent yourself from getting sick. It could be an open flame on a stove, a portable heater, or whatever. You can also use proper heat sources to cook yourself food to keep your energy up.

I haven't played enough to say much more than that, but I'm looking forward to being able to give it a full chance.

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Originally Posted by Jeremy

Feature-wise, FPR has a default roster of over 300 wrestlers/fighters, allows you to make 500 more, allows you to make your own title, your own rings, your own promotion, factions within it, and allows you to have managers come down to ringside and interfere on your behalf.

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Fucking A, this is SO mine. I'll be picking up NGBC as well. Great thread 'doshi!