Smackdown Vs Raw: Official

[Jeremy]

Yeah, not that he's nuts or anything... Also, IGN released a teaser for the game. I hope that Yukes brings back the ability to have anyone in special guest referee matches, and allows Iron Man matches to be longer than 10 frickin' minutes.

[Dyne]

weird, for the past couple days whenever i try to watch a clip from any ign site i always get the trailer for dodgeball.

[Drewbacca]

Everytime Yukes adds something to their games it takes them 4 games to get it right. Yukes, stop adding stuff and polish what you've given us. Better animating, better A.I. and fixed bugs. I'd be happy just for this... but they never ever ever ever ever do it.

weird, for the past couple days whenever i try to watch a clip from any ign site i always get the trailer for dodgeball.

Conspiracy victim.

[Ashen Victor]

the new PSM has more info on the game that i don't think was mentioned anywhere else:

- create-a-belt and create-a-ppv are back in.
- challenge mode: series of matches w/ set challenges (pulling off two finishers in a match, defeat 4 legends with a specific character, etc.)
- managers will "act" more like they do on tv. so they should be jumping on the aprons to distract the refs, and pulling them out during counts.
- submissions: you no longer have to break them. holding on after a break is called will result in a boost to your "heel meter". in tag-matches, your partner can now break subs.
- shove battles, chop battles, stare downs, and tests of strength during matches.
- face/heel meters: when this meter fills ups, faces can become temp. invincible, and heels can pull off dirty moves (eye pokes, brass knucks, eye rakes, low blows, etc).
- spanking in bra and panty matches. the harder you spank them, the louder them scream.
- dialogue by wrestlers are voiced. no more text.

pretty much the gist of what's in the article. and i'm sure Jeremy, or someone, will chime in with added stuff i might've missed.

[Agent X]

- managers will "act" more like they do on tv. so they should be jumping on the aprons to distract the refs, and pulling them out during counts.

Awesome!

- face/heel meters: when this meter fills ups, faces can become temp. invincible, and heels can pull off dirty moves (eye pokes, brass knucks, eye rackes, low blows, etc).

Awesome!

[Dyne]

anybody who got the email get a confirmation of mailing yet?>

[TobalRox]

- create-a-belt and create-a-ppv are back in.

I hope this is true, because my friends and I have been wanting to set something up where we have something to defend, and set up matches that we "build up to" but we don't always get to play enough to keep track of things.

- challenge mode: series of matches w/ set challenges (pulling off two finishers in a match, defeat 4 legends with a specific character, etc.)

I always love these in games, so it's a welcome addition.

- managers will "act" more like they do on tv. so they should be jumping on the aprons to distract the refs, and pulling them out during counts.

This is good, because a friend of mine and I were just talking about this yesterday, and how the games need to improve that kind of stuff.

- submissions: you no longer have to break them. holding on after a break is called will result in a boost to your "heel metter". in tag-matches, your partner can now break subs.
- shove battles, chop battles, stare downs, and tests of strength during matches.
- face/heel meters: when this meter fills ups, faces can become temp. invincible, and heels can pull off dirty moves (eye pokes, brass knucks, eye rackes, low blows, etc).

These are all things we have also mentioned wanting in the games. Breaking submissions esp. I hated that you just had to sit there and watch while your partner was getting wrecked and you couldn't do anything about it. Or break up a submission in a thriple threat.

- spanking in bra and panty matches. the harder you spank them, the louder them scream.

This is just fucking stupid.

- dialogue by wrestlers are voiced. no more text.

This game needs more sound, like taunts and stuff (obviously when they have a mic... it wouldn't make sense in the middle of the match). I just hope that someday commentary comes back when they can do a decent job.

anybody who got the email get a confirmation of mailing yet?>

I read the beta started monday, yet I haven't heard back from them about things being shipped or anything. I'm getting anxious to play this, and I hope that the beta doesn't end up lasting 2 weeks.

[Korly]

I finally got inivted into the GAP.

A few weeks late though.

[Ashen Victor]

speaking of GAP, they sent me another issue of OPM... from April. wtf?!?

[Drewbacca]

the new PSM has more info on the game that i don't think was mentioned anywhere else:

- create-a-belt and create-a-ppv are back in.
- challenge mode: series of matches w/ set challenges (pulling off two finishers in a match, defeat 4 legends with a specific character, etc.)
- managers will "act" more like they do on tv. so they should be jumping on the aprons to distract the refs, and pulling them out during counts.
- submissions: you no longer have to break them. holding on after a break is called will result in a boost to your "heel meter". in tag-matches, your partner can now break subs.
- shove battles, chop battles, stare downs, and tests of strength during matches.
- face/heel meters: when this meter fills ups, faces can become temp. invincible, and heels can pull off dirty moves (eye pokes, brass knucks, eye rakes, low blows, etc).
- spanking in bra and panty matches. the harder you spank them, the louder them scream.
- dialogue by wrestlers are voiced. no more text.

pretty much the gist of what's in the article. and i'm sure Jeremy, or someone, will chime in with added stuff i might've missed.

Not bad at all. Except for the spanking thing, what the hell?