Smackdown Here Comes The Pain Will Have Legends!

[Guest BoboBrazil]

LOD, Ultimate Warrior, and Million Dollar Man are ones confirmed so far. There are supposed to be 12 legends in.

[Guest Eagan469]

Cool

 

source?

[Guest BigPoppaKev]

That sounds like a really great feature. No more hours of sitting around and making my favorite past superstars. I am hoping for Bret Hart, Andre, Snuka, Bulldog, Owen and a ton of others.

[Guest CED Ordonez]

Bobo, list a source because I'm not finding any confirmation on this.

[Guest MrRant]

Can the WWE put in UW without Jim's permission?

[Guest Memphis]

If legends are in then I better fucking see Bret Hart & Terry Funk.

[Guest BoboBrazil]

Nikolai Volkoff is also a legend in the game.

[Guest MrRant]

Again... link to the source would be nice Bobo.

[Guest Eagan469]

Someone posted it on gamefaqs - I think the guy that said Nikolai Volkoff was just joking.

[Guest Prototype450]

GODDAMMIT I WANT a SOURCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest BoboBrazil]

http://www.smackdown5.net/posting/viewnews...ZEyFVFAwVNOrjHD

[Guest CED Ordonez]

Ultimate Warrior in the list of legends makes me skeptical and the source isn't really doing it for me in terms authority. *takes information with large grain of salt*

 

EDIT: Statement retracted. I've got enough sources confirming that there will be legends.

[Guest TheZsaszHorsemen]

Is this an attempt to kill Legends of Wrestling 3 before it gets off the ground?

[Guest Flyboy]

Too bad the gameplay will still suck ass.

[Guest JHawk]

For the record, I think "The Ultimate Warrior" is owned by WWE. Hellwig had his name legally changed to "Warrior" but I don't think he has "Ultimate" listed as a first name.

[Guest AndrewTS]

I don't believe the rumor. Didn't this same rumor come out about Attitude?

 

The closest this has come to actually happening was Andre in No Mercy and the Legends of Wrestling games.

[Guest AndrewTS]

For the record, I think "The Ultimate Warrior" is owned by WWE. Hellwig had his name legally changed to "Warrior" but I don't think he has "Ultimate" listed as a first name.

Yeah--WWE was within their legal rights to try to reuse the Razor Ramon and Diesel gimmicks.

 

But they may not be able to use Warrior's likeness without his permission. Hm.

[Guest Smell the ratings!!!]

Is this an attempt to kill Legends of Wrestling 3 before it gets off the ground?

yup.

[Guest AndrewTS]

Too bad the gameplay will still suck ass.

You can always count on Flyboy to add something intelligent to a discussion.

 

Personally I have no problems with SYM's gameplay except for the AI either being way too stupid most of the time, or in some cases (vs. Taker) incredibly cheap. When the CPU Taker does his cheap posing/kneeing/punch holds and shit, sometimes you can never escape them.

[Guest Flyboy]

I'm willing to bet Ultimate Muscle's gameplay is the better of the two. But, that's just a guess.

[Guest AndrewTS]

I'm willing to bet Ultimate Muscle's gameplay is the better of the two. But, that's just a guess.

Yeah, the AKI engine is in many ways superior. That doesn't mean anything that isn't like it "sucks ass."

 

I consider the Fire Pro and AKI engines the only wrestling game engines better than SYM.

[Guest Flyboy]

I consider the Fire Pro and AKI engines the only wrestling game engines better than SYM.

You forgot about WMX8.

 

 

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[Guest BoboBrazil]

I have some pics. Let me upload them. Here they are:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest Flyboy]

Bye bye, Legends of Wrestling III. The WWE is a monopoly of everything.. OMG.

[Rendclaw 0]

considering that LoW was panned for having crappy gameplay, I think it was a fait accompli for the E in creating the legends....

 

This game is going to rock the house... and to think that I play SYM almost every day as it is...

 

BTW, does anyone have a strategy guide for the story mode of SYM? A lot of the people who made FAQs/CAW lists kept promising a walkthrough, but it hasn;t happened yet... can it be that the story mode has just too many variables (even though there could have been more)?

[Guest The Decadent Slacker]

HCP better have Ultimo in it, that's all i want.

 

Warrior & them sound AWESOME in this game, but i get this "too good to be true" vibe from all this. So there's no Piper (damn) or Hogan/Mr America in this i assume?

 

We also better get Savage. Then the game is perfect in my eyes, unbreakable submissions or no

[Guest BoboBrazil]

Hogan is in it.

[Guest Jobber of the Week]

Oh snap!

 

 

I hope they throw in some legendary arenas in it too. SilverDome, anyone?

[Guest Jobber of the Week]

Press release from IGN:

July 02, 2003 - In a presentation made in Europe today, THQ outlined the major new features and the substantially impressive set of improvements it has planned for this years WWE SmackDown...Here Comes the Pain.

After listening to consumer and press feedback, THQ has decided to overhaul its wrestling game from top to bottom. This year's effort features everything from a new grappling system, four different types of grapples, a countering system, more strategy and moves sets overall for starters. The full list of improvements range from storyline, moves sets, graphics, individual wrestler characteristics, submissions, and animations. Here's the presentation in bullet form

 

The New Game Features include:

 

New Grappling-Based System

 

Four different types of grappling with corresponding move sets tailored to that specific grapple (power move set, submission move set, quick move set and signature move set)

Four available moves out of each grapple based on superstar's real life move sets

New two-button countering system

Ability to drag superstars around the mat before putting a move on them.

Deeper gameplay experience, more move sets and more strategy

 

Differentiated Superstar Abilities

 

Who you pick really matters...superstars will each have unique strengths and weaknesses based on speed, power, strength and technical abilities.

Weight detection...no more picking up Big Show with Spike Dudley!

 

New Submission System Including Location Specific Damage

 

Work your opponent's body parts to make him less powerful, more fatigued and in the end...make him submit.

New tug-of-war battling system interface. See your opponent desperately try to get to the ropes as you apply even more pressure.

 

Animation Overhaul

 

Feel the pain of each move. A new reaction system so your superstars really sell to the moves put on them.

See all the new moves available to your disposal to inflict pain on your opponent.

Graphics so real you can touch them

A complete overhaul of the graphics engine. Each superstar will now look exactly like their real life counterpart.

3D crowd.

Blood.

 

Season Mode

 

Build your superstar's attributes with five core strengths.

New original storyline.

New money earning system with a whole new shop zone filled with compelling unlockables.

Previously mentioned key problems with season mode addressed.

 

Overall Presentation Refinements

 

Redesign of sound, camera angles and special effects will put you right in the action with cinematic experience.

Superstar Voiceover.

 

New Game Modes and Match Types

 

Bra and Panty Match...a whole new experience.

The elimination chamber has arrived.

First Blood Match.

New fully interactive backstage environments take the action outside the ring to unparalleled situations.

 

Updated Roster

 

More than 60 superstars including all the top talent.

For the first time ever in a WWE videogame...LEGENDS.

 

THQ wants to redefine it, not merely improve it. Every aspect is being overhauled based on press and consumer feedback. We'll have more on WWE SmackDown...Here Comes the Pain in the near future.

[Guest MarvinisaLunatic]

WM 19 won't have legends, but they better damn sure bust em out for WM XX next year.

 

Hell, they better go as far as to have the WM Arenas and sets as well.

 

And the WM 19 Commercial I keep seeing makes me happy.