The One and Only Smackdown! HCTP Thread

[dubq 0]

Can I just remind everyone that my 21st birthday is about a week before the release date?

Young bastard!

[dubq 0]

Wow, they did a pretty good job with this character model!

[DrVenkman PhD 0]

From Gamespot

 

THQ and JAKKS Pacific have today announced that WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain has gone gold and is now being prepared for retail. The game, which has been developed by Yuke's of Japan, is currently scheduled for release in North America on October 27.

[PsychoDriver 0]

From Gamespot

 

THQ and JAKKS Pacific have today announced that WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain has gone gold and is now being prepared for retail. The game, which has been developed by Yuke's of Japan, is currently scheduled for release in North America on October 27.

Good news, That means no last minute delays and if it's gone gold this far before the shipping date they will be sure to have plenty of copies to go around.

[Guest The Decadent Slacker]

mack7: It's technically Redlands, in SoCal. It's all part of this huge boarding school/college combination thing, so i can wrap up what little is left of high school then just dive into college. It looks to be awesome, save the tech ban for the first few months. Might still get WWE though, although that's like giving a thirsty man in the desert a pint of gasoline.

 

YES! It's going to be released on time. There's no way this can suck. No way possible...except in the area of gameplay, but then i enjoy the shitty SD! gameplay somewhat. You know, since i'm a dumbass. But i'm more psyched than ever.

 

SOH looks AWESOME! I've always liked the guy (he's got the best look in WWE right now, imo, & before WWE Style reared it's head, he could be a decent worker), & look forward to using him liberally. Fuck Steiner; i can't take the dude's appearance seriously in anything anymore, though i'd mark like a bitch if an alternate attire is a Steiner Brothers one.

 

The season is the best part. Why? Because i know fucking jack about it. 10 years of scripts...wonder if that means we'll not get a new SD! for a good while.

[PsychoDriver 0]

HBK's files are up at IGN... get a load of this pic:

 

 

A little unreal... but cool as hell.

[Aero 0]

That HBK pic is even better than Hurricane's bloody superkick from a few pages back. I just really hope that they have more current tights for Orton as a different costume or something.

[BifEverchad 0]

where's IBM with the wrestler of the day, HBK?

[Anakin Flair 0]

There's only two pics up and no video. I would have posted it, but I was having trouble getting into this topic for some reason

[Guest Askewniverse]

I just saw the HBK videos, along with some new videos of the Elimination Chamber at IGN. Notes and observations from those videos:

 

-Austin has a new Stunner animation.

 

-HHH has a new Pedigree animation.

 

-Lesnar's 2nd special is a new F-5 animation, which starts off in a fallaway slam position.

 

-HBK's new SCM is a ground special. The animation starts off with HBK going into the corner, "tuning up the band," then hitting the superkick.

Edited October 10, 2003 by Askewniverse

[Use Your Illusion 0]

I just found out that Goldberg won't have his ultra-cool new attire that he's had for MONTHS in HCTP.

 

Argh. I know it's minor, but the small things count, you know?

 

UYI

[dubq 0]

I just found out that Goldberg won't have his ultra-cool new attire that he's had for MONTHS in HCTP.

 

Argh. I know it's minor, but the small things count, you know?

 

UYI

How did you find this out?

[dubq 0]

-HBK's new SCM is a ground special. The animation starts off with HBK going into the corner, "tuning up the band," then hitting the superkick.

Cool, I gotta go see this!

[Insane Bump Machine 0]

Excuse me for having a life

 

IGN Wrestler of the Day - Shawn Michaels

Entrance

Video 2

Video 3

Video 4

Video 5

 

[Guest Scotsman]

Oh man that pic of HBK is awesome. Goddamnit. MUST! RESIST! TEMPTATION! TO! PRE! ORDER!

 

I'm trying my hardest not to pre order it, as my buddys picking it up that day, and so I want to play it first.

[BifEverchad 0]

Oh man that pic of HBK is awesome.  Goddamnit.  MUST! RESIST! TEMPTATION! TO! PRE! ORDER!

 

I'm trying my hardest not to pre order it, as my buddys picking it up that day, and so I want to play it first.

I know man, its super hard to resist.

 

October 28th cant come quick enough.

[Anakin Flair 0]

-HBK's new SCM is a ground special. The animation starts off with HBK going into the corner, "tuning up the band," then hitting the superkick.

Cool, I gotta go see this!

THANK GOD. It only took them, what, 2 games to get it right?

[Guest Askewniverse]

I mentioned it earlier, but IGN has six new Elimination Chamber videos up. Highlights from the videos include:

 

Video 1

-Lesnar hitting the (old) F-5 on Austin.

-Austin hitting the (old) Stunner on Lesnar.

-Austin hitting the (new) Stunner on Lesnar.

 

Video 2

-HHH hitting the (old) Pedigree on Austin.

-Austin hitting the (old) Stunner on HHH.

 

Video 3

-Booker T whipping HHH into a glass panel.

-Lesnar hitting the (new) F-5 on Austin.

-HHH hitting the (old) Pedigree on Booker.

-HHH hitting the (new) Pedigree on Booker.

 

Video 4

-HHH hitting the (new) Pedigree on Taker.

-HHH hitting the (new) Pedigree on Lesnar.

-Taker chokeslamming Angle.

-HHH locking on the Indian Deathlock.

 

Video 5

-Taker hitting the (old) Last Ride on HHH.

-Angle hitting the (old) Angle Slam on Taker.

-Angle locking on the Anklelock.

 

Video 6

-Taker hitting the Last Ride on Angle.

-Angle locking on the Anklelock.

-Angle hitting the (old) Angle Slam on Taker.

[Guest JumpinJackFlash]

<img src="http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/smackdownhctp_100803_seanohaire_01.jpg">

Is that a glass eye?

 

.......

 

Boy: Mommy, that guy's eye is scaring me!

 

Mommy: That's because you're in Velocity Hell! (Turns into Satan) Bwahahaha!

[Guest JumpinJackFlash]

How did I mess up on the pic? Its just Sean O'Haire's pic from his entrance.

[PsychoDriver 0]

Those EC videos are sorta interesting,

 

But they could actually made use of the EC by maybe climping it and doing moves off it. I mean how many times could we see the same couple moves (Stunner, F5, Pedigree ETC)?

[Fökai 0]

How did I mess up on the pic? Its just Sean O'Haire's pic from his entrance.

Use THIS tag:

 

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IGN Smackdown Top Ten - Elimination Chamber

Elimination Chamber 1

Elimination Chamber 2

Elimination Chamber 3

Elimination Chamber 4

Elimination Chamber 5

Elimination Chamber 6

 

[Insane Bump Machine 0]

IGN Wrestler of the Day - Shelton Benjamin

Entrance

Video 2

Video 3

Video 4

Video 5

 

[Lil' Bitch 0]

^ Does he and Charlie still come out to the Norditrack theme?

[Insane Bump Machine 0]

Norditrack??? They come out to the WGTT theme, as heard on TV.

[Use Your Illusion 0]

I just found out that Goldberg won't have his ultra-cool new attire that he's had for MONTHS in HCTP.

 

Argh. I know it's minor, but the small things count, you know?

 

UYI

How did you find this out?

The FAQ list over at IGN details everything that's in the game...I'll take a look around and might post it here should I find it.

 

UYI

[Use Your Illusion 0]

LONG FUCKING POST ALERT

 

FAQ's from IGN.com

 

 

INTRODUCTION

 

The World Wrestling Entertainment license is based on the popular cable series that features WWE Superstars

as they compete each week in their quest for their brand's respective World Heavyweight Title.

 

World Wrestling Entertainment licensed videogames have sold more than $270 million in the US since 1999,

and also since 1999, THQ's SmackDown series has sold more than 4.7 million units on PSOne and

PlayStation 2 in North America, according to NPD TRSTS data.

This FAQ is for the 5th game in the 'WWE SmackDown' series, WWE SmackDown: Here Comes The Pain!

 

 

LEGAL DISCLAIMER & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

 

Legal Disclaimer

This FAQ is not associated in any way with: WWE Inc, WCWTM, ECW, THQ, YUKES

or any associated or affiliated company.

It is also NOT associated with IGN or Yahoo Groups, other than that it is hosted there.

 

PLEASE NOTE that this FAQ isn't perfect- who's is? It is, I believe it to be around 95% correct.

Errors are always retified in the next installment anyway.

I NEVER intentionally meant or mean to spread rumors in any way, shape or form.

 

I am going to change the legal status of the FAQ.

You may distribute this FAQ if you stick be some simple rules:

1. You post the FAQ in it's entirety- including everything you see here.

2. Do not change ANY of the content. (If there is a problem contact me and I'll fix it and submit the latest version.)

3. DO NOT try to take credit for this FAQ- Make it clear when you post it that the FAQ belongs to me. I wrote it, I would like credit.

All content is copyright of the original author who goes by the universal handle, lilsting_10; or variations therefore of (Lilsting 10, Lilsting10).

4. This document may not be sold or used for profit.

There should be no problems if these rules are followed.

 

 

Acknowledgements

The 'Confirmed By' section credits specific pieces of information to different sources- but here is a complete list of my sources: -

www.GameFaqs.com

www.GameSpot.com

www.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWE_PS2

www.IGN.com

www.sd5hctp.com

www.SmackDown5.com

www.SmackDown5.net

 

IGN Forums- "Drews News"

IGN Forums- M-IGN's replies, which confirm features

GameFaqs Forums- M-IGN's replies, which confirm features

 

 

 

NEWEST CHANGES

 

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT MOST CATEGORIES ARE NOW ALPHABETICAL.

(Meaning that the newest info is not necessarily at the bottom of the list.)

 

*** FAQ now features HTML tags for better presentation

 

Created Sections:

 

NO SECTIONS WERE CREATED THIS VERSION

 

Deleted Sections:

 

-NO SECTIONS WERE DELETED THIS VERSION-

 

Re-Named Sections :

'Single Original Entrances' to 'Original Single Entrances'

'Tag Original Entrances' to 'Original Tag Team Entrances'

'Trio Original Entrances' to 'Original Stable Entrances'

'Superstars Currently w/o their Real Themes' to 'Superstars Using Old Themes'

 

 

Updated Sections:

- 'Alt Attires'

- 'Alt. Entrance Combos'

- 'Blood'

- 'Confirmed By'

- 'Create A Wrestler: General'

- 'Create A Wrestler: Superstar Appearance'

- 'Game Modes'

- 'General Game Details'

- 'Entrance Themes'

- 'Legal Disclaimer and Acknowledgements'

- 'Match Specific Info.'

- 'Match Interference'

- 'Misc. Info.'

- 'Moves Through A Table'

- 'New Moves'

- 'New Submission System'

- 'Original Movesets in CAW Mode'

- 'Original Single Entrances'

- 'Referee'

- 'Season Mode: General'

- 'Superstar Specific Info.'

- 'Superstars Using FAKE theme or Unknown as to the theme they will use'

- 'Weapons'

- 'Won't Be In And Why- Superstars'

- 'Won't Be In And Why- Features'

 

 

PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY

 

So I don't have to keep repeating myself- here are the name sakes you should already be familiar with, and their positions: -

 

Nick Wlodyka

- WWE THQ Creative Director for all WWE games

 

Tiffany Ternan

- Senior Vice President of North American sales and distribution, THQ.

 

Nelo Lucich

- Vice President Interactive, JAKKS Pacific.

 

 

CONFIRMED BY

 

* This section covers the exact moments when features have been confirmed.

* I made this section to back up my own knowledge as well as an aide for readers of this FAQ.

 

3X SUPER-KICKS FOR SHAWN MICHEALS

- IGN Unforgiven simulation- HBK VS Orton

1. Ground special w. "Warming Up The Band"

2. SYM front groggy one

3. None special running attack.

 

CANNOT TURN OFF CAMERA EFFECTS

- Point in fact.

"In high impact moves - the camera AUTOMATICALLY kicks in with a special effect."

 

COMMENTARY POSSIBLY TAKEN OUT

- Makaze-IGN- IGN Boards

"The commentary volume option has been removed from the options menu and so have call names from CAW --

I've called THQ to find out what happened and as of yet have not gotten a reply."

 

DEFAULT CHAMPS

- Makaze-IGN- IGN Boards- Reply to My own personal thread.

"In the 98% complete build, the default champs are:" (As Listed In Section)

 

ERIC BISCHOFF HAS HIS UPDATED THEME

Jeremy Dunham (I believe) has said that Bischoff's real theme is in,

it was changed since that intro with the RAW theme.

 

ERIC BISCHOFF IS THE ONLY GENERAL MANAGER FOR RAW

- IGN- Wrestler Of The Day screen shots

By Eric's name it says RAW General Manager as opposed to RAW Co-GM.

 

GOLDBERG IN BIKER ATIRE

- www.sd5hctp.com

"Goldberg will have his updated attire among others."

- Jeremy, of IGN, said Goldberg only has his WCW attire and the biker outfit, not his newer attire.

HARDCORE/ WOMENS TITLE IN AND US TITLE REPLACES EUROPEAN

- IGN Preview (6th August)-

"(WWE Championship, World Championship, WWE Tag, World Tag, European, Cruiserweight, Intercontinental, and Hardcore)"

* Woman's Title was confirmed by IGN at a later date.

- IGN September 04 report, US title replaces European

 

MIKE KEOTA

- Confirmed as him by newer videose

 

PEOPLE LEFT OUT- NO CHANCE OF THEIR MUSIC & VIDS BEING IN CAW MODE

- Makaze-IGN- IGN Boards

"There's an assload of movesets in CAW, but I've seen only three new musical tracks added so far.

In terms of the movies, there are only a couple that aren't already associated with specific wrestlers,

and they're all ambiguous (raw intro, smackdown intro, etc)"

 

SEASON MODE IS 1 YEAR LONG

- M-IGN- IGN Boards

The season mode itself is only 1 year. It all depends on who you select and what paths you take to determine what storylines you'll get.

Season mode isn't built that way.

Jeez, I'm away in Japan for 9 days and as soon as I get back the rumors are back once again.

 

STABLES TO HAVE '3+' PEOPLE

- IGN commentary over Unforgiven simulated matches

"Evolution have Flair, Orton, HHH and Batista"

 

TOTAL OF SIX HUMAN PLAYERS AT ONE TIME

- IGN Product Informaton

Previously set at 1-4 by E3 booklet, IGN has the 98% build and they say 6 Human players.

 

TITLE BELT AS A WEAPON

- www.sd5hctp.com- Interview with THQ

"So far THQ says that yes you'll be able to use the belt not the ring bell as a weapon."

UK/ PAL RELEASE DATE CLARIFIED

- SmackDown5.net- Conversation with Stephen at THQ Technical Support

"UK release date has been set for November 14 2003!"

 

WEAPONS LIST

- IGN- Wrestler Of The Day screen shots

John Cena's WOTD pictures have him fighting w/ the weapons listed.

 

 

INFORMATION

 

 

General Game Details

 

Platform: PlayStation?2

Memory Card Space Required: About the same as SYM

Number of Players: 6

Number of Wrestlers on screen: 6

Genre: Wrestling

Developer: Yukes

Publisher: THQ

Phone: 01483 767656 (From GamesMaster magazine- I have no idea who it's for.)

Ship Date: November 4th-7th

Release Date AUS/CAN: Around about Oct 28th

Release Date USA: October 28 2003

Release Date UK/PAL: November 14 2003

November 7 at GAME (a face company for Electronics Boutique, who bought out GAME) and Wool worths.

 

 

Final Roster

 

- Total of 70 Between Active Roster, Legends, Season Mode Only and Non-Playable.

(56 Active superstars, 11 Legends, 2 Season Mode only and 3 Non-Playable)

 

Active Roster

1. A-Train

2. Batista

3. Big Show, The

4. Booker T

5. Brock Lesnar

6. Bubba Ray Dudley

7. Charlie Haas

8. Chavo Guerrero Jr.

9. Chris Benoit

10. Chris Jericho

11. Christian

12. D-Von Dudley

13. Eddie Guerrero

14. Edge

15. Eric Bischoff

16. Goldberg

17. Goldust

18. Hurricane, The

19. Jazz

20. John Cena

21. Kane

22. Kevin Nash

23. Kurt Angle

24. Lance Storm

25. Lita

26. Matt Hardy

27. Randy Orton

28. Rey Mysterio Jr.

29. Rhyno

30. Ric Flair

31. Rico

32. Rikishi

33. Rob Van Dam

34. Rock, The

35. Rodney Mack

36. Sable

37. Scott Steiner

38. Sean O'Haire

39. Shawn Michaels

40. Shelton Benjamin

41. Stacy Kiebler

42. Stephanie McMahon

43. Steven Richards

44. Stone Cold Steve Austin

45. Tajiri

46. Test

47. Torrie Wilson

48. Triple H

49. Trish Stratus

50. Ultimo Dragon

51. Undertaker, The

52. Val Venis

53. Victoria

54. Vince McMahon

 

Legends

55. Animal

56. George 'The Animal' Steel

57. Hawk

58. Hillbilly Jim

59. Iron Sheik, The

60. Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka

61. Nikolai Volkoff

62. 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper

63. Sgt. Slaughter

64. Ted 'Million Dollar Man' Dibiasse

65. Undertaker, Old School

 

Season Mode Only

66. Jim Ross

67. Jerry Lawler

 

Non-Playable

68. Mike Keota

69. Earl Hebner

70. Jonathan Coachman

 

 

Alt. Attires

 

Active Wrestlers

 

A-Train

- Black tights w/ red designs

 

Batista

- Purple and gold wrestling trunks with purple kneepads

 

The Big Show

- SYM Attire- two straps w/ goatee.

- One strap attire.

 

Booker T.

- Black trunks with red fire designs and white 'BT' letters on front.

 

Brock Lesnar

- SYM Attire B- Still no elbow pads.

- 'F5 Unleashed Fury' t-shirt w/ Black warm-up pants

 

Bubba Ray Dudley

- 'Blood Is Thicker Than Wood' t-shirt w/ ripped purple camouflage shorts

 

Charlie Hass

- Blue 'Team Angle' attire. Clean-shaven.

- Silver and Maroon 'World's Greated Tag Team' attire

 

Chavo Guerrero Jr.

- Aqua tights with red and white design. Clean-shaven.

 

Chris Benoit

- Blue Toothless Aggression tights.

 

Chris Jericho

- Green pants with black design on them and hair is in ponytail

 

Christian

- Short Hair w/ red tights

 

D-Von Dudley

- 'Blood is Thicker Than Wood' t-shirt w/ purple camouflage pants

 

Edge

- SYM Attire A- Black pants w/ magenta designs with white outlines

 

Eddie Guerrero

- Green tights with gold and red design on them.

 

Eric Bischoff

- Black suite jacket, black t-shirt, belt and really dark and faded blue jeans.

- Black Karate outfit

 

Goldberg

- Biker street attire

- WCW wrestling attire (black trunks, not tights/shorts)

 

Goldust

- SYM Attire

 

The Hurricane

- 'Hurricane X' attire (Current attire)

 

Jazz

- Tiger Print Attire From SYM

 

John Cena

- Deep blue baggy jean shorts attire

 

Kane

- Half Masked w/ full length hair- 'Half Masked' ring attire

- Unmasked w/ bald head- 'Half Masked' pre UNFORGIEN attire

 

Kevin Nash

- SYM face model (brown hair tied back etc.) 'BIG DADDY' costume and leather pants.

 

Kurt Angle

- Blue 'Team Angle' attire

- Blue 'Team Angle' jumpsuit w/ warm-up pants

- SYM Attire A- Red 'A' attire

 

Lance Storm

- Red Trunks w/ red elbow pads

 

Lita

- SYM Attire. Thong: Red

- Blue cargo pants with white tank top and black boots. Thong: none apparent- Didn't see

 

Matt Hardy

- 'Version 1' attire w/ gold/purple multi coloured pants and V1 t-shirt.

 

Randy Orton

- SYM Attire- blue short tights with yellow lines down sides and Orton written on the back

 

Rey Mysterio Jr.

- Gold mask and attire

 

Rhyno

- SYM Attire- black wrestling attire with red/pink-ish writing on

 

Ric Flair

- SYM Attire C- red trunks

 

Rico

- Leapord Skin pants and coat. - White and purple zebra pattern

 

Rikishi

- SYM Attire A- Says Rikishi in gold outline on his waist belt

 

Rob Van Dam

- SYM Attire B- Gray/green attire w/ yellow "RVD" on front

- Black and white Yin Yang attire

- Black attire w/ spine and purple highlights

 

The Rock

- Wrestling attire with blue and silver design on trunks.

- Just a white design on trunks, as opposed to blue and silver.

- Leather pants and vest jacket.

 

Rodney Mack

- Normal ring attire- black trunks etc. Does Not enter with hoodie on

 

Sable

- Black Pants, Black wrap around top, high heels. Bra and Panties: Pink

 

Scott Steiner

- Black pants with white and red 'Freakzilla' designs on them.

 

Sean O'Haire

-NOT SEEN YET-

 

Shawn Michaels

- Blue jeans and red muscle t-shirt

- Survivor Series 2002 attire- 'Texas Flag' brown tights with white designs on them

- Wrestle Mania XIX attire- Red pants with black hearts that are outlined in white.

 

Shelton Benjamin

- Blue 'Team Angle' attire

- Silver and Maroon 'World's Greated Tag Team' attire

 

Stacy Keibler

- Black tied top w/ black shorts

- 'I Love My Testicles' t-shirt w/ denim mini skirt. Bra and Panties: White

- White Rainbow t-shirt w/ black shorts. Bra and Panties: White.

 

Stephanie McMahon

- SYM Attire A- General Manager attire, but with new hair design.

- SYM Attire C- black leather wrestling attire, but with new hair design.

 

Steven Richards

- Blue short tights w/ 'SR' on the back.

 

Stone Cold Steve Austin

- Blue jeans shorts w/ bare chest

- SYM Attire A- Black wrestling attire

 

Tajiri

- SYM Attire

 

Test

- Light blue short tights attire

 

Torrie Wilson

- White t-shirt. Blue shorts with thin white belt. Bra and Panties: Pink.

 

Triple H

- Purple wrestling attire

- Red wrestling attire

- SYM Attire A- Black wrestling attire

 

Trish Stratus

- 100% Stratus-Faction attire- similar to SYM Attire A

- Black halter top with black shorts

- Shiny black mini skirt (Top unknown- already torn off). Black Bra and White Panites

 

Ultimo Dragon

- Purple attire with silver trimmings

 

Undertaker

- SYM Attire A- Normal Ring attire with silver writing on his pants

- Undertaker 'Let The Beatings Begin' merchandise no sleeves over his pants with red writing on.

 

Val Venis

-NOT SEEN YET-

 

Victoria

- Pink Attire

 

Vince McMahon

-NOT SEEN YET-

 

Legends

Animal

- Legion Of Doom attire

 

George 'The Animal' Steel

-NOT SEEN YET-

 

Hawk

- Legion Of Doom attire

 

Hillbilly Jim

-NOT SEEN YET-

 

Iron Sheik, The

-NOT SEEN YET-

 

Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka

-NOT SEEN YET-

 

Nikolai Volkoff

- Red U.S.S.R. t-shirt w/ helmet

 

Rowdy' Roddy Piper

-NOT SEEN YET-

 

Sgt. Slaughter

- WM-X-SEVEN Gimmick Battle Royal attire- Camouflage shirt, army hat & sunglasses

 

Ted 'Million Dollar Man' Dibiasse

- Black tights w/ gold dollar signs on the sides

 

Undertaker, Old School

- Black pants, black leather no-sleeves w/ purple gloves and purple and black boots.

 

Season Mode Only

Jerry Lawler

-NOT SEEN YET-

 

Jim Ross

-Black shirt and pants w. black cowboy hat.

 

Non-Playable

Mike Keota

- SmackDown! referee blue shirt

 

Earl Hebner

-RAW referee black and white striped shirt

 

Jonathan Coachman

-NOT SEEN YET-

 

 

Entrance Attires

 

- Edge wears sunglasses and leather coat to the ring.

- Hurricane wears his green cape to the ring.

- John Cena wears his red/white backwards cap, Chain, New Jersey Nets #32 Julius Erving Throwback Jersey.

- Kane does NOT wear the towel out to the ring

- Ric Flair wears his robe out to the ring

- Shawn Micheal's WM XIX attire has red chest gear in his entrance

- Trish comes out in her black hat and leather coat

 

 

Superstar Specific Information

 

- ALL character builds for Kurt Angle are bald.

- ALL character modle for Rico are the SYM face Model w/ sideburns.

- ALL character builds for The Rock are heel ones and include a close-shaven head and new tattoo

- Bischoff is the only General Manager for RAW

- Bischoff is playable in Exhibition

- Brock's Shooting Star Press might not make it in.

- Chris Jericho has the juke and jive taunt

- Eddie Guerrero does NOT have his low-rider entrance.

- Female wrestlers, whether they've been created or are previously made, will not be able to be busted open or bleed.

- Goldberg is NOT escorted from back by security.

- Goldberg uses a mixture of his WCW and WWE entrance moves.

- Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross are playable characters that can tag with your wrestler in

season mode only. They will not be selectable in any of the exhibition match types, and may

end up computer controlled-only in season mode by the game's final release.

- John Cena does the Word Life taunt on the way to the ring

- Jonathan Coachman shows up from time to time to help direct your character.

- Kane has the same chokeslam from SYM and JBI

- Kevin Nash's entrance has the pyro!

- Kevin Nash steps over the rope in his entrance

- Legends have to be unlocked.

- Legends will not have their original entrances and will instead travel down to the

spotlight in the WrestleMania VI mini-rings. Though it is possible to change these

animations in the "Create-A-Character" menu.

- Matt Hardy Version 1.0 entrance is exactly like it is on TV, which includes Matt facts

- Rey comes out from the middle of the entrance way, and not the steps, like he does currently.

- Stacy is in a stable with, or is the manager of, Test.(Point in fact that she has an 'I Love My Testicles' t-shirt.)

- Undertaker enters the arena on his bike

 

 

New Moves

 

* Aerial moves have a slow-mo effect and have better collision detection!

* Estimated 80-90% of the moves have been reanimated.

* If you are put on a tourbuckle, e.g. for a superplex- You can fight the opponent off!

* The aerial moves have improved but still have the odd collision errors but sometimes (in a

match with more then 2 wrestlers in) one guy can do a swan dive head but and the other

guy can do a leg drop looking like a manual tag team move.

* Nearly all moves have been made smoother.

- 5 Star Frog Splash still has the pin built in

. - 619 (separate from West Coast Pop now- and set up as a rope move, ala Big Boot.)

- Aerial Moves can be reversed!

- Bearhug shows the new submission meter

- Chick Kick (the really high kick Trish Stratus does)

- Drag superstars around the mat before putting a move on them.

- Drag people by the neck whilst driving a motorbike.

- Dudleys can do a 3D through the table

- F-5 starts off looking like the fallaway slam then he puts the guy on his shoulders

- Eddie's 'Tri-fector' Triple Suplex

- Fameasser is now a reanimated running move

- "General" punch will be used as well, but a lot of the wrestlers will have their own superstar specific ones.

- Goldberg's Spear (it is a ground special animation)

- Goldberg has this torture rack/canadian backbreaker/chestbuster combo

- Goldberg has this submission that looks like a reverse figure four.

- Grab opponents off the floor by pulling them up by their necks

- Grapple and heave your opponent into the Turnbuckle.

- Kane has his sit-up (rise from the dead) move as part of an animation

- Kane's moves, like some body slams and throat attacks have been reanimated

- Kurt Angle's music still has the "You Suck" chant in

- Old School Undertakers moveset is Supposedly not the same as modern Undertakers, but it looks like that it might be similar

- Rey has this cool matrix-like hurricaranna

- Rey's 'Code Red' (Do not confuse with Billy and Chuck's Code Red move,

also known as LOD's DoomsDay Device and Dudley's 'Dudley Device')

- Rey's "dropping the dime"(springboard legdrop)

- Ric Flair's alternate theme should be Space Odyssey 2001- needs confirmation.

- Ric Flair still has his 'Fall-on-his-face' animation as a taunt

- Ric Flair will be able to get caught on the top rope, but it won't always happen - RVD has his unique way to get on the turnbuckle- like he does in real life.

- RVD's unique spring-board moonsault

- Sable Bomb - Scott Steiner's Top Rope Samoan Drop

- Sharp-Shooter (Lance Storm Versoin).

- Sliced Bread #2 (Spanky is not in the game- but his moves are)

- Steiner Recliner

- Steiner Reverse DDT

- Stevie T (Steven Richard's DDT)

- Stone Cold Stunner where the opponent falls really fast

- Sweet Chin Music- A running one - non Smackdown Special

- Sweet Chin Music- A standing one (like SYMs but with a new animation) - Smackdown Special

- Sweet Chin Music- A floor one (this has the "Tuning up the band" taunt included in it) - Smackdown Special

- Tajiri still has his mist as a move

-"Tired" animation from SD! & SD!:KYR, is now back. (where they lean over panting after being damaged in a match, instead of staying in their own pose)

- Ultimo Dragon's Finisher

- West Coast Pop (is separate from 619 now)

- Windows Peak

- Women's Slap is new (Unknown if this is a 2nd version or a re-animation of the old one.)

 

 

Entrance Themes

 

Artist/Band Preformed Track.

- Dudley Boys- Powerman 5000- Bombshell

- Eddie Guerrero- 'Viva La Razza!' Los Guerreros theme

- Edge- Rob Zombie- Never Gonna Stop (real version)

- Eric Bischoff- 'I'm Back' WWE General Manager theme

- Evolution/Randy Orton/ Ric Flair- Motor Head version w/ lyrics

- Matt Hardy- Monster Magnet- Live For The Moment

- Triple H- Motor Head- The Game (Full version)

- WWE SmackDown theme and entrance video- Current Versions i.e. Not M. Manson

 

Superstars Using Old Themes

- Lita- Does Not have 'BoyHitsCar- LoveFuryPassionEnergy'- uses old 'Just Feels Right' theme

- Rob Van Dam- Does Not have 'Breaking Point- One Of A Kind'- uses Alliance RVD theme

 

Superstars with FAKE themes or Unknown as to the theme they will use

- Lance Storm- Does Not have 'Un-americans' theme- uses a FAKE theme (ala Tajiri in SYM)

- Undertaker, Old School- Does Not use 'Graveyard Symphony'- unknown which song he actually uses

 

Superstars not sure about

- Animal and Hawk- Unknown if they will have their 'UUUHH- What A Rush' theme

- Kane- Rumors say his 'Finger Eleven- Slow Chemical' theme has been added- we'll have to wait and see. He currently uses his old Kane Theme

- Ric Flair- Alternate theme is rumored to be 'Space Oddessey 2001' - Stephanie McMahon- Unknown if she will have her 'All Grown Up' theme.

- Victoria- Unkown if she will have her 'TATU- All The Things She Said' theme

 

 

Match Types

 

70+

"All match types from SD! SYM! Included with added extras"Quote from Nick W. interview from Press Conference.

1. Single

2. Single w/ Manager

3. Tag- Normal Tag

4. Tag- Normal Tag w/ Manager

5. Tag- Tornado Tag

6. 6-Man Tag- Normal 6-Man Tag

7. 6-Man Tag- Tornado 6-Man Tag

8. Handicap- One on Two

9. Handicap- One on Tag

10. Handicap- One on Three

11. Royal Rumble

12. King Of The Ring- Single Tournament

13. King Of The Ring- Special Tournament

14. Hardcore- Single

15. Hardcore- Tornado Tag

16. Hardcore- Tornado 6-Man Tag

17. Hardcore- Triple Threat Tornado 6-Man Tag

18. Hardcore- Triple Threat

19. Hardcore- Fatal 4 Way

20. Hardcore- Time Limit

21. Survival Triple Threat

22. Survival- Fatal 4 Way

23. Survival- 4-Man Battle Royal

24. Survival- 5-Man Battle Royal

25. Survival- 6-Man Battle Royal

26. Cage- Single

27. Cage- Tornado Tag

28. Cage- Triple Threat

29. Cage- Fatal 4 Way

30. Cage- Single- Pin and Give Up

31. Cage- Triple Threat- Pin and Give Up

32. Cage- Fatal 4 Way- Pin and Give Up

33. Elimination- Normal Tag

34. Elimination- Tornado Tag

35. Elimination- Captain Fall Tornado 6-Man Tag

36. Elimination- Normal 6-Man Tag

37. Elimination- Tornado 6-Man Tag

38. Elimination- Table Tornado 6-Man Tag

39. Hell In A Cell- Single

40. Hell In A Cell- Tornado Tag

41. Hell In A Cell- Triple Threat

42. Hell In A Cell- Fatal 4 Way

43. Hell In A Cell- Armageddon 6-Man Hell In A Cell

44. I Quit

45. Iron Man

46. Ladder- Single

47. Ladder- Tornado Tag

48. Ladder- Triple Threat Tornado Tag

49. Ladder- Triple Threat

50. Ladder- Fatal 4 Way

51. Last Man Standing

52. Lumber Jack

53. Slobber Knocker- Time Limit

54. Slobber Knocker- No Limit

55. Slobber Knocker- Anywhere

56. Special Referee- One Referee

57. Special Referee- Two Referees

58. Street Fight

59. Submission- Single

60. Submission- Ultimate Submission

61. Table- Single

62. Table- Tornado Tag

63. Table- Triple Threat

64. Table- Fatal 4 Way

65. Table- Tornado 6-Man Tag

66. TLC- Single

67. TLC- Tornado Tag

68. TLC- Triple Threat

69. TLC- Fatal 4 Way

70. TLC- Title

71. TLC- Title Tornado Tag

72. TLC- Title Triple Threat

73. TLC- Title Fatal 4 Way

74. 3 Stages Of Hell

 

Here are the SmackDown Here Comes The Pain Additions: -

75. Elimination Chamber (Addition to WWE SmackDown! HCTP!)

76. First Blood (Addition to WWE SmackDown! HCTP!)

77. Bra and Panties (Addition to WWE SmackDown! HCTP!)

 

*Unknown if KOTR tournaments will stay in- because KOTR is now Bad Blood PPV*

 

 

Match Specific Info.

 

* The 'Special' matches category in Exhibition has been renamed 'Main Event'

* Climbing, on Ladders, HIAC, Cage etc. is still the same speed as SYM

*** Main Event matches: Bra & Panties, Elimination, First Blood, Iron Man, Ladder, Submission, Table, Elimination Chamber and TLC are

all available form the start of the game. The remaining Main Event matches have to be bought from ShopZone.

- Battle Royals Do Not have the 'Over The Top Rope' to eliminate opponents rule

- Bra and Panties match look to work the same as I Quit, or possibly a Submission.

Cage Match

- Door cannot be used to exit the cage

- Do not allow you to pull opponents off cage wall by there legs.

 

Elimination Chamber

- Covers entire ring and outside, much like it's real life counterpart.

- Does allow you to throw an opponent into the chain wall of the E.C. with a grapple move (ala HIAC in SYM) And they bleed if you do it many times.

- Does not allow you to bring weapons in or go outside and get them.

- Does not allow you to see the wrestlers getting into the EC in their entrances

- Inside walls are climable!

- Internal chamber glass can be smashed but don't expect to smash through the chamber door

 

Royal Rumble

- Do not allow you to get out the ring to get weapons

- Do not allow you to go under ropes for a rest

- Will not have a stats screen of how many people you eliminated/ how many people you were etc.

 

Misc. Matches

- HIAC matches still allow you to pin outside the ring

- Ladder in any kind of match is the same size as SYMs one

- Ladder matches only have one ladder

- Triple Threats can now go outside (and I expect Fatal Four Ways as well)

 

 

Match Interference

 

* Manager(s) at ringside, can they distract the ref, but only by getting in the ring.

* Stable mates are apprantely in cutscenes backstage, etc.

- Stable mates interfere in matches

- They are not necessarily disqualified by the ref. (ref didn't disquality Orton in the HHH/Goldberg match)

- They can come out pretty early on, and then get sent to the outside by the ref.

- They come in to break up pins

- They also come into the ring and celebrate with their team mate if they win the match.

 

 

Arenas/Stages

 

- All the arenas are better detailed

- The arenas are actually to scale this time

 

TV Show Arenas

Heat

Raw: Current - Announcer's table by rampway.

Raw: Old

SmackDown: Current - Includes the new SmackDown! sign on the side of the stage

SmackDown: Old

Velocity

 

US PPV Arenas

Jan- Royal Rumble 2003

Feb- No Way Out 2003

Mar- WrestleMania XIX

Apr- Backlash 2003

May- Judgment Day 2003

Jun- Bad Blood 2003

Jul- Vengeance 2002

Aug- Summer Slam 2002

Sept- Unforgiven 2002

Oct- No Mercy 2002

Nov- Survivor Series 2002

Dec- Armageddon 2002

 

UK PPV Arenas

Insurextion 2003

Rebellion 2002

 

 

Backstage Areas

 

1- Boiler Room

2- Concession Area

3- General Manager's Office

4- Loading Bay (set on multiple levels)

5- Locker room

6- Parking Lot

7- Times Square

8- Training Room (Gym)

 

 

Weapons

 

* There will be more weapons- Unknown as to what or how many- rumoured number is 20.

* THQ are going to fix the tables and other weapons so they have better collision detection.

* THQ are working on being able to do moves through a table by standing at the side of them.

* Sledge Hammer circle attack looks to be similar to SYM, it causes more damage though - Boxes (in backstage area)

- Chair (outside the ring)

- Dumbbells in the Training Room backstage area

- Forklift

- Ladder

- Metal drums (blue and black ones stacked in a Cena/Eddie picture)

- Motor Bike

- Parked Cars (Jump off them AND break the hood clean off!)

- Shopping Trolley

- Sledge Hammer

- Tables

- Title Belt

- Trash Can

- Trash Can Lid

 

 

Graphics

 

- 3D Crowd

- Brand new graphics engine, I personally think they are better then RAW2 and WM XIX, the graphics just look more realistic.

- Barricade's look more like their real life counter-part

- Fully polygonal crowds in the first few rows

- The pyro wasn't that great but the entrances weren't all complete

- The clothes look real, an improvement on the 'painted on' look in previous games- this is due to better graphics.

- There is also the return of sweat!

- There are better lighting effects in entrances.

 

 

Game Play

 

- 6 People on screen at a time

- AI Improved, so if you get knocked to the floor, CPU will stay on you.

- Far less collision problems in a normal match, thanks to reanimated moves and reversals.

- Game play is the best of SYM with a lot of No Mercy qualities, you can have quick matches or you can have long matches

w/skill used, the new submissions can make the matches longer

- Gameplay will be more 'organic'

- Older wrestlers and bigger wrestlers like Ric Flair, Big Show, Nash etc. move a bit slower than "normal" wrestlers

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

- Weight detection feature means no more Spike Dudley body slamming Big Show.

Quick Note: Spike is NOT in Here Comes The Pain.

 

 

What is 'Organic Game Play'?

 

'Organic Gameplay' is making sure the gameplay is different whenever you play. You never want to go into a game and see the

same thing that you did the last game you had. If the computer is using a character the AI is such that it will throw in

lots of different moves rather than just relying on the same old tired routines. It's everything from the way the

superstars sell their animations, to the way they react. Later on in the match characters will crouch over or hold their

stomach because they've taken a lot of shots to the stomach. That's great stuff, and that in a nutshell, is what we mean

by organic gameplay. E.g. storylines will consistently evolve, heel characters will cheat more, backstage environments

will be far more interactive.

 

 

Sounds

 

- 105 different crowd chants- but not "Holy Shit" or "E-C-W" chant!

- Crowd reaction has been fixed so now it isn't just constantly quiet through the match and then becoming loud when there is a win.

- Depending on your chosen superstar their chant will differ if they are heel or face and what kinds of chants they receive on television.

- 'Hard-hitting' in-ring sounds

- Improved Audio

- Superstar Voice-Overs from top card WWE Superstars.

- Wrestlers will now grunt and yell in agony in matches.

 

 

Create A Wrestler: General

 

- Entrance Music and Moves are slightly longer

- Original songs, nicknames, and introductions (and even their number assignments) are the same. THQ does plan to add a few more new ones before going final.

- 32 CAW Slots per memory card

- NO CHANCE OF MISSING WRESTLERS' THEMES AND VIDEOS BEING IN GAME- PLEASE SEE CONFIRMED BY SECTION!

- DX/nWo music and titantron are out, however there will still be some things in for DX/nWo

Create A Wrestler: Menu Layout

 

- Basics look the same (save for a couple organizational changes) and the interface works identically to last year's.

- Character creation is extremely similar to KYR with an identical colour picker, shade adjuster and separation of apparel.

- Load times when cycling through new outfits and skins appear to be noticeably faster

 

 

Create A Wrestler: Attributes and Ability Points

 

- All beginning characters are given 0 attribute points to utilize for their character, and must earn experience

in career mode to raise these attribute bars into the higher levels. To put it in wrestling terms - you have to start out like a jobber just like everyone else.

- Instead of giving your character a list of pre-set attribute points represented by the familiar diamond-like diagrams

we've seen in past Smackdowns!, Here Comes the Pain produced an easy to follow chart with five different categories:

Strength, Submission, Endurance, Technique, and Speed.

- Unique Superstar abilities featuring real-life attributes of strength, submission, technique, speed, and stamina.

 

 

Create A Wrestler: Superstar Appearance

 

* CAWS will only have one attire

As far as I know, you cannot create an entrance attire for your CAW

- Figures are proportioned more realistically and the body morphing techniques sculpt the player model in a more precise way.

- Individual body parts can still be morphed on their own

- The flexible morphing tool actually tells you what kind of build your personality is receiving (thin, beefy, or buff)

 

 

Create A Wrestler: Superstar Profile and Biography

 

- Existing wrestlers can have their move sets and entrances altered by the player, but gamers still won't be able to edit their appearances.

- Rather than merely selecting a "face" or "heel" in your status window you can manipulate a slider bar in different

degrees to pinpoint an exact level of popularity.

- Weight classifications are now spread out amongst four different groups (Light, Light Heavy, Heavy, and Super Heavy)

 

 

Season Mode: General Information

 

As far as I know there are five matches per card, but I'm not completely certain on that yet.

* Exclusive story mode with original storylines developed by WWE Staff Writers

* Season lasts for 1 year however, apparently it contains 10 years of scripts in it- therefore feuds and stories will always change, so going through a season with the same wrestler will not be the same as the season before it

* The Season mode will feature real WWE storylines but will now also have a number of 'original' plots written

specifically for the game

* Title Holders are carried over from Season to Season, unlike SYM where they reset.

* Woman's Season Mode!

- Build yourself up from the bottom. You start as a jobber.

- Damage taken in ambushes, regular matches, or hardcore bouts affect your health and stamina in later matches if you

wrestle more than once on the same night.

- Smackdown will keep track of every wrestler's Win/Loss/Draw record, the types of matches they wrestled, who they

beat/lost too, and how many times they've won a particular title. The match history, however, is only limited to 200

bouts per character before it starts overwriting old matches.

- THQ are promising a clearer indication of which belt you are working towards.

- You can get screwed out of a the World Championship title and the Tag Team belts. No word yet on whether or not it can

happen with other belts as well.

- You can get a manager

- You earn SmackDown! Dollars to buy things at ShopZone- but you also earn experience points at the end of matches that

can be used to upgrade different facets of your wrestler, such as strength, submission skill, endurance, technique, and speed.

 

 

How Customisable is Season Mode?

 

* You can use either a Created Superstar or an all ready established superstar.

1- At the beginning of Season mode, you create stables for wrestlers.

2- It's also possible to change the Raw and SmackDown rosters

3- You then determine which wrestlers are faces (good) and which are heels (bad). You CANNOT assign champions when assigning face/heels.

4- Legends don't have a special/separate season, you can use them in exhibition or choose to incorporate them into a regular season.

 

 

Season Mode: Real Life Cut Scenes

 

* There will be less of an emphasis on cutscenes this time around, and those that do appear will have more significance.

- After selecting a wrestler you want to use you'll get a brief introduction sequence and have an equally short conversation

with the general manager of your program. If you're on Raw, then you'll speak with Eric Bischoff; if you're on the

SmackDown side, you'll have a chat with Stephanie McMahon.

- Kurt Angle has a cutscene in Story Mode involving his book 'It's True, It's True'

- Raw Roulette

- Undertaker's feud with Big Show where Taker gets two crates tied with big bows!

 

 

Season Mode: Backstage Interaction (The Locker)

 

- No free roaming environment, where you could literally walk around an arena to get to different portions of the story mode

- You're now presented with a locker that contains an assortment of options. - One of these options is called "move." Move

lets you visit locations around the arena so you can talk with other wrestlers. Some of these conversations can even end

up in matches. They can also affect your wrestler's superstar point level or his or her overall rating.

- In the locker area, you can access the shopzone. This area has unlockable items for sale. You can purchase these items with

SmackDown dollars, which are earned by winning and participating in matches; however, it'll take a while before you can

unlock some of the good stuff, since it tends to be quite a bit more expensive

- Click the Magazine icon in the locker to look at wrestler profiles- this includes the individual stats for other wrestlers

 

 

Play By Play/Announcing

 

- At present they don't even sit at the announcers tables

- Not 100% Confirmed

- You won't be able to beat them up

- POSSIBILITY OF NO COMMENTARY- PLEASE SEE CONFIRMED BY SECTION!

If Included

- JR and King announcing again- No Michael Cole or Tazz for SmackDown! brand.

- Less frequent, but more strategic commentary

 

 

New Dynamic Camera Transitions

 

* Dynamic camera transitions

- Camera zooms in on submission moves to show off the facial expressions

- Different camera effects for different moves

- In high impact moves - the camera automatically kicks in with a special effect.

 

 

'Matrix Effect'

 

- Same as SYM Matrix Effect 1- Spin/Pan around.

- Same as SYM Matrix Effect 2- move repeated 3-4 times

- Additional 'Matrix Effects', such as a blurred camera with a slow-mo on moves are just the above mentioned 'automatically

kicked in special effect' and 'different effects for different moves'

 

 

New Submission System

 

* Both Specials and non-specials submission moves have the new submission system. Only some submission moves haven't got the system, such as an armbar, but most have. - New Interactive Submission System

- The new submission system includes location specific damage.

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

- Wrestlers grab onto ropes to break a submission, not underneath it,

 

 

New 'Location Specific Damage' Feature

 

- Included as part of the Submission system it basically boils down to the fact that if you target someone's leg they will

hobble; if you target someone's arms they will hold their arm for the rest of the match.

- There is an on screen a silhouette for each player in the shape of a body. If someone works on your leg the silhouette will

glow green, then orange and then red. The more the body part is worked on, when a body part is red it means the body part

is damaged and it effects the way you wrestle. Thus making the 'Injured' body part weaker to submissions such as Figure

Four Leg lock, for example.

- Wrestlers show any sign of general fatigue in the way they walk. They won't recover so quickly and they hobble instead of

walk after a 10 minute match.

 

 

New Controls

 

- New and improved controls

- 4 different types of grapple with a corresponding moveset tailored to that specific grapple (power move set, submission

move set, quick move set and signature moveset).

- 4 available moves out of each grapple based on superstar's real life move sets.

- You do NOT have to grapple before doing basic moves and specials (like in WWE Attitude). Instead it's basically the same as

SYM but you hold down the grapple after the direction to get the extra moves<-- this confused a lot of people who thought

it was exactly like No Mercy, it's more like the Toukon Retsuden games. It depends how hard you push the buttons, etc.

- A greater emphasis seems to have been placed on softening opponents before moving into any of the powerful grapple moves.

- If you try to constantly grapple an opponent, early on in the match, then the AI will mercilessly beat you down--almost to

the point where it becomes impossible to launch any sort of offense for a good two or three minutes.

 

 

New Reversal/Countering System

 

* In Depth Countering System

* New 2 button countering system.

- Almost every move can be reversed into another move or countered in one way or another

- There are many variations to the reversals depending on what move you are holding.

- Reverse finishers and submissions

- When you are held in a submission hold you have the options of either reaching for the rope to break the hold or try to

fight out of it.

- There are more floor reversals, like moving out of the way of the peoples elbow or dodging Goldberg's spear.

- You will be able to counter aerial moves and finishers

- Wrestlers will no longer counter when you pick them up straight after a finisher.

 

 

New In-Dept Animations

 

- All of the finishing moves animated incredibly well.

- Animations show weight detection. Y2J held his back after failing to scoop slam Kevin Nash

- Damage also has an actual effect on stamina. E.g. if your torso has been badly damaged and you attempt to perform a move

that involves that area, then your wrestler will clinch that part of his or her body and take a few seconds to recover

before going on to the next move.

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

- Hair is better animated, meaning less flat hair.

- If you target someone's leg they will hobble; if you target someone's arms they will hold their arm for the rest of the

match. - New realistic animations

-The 'weapon shots' are going to be better

- Your Opponent 'Selling' your move is dependant on how much of the match has already happened. E.g. if they get hit or

thrown in the first few minutes they wont sell it but after a few minutes they sell very well- but only after around 5

minutes of playing which is more realistic e.g. they will get injured and won't get up after big moves

 

 

New Interactive Surroundings

 

- Drop Toe Hold opponents near the ring ropes to set them up for the 619!

- Ring ropes are leant on if you wrestler is tired and is standing next to the ropes

- Ring ropes can be jumped over, or cleared, during the Hardyz Poetry In Motion move

- Wrestlers grab onto ropes to break a submission, not underneath it,

 

 

Blood

 

- Blood included in normal matches- but also there is the First Blood match (be the first to make opponent bleed to win.)

- Blood is not in massive quantities

- It takes around 5-6 minutes to make people bleed in normal matches.

- Masked wrestlers will bleed

- Blood spatters across the canvas.

- Realistic looking blood

- When a superstar is busted open a red flash on screen will indicate this.

-You can make people bleed w/o any kind of weapon or foreign object

 

 

Title Belts and Default Champions

 

* Title Celebrations in the ring, much like their real life counterpart (e.g. HBK, belt over shoulder

* You will be able to carry the belt around with you during exhibition/season matches if you are a titleholder

* THQ are promising a clearer indication of which belt you are working towards.

* You can get screwed out of a the World Championship title and the Tag Team belts. No word yet on whether or not it can

happen with other belts as well.

 

RAW

1- World Heavyweight Champion: Triple H

2- World Tag Team Champions: D-Von & Bubba Ray

3- Hardcore Champion: Rob Van Dam

4- Interconinental Champion: Christian

5- Women's Champion: Jazz

 

SMACKDOWN

6- WWE Champion: Kurt Angle

7- WWE Tag Team Champions: Haas & Benjamin

8- Cruiserweight Champion: Rey Mysterio Jr.

9- United States Champion: Eddie Guerrero

 

 

Referees

 

- Knock the ref out and he'll take forever to get up- like SYM

- RAW's Ref is Earl Hebner

- SmackDown's ref is Mike Keota (Confirmed by newer videos)

- The PPVs use Earl

- The ref has to see illegal stuff to DQ you- if he's distracted while it's happening you won't be DQ'ed

 

SmackDown! Meter

 

* Your 'SmackDown meter' rises when you taunt- just like all the other games.

- The SmackDown logo still flashes by your name bar and then on screen when you do your finisher

- The SmackDown! logo that flashes by your name bar is the new fully horizontal one and says 'Press L1 Button' underneath it.

- The SmackDown logo that flashes up on the screen after you press L1 is the same as in SYM

 

 

Miscellaneous Information

 

- All the wrestlers are on a real life scale so no one looks out of place.

- 'Bounce-when-falling-from-a-height' feature is still in!

- Currently no problems with theme music licenses, all the current and latest themes will be added to the game.

- Different wrestlers have different energy levels to kick out etc, which is based on their stats.

- It seems to be a little bit harder to set up an opponent for certain types of finishers.

- Option of Replaying matches, ala WCW games done by THQ

- Stables have 4 members because Evolution includes Flair, Orton, HHH and Batista

- Stealing finishers is still in- see Hurricane VS Lance Storm IGN media- but the weight

detection means that some cannot be done. I,E, Rey Misterio cannot Show Stopper Big Show. - There are only 3 charge speeds in the options menu (normal , fast, very fast)

- WWE sign is on all the turnbuckles

 

 

THE 'IN GAME' SECTIONS

 

 

The 'How To Do Stuff' Section

 

Basic Controls: -

L1 = Perform SmackDown

L2 = Reverse strike attacks

R1= Change Focus

R2 = Reverse grapple move

 

Directional Pad = Move Superstar

Left Analogue Stick = Move Superstar

Right Analogue Stick = Taunt

 

Triangle = Run

? = Pick Up weapon

O = Grapple (short/long)

X = Strike

 

 

Game Modes

 

- Exhibition Mode

 

- Main Event Matches

 

- Create Mode

 

- Create An Appearance

 

 

- Create Moves

 

 

- Create An Animation - Create A Taunt

 

 

- Create A Stable

 

- Season Mode

- Extras Mode

 

 

CAW Pre-Made Parts

 

-NO INFORMATION AS OF YET-

 

 

Sample CAWs

 

- THQ have said they are trying to make Tommy Dreamer a sample CAW

- Possibility of stars who were taken out of game (see 'Wont be in and why- superstars' section) as a Sample CAWs

 

 

Original entrance moves for CAWs

 

Original Single Entrances

- Old School Undertaker- REAL (NOT in mini ring!)-

 

Original Tag Team Entrances

-NO INFORMATION AS OF YET-

 

Original Stable Entrances

-NO INFORMATION AS OF YET-

 

 

Original Movesets in CAW Mode

 

- Diamond Dallas Page

 

 

Season Mode Unlockables

 

- Legends (Only some have to be unlocked)

- Environments (Backstage Areas)

- New Sets (Event Arenas/Stages)

- Attributes to build up your character

- There might be Videos- Undecided on a Theatre Mode

- New Costumes (Alternate Attires for ready made roster and CAW clothes parts).

- 'Main Event' matches have to be unlocked because they are all hidden except for Bra & Panties, Elimination, Elimination Chamber, First Blood, Iron Man, Ladder, Submission, Table, TLC.

 

 

Alt. Entrance Combos

 

This section will showcase customized combinations of entrance moves, music and videos for characters who aren't in the game.

E.g. what is the best combo of Entrance Moves, Music and Video to use for Mr. Perfect?

-NO INFORMATION AS OF YET-

 

 

Replacement Moves

 

- Edge's Spear can be used for a variation of an American football tackle.

- Goldberg's Spear can be used for a variation of an American football tackle.

- The Spear can be used for a variation of an American football tackle.

- The Gore can be used for a variation of an American football tackle.

 

 

Moves Through A Table

 

- Dudley Death Drop

- The Last Ride

 

 

Glitches

 

-NO GLITCHES AS OF YET-

 

 

WON'T BE IN- AND WHY

 

 

Superstars

 

CONFIRMED- BUT THEN GOT OMITTED

- Chuck Palumbo (FBI)

- Hulk Hogan (80's)

- Hollywood Hogan (nWo)

- Hollywood Hulk Hogan (recent),

- Jeff Hardy (seen in PSW DVD footage)

- Johnny Stamboli (FBI)

- Mr. America

- Nunzio (FBI)

- Ultimate Warrior

 

CURRENT SUPERSTARS NOT ADDED IN TIME FOR RELEASE

- Bill DeMott/Hugh Morris

- Billy Gunn/Mr. Ass

- Billy Kidman

- Bradshaw (APA)

- Brian Kendrick/ Spanky

- Chris Kanyon/ Morits

- Chris Nowinski

- Danny Bashim

- Dawn Marie Bytch/ Dawn Marie Wilson

- Doug Basham

- Evan Stevens

- Gail Kim

- Garrison Chade/ Lance Chade

- Hardcore Holly

- Ivory

- Jackie Gayda/ Miss Jackie

- Jacqueline

- Jamie Noble/Jamie Knoble

- Joey Matthews

- Linda Miles/ Shaniqua

- Mark Henry

- Mark Jindrak

- Maven

- Michael Cole

- Molly Holly/Miss Maddness

- Nathan Jones

- Nidia

- Orlando Jordan

- Paul Heyman/Paul E. Dangerously

- Rene Dupree (La Resistance)

- Rob Conway (La Resistance)

- Ron Simmons/ Faarooq (APA)

- Rosey (S.H.I.T.)

- Scotty 2 Hotty

- Shane McMahon

- Shannon Moore

- Sho Funaki

- Spike Dudley

- Sylvan Grenier (La Resistance)

- Tazz/ Taz/ Tazmaniac

- Theador Long/ Teddy Long

- Tommy Dreamer

- William Regal/ Steven Regal

- Zach Gowen/ Tenacious Z.

 

NO CRASH HOLLY

- He has been fired as a cut cutting measure. Crash is now Mad Mikey for the NWA.

 

NO DDP

- He is retired and also doesn't have a WWE Contract. Last I heard he was in LA where his wife Kimberly was looking for

acting work. (She will be the 'shot girl' behind the bar in the upcoming Seabiscuit film.)

 

NO JAMAL

- Was fired from WWE mainly due to the incident in which he beat up a policeman. WWE doesn't want to condone cop-beating

(ironic, given that Austin and Kane have single-handedly whooped entire police forces).

 

NO MICK FOLEY

- Nick W. said in an interview with a computer games magazine (I think PSM2, could be wrong) that they couldn't secure the

licence to add Mick Foley.

 

NO SCOTT HALL

- He is currently working in an Independent Federation. He was sacked from WWE for continuously showing up 'in no state to

perform'. What was the last straw was the 2002 Insurrextion tour in which Hall had to be dropped from the schedule after

immediately going on a British-style pub-crawl. On the 'Plane Ride From Hell' he actually didn't cause much trouble -

because he was paralytic.

 

NO STING

- Sting was doubtful to begin with because Sting was nowhere near completing negotiations with McMahon to join WWE, and has

recently signed with and signed a contract extension with NWA/TNA

 

 

Features

 

NO BIG SURPRISE OR SECRET

- Simply and internet rumour- THQ have gone on record w/ IGN saying there is NONE

 

NO CAW PASSWORD

- As far as I know, this is not in the game

 

NO CREATE-A-BELT OR CREATE-A-PPV

- Both didn't make it passed planning stages

 

NO EDIT-A-WRESTLER

- Never made it past planning stages

 

NO FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE MATCH

- Taken out of SmackDown! Series after Just Bring It! Because of it being criticized that it was virtually the same as

Hardcore and Street Fight matches

 

NO ONLINE GAMEPLAY

- Interview With Nick Wlodyka from THQ Press Conference.

"Not this time round. Sorry"

 

NO OFFICIAL PPV THEMES

- 'Drews News'- IGN Forums

"No official PPV themes I'm afraid"

 

NO TITLE DEFENCES IN EXHIBITION

- Interview With Nick Wlodyka from THQ Press Conference.

"No, but you will be able to carry the belt around with you"

 

NO VAN-TERMINATOR

- As far as I know, the corner to corner Van Terminator is not in

 

 

FINAL WORD

 

THANK YOU.

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS FAQ, REMEMBER! FEEDBACK IS ALWAYS APPRECIATED!!

 

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[KingPK 0]

Looks like THQ really did their homework on this one. If it is as good as everyone expects, those guys deserve some major kudos.

 

Since it's gone gold, I assume we'll be starting to see some reviews in the coming week.

[PsychoDriver 0]

Create A Wrestler: Attributes and Ability Points

 

- All beginning characters are given 0 attribute points to utilize for their character, and must earn experience

in career mode to raise these attribute bars into the higher levels. To put it in wrestling terms - you have to start out like a jobber just like everyone else

Ugh, this is the main thing I hate. I don't want to go season mode with all 32 CAWs just to give them acceptable abilitys.

 

I hope somehow that information is incorrect, because that would take forever.