A WWF question...

**Marc** · 09-04-2001

Does anyone know what wrestlers will be in Raw IS War or a good site with info on it?

**Rancey** · 09-04-2001

All I know is there are 35 - 37, so I guess it is not including any of the alliance superstars.

**Aaron** · 09-04-2001

Sorry bro, the list of wrestlers has yet to be announced. As for info, i dont think theres that much of that released yet also. The newest issue of gamepro has a good write up about it though, its a nice read

cvking · 09-04-2001

i love the wwf but this game is only if you love great graphocs and gameplay there will be no tlc,table,ladder,hell in a cell and cage matches pretty much so far only six man tag which soudns pretty cool and rumble and the onther usuallys like one on one pretty much if you like straight gameplzy rawiswar if you want decent gameplay and a crazy amout of matches (75!) pic smackdown 3

personally i have psx2 i have preorederd xbox and i am gonna rent both and pick the funner one not better graphics

**Aaron** · 09-04-2001

Smackdown 3 is a piece of crap just like PS2..... you people complain about options and stuff, who cares? Does modes make a game? I mean, ok, table match, ECW Anarchy Rulz had that, was that game great? Far from it. I dont want a match that ends once i put someone through a table, i wanna keep puttin em through it, the game DOES have tables btw, so i dont see why that matters.

As for graphics, RAW kicks SMACKDOWN 3's junk all over the place, the models in smackdown are 1500 polygons, which isnt bad, but RIW's are 4800, so you draw the conclusions.

Gameplay wise, people are already complaining about smackdown 3's similarity to smackdown 2. The action is extremely unreal and fast paced, where as WWF Raw Is War is more fluid and based closely to the pace of WWF No Mercy on n64. While it is true that Smackdown 3 will have over 70 diff matches and modes total, this is obviously to make up for their other shortcomings. What do i mean? Well lets look at the animation process. Smackdown 3 took Smackdown 2's animations and changed them a tiny bit to get with the times. RIW animations were created by the same team who did the entire Tekken series animations. Now, in order to meet RIW on the same level, they also decided to have action spill into the crowd, but theres one major difference, their crowd is the same old paper thin 2 frame animation crowds, RIW is fully 3D and interactive with many diff animations each.

RIW has also implemented the first ever "Interfere with your opponents ability to their game. Smackdown does not have this. Now we all remember smackdowns entrances, the character coming out to a titan tron that is the entire background, however, RIW is actual entrances to each detail, Such as rikishi touching his nose as he comes out (which is how he tells his children he loves them), The undertaker even has his trademark Limp Bizkit rollin entrance complete with motorcycle. As for commentary, unfortunately, there wont be any in RIW, SD3 will have commentary by Tazz and Michael Cole. With all this in mind think also about the way they were made. Smackdown 3 is on the same outdated engine that was first introduced by Toukon Restuden 1 back in 1994. Its definetly not anything new. RIW is built from the ground up on its own engine. RIW will have blood too, something smackdown 3 will lack. Now, while it is true RIW will have no season mode, it will have a single player mode.

Moving on to CAW, smackdown 3's is exactly the same as before, which we all know is not very good, as bad of an engine as Warzone was built on, its CAW was the best ive ever seen. Now, combine that with even more things to add to your wrestler, custom logos, tattoos, placement of items, over 100,000 clothing items, and the move customization of No Mercy with over 300,000 diff moves and of course the active preview too, now with all this together what do you get? One sweet feature thats for sure.

Now mash all that together into one game, plus add Online play (still in the air), downloadable updates, trading CAW and custom arenas and mat grafix, and i think you will see which is the better overall game.

cvking · 09-04-2001

good point BUT if you like modes you will want sd3! and if you want great gameplay with a decent amount of modes RIW

i am gonna buy them both

**WheresYOURgoldMedal?** · 09-04-2001

yea i just want to give someone the olympic slam through a table

**Aaron** · 09-04-2001

No no no cvking

Lemme rephrase that

If you want tons of meaningless modes that are there to take attention off the fact that SD3 is infact SD2.5, Get SD3. If you want attention to detail and kick ass graphics, get RIW

**Iceman** · 09-04-2001

Wow. That was beutiful FuNiOnZ.

**Aaron** · 09-04-2001

Thank you. It was all hand typed too

**Rancey** · 09-05-2001

I thought that RIW did actually have commentary

**Aaron** · 09-05-2001

according to the latest GamePro its been scrapped

**Rancey** · 09-05-2001

Damn, o well superior playability and visuals still can't b beat.

**Aaron** · 09-05-2001

Now thats the attitude!

cvking · 09-05-2001

i suppose but i would be nice to play a ladder match on riw...to bad

**Aaron** · 09-05-2001

whooooooooo carrrrressssssssss hardcore fans dont care about some booty mode.

**WheresYOURgoldMedal?** · 09-05-2001

really i still just want to give someone the olympic slam through a table

**Severe_Tire_Damage** · 09-05-2001

I hate the smackdown series. I love what Ive heard about RIW. My favorite thing is the CAW mode. Even if its just like a name changer (Revenge) or something. I love creating my own dud to kick ass with.