Svr 2011 Official discussion

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Screen shots:
http://caws.ws/svr2011/?page_id=2

LateNews:
http://caws.ws/svr2011/

Interview/gameplay video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-rRZX_igQk

Stage Demo with Miz, Eve, and Cory ledema:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN6CmebF_Fw


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Release Date
USA: 26th October
Australia: 29th October (Source: http://www.game.com.au/wwe-smack-vs-raw-20...ox-360/WWE2011)
Europe: 29th October (Source: http://www.game.co.uk/search.aspx?s=wwe+sm...wn+vs+raw+2011)
Asia: 26th October

Price List
USA: $60 (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MQs0TwMav4...ayer_embedded#)
UK: £40
Europe: 49.99e - 59.99e
Australia: $110 Asia: 84.47 Singapore Dollars, 5,236.50 Yen

Platforms
PS2
PS3
PSP
XBOX 360
Wii

Confirmed features
What is your WWE moment?

The best-selling wrestling and fighting franchise of all time and THQ's flagship title in its WWE gaming portfolio returns to define your ultimate WWE moments and gives you even greater creative and decision-making freedom throughout your storied journey within the WWE Universe.

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 will empower players more than ever to define their destiny and gameplay experiences in a dynamic and ever-changing WWE. Along the way, your decisions will decide gameplay scenarios, allowing for more spontaneous WWE action in and out of the ring. Enjoy a greater level of interactivity that allows you to customize your WWE experience and control your destinies in all-new Road to WrestleMania story-driven campaigns.

WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2011 will deliver its largest offering to date of fan favorite, best-in-class Community Creation features. Players will have more creative tools than ever to customize their Superstars, finishing moves and story designs. In addition, searching and sharing content will be greatly simplified with improvements to the highly regarded WWE Community Creations feature, which generated nearly 10 million downloads, including more than 7.5 million Created Superstars, 500,000 story designs and 500,000 finishing moves in its franchise debut. Always 100% WWE Authentic, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 will boast one of largest rosters in franchise history with more than 70 of today's most popular WWE Superstars and Divas. Each Superstar will feature new skin textures and movement technology, delivering the most authentic looking and moving Superstars and Divas ever seen in a WWE game. In addition, a new physics system will ensure all matches and object interactions look and feel unique, dynamic and unpredictable.

You've seen the Superstars' greatest moments on WWE programming. You've shared them and lived through them on television, on the web, and at the arenas. Now, it's time for you to define your ultimate WWE moment, in the most interactive experience in the WWE Universe. This is your moment.

Source: http://uk.thq.com/uk/game/detail/6044

Confirmed Roster
Playable
Chris Jericho
The Miz
The Undertaker
Randy Orton
Jack Swagger (Banner advertising SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 at E3, could confirm him in?)
CM Punk (Banner advertising SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 at E3, could confirm him in?)
Evan Bourne (Banner advertising SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 at E3, could confirm him in?)
Triple H (Banner advertising SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 at E3, could confirm him in?)
Sheamus (Banner advertising SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 at E3, could confirm him in?)
Kofi Kingston (Banner advertising SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 at E3, could confirm him in?)
Paul Bearer (Confirmed himself via his weblog, don't know if he'll be playable)
Maria (Confirmed by JR on his BBQ weblog)
John Cena (Advertisement for game, source: http://www.thesmackdownhotel.com/forum/ind...?showtopic=206)
John Morrison (Advertisement for game, source: http://www.thesmackdownhotel.com/forum/ind...?showtopic=206)
Eve
Beth Phoenix
Edge (Advertisement for game, source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am7n997M_vQ)
Trainer (Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1674747/)
Big Show (Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1674747/)
Vince McMahon (Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1674747/)
Santino Marella (Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1674747/)
R-Truth (Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1674747/)
Nikki Bella (Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1674747/)
Brie Bella
Tiffany (Probably NPC but who knows, Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1674747/)]
Rey Mysterio (Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1674747/)
MVP (Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1674747/)
Stephanie McMahon (Probably NPC but who knows, Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1674747/)
Christian (Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1674747/)
Kane (Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1674747/)
Cody Rhodes (Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1674747/)
Ted DiBiase
Mark Henry (Source: link=http://caws.ws/forum/topic/375206-mark-henry-interview/)
Sgt. Slaughter
Chavo Guerrero
Kelly Kelly

Non-Playable
Josh Matthews (Via his twitter)
Jerry Lawler (Seen as part of the Raw announce team in the demo at E3)
Michael Cole (Seen as part of the Raw announce team in the demo at E3)
Justin Roberts (Via his twitter) Todd Grisham (Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1674747/)
Teddy Long (Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1674747/)

Arenas
Raw SmackDown
Royal Rumble
Elimination Chamber
WrestleMania 26
SummerSlam 2009
Breaking Point 2009
Bragging Rights 2009
Hell in a Cell 2009
Survivor Series 2009
TLC 2009

Match Types
1 on 1
Normal
TLC
Hell in a Cell
Steel Cage
Falls Count Anywhere
Ladder
Tables
Backstage Brawls
IronMan
First Blood
Last Man Standing

Tag Team
Normal
Elimination Tag
Tables
Hell in a Cell
Ladder
TLC
Tornado
Steel Cage
Falls Count Anywhere

Triple Threat
Normal
Tables
Ladder
TLC
Hell in a Cell
Steel Cage
Falls Count Anywhere

4-Man
Normal
Tables
Ladder
TLC
Hell in a Cell
Steel Cage
Falls Count Anywhere
Battle Royal

5-Man
Championship Scramble

6 Man
Money in the Bank
Armageddon Hell in a Cell
Battle Royal
Elimination Chamber
6-Man Tag

Royal Rumble
10 Man
20 Man
30 Man

Handicap
2 on 1
Tag on 1
3 on 1
Tag on Trio

Modes
Highlight Reel (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekD9QY9UOiQ)
Story Designer
Create a Superstar
Create a Finisher
Road to WrestleMania
Online (XBOX 360/PS3/Wii?)
Community Creations

Other Info
JR has confirmed on his BBQ blog that he didn't do any voice-overs for SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 but he did Voice Overs with Jerry Lawler for WWE All-Stars.

Chris Jericho said on his Twitter that he did 2 hours of Voice Over work for the game 4 new modes to be confirmed at SummerSlam?

Create a Superstar is updated.

New gameplay engine to improve weapon based interactions.

Post match replay is listed as a menu option on the pause screen.

The Miz does have his Skull Crushing Finale finisher (Source: http://e3.gamespot.com/video/6265931/?hd=1...=live-schedule)

According to GamingRing, there won't be a DS version this year. Source: http://gamingring.com/news/2010/06/15/e3-2...games-hands-on/

The gameplay looks like it is running a lot more smoother and slower than in other versions. Weapon interaction button is B/O instead of A/X. (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNlWKYbUi5I)

Blood is in (Source: http://gamingring.com/news/2010/06/16/e3-2...ds-on-preview/)

New title/briefcase grabbing mechanism in Ladder/TLC matches (Source: http://gamingring.com/news/2010/06/16/e3-2...ds-on-preview/)

Most finishers that involve pin-falls at the end will have a in-match option to go for a pin or not (Source: http://gamingring.com/news/2010/06/16/e3-2...y-2-crazyness/)

There will be more Create a Finisher Slots (Source: http://gamingring.com/news/2010/06/16/e3-2...y-2-crazyness/)

There will be improvements for all Create a Finisher positions (Source: http://gamingring.com/news/2010/06/16/e3-2...y-2-crazyness/)

There will be a new Create a Finisher position (Source: http://gamingring.com/news/2010/06/16/e3-2...y-2-crazyness/)

There will be only 50 Create a Superstar slots again (Source: http://gamingring.com/news/2010/06/16/e3-2...y-2-crazyness/)

A spear is possible from the turnbuckle onto your opponent if he is suspended in the air holding the briefcase. (Source: http://gamingring.com/news/2010/06/16/e3-2...y-2-crazyness/)

Arena detailing looks like the actual arenas (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNlWKYbUi5I...layer_embedded)

The crowd reacts to the action (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQAkzlsB7mc...layer_embedded)

The superstars move in the VS screen (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4MK7YEtkAg)

Finishers can be done without your opponent having to be groggy (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3t002CUBv4...layer_embedded)

There will be a running Codebreaker and running RKO available (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3t002CUBv4...player_embedded])

There are mid-air grapple animations to get your opponents off the briefcase/title (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4MK7YEtkAg)

New leaning ladder running moves (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDmyQV37fVw...jo&feature=sub)

Struggle Submission is still in (Source: http://gamingring.com/forum/showthread.php...mespot-e3-show)

Ankle Lock SS is in

Fists of Fury is back in

We can jump from the ladder in any direction

Throwing weapons over the top rope instead of constantly having to enter the ring with them

We can place table or ladders anywhere

We'll end up doing grapple tie ups all the time

Possibility of editing downloaded

Created Superstars One button reversal is back in (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3t002CUBv4...layer_embedded)

More moves positions confirmed (4 chain hold, 4 moves per chain hold, 8 strong grapples & more) (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3t002CUBv4...layer_embedded)

New turnbuckle positions (on the top rope) (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoeGo_Os-xU...layer_embedded)

More SS moves (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3t002CUBv4...layer_embedded)

You need to do more work to submit opponents in matches (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3t002CUBv4...layer_embedded)

over 100 moves added (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3t002CUBv4...layer_embedded)

Possibility of more matches being improved (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3t002CUBv4...layer_embedded)

Wrestler and environment customisation (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3t002CUBv4...layer_embedded)

50% chance of having DLC this year (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3t002CUBv4...layer_embedded)

The Miz's overall his higher than his 76 OVR that he's got last year. (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3t002CUBv4...layer_embedded)

Road to WrestleMania confirmed with new content (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3t002CUBv4...layer_embedded)

New diving positions from the ladder (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3t002CUBv4...layer_embedded)

New kind of suplexes (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3t002CUBv4...layer_embedded)

New Michael Cole clothes (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3t002CUBv4...layer_embedded)

Better ring bell graphics (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3t002CUBv4...layer_embedded)

WWE HD on the ring barricade & on screen like on TV (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3t002CUBv4...layer_embedded)

Graphics on the announcers are the same (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3t002CUBv4...layer_embedded)

Sledgehammer is in (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MQs0TwMav4...ayer_embedded#)

30 hours of gameplay (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MQs0TwMav4...ayer_embedded#)

Over 100 match types (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MQs0TwMav4...ayer_embedded#)

Orton throws The Undertaker off the ladder (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MQs0TwMav4...ayer_embedded#)

Smash a chair into opponents face will break the chair (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MQs0TwMav4...ayer_embedded#)

Double stack tables (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MQs0TwMav4...ayer_embedded#)

Almost everybody in the WWE will be in the game (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MQs0TwMav4...ayer_embedded#)

The superstars looks a lot closer to their counterparts New briefcase grabbing animations (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoeGo_Os-xU...layer_embedded)

You can powerbomb opponents off the ladder(Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoeGo_Os-xU...layer_embedded)

New ways of throwing opponents off the ladder (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoeGo_Os-xU...layer_embedded)

More realistic weapon shot taking animations (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoeGo_Os-xU...layer_embedded)

New walking animations (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoeGo_Os-xU...layer_embedded)

Superstars show pain in matches (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoeGo_Os-xU...layer_embedded)

Undertaker has his new entrance attire (Source: http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/2597/16669017.png)

The roster will be 70+ with a mixture of legends & current Superstars (Source: http://g4tv.com/videos/46840/E3-2010-WWE-S...w/#video-47027)

This could be the Character Select Screen this year. Source: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/omeg...ok_20100629.jpg

We can create the Chaos Theory(Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3t002CUBv4...layer_embedded)

New finishers to be performed on the top of a ladder will be added to WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011. According to Kotaku about "10-15" different finishers will be included in the game with you being able to choose you ladder finisher in the create-a-moveset feature. (source: link=http://www.incgamers.com/News/24047/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-to-feature-ladder-finishers)

Jericho holding two titles, name on the nameplate:

Source: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc...7_3567783_n.jpg

New Tombstone Piledriver for the Undertaker (Source: http://g4tv.com/videos/46840/E3-2010-WWE-S...w/#video-47027)

Evasive Dodge is out (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd33S5iMu2k&feature=related)

6 men in the ring maximum both Online & Offline ([link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFxmBq6I4Mg) Patterns are back in and Jeff Hardy's hair is available in CAS mode ([link=http://caws.ws/forum/topic/376116-patternsjeffs-hair-confirmed/)

Alternate attires will be in this year, some at the start and some unlockable

Miz has his vest and tie combo as an alt. attire (Source: [url]http://gamingring.com/forum/showthread.php...-2011-E3-Video[/url])

Patterns return in Create a Superstar mode and Jeff Hardy's hair is selectable. Source: image=http://i25.tinypic.com/16awnzq.jpg

MVP has his new attire in the game 48 points for CAS parts in CAS mode There will be some alternate attires available as soon as we put the disk in the console while there are others to unlock.

Irish Whip Rebound Finishers are in. (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYKYjvDlUCs)

Minitrons are in John Cena's alternate attire Source: http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/6382/z9y60.png

 

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Rumors....

Rumours

30+ Legends and Legendary Arenas from AWA, WCW, ECW, WCCW and other promotions that the WWE have taken over. Whether this is going to be true, remains to be seen but with All-Stars coming out, this is highly unlikely.

With Dusty Rhodes & Ted DiBiase's appearance at E3, could this mean that they'll make a SmackDown vs. Raw return?

With Daniel Bryan, David Otunga and Wade Barrett being trademarked by the WWE, could we see them making it in the game as DLC?

With the DS version dropped, 3DS version a possibility?

Guest Hosts could be in the Road to WrestleMania, as there are crowd signs with guest hosts written on them Bret Hart could be in In Demo is rumoured to be released October 2nd.

We can create the Chaos Theory, Create a Back Finisher could be the new Create a Finisher position.

Bryan hints of a more interactive Hell in a Cell match

Created Superstars will have a RTWM again this year and Oderus Urungus has done voice over work for the Created Superstar part. A trainer could have a role in the RTWM but (s)he could be in any RTWM though.

One of the Road to WrestleMania storylines in SmackDown vs. RAW 2011 will be an invasion angle with Christian, Sheamus, John Morrison, Jack Swagger, Chavo Guerrero, Evan Bourne and Vladimir Kozlov, presumably representing ECW. If there is anything that I've missed, just add it here.

 

[JurassicBonez]

Whoa Miz. The Miz is on the cover. Sweet. Big Show... not so sweet.

But I wont be getting this one. I've grown tired of them. It's basically the same game.

 

[Mister J]

Fire Pro Wrestling Returns> WWE games

 

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More based on SVR11 from IGN.com


I write about the SmackDown vs. Raw franchise a lot, and when I do, I usually start with some anecdote about the life I've spent with wrestling games. After playing WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011, I can tell you that there's no time for that – there's simply too much to discuss.

Need an overview of what you're about to get into? Free-roaming backstage environments are back, you no longer have to earn your Create-A-Superstars attributes, Hell in a Cell has been revamped and includes weapons under the ring, and pretty much anything you're doing outside of the Road to WrestleMania storylines or online matches is taking place in "WWE Universe," a mode that wraps storylines, feuds and a programming schedule into one package that's always evolving and changing.

In short: holy crap.

SmackDown vs. Raw fans are a hardcore lot, but if you're just jumping on the wrestling game wagon, the basics are that WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 is coming to a videogame system near you this October and packing the action and presentation you expect from WWE programming. It'll pack a more current roster of Superstars than SVR 2010 (of the 70-plus wrestlers, the Undertaker, Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, The Miz, John Cena, Sheamus, Rey Mysterio, Jack Swagger, Triple H, Big Show, Evan Bourne, Christian, Edge, Bret Hart, Michelle McCool, and Eve are confirmed), gameplay improvements, and a whole bunch more.

With the noobs satisfied, let's get to brass tacks and geek out over what THQ is adding this time around. The biggest change -- at least in my eyes – is WWE Universe. Basically, this shoves everything you do in exhibition, all of the championships, all of the stables and rivalries system, and whatever else into one mode that's always active. When WWE Universe is on, it's going to give you an event – Raw, Superstars, SmackDown or a pay-per-view – and an event card. This isn't generated at random. This is a card based on the feuds and friendships that exist on your system as well as rankings. Now, if you don't like the matches, you're free to change them however you like – different people, different stipulations, etc. – and the game will react, remember, and craft the story around it.

It's career mode without having a career mode. It's a constant WWE at your fingertips where you can pull the strings (you still get to choose who are champs as well as who are friends and who are rivals if you want). If you don't like the look of a particular card, you can change it or sim past it to the next show, which leads into the next event, which leads into the PPV, and so on. When this is happening, the folks in the federation are building friendships and creating enemies. The game notices this and modifies the WWE relationships, and this then leads to one of 100 random cutscenes before, during and after your matches. This is stuff like your foe attacking you during your entrance, a match changing on the fly, and so on.

All of this actually matters, as well. There's a ranking system in WWE Universe that shows where certain Superstars stand in the federation. As you play – and keep in mind, you can play as whomever you want or as many people as you want – your character or characters start to move in the rankings and vie for number one contender spots and championships. You need to earn your ticket to the top… or at least jump in and edit it so that you're the champ.

WWE Universe is the career mode of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011. If you don't like it and you just want the traditional exhibition matches without the suggestions and presentation, you can turn the mode off by clicking the thumbstick at the main menu.


The cell is bigger than ever.
Personally, I can't see why you'd want to turn the damn thing off – it looks awesome. Back in high school when I was salivating over the create-a-PPV options in the SmackDown series on the PSone, I had a notebook filled with matches and rivalries I wanted to play out. WWE Universe seems like it's going to let you do this, but it'll take care of the heavy lifting and make events and relationships happen as they need to. Instead of me commentating my own matches and making up stories for why things are going on in the squared circle, the game will do it for me. Plus, there's a layer presentation gloss that's top notch as it themes the menu screens around whatever the next show is and uses loading screens to promote the next PPV.

In the past, exhibition has been something I've passed up for the stories of Road to Wrestlemania and the thrill of online competition. With WWE SVR 11, I think I'm going to spend a lot of time in this federation that never ends and reacts around me. That sounds awesome.

That's not to say Road to WrestleMania is dead to me – quite the contrary. If you're just joining us, Road to WrestleMania is SVR's set-story portion of the series. Here, you choose one from a handful of Superstars, and live the lead-up to WrestleMania as that wrestler. In the past, this was a very linear experience where you'd get a cutscene, play a match, get a cutscene, play a match and so on.

That changes this year.

In WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011, you set out on a Superstar's life, but you live it like never before. Now, you wander the backstage area and interact with other Superstars. Mini-quests pop up, fights break out, you talk to the commissioner, and so on. If that kind of exploring isn't your thing, you can just walk to the story objective on your mini-map and keep the tale rolling – it's your choice. You need to make decisions about whom you align yourself with, too, and that will lead to different endings and story segments.

While all this is going on, you're earning Superstar points that you can trade-in for damage resistance or strike modifiers that make you a better competitor – THQ says that you need to be upgrading your Superstar because Road to WrestleMania gets harder the closer you get. When you're ready to walk out to your match or to cut your in-ring promo, you switch to a first-person view and walk into the gorilla position on the backstage side of the entrance.

If you're not a total wrestling geek, just know that this is awesome. Some the animations for the backstage stuff that I saw are a bit hokey at this point, but still; this sounds like a really cool addition.

Now, if you're wondering what the death of traditional career mode means to your created character, the news is only good. After a few years of having to create a Superstar and then grind through a career to get the guy or gal's stats out of the dumpster, THQ is giving you all the attribute points you want from the get go. Go ahead and whip up enough guys to fill the game's 50 spots, and you'll be able to give them whatever speed rating you want as you create them.


Names on the belts = win.
Need more reasons to get excited? Hell in a Cell has been revamped. Yes, after years of hearing fans bitch and moan about the cell walls being too close to the apron and there not being any weapons under the ring, THQ has listened and and put out the most realistic HIAC (Hell in a Cell) the world has ever seen. The structure is bigger than ever, the walls are far enough from the ring that steel steps are in there, and all the goodies you'd expect are behind the apron. Also cool: the door has been removed from the cell. The only way to get out now is to perform opponent-hurling moves into the wall closest to the announce table and barrel through the steel. Look for new moves from the top of the cell as well such as the Last Ride, superkicks and so on.

If I'm mentioning moves, now is as good a time as any to tell you that the game looks better than ever – both in terms of animations, move variety and visuals. The graphics are sharp, the images are clear, and the Havok physics make sure the animations look more realistic than ever. At E3, I wrote about how the new physics meant that table legs would give out and you'd be able to lean ladders on the ring apron to make stairs out of them. All of that's still here, but after a TLC match that went about 30-minutes and a number of other bouts, there's so much more to talk about.

THQ is trying to get away from that canned animation feel of the past. You know, "pull off a move and then just sit back and watch as it plays out." This year, there are more reversals than ever, there's a new move position in being able to sit an opponent on the top turnbuckle, and there are new nuances to master. Remember how dumb you looked in the past performing suplexes that ended in pins during first blood matches? Now, moves like a fisherman's suplex come with an option to pin. You start doing the move and a button prompt will pop up on the screen in case you want to hook the leg and hold for a three-count. In the same vein, the Tree of Woe isn't canned anymore. You hang your opponent by his or her legs from the top turnbuckle and can then do a variety of different grapples and strikes to the prone rival.

The strong grapple modifier is gone, too. If you want to pull off a big move from a grapple, you can't just hold down a shoulder button and flick the thumbstick anymore – you have to earn it by performing chain grapples via flicking the stick and pulling off preliminary moves. As you wear your opponent down, he or she is going to get groggy, and this is when you can flick the stick and grapple for big moves. Strike combos also return this year, and if you land a four-hit combo, expect the opponent to pop into that groggy state.

Still, the biggest change on the move front? Opponents don't have to be dazed for you to pull off a finisher. If you have your special move ready to go, you can just walk over, hit the button and go to town. Of course, the opponent can (and will) still reverse your move, but the days of chasing your friend around the ring in order to daze him in order to chokeslam him are gone.


That's going to hurt.
Before I close this thing out, you also need to know that WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 is going to adopt the new THQ online plan. Similar to UFC Undisputed 2010, new copies of SVR 2011 will ship with a voucher code on the instruction manual that grants free access to online features as well as the first batch of downloadable talent and ring attire. If you buy the game used, rent it, or borrow a friend's copy without the code, you only get a seven-day trial period for the online features before having to pay $10 for the features.

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 is big. THQ's shoving so much into this game that there's literally too much to talk about right now. For the first time ever, you can change existing Superstar attribute points, the game automatically clips highlights from your match and plays them back after the bell so you can see if you want to save them, and wrestler names are on in-game belts. Last year, I was impressed by the TV-style presentation of SVR, and this year, I'm (preliminarily) impressed by how many seemingly small fan callouts have been addressed – stuff like being able to modify your Create-A-Finisher move speeds by one-percent increments rather than the previous 25-percent ones and the ability to whip up 130 finishers this time around.

We've still got a few months before WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 ships so I'm not that worried about the bit of wonky physics I saw in my TLC match or the long loads right before a cutscene played out in WWE Universe. What I saw looked and felt good, and I can't wait to sit down and play this one for hours on end.

Here Comes the Pain, you might finally have some serious competition for your title and its name is WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011.

 

[Kassidy]

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new main menu

New training center

WWE belt way to fucking small again

The Miz

either they upped his overall or someone edited him

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So here are the things i noticed, or asked the THQ guy that were new to me:

- you can turn on blood if you want, it's off from default
- sometimes glitches, when you fall off ladders, for example you land on the ropes, when someone kicks you off the ladder, and you land on the outside, but not on the floor, but at the hight of the ring in the air (i hope it's gonna be fixed)
- the briefcase/titel belt catchingsystem is very cool, best ever
- wwe title belt is too small, world titel belt looks great
- you pin with the circle Button (B on X-Box)
- to pick up an opponent, you flick the right stick up
- the tree of woe position is very cool, you can do a lot of different moves
- you can also perform moves in the normal turnbuckle position and from the toprope as well
- the create a finisher is from the turnbuckle, tryed it out, but you can start from about only 10 starting-moves
- there were clipping bugs (like every year)
- some realy bad slow downs, when you play a six man money in the bank, also when lots of ladders and tables are involved (watch the video with the sunset flip)
- when the game loads you get some cool facts about wrestlemania, or some of the superstars
- training mode is a empty arena, but not the fcw
- entrances look all fantastic (those that a saw)
- finishers can be performed from different positions, for example the walls of jericho can be pulled of with a standig opponent and a lying (though it is only a signature for jericho)
- hair doesn't look updated
- i got a bit confused with the movesets, i did often the same moves, even though i flicked the sticks in different directions
- some superstars seem to have only one finisher, and others have 2 (i found it confusing)
- the THQ guy told me that there will definetly be more DLC than last year, Superstars and other stuff
- when you buy the game you will get a code for the first DLC pack for free, if you have no code it'll be 10 Dollars (Euro and Pound he didn't know)
- ladder finishers look gread, codebreaker for example, rey mysterio does a neckbreaker...
- in the new hell in a cell you can break through the cell on the side, where the announcetables are; the one on the upper side and the one down like seen in the video from IGN
- you can break through 2 cellparts on the ceilling too (like always)
- sheamus does a powerbomb off the cell, and others do other moves
- more hairstyles in CAW mode, about 70 just for men and some for females (didn't check that out)
- new coloring system in caw mode
- physiks work great, but throwing charis at the opponent didn't work really good for me...always missed...
- staking to tables is very easy, and throwing someone through it also
- sometimes you get a little tie-up minigame, you have to hit the X button (or A on x-box) repetedly
- michelle mccools finisher faith breaker hasn't a pin option at the end :-(
- some animations are from former games, like the counter lowblow
- wwe univers mode has a ranking system and creates fueds and rivalrys by how you're playing the game
- wwe univers gives you always matchcards, 4 matches on raw and smackdown, 3 on superstars and 5 on a ppv (that will be taking place every month)
- there will be 20 different arenas, just check my pictures
- 6 superstars are maximum, (maybe it will be changed, that was only a demo)
- you can hit only one opponent at a time with a ladder, no swinging it on 2 or more
- cool moves will be recorded automaticly for the highlight reel
- contolls are slightly different (i mentioned that pinning is now done with circle button)
- the thq guy didn't know the exact release date, and didn't know if its coming out on different days in the usa and europe
- jerry lawler has a crown tattoo on the arme (nerver seen that bevore)
- a crushed ladder lied in the corner for about 25 minutes, until i endet the match (never disappeared)
- tables also stay a very long time broken in the ring
- finishers: miz - skull crashing finale, undertaker - tombstone and last ride, jericho codebreaker (walls of jericho is signature) couldn't pull off a lionsault (thq guy didn't know how to do it either,
michell mccool signature spear and finsher faith breaker, rey has 2 different 619s, orton has an rko and a punt kick as finishers and the orton stomp as signature, his backbreaker is a normal move,
cena does a five knuckle shuffel as signature and the stf and the attitude adjustment as finisher, but the AA looks weired, it has a you can't see me taunt in it... didn't find out more...
- didn't find out how to do a different finishers from same positions
- everyone is now weapon speciallist, the ability is removed
- comunity creations can be edited (you know that already) but you can choose if you want others to edit your creations



sorry, i forgot to ask about the nexus, daniel bryan, cm punk attire (mask, long hair, short hair) and if we can edit entrance attire in superstar threads


- the demo featured exibition mode with TLC, Hell in a Cell and Money in the Bank
- you could choose Cena, orton, sheamus, swagger, mysterio, jericho, the miz, undertaker, mccool and eve (see the pics)
- caw mode and caf mode (just turnbuckle position)

 

[Kassidy]

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[trilogy]

just gonna post all that...saw it over at CAWs.ws and ign

 

[Quintastic One]

YES YES YES AND MORE YES!


WWE Universe sounds sick

CAW's getting all their stats from the beginning is double sick

70 superstars is super sick they better have Zack Ryder!~

 

[Kassidy]

Xbox360achievements.com or org confirms SvR 2011 achievements.



Christian Story Complete - Complete Christians story in Road to Wrestlemania

Chris Jericho Story Complete - Complete Chris Jerichos story in Road to Wrestlemania

CAW Story Complete - Complete CAW story in Road to Wrestlemania

John Cena Story Complete - Complete John Cenas story in Road to Wrestlemania

Rey Mysterio Story Complete - Complete Rey Mysterios story in Road to Wrestlemania

The Excellence of Execution - Defeat 50 opponents using pin combination grapples

Caught Slipping - Defeat a opponent using a flip-flop counter pin (Single Player)

Power Of The Punch - KO an opponent using a strong strike (Single Player)

Backstage Fisticuffs - During a backstage brawl, string 3 environmental grapple counters (Single Player)

Talk About Resilient - Kick out of the undertaker's tombstone piledriver on legend difficulty (Single Player)

For Whom the Bell Tolls - Pin or submit Undertaker in the Wrestlemania arena on legend difficulty (Single Player)

Thank you Shawn - Defeat Shawn Michaels in the Wrestlemania arena on legend difficulty (Single Player)

THQ Storytellers - Creat a story in story designer mode

Streak Breaker - Complete the Vs. Undertaker Road to Wrestlemania

Randy's Fired - Complete John Cenas Road to Wrestlemania story on any difficulty

Runaway Champ - Complete Chris Jerichos Road to Wrestlemania story on any difficulty

5-Second Pose - Complete Christians Road to Wrestlemania story on any difficulty

No More Mystery, Yo - Complete Rey Mysterios Road to Wrestlemania story on any difficulty

Champion of Champions - Using a created character, hold the WWE and World Heavyweight championship in WWE Universe Mode

US Champ - Using a created character, win the united states championship in WWE Universe Mode

Intercontinental Champ - Using a created character, win the intercontinental championship in WWE Universe Mode

Unified Tag Champs - Win the Unified tag team titles in WWE Universe Mode

Mr. Money in the Bank - Win the money in the bank match in WWE Universe Mode

A Successful Cash In - Cash in Money in the Bank in WWE Universe and win using a created character

A Student Of The Game - Complete 50% of the tips in the Practice Arena

Magna Cum Laude - Graduate at the top of the class

The Last Man Standing - Win a Last man standing match

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[Kassidy]

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[Kassidy]

First DLC confirmed: Rey & kelly Halloween attires and chris masters

 

[Pat Patterson]

I'm going to make myself and win the Intercontinental Championship.... again! Flawwwless!

Real talk!

 

[Kassidy]

 

[Wordlife]

Awesome looking graphics, I haven't bought 2008-2010, this one I may buy though