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Choose from two wrestlers to take part in different matches in this PC wrestling game

Choose from two wrestlers to take part in different matches in this PC wrestling game

Vote: (2,766 votes)

Program license: Trial version

Developer: Thq

Works under: Windows

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Program license

(2,766 votes)

Trial version

Developer

Thq

Works under:

Windows

Pros

  • Decent music despite it not matching the current style of the wrestler.
  • Great graphics to visually keep you in the game.

Cons

  • Slow-paced fighting system that gets annoying after a while.
  • The match types are too similar to each other.
  • The wrestlers included aren't the most exciting ones.

An outdated roster and an overly complicated combat system plague this game and make it a little less-than-fun to play. In addition, WWE Raw has some sluggish controls, and the lack of diversity in the match types and visual oddities have made this a lower quality game. Unfortunately, WWE Raw had a lot of potential, but this game doesn't fill the wrestling void in the PC gaming world.

Wrestlers from Another Time

WWE Raw has many of the wrestlers from a different time period. This is before the company was even known as the WWF. Because of this, you may not see some of the more exciting wrestlers like Brock Lesnar, Booker T, Rob Van Dam and Hulk Hogan. Instead, you'll get the portion of the WWE talent that hasn't been on a TV broadcast in months. Another issue is how it affects the wrestler entrance because many of these wrestlers no longer enter the arena with the same pyrotechnic displays or the same music as what you see in this game.

Biggest Drawback

Outdated wrestling talent and outdated arena displays are a lesser problem when you compare it to the actual gameplay. This is what makes the perfect cocktail of poorness because the gameplay itself tries to give us a dramatic entrance, but it does a face plant right into the wrestling mat. WWE Raw includes many of the inactive wrestlers that no one cares about. However, where it falls flat is in terms of gameplay. You feel like this was a game that they just rushed out to make as much money as fast as possible. You only have a couple different match types like one-on-one, tag team, triple threat, tornado, battle royal, king of the ring and handicap. All of this is pretty standard. The biggest problem is how every one of the match types seems to play the same, which can get boring fast. You can change the rooms of some of the matches to make them more hardcore.

Title Match Championships

You can also choose to do a title match where you face off against some of the different WWE titles. For example, you might play for the championship title or the intercontinental title. You can do this through the defeat of several wrestlers. Unfortunately, the title matches don't include a smidgen of story to them, which once again, shows the lack of effort they put into this game.

The actual wrestling in this game can be slow-paced and difficult to execute the most basic moves against your opponent. You will need to constantly bring attacks on your opponents with many moves if you will raise up the momentum meter to beat your foe.

Pros

  • Decent music despite it not matching the current style of the wrestler.
  • Great graphics to visually keep you in the game.

Cons

  • Slow-paced fighting system that gets annoying after a while.
  • The match types are too similar to each other.
  • The wrestlers included aren't the most exciting ones.