WWE Brawl Revealed Soon?

[Steve_OS]

Could THQ be revealing WWE Brawl? According to Blend Games, it is in the works. What are your thoughts, anything in particular you'd love to see?

"It should come as no surprise that another WWE game is in the works. However, the next one might not be called Smackdown Vs. Raw.

World Wrestling Entertainment has filed a trademark application for the phrase "WWE Brawl." Sometimes a company will try to obtain really broad trademarks to cover all possible merchandising options. However, the "WWE Brawl" application only specifies video games so a game bearing that name seems to be their primary goal.

Of course, this doesn't necessarily mean that WWE plans to shelve the Smackdown Vs. Raw brand. Brawl could be a separate, new series they're planning. I suspect we'll find out soon enough."

[SuperKyle]

I would like a game with controls as simple as Wrestlemania 2000 or No Mercy, with the current match modes and graphics and customization of Smackdown vs. Raw.


Also, without the 3-moves=reversal mechanic of WCW Mayhem. That was a painful game to play.

[Steve_OS]

I used to play Wrestlemania w/ my stepson all day/night. That game was a blast.

[Steve_OS]

Wrestlemania 2000, that is.

[MarkAdrianPI]

I personally thinks Yukes is a crappy developer. The AI in the SvR series has been awful. Their idea of fun is the CPU reversing every 3 moves I do, but now and then the CPU lets me do a suplex. So one out of four moves ain't that bad....sorry need to take more of the stuff I am smoking.

We'll I miss my AKI games, still the King almost a decade latter,

Also why does Yukes remove moves from previous editions? Where is my Warrior Splash and Press? Where is the Hogan Leg Drop(RUNNING). WHere is my...oh gosh I need....to calm down.

Will some company just make a generic wrestling game that is fully customizabel? Wait why is there no PS3 firepro?

[RaychelSnr]

Sounds like a potential arcade type of fighting game (strange to say for wrestling I know)....but it sounds like they might be looking to do something a bit more casual or arcadey so to speak. Might not be a terrible idea, but will probably be one anyways.

[sportznut02]

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Sounds like a potential arcade type of fighting game (strange to say for wrestling I know)....but it sounds like they might be looking to do something a bit more casual or arcadey so to speak. Might not be a terrible idea, but will probably be one anyways.

I wonder if it is a UFC type game.

[stephensonmc]

I personally thinks Yukes is a crappy developer. The AI in the SvR series has been awful. Their idea of fun is the CPU reversing every 3 moves I do, but now and then the CPU lets me do a suplex. So one out of four moves ain't that bad....sorry need to take more of the stuff I am smoking.

We'll I miss my AKI games, still the King almost a decade latter,

Also why does Yukes remove moves from previous editions? Where is my Warrior Splash and Press? Where is the Hogan Leg Drop(RUNNING). WHere is my...oh gosh I need....to calm down.

Will some company just make a generic wrestling game that is fully customizabel? Wait why is there no PS3 firepro?

How do you think the AI should react? I'm a fan of the AKI games just as much as anyone is, but I think about those controls in today's game all the time, and to me it is just grapple to do a move, grapple to do a move...

Is it fun? Yes - is it sim? I don't think so...

My thoughts

[vernond]

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Sounds like wcw backstage assault or whatever that crap was. Smart move, legends of wrestlemania really sold like gangbusters put out another arcade type game, if that's what this is. Everyone (myself included) seems to think the late 90's wrestling games were the best ever. WM 2000, no mercy, revenge. Mimic the gameplay of these games, provide a good career mode, give the caw people their caws, give the online people an online experience. There ya go.

[Whitesox]

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Sounds like a potential arcade type of fighting game (strange to say for wrestling I know)....but it sounds like they might be looking to do something a bit more casual or arcadey so to speak. Might not be a terrible idea, but will probably be one anyways.

I thought the same thing when I read it.

[goh]

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I personally thinks Yukes is a crappy developer. The AI in the SvR series has been awful. Their idea of fun is the CPU reversing every 3 moves I do, but now and then the CPU lets me do a suplex. So one out of four moves ain't that bad....sorry need to take more of the stuff I am smoking.

We'll I miss my AKI games, still the King almost a decade latter,

...because reversing 29/30 with no difficulty option or slider to fix it with your only hope to win being a countout glitch is so much better? Those AKI games were so overrated gameplay wise but I guess it's a nostaliga factor.

Yuke's is actually a fine developer but it seems either THQ or WWE has a leash on them resulting in these sub-par WWE games with minimal year to year changes when they're out of date before they're even out. Yuke's can and has done much better.

It's probably going to be an iPhone downloadable side scroller. Randy Orton kidnaps Cena's dad and he's off on an adventure to get him back. If you're thinking that sounds ridiculous they've done it before on the Gameboy. It could also be a sequel to Crush Hour.

[JerseySuave4]

those games were not overrated, they were simple and great. When a guy was getting off the ground he didnt magically fall back flat on his back to the ground if you kicked him.

The Smackdown vs Raw games look great but the actual wrestling sucks. Those games are all about the customization and visuals but when it comes down to the match they are bad. The WCW/NWO & WWF No Mercy/ Wrestlemania 2000 games had much better actual wrestling even with the grapple system.

[babythug23]

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Could it be the next Legends game? That way they could add all the Legends even if they was not in wrestlemani

[DJ]

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I really liked Legends of Wrestlemania and was hoping for a sequel. But, that appears to be out the window. Whatever Brawl is, I hope it uses the LOW controls as I liked them better than the SVR controls.

[DonkeyJote]

Re: WWE Brawl Revealed Soon?

How do you think the AI should react? I'm a fan of the AKI games just as much as anyone is, but I think about those controls in today's game all the time, and to me it is just grapple to do a move, grapple to do a move...

Is it fun? Yes - is it sim? I don't think so...

My thoughts

Is it Sim? It's a pro wrestling game. Pro Wrestling isn't sim. How many people are going to hit a vertical suplex on someone that isn't letting them do it. While wrestling is athletic, it is not a sport - it's a performance. You might as well expect Alien vs. Predator to be "sim".

I think the big thing they should do is stop trying to make this a sports game and let it be about having great epic matches, not necessarily winning and losing. I think that'd be a ton of fun, would work better, and you could have a really cool career mode if it was a behind the scenes type of career mode, where it's acknowledged you are playing a character.