WWE 2K15 Release Date Set For October 28th (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)

[Majingir]

Re: WWE 2K15 Release Date Set For October 28th (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)

Does anyone else wish this series would come out sometime in march or in the summer rather than in october? I end up passing on this game every year because they insist on releasing it next to all the AAA titles.

I really don't care when it comes out, as long as it manages to stay updated. Sucks when it comes out and so many things are out of date on the game from the day it's released.

Maybe they need to work on an 18 month cycle,though no way WWE ever allows that. One year they release right around WM season,then following year they release in the fall,and then a year of no game,followed by the WM season release the following year.

Question being though....Would you be ok with an 18 month cycle if DLC season pass cost $30 instead? $10 more than usual,but it keeps game more up to date,gives them more time to work on it,and you'll be saving money in the end by not buying the game every 12 or so months.

[CaptainZombie]

Re: WWE 2K15 Release Date Set For October 28th (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)

A great start would be abandoning the game mechanics of a fighting game (health, damage, etc.) - which Yuke's WWE games actually are, fighting games with wrestling avatars - and making an actual wrestling game where entertainment is a true objective, consistent with the real thing.

I discussed this in a different post a while back, but my high-level incomplete vision for a one-on-one wrestling video game is one that's simultaneously cooperative and competitive. Cooperative in the sense that you have to work with your opponent to entertain the crowd, competitive in the sense that you want to ultimately win the match. Start by making those two goals equally important for purposes of online competitive play and online rankings and let the game mechanics - notably the interesting problems of performing high spots, wrestler stamina to use for high spots (making rest holds worthwhile), signature and finishing maneuvers, pin falls and submissions - fall out from that.

CM, not sure if you ever had a PS2 but the King of Colosseum games were awesome at emulating an actual wrestling match. I'll never forget modding my PS2 to play both KOC & KOCII. It's a real shame we never saw this engine find its way here in the US. Like Fire Pro Wrestling it's a rather complex wrestling system, but well done.

KOC I: Red & Green. This had 2 releases with one set of the roster on the green and a different roster set on the Red. It was cool, you could combine the rosters of both games by using the Green disc.

King of Colosseum: Red and King of Colosseum: Green were released by Spike in December of 2002 and March of 2003.

King of Colossum, or KOC as it is often referred to as, is the sequel to Kings Soul for the original Playstation. While drawing it's gameplay engine from King's Soul as well as it's graphics engine, many upgrades were made to the game. The Addition of the Critical System from the Fire Pro Wrestling series, as well as the largely expanded roster beyond AJPW, made for a worthy successor to King's Soul. The Game was actually split into two discs, KOC Red and KOC Green due to it's massive contents. KOC Green was released just over 3 months after KOC Red.

KOC Green featured some gameplay enhancements over KOC Red, most notably is the Rope-Break "bug" that was adjusted in the months between releases so you had to be much closer to the ropes in order to get a break. Otherwise the core of the game is very similar to KOC Red beyond the Roster, which is completely different and notably smaller than KOC Red.

I used to buy all the import wrestling games on PS1, N64, and PS2. I do regret not seeking out Wrestle Kingdom when that released on the 360, it would of been cool to try out.



KOCII



I can't recall if it was HCTP, but I remember having to setup PPV matches where crowd reactions would rate your matches based on the moves, length of match, etc. Stuff like that makes no sense as to why it disappeared from later games.

One of the best modes in SVR07 360 had online CAB which you would defend online. We had a blast here on OS defending that title and trading it back and forth with each other.

[DJ]

Re: WWE 2K15 Release Date Set For October 28th (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)

Are those PS2 games region-specific or could I play them on my PS2? Of course, I'm sure the cost to get the games is fairly high.

[WTF]

Re: WWE 2K15 Release Date Set For October 28th (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)

Region specific. If you have a special ps2, you can play them though.

I remember the OS World Heavyweight championship. We had some epic ladder matches. John Doe and I had several looooong matches.

[CaptainZombie]

Re: WWE 2K15 Release Date Set For October 28th (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)

Region specific. If you have a special ps2, you can play them though.

I remember the OS World Heavyweight championship. We had some epic ladder matches. John Doe and I had several looooong matches.

I think it was me, you, Extreme, TJ, John Doe, Mill and a few other guys fighting over that title.

[Hooe]

Re: WWE 2K15 Release Date Set For October 28th (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)

@ Captain Zombie - I've never played a wrestling game that wasn't made by Acclaim, AKI, or Yuke's, so I'm a bit in the dark on both this series and the highly-regarded Fire Pro Wrestling. I don't have a special PS2 (heh), but I'll be sure to check out some videos of these games on YouTube.

[tbennett54]

Re: WWE 2K15 Release Date Set For October 28th (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)

I know the PS4 doesn't, but does the One have have a option for custom playlists?

[StoneColdSwede]

Re: WWE 2K15 Release Date Set For October 28th (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)

King of Colosseum II is the greatest anything ever created. All games should steal freely from this regardless of genre.

It's by leaps and bounds the most amazing wrestling game I have ever played and I distinctly remember seeing new counters and reversals after having played it religiously for several years.

[RojoCube]

I'm just glad ledesma is finally gone..lol

[TheFallenAngel]

Re: WWE 2K15 Release Date Set For October 28th (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)

@ Captain Zombie - I've never played a wrestling game that wasn't made by Acclaim, AKI, or Yuke's, so I'm a bit in the dark on both this series and the highly-regarded Fire Pro Wrestling. I don't have a special PS2 (heh), but I'll be sure to check out some videos of these games on YouTube.

Fire Pro Wrestling Returns was actually released in the US for the PS2. However, the other games, King of Colosseum and King of Colosseum II, were only released in Japan (though they were made by the same developers as the Fire Pro Series).

I've played FPR and KoC II. Both are tremendous.

[SmashMan]

Re: WWE 2K15 Release Date Set For October 28th (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)

Fire Pro Wrestling Returns was actually released in the US for the PS2.

And as a PS2 Classic for PS3 on the Playstation Store.

[OriolesFanRD]

Re: WWE 2K15 Release Date Set For October 28th (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)

Wonderful. Yukes involvement basically knocks 2K15 off my radar.

Don't let WWE and THQ's foolishness sway you from the awesomeness that is Yukes. You couldn't have played EA's sad attempts or Midway's TNA, but I'm chillin' lol

CM, not sure if you ever had a PS2 but the King of Colosseum games were awesome at emulating an actual wrestling match. I'll never forget modding my PS2 to play both KOC & KOCII. It's a real shame we never saw this engine find its way here in the US. Like Fire Pro Wrestling it's a rather complex wrestling system, but well done.

KOC I: Red & Green. This had 2 releases with one set of the roster on the green and a different roster set on the Red. It was cool, you could combine the rosters of both games by using the Green disc.



I used to buy all the import wrestling games on PS1, N64, and PS2. I do regret not seeking out Wrestle Kingdom when that released on the 360, it would of been cool to try out.



KOCII



I can't recall if it was HCTP, but I remember having to setup PPV matches where crowd reactions would rate your matches based on the moves, length of match, etc. Stuff like that makes no sense as to why it disappeared from later games.

One of the best modes in SVR07 360 had online CAB which you would defend online. We had a blast here on OS defending that title and trading it back and forth with each other.

I still have KOC II. WHAT A GAME MY GOD!

Wrestle Kingdom I and II were beastly as well.

[Clarityman]

Re: WWE 2K15 Release Date Set For October 28th (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)

A great start would be abandoning the game mechanics of a fighting game (health, damage, etc.) - which Yuke's WWE games actually are, fighting games with wrestling avatars - and making an actual wrestling game where entertainment is a true objective, consistent with the real thing.

I discussed this in a different post a while back, but my high-level incomplete vision for a one-on-one wrestling video game is one that's simultaneously cooperative and competitive. Cooperative in the sense that you have to work with your opponent to entertain the crowd, competitive in the sense that you want to ultimately win the match. Start by making those two goals equally important for purposes of online competitive play and online rankings and let the game mechanics - notably the interesting problems of performing high spots, wrestler stamina to use for high spots (making rest holds worthwhile), signature and finishing maneuvers, pin falls and submissions - fall out from that.

This is very true, and the type of innovation that is needed for this genre.

[allstardad]

Re: WWE 2K15 Release Date Set For October 28th (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)

Very anxious to see this game on next gen hardware (or current gen I guess)

2k14 was the first wrestling game I've played in a few years and I really enjoyed it, so here's hoping it takes the next step in advancing the series

[King_B_Mack]

Re: WWE 2K15 Release Date Set For October 28th (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)

Anybody else see this?

http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/480301-nxt-talents-possibly-in-wwe-2k15

I attended NXT Takeover last night and what a show it was. The crowd was hot all night and the pace of the show for the live audience was well done (something I find lacking from today's WWE main programs).

With regards to WWE 2K15, there has been a rumor that NXT may be featured heavily in the game this October, with a new career mode allowing users to start off in NXT and advance up to WWE's main roster.

Last night there was a very heavy dose of 2K15 advertising around the Full Sail facility and some adverts had "WWE 2K15" written in the NXT colors (the main 2K logo has never been yellow and black, and those colors are not reflected in the official logo 2K displays on its Twitter account).