WWE Raw 2

"Does Raw to live up to the hype.... Yes it does"

Intro:
Does Raw 2 live up to the hype yes it does, Here is why. It has a huge Roster, and it also has 64 CAW slots to fill all your caw needs. The Gameplay is much improved along with everything in this game over Raw 1. as we all know Raw 1 was one of the worst wrestling games ever and Raw 2 is Raw 1 with everything improved. This is a much improved game maybe it is not as good as the Smackdown series but it comes very close. Also it has a very good CAW and it also has a create a titan tron The create a stuff will keep you loving the game for month's

Controls 9/10

The controls aren't the best in Video game history but there certainly not the worst. it is Raw 1 controls but there much tighter and vastly improved. The controls are probably the only complaint you could have about the game but still you can't complaint the controls are fine. Raw 2's controls aren't as good as say Wrestlemania XIX but there still good even though it takes a while to learn all of them.

Graphics 10/10

Man the graphics are great they defiantly use the Xbox's power, These are the best graphics in any wrestling game ever maybe the best in any game to date. You can't complain about the graphics, And some people say the wrestlers are shiny you can't even hardly tell during the game so I don't know why there complaining.

Story Mode 9/10

The story mode is awesome on Raw 2. I don't want to give to much away on the story but you get to choose what you want to do the story is probably the best feature in Raw 2. The matches are fun and you get to choose to steal peoples stuff and choose to have that person as a freind or fo. The story maybe isn't as great as Smackdown but it is much better than XIX and it has a lot of freedom during story. Also it has 4-player story mode!

Sound 8/10

The sound is fine in Raw 2 it is what you would expect it has most everybody's song and the sounds are great. Also the custom soundtrack feature is great so you really shouldn't have complaints about the sound it sounds like any other wrestling game. But it doesn't have announcers which is good or bad you choose.

Replay Value 9/10
Well it is a four player game so it has replay value, and you might miss things in Story Mode so you will want to go back and play it again and also you will want to unlock things like parts and titan tron things etc.

Overall 9/10

Overall this is a very good game it is very much improved over Raw 1 and the Caw and Cas or great and give the game a better score. The gameplay is much better the wrestlers don't walk like penguins anymore. And you can edit your superstar which is cool as we know the wrestlers change there personality frequently.

Rent or Buy?

This game is a buy the game is great if you have an xbox and want a wrestling game you could pretty much only get this even though there is legends of wrestling and Backyard wrestling it looks as if Raw 2 will be you pick. This is also a very good game to pick up if your waiting for Smackdown HCTP.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 09/16/03