OXCGN’s Smackdown vs Raw 2011 Review: Well, I’ll be smacked!

Posted on 22 November, 2010 by GrathiusXR

Smackdown vs Raw 2011 Review

Not quite the Smackdown you were expecting…

by : GrathiusXR

©2010 Arthur Kotsopoulos

Another year, another Smackdown Vs Raw title from the team at Yukes, but this one however raises some eyebrows and continues to baffle many of its most hard cores gamers, including myself.

Regardless of how good last year’s iteration may have been, each year it’s never the same, as there is always some options that never make it into the final cut.  In Smackdown V’s Raw 2011′s case, rather than make the game easier for the casual gamer, the team at Yukes actually made it a great deal more difficult.

Whilst the general core gameplay is still  present, certain options that were once there have just disappeared altogether and make you question what the guys at Yukes were thinking when they decided to leave them out.

Such as the option to remove the door from the Hell In A Cell (caged) match. Sure, this keeps the fight within the boundaries of the ring, but the ability to NOT have a door is frustrating to say the least. Competing against your friends in multiplayer matches you will almost never get the chance to be able to complete moves on your opponent to the point where the wall finally caves in and you can exit the ring safely, leaving them to their fate.

More of a Raw deal, or a Smackdown . . .

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THQ & UFC Undisputed 2010 kick the sh*t out of OXCGN

Posted on 10 April, 2010 by twodogsz

by TwoDogsZ

©2010 Aaron Bertinetti- News Editor

Grapple your Pre-order down now

Last year’s title, UFC Undisputed 2009, took a lot of people by surprise (myself included) leading me to boldly claim months before release that UFC 2009 KOs Fight Night.

To see the latest build of this year’s title OXCGN took a trip to THQ for a little mano-a-mano (and pie-o-pie?) with fellow Aussie journalists. A couple of drinks down, a few practice rounds, some more “tasty beverages” and it was down to business.

When THQ debuted developer Yukes’ birth of a franchise to the Aussie press this time last year there were three things that immediately jumped out: how good it looked; the surprisingly deep gameplay mechanics; and how faithful to the UFC license the whole experience was. (more…)

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OXCGN Get’s Physical – THQ’s UFC 2010 Media Event Sydney

Posted on 7 March, 2010 by GrathiusXR

UFC Undisputed 2010 Coming To A Cage Near You

by GrathiusXR:

©2010 Arthur Kotsopoulos – Community Editor

It was an event which not only gave us the chance to see UFC Undisputed 2010 (MMA – Mixed Martial Arts) in action right before our very eyes, but also a chance to hear a little about what it meant for the Ultimate Fighting Championship to be down under in Australia for the first time in its history.

After a little introductory speech by Don Gold (Executive VP of UFC) on how the UFC 110 Sydney Event was the 2nd fastest selling UFC pay-per-view in history of the sport, as well as how amazing it was for UFC Undisputed (MMA) to finally be in Sydney, Australia for the first time, then it was down to business on why we were actually there.

Let me get this out of the way now- UFC Undisputed 2010 looks absolutely amazing. How amazing? It’s like they skipped 2010 as a whole and went looking to make a game that was being developed for the year 2011. (more…)

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OXCGN lays the Smackdown in S vs.R 2010 Review

Posted on 27 November, 2009 by GrathiusXR


by GrathiusXR:

©2009 Arthur Kotsopoulos

It’s an ever growing sport in which the millions around the world tune in to see their favorite entertainer do those death-defying high flying maneuvers off the top turnbuckle and land that sweet groan-inducing finishing move.

It’s a sport that kids and grown-ups can sit back, relax and enjoy the B-Grade soap opera melodramatics and entertaining wrestling matches.

What’s better is that if you’re sick of watching it you can just pick up the official game based off the franchise and mash up any superstar in the current roster and pit them against each other in any of the available matches in Smackdown vs Raw 2010.

Come wrastle wif us, we great, we break you . . . >

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