Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood Xbox game

Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood

2004

Overall rating: 2 out of 5

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Paradox's 2003 release of Backyard Wrestling proved that there was more to be accomplished in wrestling games than laying opponents to rest in the ring, taking the brutal sport outdoors in an unconventional effort that saw would-be pros using any number of props to take out the enemy in what turned out to be a rather adult piece of entertainment. A year on, a bigger and better Backyard sequel has it the shops in time for the Christmas 2004 rush. The story behind Backyard Wrestling 2 tells the tale of a small-town neighbourhood chosen by Backyard Wrestling Inc. as the host of a new pay-per-view event in which a group of wrestlers compete for a jackpot of one million dollars. A promising competition for a wrestler of amateur status, until you discover the prize money has attracted a rather formidable group of wrestling pros as well. And so it begins... Taking advantage of a robust 'create-a-wrestler' mode, players must first fashion their own unique wrestler before going head-to-head with some of the world's finest fighters in a bid for the championship prize. Once ready, you'll partake in a series of matches across a number of small-town locales that just happen to be abundant in useable props. But using lawn-movers and fence panels to knock your opponents for six will only take you so far. A limited move list proved something of an issue in the original game, but all has been rectified for the sequel, and ultimately it will be the smart use of an expanded library of throws, holds and grapples that wins matches, both in the single-player game and online. Via broadband, gameplay is much as it is offline, in which players can battle opponents the world over in a bid to top the online rankings. But for additional pleasure, wrestlers can even taunt their opponents by means of a trusty headset. All in all, Backyard Wrestling 2 is a very welcome improvement to the Paradox series.

Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood details

Formats:	18 PS2, Xbox
Players:	1
Genre:	Sport
Developers:	PARADOX
Rental release:	19 Nov 2004

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A Good Game

By Thomas Thatcher from England , 07 Jul 2006

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This game is fundamentaly like all other wrestling games, the aim is to knock the other player out!. Allthough unlike normal games you can smash objects up and fight in offices, backyard etc. This game also enables you to create your own wrestler with an infinate number of possibility's from green skin like the hulk to a cowboy hat like clint eastwood. When i first played this game i thought it would be rubbish, but i though 'WOW' because it was not that bad. I enjoyed this game and other teenagers (more-so boys than girls) will like it too.

In conclusion this game would be good for teenagers who just want a quick game of about 20 minutes to fill up their time!
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A Good Game

By Thomas Thatcher from England , 07 Jul 2006

This game is fundamentaly like all other wrestling games, the aim is to knock the other player out!. Allthough unlike normal games you can smash objects up and fight in offices, backyard etc. This game also enables you to create your own wrestler with an infinate number of possibility's from green skin like the hulk to a cowboy hat like clint eastwood. When i first played this game i thought it would be rubbish, but i though 'WOW' because it was not that bad. I enjoyed this game and other teenagers (more-so boys than girls) will like it too.

In conclusion this game would be good for teenagers who just want a quick game of about 20 minutes to fill up their time!
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