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[jj984jj]

Ready 2 Rumble Revolution features a roster of 18 wildly caricatured cartoony boxers based on celebrities from the worlds of sports, music and movies.

Does it have to be?

...

And if it does, can't it have better celebrities? I mean, Simon Cowell? :\

 

[B E N K E]

So this game has resurfaced... I think it was first announced by 10tacle Studios back in 2007, but as the publisher sort of collapsed I supposed it had been canned. I guess Midway still owns the characters as they used Afro Thunder in TNA...

 

[Kilrogg]

I reallt don't understand.

I thought Facebreaker had an atrocious artstyle, especially when compared to Ready 2 Rumble 1 (2 was a bit more questionabl), yet this game, a legitimate sequel to R2R, manages to look worse.

I can deal with technical mediocrity, or even a unremarkable artstyle, but this right here is downright ugly, killing any excitement I had for the game.

:'(

 

[CTLance]

I think that Streudel guy is Hasselhoff.

I think it's Ahnuld.

 

[CoilShot]

Wtf... No Afro Thunder??

EDIT: Also why does the game look so bad?

 

[Emotions]

I'll get if just cause it's Aki. I'm not fond of the artstyle but if Aki is on board i'm in.

 

[dacuk]

Being based on USA "celebs" lookalikes, I predict this game will sell 0 copies in Europe and Japan

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Being based on USA "celebs" lookalikes, I predict this game will sell 0 copies in Europe and Japan

If that IS David Hasselhoff being parodied, then the game will sell 10mil copies in Germany.

 

[dacuk]

If that IS David Hasselhoff being parodied, then the game will sell 10mil copies in Germany.

Interesting

If you could put in the game an European "celeb" look alike, which one would you include?

Also, for localization purposes (if any, that's it), downloadable characters for each zone would be nice (I know I am dreaming)...

 

[B E N K E]

I'd like to punch Jamie Oliver in the face. Atari has the rights. Make it happen, Phil!

 

[Sadist]

If that IS David Hasselhoff being parodied, then the game will sell 10mil copies in Germany.

Damn right. And actually, I want to punch Simon Cowell in the face. That's awesome.

Interesting

If you could put in the game an European "celeb" look alike, which one would you include?

Also, for localization purposes (if any, that's it), downloadable characters for each zone would be nice (I know I am dreaming)...

David Beckham.

 

[AwakenedCloud]

R2R Revolution : Punchout :: Rock Revolution : Rock Band ?

 

[D-X]

Underwhelmed.

Bring back the original cast.

This is to be Ready 2 Rumble in name only.

 

[Linkified]

Being based on USA "celebs" lookalikes, I predict this game will sell 0 copies in Europe and Japan

Simon Cowell is british theres plenty of people in the UK who would like to beat him up. Mostly ex contestants on his show. But still....

 

[Dascu]

Yich. I'll stick to Punch-Out.

 

[Smokey]

wow wow wow :lol

 

[ntb825]

THIS CAN'T BE REAL!?!

 

[KingJ2002]

Noooooooooooooo!!!!



the dream is dead.

 

[Gagaman]

Original:

It's like they threw all the art style in the bin. Looks like Midway should have held on to the francise. =/

 

[mentalfloss]

Ahhhh the suckling begins!

 

[2 Minutes Turkish]

Looks worse than the DC original.

I thought the same thing.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

its bad enough to use C-list celebrities like Simon Cowell, but you can't even get their actual likeness and have to create a bootleg simon cowell?

 

[Nose Master]

Yikes.

 

[gutter_trash]

Original:

It's like they threw all the art style in the bin. Looks like Midway should have held on to the francise. =/

the Dreamcast character models are solid and spot on full of character design goodness.
Anyone in 1999 who went shopping and saw this for the first time were awestruck and by it's awesomeness back in the day.

 

[RBH]

Original:

It's like they threw all the art style in the bin. Looks like Midway should have held on to the francise. =/

Gah, so many memories of Ready 2 Rumble on the Dreamcast are now flowing back to me.

What has become of this series?

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Looks worse than the DC original.

I thought the same thing.

definitely

 

[Gagaman]

At least in my case, I was thinking more artisically than technically.

 

[blu]

I reallt don't understand.

I thought Facebreaker had an atrocious artstyle, especially when compared to Ready 2 Rumble 1 (2 was a bit more questionabl), yet this game, a legitimate sequel to R2R, manages to look worse.

i think facebreaker has pretty much r2r's character style.

 

[wsippel]

AKI is still alive!

But they're not making a wrestling game.

I believe AKI never disappeared, but they changed their name a while ago, to syn Sophia. No idea why this isn't mentioned in the press release? syn Sophia recently developed Girls Mode for Nintendo.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

At least in my case, I was thinking more artisically than technically.

I agree on that 100%, but I just don't like it when people seem to deliberately forget what DC (and many PS2) games looked like for the sake of a "lol wii graphics" joke.

 

[Yoschi]

oh wow, i wasn't expecting that!

:[

 

[camineet]

Gezuz.

 

[Kilrogg]

i think facebreaker has pretty much r2r's character style.

Facebreaker certainly was closer to R2R's original artstyle than this thing is. It really shows.

Facebreaker was too much though, went too far for my taste. R2R hadn't the greatest artstyle ever to me, but at least it was tolerable and didn't detract from the fun.

 

[Jim]

I think it's Ahnuld.

I thought that at first, but seriously, I think it's Hasselhoff.

The energy bar pic, plus the Baywatch shorts plus the name (Strudel/Streudel = German).

Look closer... he even has a whistle around his neck, Baywatch style.

 

[MarkusRJR]

Gameplay Videos:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/43304.html

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/43301.html

 

[The-Switcher]

Honestly, those gameplay vids don't look horrible. It actually does seem to play like the old R2R.

Looks miles better than Facebreaker.

But seriously, this game comes out exactly at the same time as Punch-Out!!

WTF would be the point of buying this?

 

[koam]

I was about to click away from this thread, once i saw the pics of the guy that looks like Bob from Fight Club, but then I noticed that the game is being made by AKI. Now i must at least rent the game.

 

[Shin Johnpv]

Looks worse than the DC original.

While this doesn't look good, you obviously haven't seen the DC original in a long time.

These Looks worse than DC/PS2 posts are really old, people have some shitty memories on what DC and PS2 games really looked like.

 

[Flying_Phoenix]

Why can't developers take note from SEGA or Capcom when making graphics for the Wii?

 

[Diablohead]

They probably had to pay 80% of the game's dev fee just to get Simon to say yes when asked to be a character, if they get bad sales that's a lot of lost money :lol

 

[Wii Will Rock U]

This was cute back in 2000 on Dreamcast. However, in 2008, this series needs to DIE.

I will happily be purchasing Punch-Out Wii over this.

 

[jrricky]

doesnt look bad at all, after reading the responses in this thread. :lol

Im a 3d character modeler and I love to see exaggerated designs in characters. It makes them more interesting.

EDIT: The gameplay looks even much better than Punch Out Wii. :lol

Only thing left is 'motion-plus'? hope it controls good if there is no motion plus.

 

[Dash Kappei]

 

[D-Pad]

There are a lot of boxing games coming to the Wii lately. This one's art is like a cross between FaceBreaker and Punch Out!!. Too bad Gametrailers is being crap right now and won't load the videos past a certain point...

 

[zoku88]

I loved playing

Spoiler

the demo

of this game on DC.

 

[Bizzyb]

The Fuck....


This is not R2R...

 

[vicissitudes]

I read this as "Atari announces Revolution 2 (Wii)"

O.O

 

[Stormbringer]

Trailer :

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/43342.html

+ more gameplay vids

Honestly, the graphics are kind of weak, but it still looks like it could be pretty fun. I remember having blast with the old R2R, so I'm hoping it's about as much fun. Guess the gameplay (and controls) could make it or break it then.

 

[RBH]

Game intro:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/44682.html

 

[Anony]

2 walkthrough videos up on gametrailers

looks good, the entire time i watched it, i'm thinking motion+, then i get sad