The refs seem to stop and wonder what number comes after "two." It's the longest three count ever. But go for the pin and you'll really get pissed. But then you start noticing how slowly the action moves and how your opponents' body parts tend to pass right through your character during grapples and throws. At first, this feels like a decent, if conventional, wrestling title. Raw 2 really stumbles inside the squared circle, though. Same deal with a new feature allowing friendship or enmity with other superstars-they seem to attack or help you randomly no matter what. For example, ambushing a rival before a match doesn't help or hinder you in any tangible way. Developer Anchor added a lot of potentially cool features to this visually polished game, but none of them really work. Raw 2 suffers from so many problems, it's hard to know where to begin. If you can't find the Superstar backstage, you lose five Vitality points. An unsuccessful attempt costs 10 Vitality points. A successful attempt nets you a new manager. Superstars with high Charisma who look for Superstars with compatible Alignments have more luck getting them to be managers. Select ManagerĬhoose Select Manager if you want to have an ally outside of the ring who can watch your back. It you fail to find the Superstar backstage, you lose five Vitality points. ComplainĬomplaining to another Superstar costs you 10 Vitality points but increases the hostility between you and the other Superstar it you are successful. If no one comes out, you lose five Vitality points and nothing else happens-aside from the yelling, the name calling, and the strutting. It also gives you a "Call Out Card" that results in a match between you and the Superstar who responded to your challenge. Sometimes a different Superstar responds to the Call Out-this costs you 10 Vitality points but gives you two Popularity Points and your opponent one Popularity point, as well as increases the hostility between the two Superstars. If the challenged Superstar comes out, you lose 10 Vitality points but earn five Popularity points the Superstar you challenged also earns two Popularity points. Standing in the middle of the ring, your Superstar challenges another Superstar to come on down. Question a Superstar's intestinal fortitude by calling him or her out. Stealing is a great way to unlock hidden items, such as new options in Create a Superstar mode, Superstar entrance videos, and additional points for your created Superstars' parameters. If you're successful, however, you lose more Vitality and Popularity than if you had failed. Stealĭuring a match, you can choose to steal something from a Superstar's locker. Sometimes, however, pesky arena security keeps you from reaching the ring, in which case you accomplish nothing and lose five Vitality points for looking painfully silly. A successful attempt costs 20 Vitality points but gains you two Popularity points, and you get to control your Superstar as he interferes in the match. This is a good way to help out an ally or just get some payback on a Superstar that you have a grudge against. When you choose to attempt Interference, you risk some ot your Vitality for the chance to interfere in a Superstar's match. Sometimes you just won't be able to find your rival Superstar, and you'll suffer a very modest Vitality loss as a result. However, surprise attacks can backfire-if you lose the backstage brawl, you're the one on the short end of the Vitality stick. If you win, you take out a great deal of his or her Vitality, which is the perfect way to soften up an opponent before a match. To Surprise Attack another Superstar, instigate a backstage brawl with your target. Even if he wins, he loses a bit of Vitality. If your Superstar loses, he loses a great deal of Vitality. If your Superstar is approached by a hostile Superstar, however, the two behemoths have a short fight. If he is approached by a Superstar and has a friendly conversation, his Popularity and Vitality increase by modest amounts. If he is not approached by another Superstar, he recovers 30 Vitality points. Your Superstar hangs out backstage and relaxes.