Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood: Back to the Yard
Company: Eidos Interactive
Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood takes you back into the street fighting arena where there are no rules and everything is at your disposal. Eidos and the Insane Clown Posse once again bring out a chaotic, no-holds-barred wrestling game. There Goes the Neighborhood takes all of the good parts of the original game and makes them great. This, plus the addition of new features, locations, and wrestlers, makes sure that the second game will be more of a smash-hit than the original.
This go around, the team at Paradox Development took the existing Create a Fighter feature and improved upon it greatly. Here you will be able to choose from six different body types and a wide range of costumes to make your character just like you want him or her. Along with the physical look of your wrestler, you can change around the special moves with any of the huge assortment of unlockable techniques. This, plus the ability to create a personal logo for the character, really helps to personalize the game and design fighters to be just the way you want them.
Both Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope of Insane Clown Posse return as pre-made wrestlers. There are a total of 20 fighters (including the two rappers). These wrestlers include Mad Man Pondo and The Masked Horn Dog (both from the original), as well as new wrestlers like New Jack, Sick Nick Mondo and Tera Patrick. Also added to the feature list are some new types of attacks. Now you can execute submission holds, body specific damage, and a defense system that might help you pull your ass out of the fire a few times.
Backyard Wrestling 2 also boasts eight arenas, all of which are new and filled with destructible scenery just waiting to be thrown against or used as a weapon. This go around, you will be able to take the brawl to the trailer park, office, mini golf course, brewery, and of course, the good old backyard. And while you are battling it out in these weapon filled environments, you will get to rock out to music from Insane Clown Posse, Blood Simple, Kool Keith, Pint Size, plus many more. Look for Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood to hit the shelves November 17th.
-J.R. Nip, GameVortex Communications AKA Chris Meyer
Related Links: Eidos Home Page Paradox Development Backyard Wrestling 2 Home Page
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