Software:WWE Aftershock
| WWE Aftershock | |
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 European cover art featuring Chris Benoit, Edge, The Undertaker and Eddie Guerrero | |
| Developer(s) | Exient Entertainment[1] |
| Publisher(s) | THQ |
| Platform(s) | N-Gage |
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| Genre(s) | Professional wrestling, fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
WWE Aftershock is a professional wrestling video game released exclusively on the N-Gage in 2005.
Development
The game was announced by Nokia in collaboration with THQ and WWE in August 2004.[2][3] It was originally scheduled to release in the fourth quarter of 2004,[3] then February 2005,[1] and then later on March 22.[4]
Gameplay
There are five main events and Survival (multiple enemies at the same time), King of the Ring (ladder tournament), and Tag Team (two versus two) match options.[5] WWE Aftershock includes 12 WWE superstars, such as John Cena. The game features two-player contests through Bluetooth and the N-Gage Arena. Two of the twelve wrestlers are unlockable by winning the King of the Ring and playing in two-player contests. The AI controls two of the wrestlers in multiplayer King of the Ring. Attacks include hits, grapples, and Irish whips. Submission holds are available after a takedown. Each character has four front grapples and ground grapples, and his signature move or hold.[5][6] Every button is assigned one action.[6] The wrestlers grapple in a 3D arena. Wrestlers have entrance music.[7][8][9]
Reception
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The game received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[10]
GameSpot rated the game a 5.3 of 10 stating that "WWE Aftershock may be the only wrestling game available on the N-Gage, but that alone doesn't make it a good value".[5]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Palley, Stephen (May 17, 2006). "WWE Aftershock Hands-On". https://www.gamespot.com/articles/wwe-aftershock-hands-on/1100-6114505/. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ↑ IGN (August 10, 2004). "WWE Aftershock". https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/08/10/wwe-aftershock-2. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "N-Gage Wrestles Its Way Into the WWE With WWE Aftershock". Globe Newswire. August 3, 2004. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2004/08/03/1846469/0/en/N-Gage-Wrestles-Its-Way-Into-the-WWE-With-WWE-Aftershock.html.
- ↑ Gaudiosi, John (March 11, 2005). "Wrestlmania gets real". p. 105. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97674276/the-news-and-observer/. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Score, Avery (June 15, 2005). "WWE Aftershock Review". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/wwe-aftershock-review/1900-6127608/.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Leeper, Justin (June 28, 2005). "GameSpy: WWE Aftershock". GameSpy. http://wireless.gamespy.com/n-gage/wwe/629789p1.html.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Buchanan, Levi (June 16, 2005). "WWE Aftershock". IGN. http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/06/16/wwe-aftershock.
- ↑ Abolins, Mike (June 26, 2005). "THQ brings World Wrestling Entertainment to handheld gamers for the first time". https://www.pocketgamer.com/wwe-aftershock/wwe-on-the-qd-asap/.
- ↑ "Hardcore Wrestling Action Invades The N-Gage Game Deck With WWE Aftershock". May 19, 2005. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/hardcore-wrestling-action-invades-the-n-gage-game-deck-with-wwe-aftershock.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "WWE Aftershock (ngage: 2005): Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ngage/wweaftershock.
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