First official Day of Reckoning 2 news @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on May 03, 2005

News: THQ dishes the dirt on the next WWE wrestler.

With WWE WrestleMania 21 getting dropkicked hard in reviews all over, THQ has announced the first details of their next WWE title, Day of Reckoning 2.

Once again developed by Yuke's, WWE Day of Reckoning 2 will include a ton of new features and expand on many others already found in the orignal Reckoning:

45 playable WWE superstars.

New WWE Legends, some which will be playable for the first time ever.

New and longer original story mode filled with deception and betrayal, as well as plot lines that tie back to the original WWE Day of Reckoning.

Create a Superstar and take him on a completely original journey.

Improved graphics featuring the highest quality cut scenes ever offered in the series and a a new graphical rendering style.

A new level of realism to the series: an enhanced fighting system, multiple levels of pain and limb damage, new finishing moves, specialty grapples and better AI differentiation between characters.

"In designing WWE DoR2, we wanted to pick up the game's storyline right where we left off in the last installment, just as WWE's programming continues its storylines night after night," said Philip Holt, senior vice president of product development, THQ. "With its improved graphics, as well as enhanced fighting system for more realistic matches, WWE Day of Reckoning 2 is going to offer gamers another installment of top-notch wrestling action.

"We are thrilled to give WWE fans a solid follow-up to WWE Day of Reckoning," commented Nelo Lucich, vice president of interactive, JAKKS Pacific. "With new legends, a longer story mode and improved animation, we're expecting WWE Day of Reckoning 2 to be the most comprehensive WWE experience to date for the Nintendo GameCube."

WWE Day of Reckoning 2 is scheduled to ship in the fall.