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I remember playing this game religiously as a kid, but I think the main issue was that it felt incomplete in a way. Like they could've added a lot more to it.

This game sucked lol even as a kid I thought it sucked. After shut your mouth and HCTP I beg my mom to get me this game. Took it home excited and almost immediately was underwhelmed. It was slower and not as fun or chaotic as the previous game. Learned a lesson, always wait on reviews.

Love this game. Stands the test of time

You know growing up in the PS2 original Xbox GameCube. Kind of mad that a lot of these companies from Japan could’ve made a lot more money if they made all their games region, free ridiculous that they have these hidden gems that it could’ve made gangbuster money in the United States. this game is a perfect example.

One of my favs… I beat this game 😎… but I’ll admit with save states 😂

Looks like a cool game, but no wrestling game will ever surpass the feel, the smoothness and overall depth of Giant Gram 2000: All Japan Pro Wrestling 3.

We just wanted HCTP with an updated roster.

The biggest thing was this was the first THQ WWE game with online play. That was big when I was in highschool

Yes, next question

I played it for years when I got it for my 14th Christmas.

Learned about it from Newlegacyinc Kingiest of the Ringiest turnament 2! Semmy Schilt is a BEAST!!!

I grew up with Zelda 2 as one of my favorite games, and while it's not my favorite in the franchise, I still love it way more than a lot of the newer ones. People like to act like it's such a detraction from the series without understanding that there was no "Zelda formula" at that point. It wasn't until LttP that most of the things that "make a Zelda game" really started being made a concrete part of the design. Many of those same people would probably also ignore the fact that BofW and TotK break that formula far more than Zelda 2 does. All of that said, it still has one of the best Zelda soundtracks, with songs that are far more memorable than the pieces from a lot of the other games. A lot of the abilities from this game also became staples for Link, especially in regards to how he handles in the SSB series.

Actually, there are 6 women’s not 5 you forgot Stacy Keibler

Zelda II was an early favorite and it still is one of my favorite games. It's difficult and challenging, but not insanely hard or unfair. They key is to take the time and grind a little early on and level up wisely and also don't be afraid to use magic.

This game promised a lot at the time, if they weren't going to include Brock Lesnar or Goldberg they should have at least included the following: Divas: - Lita - Dawn Marie - Nidia - Jacqueline - Jackie Gayda - Jazz - Gail Kim Wrestlers: - Test - William Regal - Goldust - Val Venis - Mark Henry - Matt Morgan - Rikishi - Orlando Jordan - Lance Storm - Billy Gunn Tag Team/Factions: - La Rèsistance (Rob Conway & Sylvain Grenier) - The Basham Brothers (Doug & Danny) - FBI (Nunzio & Stamboli) - Kyo Dai (Akio & Sakoda) - S.H.I.T (The Hurricane & Rosey) Cruiserweight Division: - Billy Kidman - Jamie Noble - Shannon Moore - Ultimo Dragon - Paul London - Brian Kendrick - Funaki Done, they had a good list of wrestlers there that would have made the game much better but they didn't take advantage of it, and it's a shame because the roster from 2003 and early 2004 is one of my favorites.

I liked KoC2 a lot better, but yeah. Its my favorite wrestling game by far.. i spent so many hours unlocking everything in this game You could unlock wrestler templates, like inoki, giant baba etc.. which you then had to go into CAW mode, and "create" them.. thats how they could get away with licensing, but it was made pretty easy so you just had to "load" the template. save as new wrestler (usually took the opportunity to change the name and his signature and special move to english). A lot of people find the gameplay weird, but once you get used to it its so much fun. It has a really addictive % rating, and different crowds, arenas etc.. I used to love trying to get 100% (five star) matches

The OG SmackDown vs Raw game was really good, the problem was it was coming after HCTP. And the roster wasn’t as good as HCTP, so you didn’t have Lesnar, Goldberg, Ultimo Dragon, Kevin Nash, Scott Steiner, and Steve Austin (who surprisingly wasn’t in the game). That’s why it might feel a little disappointing because it was coming after HCTP, which is considered one of, if not the best WWE game ever made.

1997 was The formation of DX in the WWE

This era of gaming is dearly missed. imports were such a gems.

This is a personal favorite of mine

I agree. Loved it when I was a kid but I think out of all the PS2 smackdown games, the only one I would play this one over is JBI and maybe 09. It's a massive downgrade from HCTP and it's this weird in between from that and 06.

Not to me. I loved the crap out of that game and still own a copy.

This game was BAD. Bad meaning bad not bad meaning good to quote Run DMC.

Eh it was ok, worse WWE games have come after this xD

10:12 my all-time favorite Tag-Team. R.I.P The Road Warriors

9:04 After his short time in the NFL, Brock Lesnar ends up jumping to New Japan Pro-Wrestling and becomes IWGP Champion. He's in Wrestle Kingdom.

This game is my all-time favorite Pro-Wrestling game. Won't argue if people say No Mercy at all. These are the 1st 2 Pro-Wrestling games in my Mt Rushmore.

I STILL play HCTP today. My 10yr daughter loves it too. I love building the attributes and making monsters. My latest build per se is Test R.I.P. He's still in progress.

Play koc2. It makes red and green obsolete. It also has all the content on one disc

Fuck you and your dumb channel .smackdown vs raw was amazing .you should close your channel

Great game no doubt but yeah KOC2 came along and is still till this day the greatest 3-D Pro-wrestling game ever made

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The creating and editing in this game is awesome. I created The Road Warriors R.I.P and it was game over. Its also cool seeing who appears in the difficult story mode.

My one gripe is the difficultly of KOC - Green and Red's story mode. Ugh. But it makes up for it with the wrestlers who appear.

Played the original on a modded PS2, kind of got talked into buying Final Fantasy Online, and while I didn't play that game much, the Hard Drive that was included in the bundle was used to combine the two King of Colosseum discs. Definitely a fun time, but once I got KoC II, I spent a lot more time playing that game. More modes, more features, and you don't have to combine two discs. IMO KoC II is the best PS2 wrestling game, although others have said, if you can get around the amount of text, Wrestle Kingdom 2 is better, but I'm still more into KoC II.

I own this game. KOC - Green and Red is an AMAZING GAME. I actually prefer it over KOC2.

Boring

The greatest game in my books this is #1 no mercy #2. WWE should give us a separate game like your where it doesn't take itself seriously and it's just pure fun with lots of depth

Been waiting for KOC III forever and 9 seconds. 🫨

I love this game and put some many hours into it back in the day. Still occasionally play it with a friend every now and then and relive old memories. But everything you said is 100% valid and I agree with every point you made. A poor man's HCTP is the best way to describe it. HCTP is the GOAT to me and SVR just had so much less than what came before it.

Great wrestling game but No Mercy is still better the gameplay was more realistic

i can’t wait for an eventual king of colosseum 2 video. that is one of my favorite games ever

If you watched wrestling back then, and didn't own or never played this game between 2004 and 2005, *you missed out big time* . I was 5 when the game came out. Before PS3 and PS4, besides FIFA and GTA San Andreas, SvR was a MUST HAVE video game. I remember so many people borrowing the game off their friends or neighbours. Some people even copied the game disc onto a new cd, rather thsn actually buying the (new) game at the store. The last time I played it was in 2019. The roster was underwhelming for sure, but it was not a disappointment. No way

I have nostalgia for it as well as the soundtrack but it was pretty terrible. The expiring contracts and firings are a big reason for the poor roster. Lesnar and I believe Mick Foley were in the beta but got removed. Goldberg, Steiner and Test would have likely been planned (the latter influencing the Diva storylines) as well and Goldberg being a huge part of HCTP so his absence was definitely felt. Steve Austin not being in is still baffling to this day. I don't know why they didn't include The Rock's modern/WM20 look as an alternative but perhaps his schedule didn't allow for it. This game had one of the worst create a wrestler modes. Everything you made just looked like a cartoon no matter how much you tweaked it and it dampened any hope of filling in the roster gaps. Season mode having voiceover was spoiled by the fact that they had awful voice direction. Nobody talked like they did on television and they all sounded like they were reading a script. The dialogue and story choices were cut down as a result. The create a belt and heel/face systems were welcome additions but poorly executed. The belts weren't worth grinding for and felt like a rehash of the Gamecube's WMx8 feature which was equally as poor. I did miss this game's lighting and menus though. SVR06 was a return to form in some ways (better roster, season and GM mode) but had a less appealing presentation than this game.

The only people that trash this game are the same low skilled people that didn't have the grit to beat it back in that day. They whined then. They're still whining to this day.