I remember modding my PS2 just to play KOC Red and Green. The disc combing feature was awesome. Even tho KOC 2 had all the Red/Green rosters (and then some), KOC 1 still has a special place in my heart.
I still bust out my modded PS2 and play KOC2. They got one thing right that no other big wrestling game has done (besides FPW), and that’s wrestler tendencies. The tendencies is what make the game great. Going toe to toe with kobashi, push him to his limits and he’ll randomly out of nowhere hit you with the Burning Hammer! Seeing that those big impact moves are calculated, priceless ❤
They really did a great job with the way that wrestlers actually wrestle like the real wrestlers do. It's incredible. I had to try really hard not to get carried away with KOC II when I tried it out because I was working on this review and didn't want to mess up my perspective on this game. I'm looking forward to getting into KOC II properly in the future. I've heard so much good stuff.
I haven't played KoC (I've played Wrestle Kingdom, which is fucking fantastic), but it's really cool to see it's like Fire Pro/VPW where it's got literally goddamn everyone in it. Can really go nuts with the dream matches.
What really blows my mind about it is most of those sorts of puroresu games only have a license for one promotion (at best) and otherwise have to have knockoff versions of everyone else, but for the most part KOC actually has all the licenses (I think some of the foreign talent might be slightly altered). They actually got All Japan (and by extension branding for Tenryu's WAR promotion), New Japan, Noah, Zero-One, and Pancrase to license their brands to Spike. It's mind-blowing especially since American wrestling by comparison is extremely strict about separating each company's IP.
I really like Red/Green, Koc2 is my favorite game too. Although there are many things missing such as the Roster that does not appear, such as Baba/Vader/Hansen etc. But overall I like everything about KOC.
Other than the roster (which is still pretty good, I'm just a 90s All Japan fanboy LOL) I think that KOC II is mostly a straight up improvement over the first one based on the little bit I did play. I'm looking forward to properly getting into it.
Kings soul for the ps1 was a predecessor that still did some cool things I hadn’t seen before. Like someone going for a German but the opponent grabbing the ropes
back in NJPW was at its lowest and almost didnt become a company, just wish i played this game but ive seen videos on it and it looks sick, very good video
All star pro wrestling 2 and 3 are great as well. Especially cpu vs cpu. Square can do wrestling games. And fighting games, Tobal 2 is one of my favorites ever
I'm curious to try All Star Pro Wrestling. I remember hearing about them and thinking "wait, Square made WRESTLING games?!". I gotta check those out sometime
Antonio Inoki is giving out Fighting Spirit Slaps to various talents. Getting slapped by Inoki was considered an honor. And mostly I just thought it would be hilarious to show Inoki doing that LOL
I remember modding my PS2 just to play KOC Red and Green. The disc combing feature was awesome. Even tho KOC 2 had all the Red/Green rosters (and then some), KOC 1 still has a special place in my heart.
bruiser brody edit wearing the glasses is probably a nod to his japanese nickname, intelligent (intelligence) monster
I didn't know that! That's pretty clever if that's what they were going for.
I still bust out my modded PS2 and play KOC2. They got one thing right that no other big wrestling game has done (besides FPW), and that’s wrestler tendencies. The tendencies is what make the game great. Going toe to toe with kobashi, push him to his limits and he’ll randomly out of nowhere hit you with the Burning Hammer! Seeing that those big impact moves are calculated, priceless ❤
They really did a great job with the way that wrestlers actually wrestle like the real wrestlers do. It's incredible. I had to try really hard not to get carried away with KOC II when I tried it out because I was working on this review and didn't want to mess up my perspective on this game.
I'm looking forward to getting into KOC II properly in the future. I've heard so much good stuff.
I haven't played KoC (I've played Wrestle Kingdom, which is fucking fantastic), but it's really cool to see it's like Fire Pro/VPW where it's got literally goddamn everyone in it. Can really go nuts with the dream matches.
What really blows my mind about it is most of those sorts of puroresu games only have a license for one promotion (at best) and otherwise have to have knockoff versions of everyone else, but for the most part KOC actually has all the licenses (I think some of the foreign talent might be slightly altered). They actually got All Japan (and by extension branding for Tenryu's WAR promotion), New Japan, Noah, Zero-One, and Pancrase to license their brands to Spike.
It's mind-blowing especially since American wrestling by comparison is extremely strict about separating each company's IP.
I really like Red/Green, Koc2 is my favorite game too. Although there are many things missing such as the Roster that does not appear, such as Baba/Vader/Hansen etc. But overall I like everything about KOC.
Other than the roster (which is still pretty good, I'm just a 90s All Japan fanboy LOL) I think that KOC II is mostly a straight up improvement over the first one based on the little bit I did play. I'm looking forward to properly getting into it.
Kings soul for the ps1 was a predecessor that still did some cool things I hadn’t seen before. Like someone going for a German but the opponent grabbing the ropes
back in NJPW was at its lowest and almost didnt become a company, just wish i played this game but ive seen videos on it and it looks sick, very good video
Glad you enjoyed it. 2002/3 was a fascinating time period for wrestling worldwide, that's for sure
Behold my mighty hand!!
All star pro wrestling 2 and 3 are great as well. Especially cpu vs cpu. Square can do wrestling games. And fighting games, Tobal 2 is one of my favorites ever
I'm curious to try All Star Pro Wrestling. I remember hearing about them and thinking "wait, Square made WRESTLING games?!". I gotta check those out sometime
2:25 wtf is going on ?!
Antonio Inoki is giving out Fighting Spirit Slaps to various talents. Getting slapped by Inoki was considered an honor. And mostly I just thought it would be hilarious to show Inoki doing that LOL
absolutely agreed
this game was my childhood nice vid mate😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
I just started watching the video but I just have to say thank you for pronouncing it “Pro-Wres” and not “pUrOReSsOoOo”