I absolutely loved this game as a kid, before you were old enough to look up reviews online you just got better at the shit controls and didn't think about it too much
I mean, that's being a kid for ya. Especially back in the day when you had to rely on magazines to give you some idea about games. Or just relying entirely on if the box looked cool. You'd get a game, and you'd deal with it, whether it was bad or not, because that's the game you got. I mean, one of my favorite games growing up, was Enter the Matrix on PS2. And by all accounts, that game is considered a pile of hot garbage. The graphics weren't great, the animations were pretty bad, the controls kinda sucked, the story was nonsense. But I liked Matrix, saw the game in the store, and begged my parents to get it for me. I got it, played it, and ended up really enjoying it, despite all the jank. I rented countless games from Blockbuster that were horrible, but I put up with it, because what else was I gonna do? Make my parents drive back to Blockbuster to rent me another game? No, I was gonna play the hell out of the game I got, and I was gonna force myself to like it. And most of the time, I figured out how to work around the bad parts and did actually enjoy it.
Due to being able to reverse reversals, you can actually play against someone OP like Jeff Jarrett and literally have 2 straight minutes of perfect reversal timing resulting in 2 minutes of the wrestlers just twitching until you or the AI fails to reverse another reversal.
That Scott Steiner promo. I don't care if it dragged. It was priceless, mainly for the blonde interviewer's (what was her name? I forgot) confusion, as well as Petey Williams' confusion, while Rhaka Khan just stood there and tried to play along.
You're actually right ,a game gathering many indies would be money,plus if it was made by THQ ,a GM mode would be fire .Since there's no meaning in the brand slip ,hell there will be meaning in companies split
In all fairness, the devs did learn from this game and used the same engine to make WWE All-Stars. Also, Sal Divita created Mortal Kombat... and Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game.
“And other times you hit the button with perfect timing and your rewarded with a ticking pile driver....” ....I’ve had this problem with 2k games for years.....
The main problems for me are : - no female wrestlers - the roster is way too small , just 25 wrestlers and when you start you get just 18 - the lack of game modes - the entrances are too short - the lack of moves I would not really complain that much if it would be a 100% female TNA Impact! game with 25 Knockouts .
Yep. There's a reason it's become a (borderline over-used) meme on any wrestling related corner of the internet. It's probably one of the top 5 most famous wrestling promos of all time right now, and that's coming out of a company that hardly anybody watched. 😆
Game was solid for what it is, clearly rushed and low replay value but what's there is fine. It is cheap ($5 on any platform) so you'll get your moneys worth if you buy it
From what I gather, TNA iMPACT! was a good game that should've been a great game. You wanna know why it wasn't a great game? Because of the wonky controls, the lack of match types, and a few other minor boneheaded decisions by the developers, those of which I know nothing about...
Man this game was dope playing as Suicide him getting brutal beaten by LAX starting from the bottom again facing the line of AJ,Joe,even tagging against Motor City maaaan this game was fun back then
"The game nobody asked for"? Wrestling fans were waiting for a TNA game.... and marked out when the game came out... unfortunately the game annoyed a lot of fans. Too bad they never made up for it.... :(
Ya I thought it was a well done video but a stupid title. I didn't click on it for a while because of just that. He must not have played wrestling games during that era
I hate that "nobody asked for" stuff, like he speaks for everyone, I wanted it, i mean he's right in a way cos I never actually asked for it but I did want it lol
I absolutely loved this game. It had it's faults and even though it was "too arcadey" by manys standards, I had alot of fun with this title. I wasn't expecting anything great out of fledgling a company and a decent game developer, but it was a good start.
Y’all trippin this game was straight ass. the fact the price dropped from $60 to $30 the very next day said a lot I bought it just to hold me over until SVR 09 come out and quickly realized this game was dumb only decent thing decent thing about it was graphics for the time The story was dumb The gameplay was horrible straight Horrendous Limited reversals limited Move-set barely a creation suite. when I tried to trade it in the next day after the laughed at me and said I I told you not to buy it or wait til the next day when the price dropped to 30 The trade in value was $18 smh 🤦🏾♂️ y’all on some other shit this game was dumb and couldn’t hold a candle to the 2kgames if I don’t like WWEgames just say that but don’t be ridiculous. 😂😂
Lol I said the same thing. Outside of Capcom fighting games, good X-Men games before Legends were very few and far between. Next Dimension was a shining beacon in those dark ages. This guy needs to lay off the Reddit energy and do some homework.
When I was a kid I got a lot of fun out of this game. The finishers were animated really well. I loved performing a finisher. Abyss' black hole slam was a fave.
I did ask my mom to buy me this game for Christmas. And she bought me it. It was a good game. But could've put more weapons in the game. And more special matches. And other moves.
It might not have had all the features, but for a first time TNA game I thought it was pretty good. It couldn't stand any of the SVR games and never bothered with the 2k ones. My preference is the more arcade-y type wrestling games as opposed to a more simulator type.
Maybe it’s just nostalgia, but I got this as a Christmas present from my grandma the year it came out, and I gotta say this shit was super fun to play.
It scares me that you can ONLY play this game on PS3 or 360. I own copies for both systems... I collect wrestling games. They're so rare now adays. We had it good
2008 Bound for Glory, there was a fan fest, which I went with my wife. Which was the same year that game came out. Xavier Woods who was known as Consequences Creed at the time was hyping the game up so hard they had an arcade machine to play against him. So maybe it was you that didn't ask for this game because I saw a huge line of fans trying to play against Woods that night. I even bought the game that year.
People loved the backyard games too lol this guy is crazy. I wasn’t really in to per say but my childhood friends was obsessed over it. I hate when people try and bury anything without facts !
I never knew Sal Divita was the producer for this game. That also explains why one of the generic Indie guys in story mode is called Night Wolf. He played Nightwolf and the cyber ninjas in MK3.
Oh come on its the only game that features Alex Shelly, Chris Daniels, Chris Sabin, Petey Williams, jay lethal these wrestlers are gods to me growing up how can you say no to that?
"Mash square to win." You do realize that every WWE game has a single button for reversals. Master the reverse button and familiarize with the move set, and anyone's a pro.
I must be old and out of touch cause I don’t really understand how the name suicide for a wrestler is offensive. Are moves like suicide dives thought of as offensive?
The active Ragdolls are something I think should come back to wrestling games in some fashion. Makes selling look a bit more dynamic imo and makes for some crazy ass spots.
After seeing this review, I really really want to play this game for the graphics and the story alone lmao. I literally laughed out loud during a bunch of moments in this video. Well done!
People did ask for this game, at the time a lot of people wanted an alternative wrestling game to the yearly wwe games (and they still do), TNA was also quite popular at the time so a lot of people really wanted this game. I don't know where you got the idea of "Nobody asked for this game" because they did.. a lot
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I just want to let everyone know that Scott Steiner’s math actually adds up. I don’t know how.
Well, he did go to the University of Michigan which is one of the best public universities in the U.S. I imagine they taught him something.
@@xsteveconwayx I don’t think they taught him this...
@@xsteveconwayx he's actually a math major.
He went to a highly educated university
It really does though
I absolutely loved this game as a kid, before you were old enough to look up reviews online you just got better at the shit controls and didn't think about it too much
I mean, that's being a kid for ya. Especially back in the day when you had to rely on magazines to give you some idea about games. Or just relying entirely on if the box looked cool. You'd get a game, and you'd deal with it, whether it was bad or not, because that's the game you got.
I mean, one of my favorite games growing up, was Enter the Matrix on PS2. And by all accounts, that game is considered a pile of hot garbage. The graphics weren't great, the animations were pretty bad, the controls kinda sucked, the story was nonsense. But I liked Matrix, saw the game in the store, and begged my parents to get it for me. I got it, played it, and ended up really enjoying it, despite all the jank.
I rented countless games from Blockbuster that were horrible, but I put up with it, because what else was I gonna do? Make my parents drive back to Blockbuster to rent me another game? No, I was gonna play the hell out of the game I got, and I was gonna force myself to like it. And most of the time, I figured out how to work around the bad parts and did actually enjoy it.
@@TXFDAthe "good old days..."
This game was basically the Beta for WWE All Stars. Side note: Steiner’s math promo is the greatest thing ever
😂
HE’S FYAAAAAAAT!!!!!
I like that he didn’t win the match
@@childishbambino2024 cause he was screwed
Kazarian was added, and thus lost 33 1/3% if Angle was there🙃
@@anthonykaruri6430 exactly tbh he probably didn’t even lose he just got discombobulated
Due to being able to reverse reversals, you can actually play against someone OP like Jeff Jarrett and literally have 2 straight minutes of perfect reversal timing resulting in 2 minutes of the wrestlers just twitching until you or the AI fails to reverse another reversal.
that Scott Steiner interview with the best ever... 😂😂😂OMG..EVERYBODY FACE WTF
I was so confused 😭
Best of all time Scott was son funny
the best thing is that if you do the math, he is correct
Bro Im like Wtf is this Math class
Making it even better, he's apparently got a Math major from University of Michigan.
“It’s safe to say that TNA will never reach the heights it did in the 2000s”
Damn… that statement didn’t age very well
They haven't
That Scott Steiner promo. I don't care if it dragged. It was priceless, mainly for the blonde interviewer's (what was her name? I forgot) confusion, as well as Petey Williams' confusion, while Rhaka Khan just stood there and tried to play along.
Emanuel Espinoza hahaha it was amazing ! First time I watched it fully and I heard about it so much from other reviewers.
The thing is... the math adds up. He is spewing such nonsense, but you can tell he memorized the numbers he was going to use... classic Scott Steiner.
@@Thor-Orion the numbers don't lie.
@@Thor-Orion I shudder to think how long it took him to memorize the numbers
Her name was actually blondie on screen.
TNA Impact! The game EVERYONE at the time was asking for
Literally, lol. This video is a little whack
"Wrestlers fall down without some times the move connecting!" That's real wrestling brother. Authenticity %100.
141 and 2/3%
It’s called selling
Stand Battles
@@tafua_a I WON'T ruin that 33 likes
That Scott steiner interview was the absolute best wrestling interview I've ever seen. What a guy.
"The wrestling game nobody asked for?" Pretty sure most wrestling fans at least wanted a wrestling game that wasn't WWE.
Yeah this guy doesn't know that the tna game came out before the impact rebrand what a pipsqueak
@@OhSoNasty Also 2006-2008 TNA (the era the game is based on) was pretty awesome
@@BBoy4040 hell yeah that's what I grew up on kinda didn't like the fact he was talking down on old tna like if it was today's impact
This guy is full of it
You're actually right ,a game gathering many indies would be money,plus if it was made by THQ ,a GM mode would be fire .Since there's no meaning in the brand slip ,hell there will be meaning in companies split
That Steiner interview legit had me laughing out loud. 😂
That funny part is that his math actually makes sense. 😅
The graphics are pretty for this game
Yes, absolutely correct 👍🏻
@@abymohanan2043 rrr and I rr
@@ppveryhard_6246 uughh
A pretty turd is still a turd
I wonder if he's playing on an emulator with a better resolution because this doesn't look like 720p
That was clearly the best promo ever by Steiner how did he even say all that in 1 take 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Incredible Cole!
In all fairness, the devs did learn from this game and used the same engine to make WWE All-Stars.
Also, Sal Divita created Mortal Kombat... and Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game.
Hello mister larry big fan
Thanks for the further insight Larry
Ah! The man who brightens my day just by saying "Hello you!" has a point.
That explains why some of the animations the game had were also seen in WWE All-Stars, I always wondered why was that.
Hi Papa Larry
“And other times you hit the button with perfect timing and your rewarded with a ticking pile driver....”
....I’ve had this problem with 2k games for years.....
i’m watching this whole thing simply because you let the entire Scott Steiner promo play.
Fun fact-suicide is Austin Aries he unmasked AND IT WAS AUSTIN ARIES
This game looks pretty nice
It's not unfortunately
tf u doin here
The main problems for me are :
- no female wrestlers
- the roster is way too small , just 25 wrestlers and when you start you get just 18
- the lack of game modes
- the entrances are too short
- the lack of moves
I would not really complain that much if it would be a 100% female TNA Impact! game with 25 Knockouts .
@@paluxyl.8682 down catastrophically bad
Oh just wait until u play the psp version
When Scott went into the Percentages I lost it 🤣🤣
That Scott Steiner promo was hilarious!
“Scott Steiner is the reason why the internet exists.”
-Brian Zane
And his math was actually flawless, that's the scary part.
Yep. There's a reason it's become a (borderline over-used) meme on any wrestling related corner of the internet. It's probably one of the top 5 most famous wrestling promos of all time right now, and that's coming out of a company that hardly anybody watched. 😆
As was Sting taking off his fake Sting mask, to reveal that he was Sting. Can't forget that one.
Absolutely goated promo. I lose my shit every time
10:57 Imagine Micheal Cole talking like this during a regular match 😂
Never played this game but according to this video, it only needed a few gameplay improvements to be a very good one, doesn't look that bad
It really just needed a better control scheme. Everything else was great.
Game was solid for what it is, clearly rushed and low replay value but what's there is fine. It is cheap ($5 on any platform) so you'll get your moneys worth if you buy it
Controls were shite, story mode was great
From what I gather, TNA iMPACT! was a good game that should've been a great game. You wanna know why it wasn't a great game? Because of the wonky controls, the lack of match types, and a few other minor boneheaded decisions by the developers, those of which I know nothing about...
I played this when I was little with my brothers and we loved it. Underrated honestly.
Man this game was dope playing as Suicide him getting brutal beaten by LAX starting from the bottom again facing the line of AJ,Joe,even tagging against Motor City maaaan this game was fun back then
The story was fantastic
Too bad about the controls
the game was literally fire havent watched the vid yet but if he bashes it hes an idiot and im disliking
Back then the name Suicide didn’t even seem offensive also, sucks how things have changed.
This wasn't the wrestling game nobody asked for. In 06-08 era this was the wrestling game everybody wanted.
"The game nobody asked for"? Wrestling fans were waiting for a TNA game.... and marked out when the game came out... unfortunately the game annoyed a lot of fans. Too bad they never made up for it.... :(
Ya I thought it was a well done video but a stupid title. I didn't click on it for a while because of just that. He must not have played wrestling games during that era
@@CausticGrasp or just watched TNA post 2010s on UA-cam and didn’t really witness the *golden age* of TNA haha
Yeah I don't where he got that from
2006 TNA was pretty damn good.
I hate that "nobody asked for" stuff, like he speaks for everyone, I wanted it, i mean he's right in a way cos I never actually asked for it but I did want it lol
TNA was a good game . A good building block . It just lacked in the features dept( match options , putting belts on the line , etc) .
That Scott Steiner promo was beautiful
Man knew his math
I absolutely loved this game. It had it's faults and even though it was "too arcadey" by manys standards, I had alot of fun with this title. I wasn't expecting anything great out of fledgling a company and a decent game developer, but it was a good start.
The math promo was great but my favorite Steiner promo is from BFG 2007.
"You gun be takin' splinters out of your FAAATTTTTT ASSES!"
The Dudleys, they got some FAT ASSES!!!
🤣
Kicking wrestlers while they're in the air so they go flying was and is the most fun i've had in most wrestling games
Can I just say I loved how Sting reversed Samoa Joe’s move into a Codebreaker!!
10:47
8:46 We called it "Footpoke of Doom"
Spiritual Successor of "Fingerpoke of Doom"
"The game nobody asked for."
Untrue. I bought this game on day 1.
I had it entirely beaten by day 2.
The game nobody asked for this looks good not the best but good
This impact wrestling game needs to be remade is because it was one of the greatest games of all time
No it wasn't
Not really but at least somewhat decently playable in it
This game wasn’t even that bad gameplay wise I’ll take it before some of those awful wwe2k games
agreed but it lacked alot of features that the wwe games had at the time.
Y’all trippin this game was straight ass. the fact the price dropped from $60 to $30 the very next day said a lot I bought it just to hold me over until SVR 09 come out and quickly realized this game was dumb only decent thing decent thing about it was graphics for the time The story was dumb The gameplay was horrible straight Horrendous Limited reversals limited Move-set barely a creation suite. when I tried to trade it in the next day after the laughed at me and said I I told you not to buy it or wait til the next day when the price dropped to 30
The trade in value was $18 smh 🤦🏾♂️ y’all on some other shit this game was dumb and couldn’t hold a candle to the 2kgames if I don’t like WWEgames just say that but don’t be ridiculous. 😂😂
True talk
@@t.styles2k202 I loved the game but we all have our opinions
@@voltageisthename what was there to love about that game?? Help me understand?
Actually, a lot of people were asking for this. I was on the message boards back then. Folks were super stoked
Scott Steiner is literally an incredible worker, one of the best
Someone my Uncle likes in Wrestling Umong most and that’s Big Daddy Mathamatics Scott Steiner the uncle of NXT Champion Bronn Steiner Or Breakker
AEW Fight Forever : The Wrestling Game Nobody Wanted Part 2
The graphics at that time was great, but the problem I had was not enough wrestlers and no titles that you can fight for in play now mode
Scott Steiner's maths promo is still gold. Amazing.
The worst thing in TNA impact was fucking reversal system it was too hard to do and A.I. reverse every single move you does to them
I remember rage quitting the game a bit for that exact reason
Steiner maths is to this day the greatest promo in the history of the sport
Bro, Wu Tang Enter the Shaolin and X Men Dimension are both unironically praised games, lmfao
I legit said that when he mentioned it
Lol I said the same thing. Outside of Capcom fighting games, good X-Men games before Legends were very few and far between. Next Dimension was a shining beacon in those dark ages. This guy needs to lay off the Reddit energy and do some homework.
This game was fun as hell, had one of the best career modes as well
Scott Steiner's promo in the beginning is top 10 funniest things ive ever heard. I had to wipe tears from my eyes
When I was a kid I got a lot of fun out of this game. The finishers were animated really well. I loved performing a finisher. Abyss' black hole slam was a fave.
holy shit I just realized the "MEXICAN DOCTORS" are just Mike Tenay and Don West's models lmao
As an 11 year old at the time, this game was fun as hell to play with friends over.
I did ask my mom to buy me this game for Christmas. And she bought me it. It was a good game. But could've put more weapons in the game. And more special matches. And other moves.
It might not have had all the features, but for a first time TNA game I thought it was pretty good. It couldn't stand any of the SVR games and never bothered with the 2k ones. My preference is the more arcade-y type wrestling games as opposed to a more simulator type.
Legend has it, Steiner is still tryna make his math work.
2:08 Some serious MATHS right there 🤣🤣
Maybe it’s just nostalgia, but I got this as a Christmas present from my grandma the year it came out, and I gotta say this shit was super fun to play.
Your thumbnail makes Kurt angle look like joe rogan.
Scott Steiner is the GOAT "the numbers don't lie" 💀😭😂😂😂😂
And they spell disaster for you!
That Scott Steiner bit was pure gold! Have me cracking up right now! Ha ha ha
this is the wrestling game I most played in my ps2, very underrated
Aint going to lie i would rather play this game than to deal with 2k bs
Wow really? But the 2K games mostly 14 and 19 are really good.
Edit: I just realized that you meant 2K20.
It scares me that you can ONLY play this game on PS3 or 360. I own copies for both systems... I collect wrestling games. They're so rare now adays. We had it good
@@clay_reznor647 ps2 also
@@clay_reznor647 why would that scare you? 🤣
Nzuzo Vilakazi you said 15 was good? 😂
0:33- To be fair, Joker Sting was fairly entertaining.
19:06 Why is this so accurate?!
Joker Sting was awesome.
Scott Steiner trying to do math in his head is just hilarious.
Literally every wrestling fan asked for this. Just needed more moves and some finisher variance. Ultimate x was solid
That's Scott Steiner promo made me laugh so hard I drooled and teared up
2008 Bound for Glory, there was a fan fest, which I went with my wife. Which was the same year that game came out. Xavier Woods who was known as Consequences Creed at the time was hyping the game up so hard they had an arcade machine to play against him.
So maybe it was you that didn't ask for this game because I saw a huge line of fans trying to play against Woods that night. I even bought the game that year.
The graphics were great for the time and a lot of the move animations looked far better than the WWE games. I wish they had another go at it.
People loved the backyard games too lol this guy is crazy. I wasn’t really in to per say but my childhood friends was obsessed over it. I hate when people try and bury anything without facts !
The Scott promo in the beginning was nothing but beautiful 🤣
Popping this on to get ready for Sacrifice tonight
17:11 LMFAOOOOO HE SAID “WAIT DAD??” 💀💀💀💀
I’m so late but HOLY SHIT!! This makes so much sense, this was basically a polished up Backyard Wrestling.....🤦🏿♂️
Numbers dont lie but they dont always add up either Scott lmao
I never knew Sal Divita was the producer for this game. That also explains why one of the generic Indie guys in story mode is called Night Wolf. He played Nightwolf and the cyber ninjas in MK3.
Oh come on its the only game that features Alex Shelly, Chris Daniels, Chris Sabin, Petey Williams, jay lethal these wrestlers are gods to me growing up how can you say no to that?
@Nemo Pouncey yeah whatever
Alot of ppl were asking for a TNA game during their run actually. We just hoped for a good game.
Hey man love your videos keep it up.
"Mash square to win."
You do realize that every WWE game has a single button for reversals. Master the reverse button and familiarize with the move set, and anyone's a pro.
I can never EVER NOT laugh at a Scott Steiner math promo 😂
I must be old and out of touch cause I don’t really understand how the name suicide for a wrestler is offensive. Are moves like suicide dives thought of as offensive?
Honestly retrospectively I don’t particularly agree with that opinion anymore, like it’s just a slightly edgy name at the end of the day
I remember being so hyped for this game
Rumors say that Cocaine does a line of Don West.
I see potential on this channel
I actually loved this game and loved playing the career
From what I’ve read online this game would have been great if they had included the things they removed from it.
This games control scheme was also used for AAA Heros Del Ring
Lol I asked for this game and I enjoyed it a lot 😁. Still play it even today and always there was a home console sequel.
I legit destroyed the analog sticks on my PS3 controller playing the game, and didn’t even get past half of the story line.
I’m literally just seeing this promo from Scott and bro this shit was funny🤣
The active Ragdolls are something I think should come back to wrestling games in some fashion. Makes selling look a bit more dynamic imo and makes for some crazy ass spots.
After seeing this review, I really really want to play this game for the graphics and the story alone lmao. I literally laughed out loud during a bunch of moments in this video. Well done!
This game was more complete than AEW Beta Forever
“No way, no way, NO WAY!”
Aces & Eights is the best thing Impact has ever done.
People did ask for this game, at the time a lot of people wanted an alternative wrestling game to the yearly wwe games (and they still do), TNA was also quite popular at the time so a lot of people really wanted this game. I don't know where you got the idea of "Nobody asked for this game" because they did.. a lot
That Suicide theme song was a total banger though
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Impact was pulling numbers facing WWE on Monday nights than AEW was doing going against WWE’s c tier show😂😂
1:30 when your math teachers talking
2:07 is the best part. Petey Williams almost corpses but pulls it together. Consummate professional.
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