Post by #HEEL Dark Lord on Oct 30, 2008 18:08:29 GMT -5
October 30, 2008 - Grab your steel chair, elbow pads, and Magic Marker-laden poster board -- the SmackDown Countdown is finally here.
For eight years IGN's been teaming with THQ to bring you videos, screens, and information for every playable character in the latest WWE videogame, and this year is no different -- except for the fact that it's very different. Rather than hand you the entire roster at the onset of this feature and then profiling the people on it day by day, we're going to give you the roster one person at a time.
That's right; every day we'll be announcing a new character in the game.
Monday through Friday from now until the release of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009, we'll be profiling Superstars, showing their entrance, signature move, and finisher on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii. Now -- PSP, PS2, and DS users -- if you see the Countdown pop up on your channel with videos from the PS3, it's not a mistake. That appearance means that character is in your version of the game. We're hoping to have weekly updates to your media sections with platform-specific stuff.
We've got a long way to go, but keep in mind that you're a huge part of this Countdown. Both Friday Fights and the THQ&A are back this year. Every Friday -- in addition to the Countdown -- IGN will post either a match in its entirety or a quick developer Q&A. If you check the IGN SmackDown vs. Raw message board, you'll find threads where you'll be able to vote on who you want to see fight and in what match as well as post your questions for the developers.
Can you smell what we're cooking?
NOTE: Today, Oct. 30, 2008, marks the end of the SmackDown Countdown. Keep checking IGN tomorrow and next week for exclusive matches, but be sure to hit up the site on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008, at 12:01 a.m. for our review of the game.
Strength: 72
Submission: 73
Durability: 74
Technique: 84
Speed: 87
Charisma: 80
Hardcore: 72
Stamina: 85
Overall: 86
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Jimmy Wang Yang is not your stereotypical Asian. In fact, if you think he is, you might get a heapin' helpin' of southern hostility. Since SmackDown fans first saw the cowboy-hat wearing Yang, they've gotten an education on the ignorance of assumptions regarding his lifestyle. Why is he supposed to know where the nearest Chinese restaurant is, after all?
Jimmy, don't hurt'em!
All it takes is 30 seconds with Jimmy Wang Yang to be convinced that this guy is 100 percent certified redneck. The SmackDown roster should use some time to brush up on their political correctness because if any Yankees slip up, Jimmy Wang Yang is sure to culture them with a good, ol' fashioned country-style whippin'.
Knowing a thing or two about how looks can stereotype you has perhaps led Yang to another pigeonholed prospect - Shannon Moore. The two may be about as polarly opposite as you can get, but "The Redneck & The Reject" have proven that in the ring, they're one heck of a duo.
Source: WWE.com
SIGNATURE MOVES
Enzuigiri 2
Summersault Enzuigiri
FINISHERS
Moonsault Attack 2
Corkscrew Body Pin 2
ABILITIES
Evasive Dodge
Fan Favorite
Outside Dives
Springboard
Possum Pin
For eight years IGN's been teaming with THQ to bring you videos, screens, and information for every playable character in the latest WWE videogame, and this year is no different -- except for the fact that it's very different. Rather than hand you the entire roster at the onset of this feature and then profiling the people on it day by day, we're going to give you the roster one person at a time.
That's right; every day we'll be announcing a new character in the game.
Monday through Friday from now until the release of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009, we'll be profiling Superstars, showing their entrance, signature move, and finisher on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii. Now -- PSP, PS2, and DS users -- if you see the Countdown pop up on your channel with videos from the PS3, it's not a mistake. That appearance means that character is in your version of the game. We're hoping to have weekly updates to your media sections with platform-specific stuff.
We've got a long way to go, but keep in mind that you're a huge part of this Countdown. Both Friday Fights and the THQ&A are back this year. Every Friday -- in addition to the Countdown -- IGN will post either a match in its entirety or a quick developer Q&A. If you check the IGN SmackDown vs. Raw message board, you'll find threads where you'll be able to vote on who you want to see fight and in what match as well as post your questions for the developers.
Can you smell what we're cooking?
NOTE: Today, Oct. 30, 2008, marks the end of the SmackDown Countdown. Keep checking IGN tomorrow and next week for exclusive matches, but be sure to hit up the site on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008, at 12:01 a.m. for our review of the game.
Strength: 72
Submission: 73
Durability: 74
Technique: 84
Speed: 87
Charisma: 80
Hardcore: 72
Stamina: 85
Overall: 86
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Jimmy Wang Yang is not your stereotypical Asian. In fact, if you think he is, you might get a heapin' helpin' of southern hostility. Since SmackDown fans first saw the cowboy-hat wearing Yang, they've gotten an education on the ignorance of assumptions regarding his lifestyle. Why is he supposed to know where the nearest Chinese restaurant is, after all?
Jimmy, don't hurt'em!
All it takes is 30 seconds with Jimmy Wang Yang to be convinced that this guy is 100 percent certified redneck. The SmackDown roster should use some time to brush up on their political correctness because if any Yankees slip up, Jimmy Wang Yang is sure to culture them with a good, ol' fashioned country-style whippin'.
Knowing a thing or two about how looks can stereotype you has perhaps led Yang to another pigeonholed prospect - Shannon Moore. The two may be about as polarly opposite as you can get, but "The Redneck & The Reject" have proven that in the ring, they're one heck of a duo.
Source: WWE.com
SIGNATURE MOVES
Enzuigiri 2
Summersault Enzuigiri
FINISHERS
Moonsault Attack 2
Corkscrew Body Pin 2
ABILITIES
Evasive Dodge
Fan Favorite
Outside Dives
Springboard
Possum Pin
