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Post by BaneTheDestroyer on Mar 5, 2014 15:19:03 GMT -5
I'm downloading the game for my little brothers to play, but I've heard that it's good. So, I may eventually try it myself though, so I was wondering which one to get?
Is the Career edition better, or the Management edition?
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Post by BaneTheDestroyer on Mar 5, 2014 22:17:57 GMT -5
Also, what is the difference between both, and are they easy to play and such (and will it run slowly and a semi-bad computer)?
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Post by miketheratguy on Mar 5, 2014 22:41:58 GMT -5
I've only ever played career edition, and I love it. It lets you create a wrestler from scratch (more CAW parts to be unlocked through gameplay) and starts you off as a nobody in a crummy gym wrestling other jobbers. As you start to build your stats one of the big leagues will eventually come calling and then you negotiate your contract. From there it's a matter of continuing to build your skills as you form friendships and rivalries and come face to face with all kinds of backstage situations and politics (endorsements, steroids, financial renegotiations, etc).
Much of career edition is spent actually wrestling, and I don't think it's that hard to pick up. It's basically like the old Smackdown games- one button plus one direction equals a different move. Throwing people out of the ring is easy and fun, you just get near the ropes and execute a suplex or backbreaker or whatever and they go flying out (which often causes an injury). There's a button to switch targets and another one that executes strikes. The only thing that's tough is defending yourself, if there's a reliable way to consistently block and reverse I haven't found it yet. It sort of seems based on luck and fitness, so I usually spend the first couple minutes of a match wearing my opponent down with strikes before I go for the heavy stuff. Of course your technical ability has an impact on this.
If you go with the management edition let me know how it is, I can only speak for career edition but I think it's a hell of a lot of fun. I've created probably half a dozen different characters and spent a combined fifteen or twenty years between them. I started keeping records of what happened to my characters and some of the ups and downs were fascinating.
EDIT: Almost forgot, the game has always run smoothly for me but then I've only ever played it on decent laptops. It's got crude graphics and not a lot of intensive effects so it should probably run fine on most systems. Add PS: You can (and will want to) swap out the main menu track if you have another mp3 that you'd like to put in its place.
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Post by BaneTheDestroyer on Mar 5, 2014 22:45:43 GMT -5
I've only ever played career edition, and I love it. It lets you create a wrestler from scratch (more CAW parts to be unlocked through gameplay) and starts you off as a nobody in a crummy gym wrestling other jobbers. As you start to build your stats one of the big leagues will eventually come calling and then you negotiate your contract. From there it's a matter of continuing to build your skills as you form friendships and rivalries and come face to face with all kinds of backstage situations and politics (endorsements, steroids, financial renegotiations, etc). Much of career edition is spent actually wrestling, and I don't think it's that hard to pick up. It's basically like the old Smackdown games- one button plus one direction equals a different move. Throwing people out of the ring is easy and fun, you just get near the ropes and execute a suplex or backbreaker or whatever and they go flying out (which often causes an injury). There's a button to switch targets and another one that executes strikes. The only thing that's tough is defending yourself, if there's a reliable way to consistently block and reverse I haven't found it yet. It sort of seems based on luck and fitness, so I usually spend the first couple minutes of a match wearing my opponent down with strikes before I go for the heavy stuff. Of course your technical ability has an impact on this. If you go with the management edition let me know how it is, I can only speak for career edition but I think it's a hell of a lot of fun. I've created probably half a dozen different characters and spent a combined fifteen or twenty years between them. I started keeping records of what happened to my characters and some of the ups and downs were fascinating. EDIT: Almost forgot, the game has always run smoothly for me but then I've only ever played it on decent laptops. It's got crude graphics and not a lot of intensive effects so it should probably run fine on most systems. Add PS: You can (and will want to) swap out the main menu track if you have another mp3 that you'd like to put in its place. Does it take up a lot of space on the computer, or no? If not, I'll get both and test out the management version. If so, I'll get the career edition and play that (and if I don't like it, switch to management). |
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Post by BaneTheDestroyer on Mar 5, 2014 22:47:41 GMT -5
I also just saw there were mods for Mdickie's games. Are there any worth getting (for either edition), or should I just play the regular game first?
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Post by SoonDragon67 on Mar 5, 2014 22:50:48 GMT -5
Ah right, the MDickie games.
Get World War Alpha along with the wrestling game. Also Management edition is the better one in my opinion.
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Post by BaneTheDestroyer on Mar 5, 2014 22:54:19 GMT -5
Ah right, the MDickie games. Get World War Alpha along with the wrestling game. Also Management edition is the better one in my opinion. I've never even heard of WWA... But what exactly is different (and/or better) in the management edition? |
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Post by SoonDragon67 on Mar 5, 2014 22:56:05 GMT -5
Ah right, the MDickie games. Get World War Alpha along with the wrestling game. Also Management edition is the better one in my opinion. I've never even heard of WWA... But what exactly is different (and/or better) in the management edition? Management edition you're the GM. Career edition you're the wrestler. Also WWA is another MDickie game. It's f***ing awesome. |
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Post by miketheratguy on Mar 5, 2014 23:24:11 GMT -5
While I think it would be fun to book matches, I don't see how that could be entertaining for long. I'd rather actually play matches than set them up.
Wrestling Mpire is 392 MB installed. It will probably be different, and lower, for you though. I may or may not have encountered a thread way back on the THQ forums where someone posted a link to a customized version of Mpire that uses improved graphics, official WWE logos, names and likenesses. I may or may not have also been a mod at the time and forced to delete the thread, before which I may or may not have totally downloaded the custom game in question.
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Post by BaneTheDestroyer on Mar 5, 2014 23:28:20 GMT -5
While I think it would be fun to book matches, I don't see how that could be entertaining for long. I'd rather actually play matches than set them up. Wrestling Mpire is 392 MB installed. It will probably be different, and lower, for you though. I may or may not have encountered a thread way back on the THQ forums where someone posted a link to a customized version of Mpire that uses improved graphics, official WWE logos, names and likenesses. I may or may not have also been a mod at the time and forced to delete the thread, before which I may or may not have totally downloaded the custom game in question. Why would you be forced to delete that? :rotfl: |
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Post by miketheratguy on Mar 5, 2014 23:37:02 GMT -5
While I think it would be fun to book matches, I don't see how that could be entertaining for long. I'd rather actually play matches than set them up. Wrestling Mpire is 392 MB installed. It will probably be different, and lower, for you though. I may or may not have encountered a thread way back on the THQ forums where someone posted a link to a customized version of Mpire that uses improved graphics, official WWE logos, names and likenesses. I may or may not have also been a mod at the time and forced to delete the thread, before which I may or may not have totally downloaded the custom game in question. Why would you be forced to delete that? :rotfl: Because it linked to an unauthorized game hack that made liberal use of WWE assets like names, images, icons and logos, things like that. Copyright stuff, THQ was strict about that because of their association with WWE. |
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Post by BaneTheDestroyer on Mar 5, 2014 23:41:53 GMT -5
Why would you be forced to delete that? :rotfl: Because it linked to an unauthorized game hack that made liberal use of WWE assets like names, images, icons and logos, things like that. Copyright stuff, THQ was strict about that because of their association with WWE. I see, that makes sense. Anyways...is there any way to make the game in a windowed mode? |
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Post by wildknight on Mar 5, 2014 23:52:30 GMT -5
While I think it would be fun to book matches, I don't see how that could be entertaining for long. I'd rather actually play matches than set them up. I would too... if the matches in MPire didn't suck SO $#@!ing badly. I can name worse wrestling engines, but not many. It's a shame too because the "career" aspect of career mode is really cool, but the matches suck so hard I just can't stick with it. |
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Post by BaneTheDestroyer on Mar 5, 2014 23:54:00 GMT -5
While I think it would be fun to book matches, I don't see how that could be entertaining for long. I'd rather actually play matches than set them up. I would too... if the matches in MPire didn't suck SO $#@!ing badly. I can name worse wrestling engines, but not many. It's a shame too because the "career" aspect of career mode is really cool, but the matches suck so hard I just can't stick with it. Do you play the Management game, or did you just vote for it because you hate the gameplay of the Career edition, lol? |
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Post by wildknight on Mar 5, 2014 23:58:51 GMT -5
I would too... if the matches in MPire didn't suck SO $#@!ing badly. I can name worse wrestling engines, but not many. It's a shame too because the "career" aspect of career mode is really cool, but the matches suck so hard I just can't stick with it. Do you play the Management game, or did you just vote for it because you hate the gameplay of the Career edition, lol? I've played the Management edition. It's a lot easier to enjoy because you don't have to play through the matches themselves. Management Edition (obviously) is about being a booker, and you can do cool things like change guys' gimmicks, etc. I would actually recommend giving career edition a try, you may not hate the matches the way I did and the "career" side of it can be a lot of fun. Sometimes the boss will call you into his office and try to make you dress like a girl or something. |
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Post by BaneTheDestroyer on Mar 6, 2014 0:04:14 GMT -5
Do you play the Management game, or did you just vote for it because you hate the gameplay of the Career edition, lol? I've played the Management edition. It's a lot easier to enjoy because you don't have to play through the matches themselves. Management Edition (obviously) is about being a booker, and you can do cool things like change guys' gimmicks, etc. I would actually recommend giving career edition a try, you may not hate the matches the way I did and the "career" side of it can be a lot of fun. Sometimes the boss will call you into his office and try to make you dress like a girl or something. That'd make me burst out laughing, lol. I may just have to give it a try. If only I could figure out how to make it in windowed mode (which some people say you can, while others say you can't), it'd make the game that much better, lol. I hate having games full screen, as opposed to being able to minimize it and do other things whenever I'd like, lol. I'm going to try them both I think. |
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Post by BaneTheDestroyer on Mar 6, 2014 0:17:33 GMT -5
Got it to be windowed, thankfully, lol.
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Post by BaneTheDestroyer on Mar 6, 2014 0:44:22 GMT -5
I can have a Samurai Sword as a prop? Da hell?
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Post by BaneTheDestroyer on Mar 6, 2014 1:42:06 GMT -5
LOL. My first show I'm playing and there's a possible Terrorist attack. Awesome. I love the over the top-ness, lol.
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Post by WSS? on Mar 6, 2014 2:19:40 GMT -5
Is there a legitimate free demo?
By the way, I'm no pirate, don't send me any of that crap again.
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