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29 of 34 found the following review helpful:
 The Best Wrestling Game!Jul 16, 2003
Roster:1. Batista
2. Big Show
3. Billy Gunn
4. Billy Kidman
5. Booker T
6. Bradshaw
7. Brock Lesnar
8. Bubba Ray Dudley
9. Chavo Guerrero
10. Chief Morley
11. Chris Benoit
12. Chris Jericho
13. Christian
14. Chris Nowinski
15. Chuck Palumbo
16. Crash Holly
17. D-Von Dudley
18. Eddie Guerrero
19. Edge
20. Goldberg
21. Goldust
22. Hardcore Holly
23. Hulk Hogan
24. Hurricane
25. Jacqueline
26. Jamie Noble
27. Jazz
28. Jeff Hardy
29. John Cena
30. Kane
31. Kevin Nash
32. Kurt Angle
33. Lance Storm
34. Lita
35. Mark Henry
36. Matt Hardy
37. Molly
38. Nidia
39. Randy Orton
40. Rey Mysterio
41. Rhyno
42. Ric Flair
43. Rico
44. Rikishi
45. Rob Van Dam
46. Scott Steiner
47. Shannon Moore
48. Shawn Michaels
49. Spike Dudley
50. Stacy Keibler
51. Stephanie McMahon
52. Steven Richards
53. Stone Cold Steve Austin
54. Tajiri
55. Terri
56. Test
57. The Rock
58. Undertaker
59. Tommy Dreamer
60. Torrie Wilson
61. Triple H
62. Trish Stratus
63. Victoria
64. William Regal Non-Playables 65. Jonathan Coachman
66. Michael Cole
67. Jim Ross
68. Jerry Lawler
69. Eric Bischoff
70. Earl Hebner
71. Tim White
72. Mike Chioda
73. Nick Patrick
17 of 19 found the following review helpful:
Best of the next-gen and beyondSep 12, 2003
First of all, for those of you who are interseted in the other WWE titles(Smackdown: HCTP and Wrestlemania XIX), I'll compare the best features of all three. Raw 2 has the best career in my opinion since it is the first next-gen wrestling game to have a multi-player season mode(up to 4 players). Smackdown 5 has the best match variety, including Elimination Chamber, Bra and Panties, First Blood, and all the other specialty matches found in the other two games. Wrestlemania XIX has the best control scheme since it is so much like No Mercy. Raw 2 also has the best graphics all around. Smackdown 5 also has the most arcadey gameplay, meaning the moves have much more elaborate animations, but that also makes it less realistic. If I had to choose between these three games(which I'm sure many of you are trying to do), I would choose Raw 2 simply because it has the best representation of the WWE,from the presentation to the simulation based gameplay. It also has the best career mode. Not only because it's a multi-player experience, but because it's so open ended, meaning it doesn't have a specific path every time. You choose your Superstars fate. There are literally hundreds of paths to travel down. You affect who your teamate is, and who your enemies are. It also has an RPG style point system where your Superstar's spirits and populatiry is displayed. I'm not here to make a choice for you, but I hope this information will help you in your quest to find the game that's right for you. Werd Life.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Whats The Problem!!!Feb 29, 2004
I bought a Xbox for Halo and Dead Or Alive 3. I have those games now but I needed some more. I love wrestling games and I bought Wrestlemania XIX for Nintendo's Gamecube and Playstation 2 Smackdown Here Comes The Pain. I loved both games but they got old after awhile. So I found out about Raw for Xbox. Since I needed a couple more games I decide to get it. I rented Raw and liked it. It was diffrent and had a good setup but the controls where slow and the in ring move setup was horrible. Well I knew when the new wrestling games where coming out so I bought Raw 2 along with the other wrestling games like I said before. I realized right off they changed the rating meter which made it fun to pull of a finisher. I loved all the matches it offered. It has more wrestlers than Smackdown and a awsome option to put your own music on for any wrestler or your own create a wrestler. The graphics are great but have a wierd shade look to them. Honestly to say almost like a cartoon look. But don't let that turn you off because it isn't bad looking it actually works with it. The game has a great season mode but sometimes you will be confused as to whats going on. The sound is fantastic but sometimes there is some wierd sounding grunts that just don't fit. The games pace is alot quicker than the old Raw or Wrestlemania X8 but not near as fast as Smackdown or Wrestlemania XIX. The game has two options for control the anolog stick or directional pad, which changes the pace of your charecter which is cool. The setup is so much more better than the first Raw but I would choose WMXIX and SHCTP over this title for a few reasons. I wouldn't go running out and buying a PS2 for Smackdown because trust me after about 4 weeks Smackdown gets extremely boring, and it just isn't worth it. For $150 you can get a Gamecube and Wrestlemania XIX and have saved a ton of money and have a great wrestling game. Here is what I would give the games in scores Wrestlemania XIX/Nintendo Gamecube Graphics 8
Sound 8
Controls 10
Tilt 9
Gameplay 8 Raw 2/Xbox
Graphics 8
Sound 10
Controls 6
Tilt 9
Gameplay 8 Smackdown Here Comes The Pain
Graphics 8
Sound 7
Controls 8
Tilt 8
Gameplay 9 Raw 2 is alot better than what most people think. I was nervous by the reviews but I had to try it. If I where you I would buy Wrestlemania XIX because thats the most funnest wrestling game out to date by far and then Smackdown Here Comes The Pain for a more complete WWE game.But if all you have is a Xbox then Raw 2 will be a great title to have. Have fun and I hope this helped.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Is it just me, or does this game feel like it was rushed?Oct 07, 2004
By Chuck D.
"goddamage"
*sigh*
It seems like every time a new wrestling game comes out, it brings new awesome features and innovations, but at the same time, it makes sacrifices on the best of the old features. WWE Raw 2 remains true to this formula.
I've played WWE Raw 2 with a friend of mine on his X-box for a while now. We've played through 4 years of "story mode" or "season" (or whatever it's called on this one... heh heh). I find the game excels in some areas, while it falls extremely short in others.
Pros:
-Really nice, clean graphics... though I think the X-box could've pulled it off a little better.
-Multi-player "story/season/career" mode. All wrestling games should have this option.
-Decent "Create a Wrestler" mode. While it's not the best I've seen, it is more than adequate. Using your own music in entrances is great. As far as your guy's look, don't expect loads customizable details. It's pretty much just head/body type/clothing... not very deep at all.
-The various ways to interact with other wrestlers in "story" mode are pretty cool. "Enemy/Ally" meters for wrestlers is one of the best additions to a wrestling game, yet.
-At first I kinda felt like there weren't enough moves per wrestler, but after playing a while, I realized it wasn't that bad. Yeah... with a regular standing grapple you only get 8-10 moves. But, that kinda forces you to do irish-whip moves, ground moves, turn-buckle moves, apron moves, etc., and when you figure in all those, you have quite a few. In past games, I rarely used all those other move types, because I had so many "ready" (standing grapple) moves.
-Plenty of match types.
Cons:
-When your "enemies" interfere in any of your matches, they ALWAYS attack your opponent.
-I don't know if anyone else had this problem, but both my friend and I won NUMEROUS title matches before we ever actually got the belts.
-Computer always gets up in about the same ammount of time, regardless of how hurt he is, or how devastating the move you put on him is.
-Computer rarely, if ever pulls off a successful move, after throwing you into the ropes.
-When pinned by the computer, if you kick out, he will almost always immediately pin you again, and this will go on until you tire of button-mashing and lose the match. Occasionally, the computer will mess up the timing on this, and you might actually get up.
-If you're playing a tag match, it's almost impossible to get the pin. The computer's partner will always interfere. When you are pinned in a tag match, as far as I can tell, your partner will never interfere. This can usually be handled by going for the submission win.
-The ref seems to count slow when you go for the pin, and quick for the computer. Not always, but more often than not, this is the case.
-The "story" mode player interactions, while a cool addition, could have had more variety for each type. Examples... they could've had at least 2 or 3 different random traps for the "Set Trap" option, they could've had more animations for "Resting", they could've had different random areas for each to take place in, etc. As is, they tend to get old and monotonous, and you'll find yourself skipping straight to the results.
-As far as I can tell, there's no difficulty setting. WTF?
-As far as I can tell, all matches have a 10min time limit. Again... WTF?
-No blood. I normally wouldn't consider this a problem, but if you're gonna have weapons (like, oh... a barbed-wire bat), it kinda makes sense to at least have an option to turn blood on.
-Female wrestlers (Divas) seem to get allot of WWE and World title shots. There's also way too many mixed (male/female) tag matches. I'm not trying to sound sexist here, but in real life, that just doesn't happen as often as it does in this game. I haven't watched pro wrestling much in the last few years, so maybe things have changed.
-The champ is suppose to come out after the challenger. This is how it's always been done in real pro wrestling, and as far as I can tell, it's always been done wrong in EVERY wrestling game I've ever played... they always have the champ come out first. This isn't really a problem, but I figure someone will get it right, one of these days... maybe.
I have a theory that most of the bad features of this game are due to either a rushed release or just bad, inadequate testing. Overall, the AI in this game is absolutely horrid. Thorough AI testing seemed to go out the window on this one.
People who gave this game a high rating either haven't really played a good wrestling game, or they haven't played this one very much, in my opinion. I felt like WWE Raw 2 looked really good, had some innovative features, and had tons of potential, but for vaious reasons, it ended up as a disappointment. I hope the next wrestling game can take the best of this one, and do it how it's supposed to be done.
10 of 12 found the following review helpful:
The ups and the downsMar 30, 2003
By Michael Barnette
Here are some of the pros and cons of WWE Raw 2 PROS
up to 4 players in season mode
all new hell in a cell
Improved walking animation
Improved CAW
45+ superstars on updated roster
Backstage areas Cons
THQ's failure to let out info on the game Corrections
Ripping music from your hard drive for CAWs isnt confirmed. Ripping tracks for background music is
Fighting in crowd hasnt even been made a possibility by THQ
It isn't yet XBL compatible Season Mode You have a match on every card. There's a raw and a sd each week and a ppv every month. Between matches you are given several choices. You can interfere in a match, attack sum1, steal something, etc. Example: you steal Kurt's metals. this gains yourself respect from HHH and the Rock. Your friendship with each of them makes them closer for the fact they hate the same guy, Kurt.
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