SVGR - Raw 2 (XBOX)

[@KobaAM]

One of the coolest things about the Rumble was being able to exit the ring during the match and get a chair from the announcers table...

[@jmreeves89]

Btw, the ref selection option is cause each ref has different count speeds and count out speeds which I think is a cool option

[@crashharty]

The last game to feature my boy Crash 😭 RIP

[@BBoy4040]

Fun fact #3: I played this game regularly for over 10 years and contributed CAWs, movelists and entrances on a forum.

[@JRoundAbout]

You sir, are one of them hero's. We thank you for your contributions!

[@cyrus2546]

One of the coolest things about PS2 generation of WWF games was that each console had it’s own series of games that were completely different from each other. PS2 had the Smackdown games, GameCube had WMX8, WMXIX, Day of Reckoning, and Day of Reckoning 2, and Xbox had Raw and Raw 2.

[@1andonlydyoung]

🔥🔥🔥

[@mattjindrak]

This is the only 2003 WWE game to have Hogan, Nash, Steiner and Goldberg all together. Hogan is missing from HCTP and Nash isn't in WM19

[@jaymichael3079]

The gameplay soundtrack is the same one for Here Comes the Pain. I'd recognize that shit anywhere.

[@jonathanturbide2232]

Great review! But the referee thing was super good! All 4 referees were different: Nick Patrick - super slow count Tim White - faster than Nick Earl Hebner - faster than White Mike Chioda - Super fast count I think it added something. Like for cruiserweight matches I always picked Chioda to have a faster pace!

[@Ricochet_06]

The "eliminated" sounds like a voice from spongebob.

[@User-ge3nu]

IndieGamer06 ya means sounds?

[@margaretseddon4653]

IndieGamer06 it might have been! You never know l.ol!! Gavin says!

[@kenrickeason]

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sonicxd6266]

IndieGamer06 *sounds

[@dankdilly]

Reminds me of Stephanie mcmahon for some reason

[@SilentWargasm]

This game was awesome when it came to adding custom music with Xbox titles. I remember having the song “breaking the rules” by Ozzy Osborn as my theme song. My brother also had “hanger 18” by megadeth as his intro, it went really well with the intro because his character would run to the ring and slide through the bottom rope as pyros and strobe lights went off. Good times

[@Nicholas-hp1si]

This is the best wrestling video game cover I have seen especially that old Raw logo 🔥

[@316whatupz]

DEFECTOR DEFECTOR DEFECTOR DEFECTOR!!! lol'd too hard at this.

[@kenrickeason]

I literally have tears in my eyes from laughing so damn hard..

[@reggieholder576]

what are ya'll talking about?

[@thealphaoozaru7755]

@@reggieholder576 11:53

[@reggieholder576]

@@thealphaoozaru7755 tick tock.lol

[@jonathanhannah4]

@@thealphaoozaru7755 It's actually 12:13

[@OGbigmikefrmCali]

I like how the game didn't have any overall system. And it encourages you to use the whole roster unlike the 2k games.

[@rickyrosay33977]

I don’t mind the overall system but there are occasions where they focus it how relevant a wrestler is I’ve seen talent wrestlers get really low ratings just because they weren’t on TV

[@4packdaddy]

Oh my god! The replay happens in real time like on TV! This game is really surprising the hell outta me! And 2 attires! I can’t believe how good this actually is! It makes Legends of Wrestling 2 look even worse! This is just as good if not better than here comes the pain in certain aspects. The controls take some time to get used to and figuring out when you can do your finisher on the meter is strange at first. But ive got it now.

[@RedWolf316sega]

I actually liked the game for what it was. It was a fun game to play as a kid and I still find it rather enjoyable today.

[@nightnight4575]

Could you play with the belts on Raw 2?

[@fiscer247]

I remember renting this from Hollywood Video, those were the days.

[@4packdaddy]

I also missed this back in the day! Along with the GameCube wrestling games. I was hooked on the Smackdown Series in 2003.

[@colmprice2875]

this is still the best wrestling game on the Xbox

[@jUAN.T]

And wwe 2k19 on Xbox is goat

[@duran2xx]

@@jUAN.T no svr 07

[@jUAN.T]

@@duran2xx YES also

[@jgeorge2693]

jUAN.T the 2k games are trash after 14

[@jUAN.T]

@@jgeorge2693 15-18 garbage

[@eddiedominguez1854]

I lost it with the dora music and the farts 😂😂

[@blanketmobbypants]

When you spoke on the royal rumble. ELIMINATED! 😂😂😂😂

[@The_Husband_of_Jane_Lane]

WWE RAW 2 is my favorite WWE Xbox game, and one of my favorite Xbox-exclusives and WWE games. The best part in the game is that I can use custom soundtracks during entrances in the game (which I did starting 2005 when I first bought WWE Anthology and later bought WWE Wreckless Intent, WWF Forceable Entry, and recently WWF Aggression, as well as burning my CD-RWs).

[@themadrapper101]

WWE Raw 2 reminds me of the last days of Stone Cold being around

[@3venFl0wGym]

I pumped so many damn hours into this. Game was stacked

[@aceassn716]

I'm surprised ya didn't mention the different career mode. Loved how it let us try to join with anyone, or if they didn't like you, they'd beat you up! Being able to set traps for rivals, steal from their locker, go to the ring to call them out (someone else would show until you were good enough) we could also interfere in their matches! They'd even interfere in our matches as well. If you had a partner or stable, they'd run out to help too. I actually enjoyed how our actions were always reacted to by the crowd, and the meter showing progress was 2sweet

[@carriewilkerson7132]

Raw 2 is perfect in almost every way.

[@nWoRebel]

1 funny part about this game is that women can win other titles on season mode. Last time I play it, Lita beat The Rock for the World Heavyweight Championship. The game was awesome

[@twe8k]

That Wrestling Fan yeah he said that.

[@Facade953]

That Wrestling Fan The same thing was happening in Wrestlemania XIX for the Game Cube as well and i loved it!

[@henry199xx]

Love that jazz piano in the intro haha I had the first RAW I don’t even remember my impressions of it but I basically lost my shot when the commercials would air. It’s crazy how RAW 2 looks closer to SVR than anything tho

[@4packdaddy]

I bought this game because of this video! It came in the mail today!

[@NikateeN]

Nice! Enjoy dude!

[@KegOfMeat]

I like the Raw 2 cover. It's simple yet effective

[@LouJNT]

I remember my cousins had this one and I loved playing it cause the graphics looked amazing to me coming from ps2

[@treviaunmidgett6888]

defector for 2017 WWE hall of fame😅

[@TheFreakJessie]

The best wwe Xbox game ever.

[@rebeccaolsen5308]

Can't wait for the Smackdown Here Comes The Pain review

[@HandlebarOrionX]

This is a game I've constantly thought about getting since it's one of the few original Xbox titles the 360 will play

[@RobTRobTRobTRobT]

character select music is exactly like here comes the pain!

[@2die4_93]

Yeah they recycled the same songs from that and WM 19

[@cwatson42785]

Fun fact that "eliminated!" is a Easter egg of a sound clip of Artie Lange from the howard stern show

[@Jaijai311]

Love how your show has evolved. Keep up the great work!

[@NikateeN]

Thanks!

[@JakefromFH]

The graphics on this game were crazy good at the time

[@ToyosatomimiNoMikoTaoism]

The ability to knock over nearby wrestlers with moves like the giant swing is straight up amazing too. It's fun to just knock over 3 other people at using using some poor CAW

[@stephenvargo6076]

I love all of the details you put into these reviews

[@locknstock9423]

I thought this was a pretty damn good game. The gameplay could have been more refined but the level of content (roster size, customisation e.g) was insane. Looks great for it's time as well.

[@Jose-dk4re]

The game had such an amazing roster, but the gameplay was disappointing.

[@The_Husband_of_Jane_Lane]

Speaking of changing Superstars, I put the WWE Divas and Stephanie McMahon in bikinis (and swimsuits) by changing their attires into swimsuits and bikinis.

[@Facade953]

Max Payne I was doing the same in Wrestlemania XIX but unfortunately Stephanie didn't have a bikini alternate costume.

[@jonathanhannah4]

@@Facade953 You can do that in WrestleMania XIX?

[@jaredbeasley1084]

I loved this game very underrated

[@thisisnotachannel]

Defector! Defector! Defector! for WWE HoF 2021!

[@AGUniko]

8:49 I remember that if you put your opponent on the ropes and you hit him while your running you eliminate him instantly.

[@joeypolisena]

It's crazy because I watched them majority of your other videos and always thought of a nerdy guy with a good narration voice. Never expected you! Good job man

[@jamesredenbaugh2827]

one of my all time favorite Wrestling Games... Hands down best on the Xbox Original...... the Season mode is awesome. loved the cut scenes of going thru someones bag

[@HighVoltageRockNRoll]

omg Defector had me in stitches... So funny! I like these reviews you are doing on wrestling games

[@k1ng0fswa9]

Yes you do care about who referees the match. Nick Patrick had the slowest cadence and could cost you a match by taking forever to count a 3. Mike Chioda had the fastest but that could also cost you by getting you counted

[@ToyosatomimiNoMikoTaoism]

One of the features I always love to mention is how you can knock nearby wrestlers down with grapple moves. Get the giant swing on your moveset and use it on some unsuspecting CAS in a battle royale to hopefully knock a few people over.

[@KyotoSonata]

12:10 - 8 years later this hits different haha

[@Savage_7_99]

ELIMINATED! 🤣 Oh no. I had forgotten about that 😵

[@dryzenhawk4251]

5:49 Wrestling Revolution be like during Hardcore Matches...

[@ElGaby323]

Gameplay wise, it was unpolished and clunky but it still really fun!!! The caw was the best, the graphics were amazing, and the season mode was awesome!! One of the best wrestling games imo.

[@kenrickeason]

Defector! Defector! Detector!!

[@RealityWithMercury]

Great job man! Was waiting on this review! I love the create a wrestler in this game..tho the only down side was there is like 4 or 5 default faces for caws :/ but I did pull off a great Jeff hardy caw on my channel. I wish you the best on KZbin! You got skills my friend :)

[@NikateeN]

Thank you so much buddy!

[@thedroneflyingviking1284]

The fact this game had 2 different sized ladders made this game awesome to me shame the ai wouldn't climb them 😆

[@hailwindham]

One thing about picking the officials.... Some of the referees had faster and slower counts, at least i thought

[@user-he7zf2pp4w]

Yes your right. I figured that out after a while.

[@Mortiz21]

My cousin and I used to play the shit out of this when we're teens and it came out.

[@rickyrosay33977]

I miss console exclusive games growing up I bought an xbox, ps2, and gamecube just to try out each wwe game

[@pedrogates3189]

You’re right RAW was so difficult to play man reminded of when I first played wcw thunder for P1 that was also difficult

[@thomass1891]

I remember thinknig this game was a huge let down, the cover looked badass, the graphics looked badass the controls and physics where god awful

[@Shlumbus69]

I seem to recall the ability to choose table, chair, and ladder size because I remember using a giant ass ladder as a weapon lol

[@HAANSPST]

I remember in season mode and Stacy Keibler threw me off the cell to KO me for the wwe title lol

[@cmartin8093]

Wait. What? You're joking?

[@HAANSPST]

C Martin lol playing around it was an accident 😂

[@angelriverasantana7755]

The transition from Stone Cold having pyro in his signature glass shatter and Mr. Nice Guy Scotty Steiner having his nWo Hollywood attire, theme and the Titantron to seeing Crocadile Cockroach and Defector is pretty damn hilarious and quite the tonal shift

[@cacomeat7385]

Just a note for you people: if you're planning to play this on Xbox 360 it will work, but the custom entrance music won't be available and you're stuck with default wrestlers themes. Great review and great game too (damn the original Xbox controller!)

[@BBoy4040]

Fun fact: Some in game wrestlers (and any CAW, I put it on every CAW I made) can have the trait to pull out bigger ladders called "Big Ladder+".

[@crowfan82790]

Bugs and all I loved this game as a kid played it for hours

[@TDNomad]

I can't play/remember how WWF Raw compares to this game, but the gameplay on Raw 2 is better then Wrestlemania 21. Plus the roster was stacked.

[@BrianAwesome]

I like how, unlike in the SMackdown games.. at least Raw 2 had practially all of the Divas at the time.

[@crashharty]

Several wrestlers are missing wrist tape or have it colored wrong. Benoit has white tape and Eddie has no tape. I guess it's easy to fix though.

[@bwareist]

Just played it the other day. Severely underrated game that unfortunately alot of people don't talk about. 2003 was a very strong year for Pro Wrestling Games, we got the pretty good Wrestlemania XIX game for the GameCube, The Very Good-Great Raw 2 on the Xbox and Playstation got a game that's on most people's Mount Rushmore of Wrestling Games. Even extending to other good games like Def Jam Vendetta, Fire Pro Wrestling, even Backyard Wrestling can be pretty fun.

[@Dick_Valparaiso]

I had a great time with Raw 2 back in the day. I loved having a custom soundtrack option. Something that's sorely missed in modern 2K games. I put a lot of effort into my caw and entrance. Of course I had tons of pyro. And, I used "Shake Your Blood" by Probot featuring Lemmy Kilmister as my music going for the Triple-H/Evolution sound that was popular at the time. One weird thing of note was that I had bought the translucent green Halo 2 special edition Xbox. And, Raw 2 would always crash during the caw mode. I bought an og Xbox and it worked fine.

[@tonyt3727]

Forgot to mention the A.I biggest flaw: Any of your allies will kick your ass instead of helping you :'(

[@EricSega-pe8fl]

Raw 2 was a game that I loved back in the time it was released, I played it for countless hours and back then I thought it was top of the line. I pulled it off the shelf a few months ago after not playing it for years, and for me, it has not aged well. It is so inferior in every way to SVR series. I just couldn't get much enjoyment out of it all these years later, so I went back to the old SVR games when I feel nostalgic.

[@awesome1ru]

Why? the game has top tier roster, customization and season mode. Is the gameplay that bad?

[@thegamingchef3304]

I remember selling my ps2 for a Gamecube. I was a huge Resident Evil fan and I had to play RE1 Remake and I also heard Capcom kinda had an exclusive with Nintendo to bring more REs for the console. Anyways, I sold it the same day GTA Vice city was coming out...I went to the Mall and there is this long line for Vice city, since I was just doing a regular transaction they let me go in the store. People including the employees at the store was looking at me crazy lol. I was just a RE fan.

[@christophernicholson20]

I still remember Lillian Garcia or whoever the female announcer was in the game announced John Cena name as "John Senna" lol

[@booradley3400]

I loved this game! Can't believe it's been over 12 years.

[@troyfloydjr.6460]

Great review, I hope you do more reviews in the future. Great job indeed.

[@T0T0-Annhilation]

This is by far my favourite wrestling game

[@aname7721]

1:05 - *Reads sticky note*

[@NikateeN]

I actually cannot read, I was pretending. Thank god for voice activated typing...

[@alec2000]

I really hope to play this game and the other WWE games on the Xbox one day. I never owned an Xbox growing up, my older twin cousins did, and they told me of the memories they had with them and my brother as he visited them a lot growing up. They said their favorite was WrestleMania 21, but Raw 2 comes at a very close second. Hopefully I get a 360 or an OG Xbox one day to play these games. By the way, your created wrestlers, especially Defector made me laugh so hard! You’re such a genius!😂

[@NikateeN]

They actually liked WM21?! Holy cow! I’ve never heard of a single person actually enjoying that one. 😂 Raw 2 is pretty damn good, especially when compared to the first one.

[@Slicethethroat11]

Billy gun at 13:01 eats Rikishi's ass it's so damn funny. By far the funniest thing in the video!

[@stacknupbanksentertainment8642]

This game was great also because the custom soundtrack for the entrance music

[@floodychild]

I thought that was Damien Sandow at the end! xD

[@merriemelodiesfan7425]

The only thing I didn't like about this game was the fact that Jeff Hardy wasn't in it, but he left WWE back in April of 2003. So I created him. I was surprised to see that the people who wrestled in 2003 were included in the game like Jacqueline, William Regal and Hardcore Holly who aren't in the 2003 sister series game, Smackdown Here Comes the Pain.

[@aupaub1168]

The only reason I still have this game is because of Billy Kidman my favorite wrestler of all time he was unfortunately in only 2 WWE game this one and SD SYM.

[@aupaub1168]

No only raw 2 and smackdown shut your mouth

[@almightyone1181]

ELIMINATED! Now I'm gonna have nightmares too.

[@Stuart267]

I was ready to sell my Xbox to get a GamCube only to find the GameCube was the cheapest console launch it cost £79.99 or $99, when you think how powerful that little lunchbox looking thing was its mindblowing it was so cheap in fact I bought 3 that same year giving them to friends for Christmas. Looking back I wish I hadn't because being the idiot I was I gave away one of those early rare consoles that now sells for a few hundred at least.

[@VideoQuestEx]

Nicely done review! Well edited video! I might consider hunting down "WWE Raw 2" on the original Xbox.

[@richspeck8932]

I like the decision to choose your own ref because I'd always choose Tim White because of the stupid WWE com shit he did back in the day. It was actually pretty funny. EDIT: I'm pretty sure the ref that fucked up the count was Tim White

[@ndg8240]

I love how you can create your own titantron videos.

[@alexhunt5311]

Spot on review man a lot of other channels dont see the beauty in this game. Dont get me wrong , I do believe HCTP is the better game .. but not by that much. Raw 2’s gameplay engine is more sim like ! You cant just spam the same move and expect to get an easy pin ( unless we’re talking about the royal rumble ). You can even interrupt other wrestlers in the middle of their grapple move animation .. something you cant do in HCTP or any smackdown game.

[@Ichigo6798]

That creation suite looks more vast that what they're doing now haha. We've really been limited overall since they put them on the current gen though so I guess that's the real problem.

[@CherryPixelBun]

This is probably my favorte wrestling game. I haven't had an Xbox or 360 in years though so I hope emulation for Xbox becomes viable.

[@rossomac21]

i don't know if it's been mentioned but the career mode technically ends when you come out of mania with both raw and sd world titles. you get a different cut scene etc. love your videos btw.

[@czujowy]

"Go To Church" xD

[@BzaafiedTheFerocious]

This game is fun. I swear the ref had the most hilarious voice though.

[@dankdilly]

Women contending for all titles sounds pretty neat. I really need to get this game but NEVER find it in used game places

[@54321FUCKYOU2]

If Defector was real I’d still watch wrestling.

[@NikateeN]

We need it!