WWE Aftershock

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WWE Aftershock
WWE Aftershock.jpg
European cover art featuring Chris Benoit, Edge, The Undertaker and Eddie Guerrero
Developer(s) Exient Entertainment [1]
Publisher(s) THQ
Platform(s) N-Gage
Release
  • EU: May 19, 2005 [2]
  • NA: August 15, 2005
Genre(s) Professional wrestling, fighting
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

WWE Aftershock is a professional wrestling video game released exclusively on the N-Gage in 2005.

Contents

Development

The game was announced by Nokia in collaboration with THQ and WWE in August 2004. [3] [4] It was originally scheduled to release in the fourth quarter of 2004, [4] then February 2005, [1] and then later on March 22. [5]

Gameplay

There are five main events and Survival (multiple enemies at the same time), King of the Ring (ladder tournament), and Tag Team (two versus two) match options. [6] WWE Aftershock includes 12 WWE superstars, such as John Cena. The game features two-player contests through Bluetooth and the N-Gage Arena. Two of the twelve wrestlers are unlockable by winning the King of the Ring and playing in two-player contests. The AI controls two of the wrestlers in multiplayer King of the Ring. Attacks include hits, grapples, and Irish whips. Submission holds are available after a takedown. Each character has four front grapples and ground grapples, and his signature move or hold. [6] [7] Every button is assigned one action. [7] The wrestlers grapple in a 3D arena. Wrestlers have entrance music. [8] [9] [10]

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. [11]

GameSpot rated the game a 5.3 of 10 stating that "WWE Aftershock may be the only wrestling game available on the N-Gage, but that alone doesn't make it a good value". [6]

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