Imagine not having a ps2 during this era and missing out on Shut Your Mouth,Here Comes The Pain and the early Smackdown vs Raw Games.

"There's just no way a game could get release in the state WrestleMania 21 did" WWE 2K20: (Coughs)

"We don't need Wrestlemania 21 getting any more messy than it already is" **Cuts to Jim Ross performing a seductive dance** Love the editing you did there...

This game really proves that gameplay is more important than fancy graphics

I love the idea that JR was approached and was like, "yeah, i'll allow my image to be in the game... but I want Val Venis' theme music"

Ah yes, this game. It could have been so much better. I almost unlocked everything but couldn't stand the collision detection and AI. I was able to get in touch with the legendary John Tobias as he was the lead designer and director of Studio Gigante and he told me a lot of breakthrough information about the game. -The game was VERY rushed. It was rushed to tie in with the WrestleMania 21 pay per view airing on Sky Sports. -There were supposed to be more match types and multiplayer playability but was cut out due to time constraints. -The Create A Wrestler was supposed to be more in depth. -There was little to no QA testing done on the game. -Supposedly there were legal problems with WWE/THQ with the roster and soundtrack. -The game was actually in development from late 2003. -Someone found in the games files that over 10 playable wrestlers were planned to be in the game but were cut out due to leaving WWE or unknown reasons. This was confirmed by an artist who worked in Studio Gigante. -A modder also found that in a Polygon article one of the creative directors said that they wanted to make Tao Feng 2 whilst THQ gave them the rights to work on this game. Some disagreements between budget and development occured and that led to Tao Feng 2 to be scrapped which then caused the team to grow careless whilst trying to get this game finished and released. The wrong build of the game was accidently released in stores.

"Stick to 1-on-1 matches when possible." Same advice can be given for WWE 2K18 on the Nintendo Switch.

21:31 "JIM ROSS IS EVERY WOMAN'S DREAM AND EVERY MAN'S NIGHTMARE!"

Seeing JR doing the Val Venis dance is pretty hilarious.

This game made Raw on xbox look legit.

This game was so glitchy during story mode and it lacked so much compared to Raw 2 which had so many features.

The only reason I bought this mess, before the recall, was because I actually went to Wrestlemania 21.

the arenas on this game were so good. That’s about it. I think the graphics & some models were great for 2005, but looking back they didn’t age all that well.

"Here comes Tazz coming out to Val Venus's music." "Hello Brudda."

Had this one a few years after it came out. Played it once or twice and never touched it again lol. Thanks for the video Bios.

I actually enjoyed this game. It has its issues but the story mode is engaging

What's the problem with doing constant submission moves? Imagine how many chinlocks you could do.

Playing this as a kid the career mode was amazing

Looking forward to the No Mercy episode! My favorite wrestling game of all time and it’s been in my N64 for about a year now. So stoked I’ve kept my N64 since 1996

The one major thing I remember about this game was the fact that it didn't have the WrestleMania 21 arena......despite the name. That would be like WrestleMania 19 on GameCube but not have the Mania 19 arena.

Raw 2 made me a little jealous of my Xbox-owning friend. But I couldn’t stop laughing (inside) when he got this.

Seen this on sale at a pawn shop for unbelievably dirt cheap a week after it was released. I had my fun. Edit: Video explains why...lol

It manages to make the first Raw game look polished by comparison. That is an accomplishment by itself. Didn't actually know it was recalled and fixed kind of like No Mercy except no patch could fix the overall quality.

I never had an xbox, but i was soooo into the hype of this game when it was announced. And remember thinking it looked amazing. I contemplating getting the game to play on my cousins xbox, but then learned the game was horrible so bullet dodged

No we need more of these videos. Loved this mini series.

2005: “there are only 2 match types, single, and bra and panties”

I'm looking forward to the No Mercy video, it's easily up there with Fire Pro World and Here Comes The Pain as the best wrestling game ever.

Love these game reviews. I didn’t have an Xbox so I was always curious about these titles! Looking forward to more of the Smackdown ones. Nothing will ever beat HCTP right…?

I never had the issue of the game freezing or that issue you had in story mode. But I mostly remember this game being very slow compared to the SVR or Day Of Reckoning. But I did enjoy the story mode , especially that brutal beat down evolution gives you in a parking lot lol

This game had some potential

No Mercy has one of the worst bugs where all your progress is randomly wiped. I had this and it ruined the game for me.

Ive always wanted to know how this game really was dude, this is 1 Ive been waitin for! Big respect for making these

I remember playing this as a kid, didn't know there was a buggy version, but honestly, I really enjoyed it tbh. Only glitch I really found was that they made me 'lose' a match, even though I had won lol. But besides that, I found it a pretty fun wrestling game. Despite it seemingly being a weird mess in some sense compared to SvR at the time.

Buying Xbox+this game was the first big mistake of my life.

21:35 I dunno, it seems worth it for that sweet JR Venis dance.

I loved this game back then. I dont recall many glitches in mine. Great stuff as usual. Any chance you might do a video on the TNA and Triple A games?

Thanks for this video and for the series as a whole! It was really nice to see how these games evolved through the years, and seeing how others react to the games I enjoyed. After falling in love with RAW 2, I was excited when WM21 came out and I bought it with high expectations. Sadly, I was quite underwhelmed. I remember going through the story mode and being disappointed that I only ever got an Undertaker name-drop, but never an encounter or match. I had to go to exhibition to do that and it just didn't feel as great. As always, great job! I look forward to your next videos!

should have been called freeze 21

I had absolutely no Idea about the patches or the modpack One weird line In career mode before you fight Andre your character asks "What the hell are we doing here?" to which Bischoff responds "Don't talk to me about hell, hell Is what I had to go through to arrange this match" So.. Bischoff found Andre In hell?

Loved this game so much I didn't know people didn't like it

Wrestling Bios ALWAYS deliver great content

I always thought Studio Gigante was going to be a big deal because it was founded by John Tobias (MK)

My favorite memory from this game involved the commentary before the match, and then the crowd noise after it had loaded. My best friend and I were playing it back in 2005. I believe it was HBK vs Bret? Anyway, so JR says "We're coming to you live from Calgary, Alberta, Canada." Then a guy in the crowd immediately says "Yee-haw!!!" We were rolling on the floor laughing, and still quote it to this day.

If anything ever taught me is that never have high expectations because sometimes the things you expect may not ever live up to it and it sucks that this didn't live up to the expectations of good games like no mercy WrestleMania 2000 smackdown hctp etc

I've waited for this. Great coverage WB!

When this game came out, I actually really, REALLY liked the way it looked! But it's bugs were just too much!

Another awesome upload, from the greatest wrestling channel on the planet! I was more of an N64, then later PS2 gamer. Therefore never got round to owning an XBox. Therefore have never played the games. Thanks for the videos though. I think you could make a video on any type of wrestling content and it would be interesting. Keep up the good work.

This was one of my first wrestling games I played and probably the first as a fan of wrestling so It's kind of sentimental to me to the point I see past all the glitches I have a lot of memories with this game and was shocked when I found out It was recieved so poorly Maybe I was blinded by nostalgia but I picked It up and found It played perfectly fine and the graphics looked next gen for the time Love the career mode, unlockables and one of my biggest regrets Is I got Internet after we sold the Xbox and while the 360 was coming out, the original xbox live was shut down and I was always bothered that xbox live option was there on the menu taunting me I looked online and not a single video or screenshot exists apart from a gamespot review saying the online wasn't working when they tried It But I was contacted by someone who played the online back In the day and they said they prefer It to the original SVR which came out around the same time and offered two match types online Luckily SVR has fan servers and Insignia are working to bring the original xbox live back so I might Just get my wish

Yessirr, honestly I had a good experience with this game. The occasional bugs & crash were crazy. I made the best out of it & this game was there for me at low times so I appreciate it for what it is

Glitchier than glaciers debut build up

Hey Yo u do keep us reliving the old days Damn this is the best channel wrestling bios x

Had a very lousy day and this was exactly what I needed to pick me up, thanks as always WrestlingBios.

I have fond memories of this game but perhaps its out of nostalgia. I had found the original Xbox when my family bought our vacation home and this was one of my go-tos on late nights

Now THIS is the main wwe game that is worse than 2K20 in my honest opinion.

I have 2 vivid memories of this game, I'm not sure which version I had, but I won a Ladder match where my opponent knocked the ladder down and I just floated there and won. The other was in story mode in a tag match against Triple H and Ric Flair, I couldn't win because they would break up any pin, but I finally won after numerous attempts because Triple H's foot caught the rope like it was made of elastic, like the rope stretched with him, and then snapped him back out of the ring like a cartoon and he hit the floor and I won.

being a kid when it came out and just randomly seeing it in game station I had zero exceptions and I really enjoyed it lol

I really appreciate what u go through 2 put these videos out.🙂👍

WrestleMania 2000 for the N64 was my all time favorite!

WM21 was awesome. Career mode was one of the best in a WWE game. Loved it.

21:31 Jim Ross stripping to the War Zone menu theme is something you cannot unsee.

I got this game when it came out, I remember my mom taking me to walmart to get it as a reward for doing alot of chores or something. I have great memories with it, but I didn't play any of the smackdown games so I didn't really know what to compare it to. I went from No Mercy to this and between those two I had plenty of wrestling video game fun.

I loved that game’s soundtrack though. New Medicine, Funeral For A Friend, Strata, PreThing and Papa Roach comes to mind.

Dude these videos are epic, please do wrestlemania 17 ,18, 19 and days of Reckoning basically all the GameCube wrestling games

21:36 Beware of the Big valbowski Jim Ross BBQ LOL😂

For anyone who's never played the older games and wants to try a few from this generation, I would reccommend: Day of Reckoning 1/2 and Wrestlemania 19 for the gamecube, and Smackdown vs Raw 2007-2011 for the PS2.

Love these video game uploads man, really good stuff

I loved the story mode.

Oh man I can't freaking wait for you cover No Mercy!

thanx for uploading this. I still have raw 1 and 2 but I had no idea this game even existed lol

Sweet video, I like your work. Is that suppose to be the Patriot? What is up with Triple H's model in 19:10? LOL! It's like he is about to T-Pose. Lastly have you considered reviewing WWE's Battleground? I would still like to see you do the Rumble Roses series or the Wrestle Angles series.

played this game as a kid right when i was really starting to get into wrestling. had no idea it was so buggy. absolutely loved it as a kid

Here comes the pain and wwf no mercy were my favorite wrestling games as a kid

I had a PS2 and an Xbox back in the day so unfortunately had the displeasure of playing it lol good video though and some nostalgia looking back keep up the good work

Good video I didn't know they made a mod with Goldberg that's cool

I've never been this early love your vids you're the best Ryan

Can't wait for the no mercy video. Any chance of doing the legends of wrestling series of games?

I got this game as a 10 year old. I only had an Xbox, so I loved this game. Honestly it shouldn't have been released, but at least the soundtrack (pretty much the smackdown vs raw soundtrack but with a a black eyed peas song) was amazing

Loved geting to rip the music from Pantera music was awesome

Best WWE game ever is SVR 2007

Man I remember the hype an buildup for this game got a copy an WOW tried hard really to love the game. But limited moves glitches here an there it just was a no go Graphics at the time were Amazing. Great Vid

loving these vidoes. keep em coming!

as a kid I had HOURS of fun on this game!!

I've been looking foward to this!

I remember my friend and I struggled at one point in the story. But at a certain point, we realized we could get the CPU to DQ itself by just leaving weapons in the ring. They would hit us with them. We win. Story continues.

My biggest problem with this game were the ladder matches,. I never once won one, my character would just dangle in the air holding on to the belt and never actually retrieve it. I swear, I'd sometimes hold on to that belt for minutes, only waiting for my opponent to knock me off and the CPU grabbing the belt in seconds.

No one really talks about it anymore but the first shipments of No Mercy were broken too. I also completely missed out on recall. All of your saves would be deleted in about 2 weeks. I didn’t have a proper copy of the game till I picked one up at a used store for around 6 bucks in 2015.

I’ll never forget my friend had only this game and NFL Fever for his X-Box. When he got to come over and play Halo, Amped, DOA 3, and Cel Damage he was so overjoyed. We both loved wrestling, but we just played Wrestlemania 2000 instead lol

I really liked this one and character models have held up well. I played this on my modded Xbox - with a 2TB Sata drive and an upgraded IDE cable with IDE to Sata adapter...I don't remember it having any glitches.

Really interesting stuff. The bug in the first batch of discs in particular. Reminds me of the bug in No Mercy and recall that went on there.

Ge in there big lad! Class!

Love it bro

What a great tease at the end!

Independent Pro Wrestling Sports Entertainment Universe Past Present Future

The £25 Xbox shld HV its own chanell 😁😁 keep up the great vids m8

4 Sided Ring|6 Sided Ring|8 Sided Ring Past Present Future

Oh man you definitely get points for the Wrestlemania XIX music

Loved the story mode in this geme

Triple H's render on the selection screen looks just like Grumpy cat...

Ah yes the original WWE 2k20 🤣

One Of The Saddest Thing Is WrestleMania 21 Don't Even Have WrestleMania 21 Arena! :(