By Jesse Suchanek on July 19, 2004 at 5:29 PM EST
Smackdown vs. RAW Interview
Interview By: Steven White of RingsideGames.com
Date: 16 July 2004
Steven White: Hello, firstly I want to thank you for agreeing to give this interview.
THQ Spokesperson: No problem
S: Could you tell everyone a secret that we don't know yet?
T: Well, we will be including all the WWE Arenas from Vengeance 2003 right through to Bad Blood 2004
S: Are there any current Wrestlers that won't be in the Game?
T: Well anyone who is still competing on WWE TV in August will make the cut, and will be included in the game.
S: Even if someone new comes in?
T: Yes
S: That's cool. Will each superstar have unique storylines in Season mode?
T: The storylines will be as unique as possible, however repetition is going to be unavoidable I'm afraid.
S: Fair enough. Will any legends be on the game and will Paul Bearer and Jeff Hardy be on the game?
T: There will be legends in the game this year. Paul Bearer isn't in at the present time and Jeff Hardy will definitely not be in the game.
S: Yeh, he's with TNA now I believe. Anyway, my next question is Will the Buried Alive, Casket, Ambulance or Inferno matches be on the game?
T: Well none of them have been included in what I've seen of the game, but hey you never know! As far as I know the new match this year is the Parking Lot Brawl.
S: Is that the only new match?
T: That's the only one I know of.
S: OK, will you be able to use weapons more freely and in more ways?
T: Oh yes, we are working hard on this area this year. We are including new weapons such as when you're defending a title, you can use the belt as a weapon!
S: Well, that is definitely realistic! Will you be able to rip music from the PS2 Hard Drive for entrances?
T: Nope.
S: Fair enough, Will there be a GM mode?
T: No there will not be. There will be the normal season mode however, and the authority figures will play a bigger part in the game.
S: Will Kane have his finger eleven theme?
T: Yes, he will
S: What legends will be in the game?
T: I cannot really tell you at the present time; however Andre the Giant looks hopeful!
S: Wow, that's great news! We can have Andre vs. Big Show!
T: (Laughs)
S: Which divas will appear in the game?
T: All the current WWE ones up until August!
S: Will bra and panties be in this year's game?
T: Of course!
S: Right that's sold me the game!! (Laughs)
T: (Laughs)
S: Is Hulk Hogan in the game as a legend?
T: No he is not.
S: Are the original Entrance better than HCTP. I mean like do we still have those Micheal Jackson wannabes and the Spiderman entrance, or we have something that a normal wrestler would do?
T: I cannot really comment as Yukes are handling the CAW part of the game.
S: Alright, Do the WWE Divas Bleed?
T: No they won't, only the male wrestlers will bleed.
S: Will the game feature more in depth story lines?
T: Yes, we are working closely with WWE writers to make it the best season mode on a WWE game yet!
S: That's good news, HCTP got dreadfully repetitive! If the game is online what can we expect from the online mode?
T: It will be similar to the Fifa series, in which you can have matches against other players etc.
S: Looks like RingsideGames.com will be having an online tournament then! Will Mordecai be in the game?
T: Well, he is but we may be taking him out seeing as he is no longer on WWE TV at the moment.
S: Yeh, he is back in OVW at the moment.
T: Yup.
S: Will there be a good number of legends in the game?
T: We're hoping to have around 12 in the final game.
S: Will King and JR be in this game and provide commentary?
T: They are in the game, but we probably will not have commentary again this year. It simply takes up too much space on the game.
S: Will Brock Lesnar's, Goldberg's, Austin's Moves, music, entrance and movies be in the game?
T: Only their moves.
S: Damn, will you be putting in the undertaker's new entrance and his music and attire?
T: Yes we will be. He will be exactly as he is now.
S: (Laughs) Even with the cowboy hat?
T: (Laughs) Definitely with the cowboy hat!
S: How many pixels will this year's game use for the Wrestlers?
T: Around 25% more than we used last year!
S: Amazing, I thought the graphics were great on HCTP! Like in DOR are you guys copyrighting music to play in the background of the game?
T: Yes we are, we want to have our own music this year!
S: Like in GTA: San Andreas, will the Season Mode be more realistic...Like they will have to Eat and work out if they don't want to lose energy or power?
T: No we won't have that feature in the game. Sorry!
S: No probs man! Will the Elimination chamber be in the game this year?
T: Yes, all the matches from last year will. Anyway, can we make that the last question?
S: Sure thing dude, thanks for your time!
T: Alright, hope to speak to you again soon, bye!
**Credit: Steven White @ ringsidegames.com
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Go to ringsidegames.com and you will find a ton of info on the new wrestling video game. Also THQ has pretty much confirmed online play for the game. Go to the below link and apply to partake in a public online Beta Test for the game.
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