TNA iMPACT – Video Game News

Official Game Site- http://www.tnagame.com/

Released Date- SEPTEMBER 2008 on PS3/360/Wii/PS2

DEMO coming SPRING 2008(PS3/XBOX 360)

CONTROLS LAYOUT

FOOTAGE

Making of
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esl3xuYs9pE

Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kjFcFF4wrU

Gameplay( Cage & Joe show early gameplay build to fans)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX02p…eature=related

Screens(Latest)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6g3A…eature=related

AJ Styles Interview( says Virtual Pro Wrestling 2/No Mercy influenced this game)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWdPbs8CfIM

Jay Lethal Interview( Funny interview)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjPVrGCjf4Q

christopher daniels Interview( Mocap talk, he did alot)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KumpLSg0oc4

THE DETAILS

There will be 25 TNA stars in the finished game, some of whom will be unlocked as you progress through Story Mode. Names already present in the build we played were Abyss, Kurt Angle, Christian Cage, Hernandez, Homicide, Jeff Jarrett, Rhino, Chris Sabin, Samoa Joe, Alex Shelley, Scott Steiner, Sting, AJ Styles and Eric Young. The cutoff point for adding new characters to the game is January, so anyone who joins the company before that time should technically be able to be programmed in.

There will also be seven arenas in the game. Starting off with the Universal Studios set, you’ll unlock the rest as you work through the story – expect to see a number of modern venues along with rings and sets from the company’s past five years. As you’ll have noticed, the visuals are nothing short of breathtaking, with the deeply detailed character models that at time putting the gorgeous SmackDown graphics to shame.

But the aesthetic attention extends to the arenas as well; not only do TNA’s elaborate laser lights scan across the individual members of the crowd, the ringside surroundings and the wrestlers themselves, but the digital canvas even sports the same bloodstains you’ll see on the ring at Universal Studios – the level of detail is just immense.

There will, of course, be an extensive Create-A-Wrestler facility, although the goal is once again to take the CAW process back to being an enjoyable one – not the long-winded, time-consuming, frustrating exercise it has become in recent WWE games. There is also commentary in the game but, while it seemed a lot less repetitive than Ross and co’s incessant prattling, to be honest we were too caught up in the in-ring action to pay it much mind.

The Story Mode will be exclusively for created wrestlers – you won’t be able to use existing TNA stars. But the foundation for this idea is sound; rather than just throwing together a haphazard succession of matches masquerading as some sort of “season”, the Midway game will offer a much more structured, progressive story for players to participate in. The idea is to create your own star and nurture his career as part of the TNA universe, so every storyline twist and turn will be your own.

If you want a shot at the top, you’ll need to make sure that you’re running with the right faction to back you up. But you’ll also have to make sure that you’ve got the coolest entrance and the slickest ring gear to build up your reputation and get the crowd behind you.

Hiring the right manager is crucial to your success, too – different managers specialise in different areas, so while one might be better suited to interfering at ringside, others might be able to teach you new moves and abilities backstage. And with a number of training mini-games that allow you to unlock various extras for your CAW, you’ll definitely need to pay your dues if you want to stand a chance against TNA’s big boys.

It’s so easy to get overexcited about the possibilities of a new wrestling game only to set yourself up for a fall – we do it every year with SmackDown. And with a game that’s still got 40 per cent of its development cycle left to go, maybe we’re headed for disappointment yet again. But while THQ sets out to make a better game than last year’s SmackDown, Midway has set out to make a game better than No Mercy – and therein lies the difference…

Way more info in this hugely detailed preview of TNA iMPACT! from FSM magazine!
http://www.fightingspiritmagazine.co…e.asp?IntID=75