5.8 /10 1 Votes
Distributor(s) THQ Designer(s) Kentaro Arai Initial release date 11 February 2002 Publisher THQ | 5.7/10 GameSpot Director(s) Hiroshi Inukai Composer(s) Takayuki Nakamura Developer Anchor Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms Xbox, Microsoft Windows, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis, 32X, Game Gear Genres Fighting game, Professional wrestling Modes Single-player video game, Multiplayer video game Similar Professional wrestling games, Other games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WWF Raw (also known as WWE Raw or WWF Raw is War, depending on version) is a video game released on the Microsoft Xbox and Microsoft Windows by THQ in 2002. It is based on the television series of the same name. It was the first WWE game released on the Xbox and also the last WWE game released on PC until the release of WWE 2K15 thirteen years later in 2015. A sequel was released in 2003. It is also the last game released under the WWF name, as the World Wrestling Federation changed its name to "World Wrestling Entertainment" in May of that year.
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Gameplay
The game offers the players a wrestling experience with various matches like singles match, tag team match, triple threat, fatal 4 way, battle royal and handicap matches. It has a weak/strong grapple system. There are two types of grapples: one which is done with normal opponents and other with groggy opponents. The normal grapples do little harm when compared to grapples done when the opponent is stunned. There is a voltage meter which shows the momentum of the wrestlers. Special move, high flying attacks and taunting boost the momentum while repeated attacks cost loss in momentum. Finishers can only be applied when the opponent is stunned and the voltage meter is flashing. Excessive use of finishers also cause loss in momentum.
Reception
The game received "mixed or average reviews" on both platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave the Xbox version a negative score of 10 out of 40.
