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Developer(s)
Yuke's
Publisher(s)
THQ
Platform(s)
GameCube
Release date
August 30, 2004
Genre(s)
Wrestling
Mode(s)
Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)
ESRB: T (Teen) PEGI: 3+
Media
1 Ă— GameCube Optical Disc
WWE Day of Reckoning is a video game for the Nintendo GameCube console. It was released in 2004 and depicts World Wrestling Entertainment action. Many of the wrestlers who were on the active WWE roster at the time of release are included as playable characters and can be used to compete in matches. It also has the option to create wrestlers.
The story mode in DoR involves the player using a created wrestler and taking their creation through the rookie ranks and into main-event stardom. The player has a choice to be on RAW or SmackDown! When on a show the player is on a stable. The storylines are similar on both shows and matches. The successor to DoR, Day of Reckoning 2, was announced in March 2005, and was released on August 29, 2005.
A created superstar starts off as a new wrestler signed to a WWE developmental contract trying to work his way up to the main roster. After developmental comes a stint on Sunday Night Heat before the wrestler finally joins the main roster. You get to choose which brand your superstar enters (RAW or SmackDown!), which also chooses the stable they will enter for the story (Triple H's Evolution for Raw, the Undertaker's New Ministry for SmackDown!). While the created superstar works his way up the roster, the leader eventually becomes the shows' world champion, then starts kicking people off the team as they fail him or (as in the case of the created superstar) become a threat to his championship. The final battle is an iron-man match at WrestleMania XX for the championship.
The story is continued in the sequel, WWE Day of Reckoning 2, though under the assumption that the superstar chose Raw (which was essentially necessary because both brands end up being involved).
Trivia
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If a player (human or computer controlled) attacks the referee enough times, by accident or on purpose, the ref will defend himself and fight back at the opposing aggressor. The Ref also seems to have Stone Cold Steve Austin's Move Template. This is the second WWE game with this 'feature' with the first being WWE WrestleMania XIX. In the Bra and Panties match, the referee may try to "strip" the attacking player as well.
All of the "Legends" lack their entrance themes, instead having 'Polyamorous' By Breaking Benjamin (from the soundtrack of the game). This was remedied in WWE Day of Reckoning 2.
The soundtrack was nearly identical to the soundtrack used for WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW released the same year.
This is the last WWE game to include as The Rock as an active superstar, before becoming a legend in all future games.
This also marks the only time The Rock's entire Samoan tattoo is featured. In past games it was only half finished, and in games to come he was featured as a legend, reverting back to the times prior to the new tattoo.
The back cover adverte to Velocity but the game does not have the Velocity arena or story-lines with it.
When released, in spite of John "Bradshaw" Layfield being WWE champion, the game does not include John "Bradshaw" Layfield.
Soundtrack/music
Public Enemy/Anthrax: Bring the Noise
Shocore: Bonecracker
Core: The Angle
Prething: Can't Stop
Breaking Benjamin: Polyamourous
Breaking Benjamin: Firefly
Tantric: Chasing After
Swollen Members: Bottom Line
Zebrahead: Alone
Zebrahead: Falling Apart
Styles of Beyond: Superstars
See also
List of fighting games
External links
Day of Reckoning's Official Website
WWE Day of Reckoning at MobyGames
Review at IGN.com
Day of Reckoning CAWs from CAW Alliance
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Video games based on World Wrestling Entertainment
SmackDown! series
SmackDown! • Know Your Role • Just Bring It • Shut Your Mouth • Here Comes the Pain • vs. Raw • vs. Raw 2006 • vs. Raw 2007 • vs. Raw 2008 • vs. Raw 2009 • Legends of WrestleMania
WrestleMania-based games
WrestleMania (NES) • WrestleMania (1991) • Super WM • Arcade Game • Challenge • Steel Cage • Road to WM • Road to X8 • WM 2000 • WM X8 • WM XIX • WM 21 • Legends of WrestleMania
Other
Raw (1994) • Raw • Raw 2 • Day of Reckoning • Day of Reckoning 2 • Attitude • Betrayal • European Rampage Tour • In Your House • King of the Ring • No Mercy • Rage in the Cage • Royal Rumble (1993) • Royal Rumble • Superstars (1989) • Superstars • Superstars 2 • Survivor Series • War Zone • WrestleFest • With Authority! • Crush Hour
