We've been hearing rumors of a new Ready 2 Rumble game lately, including an Amazon.com leak this morning. Now Atari has made it official with the announcement of Ready 2 Rumbe Revolution for the Wii.
The series is making its debut on the Wii, now armed with motion controls. The Nunchuck acts as one glove, and the Wii Remote acts as the other.
The game will feature 20 boxers, each based on celebrities from the worlds of sports, music and movies. Celebrities enter the ring as larger-than-life "Rumble-ized" versions of themselves. Announcer Michael Buffer is signed on to let us know that we're "ready to rumble." A new Champonship Mode lets players create their own boxer and then bring them up through the ranks, using minigames to hone thier skills.
The game is set for launch in Spring of 2009.
Syphon Cruel? Really?
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10:01 AM on 12.02.2008
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Mmm, it's thinking.
I don't see what was wrong with their original cast of characters. Each had some personality and were over-the-top on their own. I'd go back to play some R2RR2, but sadly that wasn't aged well at all.
Isn't AKI suppose to have their hands on this? Maybe there's hope for it.
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As long as he's in, I'm buying.
I remember seeing that video a while back, i think it was at a backroom at e3?
But i was always creeeeeeped out at the SHORT SHORTS homie was wearing.
Anyway, with AKI (now known as syn Sophia) it just might be a great game.
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FUCK
This is already looking like a failure
Hold up! Celebrity characters?? I don't like that much at all.
I too will miss the original cast, but who knows, with Midway now sold for buttons, Atari could easily snap up original characters rights for next to nothing, and maybe release them as DLC (I know how that sounds, but I'd rather get original characters than not, but that will be tricky with no hard drive).
Things are looking up for Wii again.
Celebs spells can't be asked to develop characters. No wonder Atari are cursed.
and since it's not Midway, probably a pass even if Aki's developing it.