Product ReviewsRumble Roses XX (Microsoft Xbox 360, 2006)

Made my granddaughter so happy..

My daughter told me her 20 year old special needs daughter couldnt play
her old copy of this game and was thrilled to get a replacement.

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No Story

I didn't finish it yet, but I think it lacks story. The PS2 game had a story mode and it was a lot of fun, it made the game much more interesting than what it looked like (beautiful girls fighting). But now, that's just it, girls fighting and nothing more. I really missed some kind of depth on the characters.Read full review...

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PRETTY GOOD BUT COULD BE BETTER.

The overall game is pretty good. The controls need to be worked on a lil bit more. but the standard game play gets the job done. I like this game because as a guy i rather watch beautiful girls wrestle than a bunch of sweaty guys. I like the whole idea of the more u wrestle the toner you get and you can control the complete muscle mase. Althought I would have liked to see more options as far as physical customerzation. The girls bodies turn out realistic and nice, but the asses tend to turn out deformed. If in the next installment you also had the option of the roundness of the butt and how big the variety of the girls would be greater, physically. This is because most of the girls bodies are roughly the same. Thats another thing, there are only about 13 girls not including alter egos. In the next installment I would like to see more girls, more stages, this infamous oil match that was in the first game, and more swimsuits. Look to DOA extreme beach volley ball and the game sexy beach for swimsuit ideas. I'm hoping to see better next gen graphics on the next installment. I'm even looking forward to the girls sweating. I mean if WWE can get that outta the next gen on their game than im sure Rumble Roses can too. So to conclude my review the overall game its good. It does what it was set out to do. Get the guys johnsons
jumping and decent game play. I would recommend this game to friends and i already have.Read full review...

THIS Rose has too many Thorns

Rumble Roses XX, the X-Box 360 sequel to the dark-horse PS2 hit Rumble Roses, has, in a nutshell, stripped the series of all of its charm and replaced it with a mess of thorny issues.

In the original, we followed a group of 10 female wrestlers (each with 2 distinct character personae, Babyface and Heel) as they wrestled in the Rose League. Each of the 20 characters (only 10 of them selectable at any given time due to the game's alignment mechanics) had their own story (for most, the common thread was the game's primary antagonist, Anesthesia) and a compelling reason to be there. Background information was delivered, relationships were expanded upon, and a good jubbly time was had by all.

...Good luck trying to find any of THAT in the sequel. There IS NO STORY MODE in RRXX. All character relationships with each other can only be known if you're already familiar with them, and while the graphics have been improved to the point where Tecmo can learn a thing or two for their DoA women, there's no reason for it without something tangible to fight for.

The road to championship gold is long. VERY long, because you'll need to win A LOT to get your first singles title shot (even more to get a tag title shot), and since matches are randomly chosen, you'll be having to win even more than "a lot".

But that's okay, because you get money for winning, and there's a LOT to buy--artwork, costumes, and Pure Humilation punishments (some of which can be used for Photo Shoot mode, which is exactly what it says on the tin). Too bad you have to buy each wrestler's extra costumes individually, and starting a new wrestler for the first time starts you off from scratch with 0 money and 50% popularity. Oh, and costumes cost more per outfit than you can easily make in a few matches.

There IS a create-a-rose mode, but it's bare-bones, suffers from the same Custom Playlist problem that plagued Legends of WrestleMania (and likely a few other XB360 games), and you can't do any sort of deep edits to your created rose, Lambda, that you could in even the FIRST SmackDown for the PS1!

Luckily, Konami took the Yuke's engine they licensed (the same engine from the SmackDown series) and didn't make any of the gameplay mechanics worse. Thank the gaming gods for small favors.

The music is generic, but pleasing (it retains all the tracks from the first game, and adds a few new ones), and there will likely be few issues with it since you probably won't be in any one menu for a really long time...not even the Shop or Museum.

Again, the graphics are stunning, especially when you unlock the Superstar outfits for the Roses (not to mention their fetish outfits like the French Maid or the Playboy Bunny), but what point is good graphics when there's nothing substantial to attach them to?

The gameplay, thankfully, is the same as the first with nothing removed. If you've played SmackDown: Here Comes the Pain with any sort of regularity, you'll be able to instantly get the hang of this.

Story is non-existent, instead relying on a non-paying Exhibition mode (you can't even change your alignment in there like in the first game) and a series of random matches for money to comprise your gaming experience.

Bottom line: if you're a fan of the series, by all means, get this. Otherwise, you won't really be missing anything here and I'd recommend getting the first game for the PS2 (which should be nice and cheap by now).

Thumbs sideways.Read full review...

Not just a bunch of pretty faces...

From the outside, the game can look like many things. Silly, Sexist, stupid, whatever.

But beneath all the eye-candy, lies a fairly well made, well-rounded, and even challenging wrestling game.

The Graphics are decent. Character models are beautiful, with the only sign of age being the animations and the backgrounds.

Gameplay is surprisingly difficult to master. While it is in part the animations that make controlling a character somewhat of a challenge here and there, the overall mechanics take time to learn. The Characters each have their own fighting styles and will take time to learn as well. The trick isn't necessarily to learn some super-combo move to win the match, but rather to use the mechanics in your favor during the match.

During a match, you can take/give damage in four areas: Head, Body, Arms, and Legs.Over the course of a match, you wear down your opponent using strikes, throws, and submission moves, which target one or more of the areas mentioned. There is also the infamous Humiliation meter that once filled, allows for a humiliation submission. Generally speaking your opponent's H-Meter is filled up by countering their attacks, as well as performing various moves on them (depending on your character.)

The story is minimal to nonexistent. Basically, your goal is to become a champion, and you fight a series of matches to do it. There are some references to the previous game in the series, mainly dialogue and body language between the wrestlers (So you know if they don't like each other). There are two... factions, if you will, in the roaster. The Babyfaces (Good guys), and the Heels (Bad guys). This only serves to separate the two personae of each of the characters. When you start out, you'll have mostly Babyfaces and a few Heels. In layman's terms, playing A LOT will unlock all of the characters (By that I mean Personae). For details, just look it up.

There are a few game modes; 1-1 , 2-2 , 1-2 (Handi-cap), 3 royal and 4 royal. There are also street fights, Queen's matches, photo shoots, and an Art Gallery. The re-playability of the game is decent, but while the game does have options, it's not brimming with content.

I should also mention that the tutorial for this game (if you can call it that) is pretty terrible. Essentially, it's a bunch of Q&A's with some short descriptions and then a prerendered video (which looks worse than the actual game). So yes, there is a learning curve, and your first few matches are probably going to be very difficult and demoralizing, as the A.I. isn't the smartest, but is unforgiving if it gets on a roll.

Oh, and if thought that this game was just a bunch of pretty girls dancing around a ring, think again. While there is a more than fair amount of fan-service in this game, a lot of the throws, submissions and strikes are downright brutal. Make no mistake, these girls beat the $#!% out of each other when they step into that ring. The only difference between this game and a WWE game is that the character models don't show blood.

Overall, a nice buy. This is the kind of game that you play with your friends when they're over for the lol's, or just as a cathartic relief from a long day. This game isn't anything special. But it doesn't need to be, nor try to be. This game sets out to be a wrestling game with gorgeous women, decent gameplay, and just enough fan-service to keep you coming back for more.Read full review...

Not the best but still fun to play

Ive played better fighting games but this game is quite good and was worth the $25 ((Plus $3.99 shipping)) I payed. This is no Dead or alive by any means but there were a few things I liked about Rumble Roses XX over DOA. Like the character customization feature which is pretty in depth and allows you to do things such as alter your characters physical appearance ((Deadly Arts anyone?)) And being able to take pictures of your favorite wrestler babe wearing various outfits in the photo mode is pretty cool :). The character model design looks better than Dead or Alive's in my opinion to. The girls on Rumble Roses XX look much more detailed and humanish compared to the stick thin alien-barbie doll look of Dead or Alive's characters. Rumble Roses can get quite repetetive and boring after playing for a couple hours. However you do get to unlock extra features and bonus materials later on. If you're looking for a fighting game with hot chicks and a little humor then you should get this game.Read full review...

Looks Great, Plays O.K.

I didnt expect much when i got this game because so many reviews said it was so bad but i saw it for $20 and figured I would give it a try and i was surprised at just how much fun I had with it.
r>Graphics- 9/10 - This game looks great. The characters models, lighting and textures are done very well. Also the environments all look good too. I wish there were more stages but overall i cant complain about the visuals in this game.

Gameplay- 7/10 - The gameplay is pretty simple and once you figure out how to counter attacks you will be winning matches. By countering attacks you build up a humiliation gauge and once it is full you can use a special H-Move. The same applies to attacking , there is a gauge that fills up and allows you to unleash Killer moves ect. The system works pretty well and just takes some practice. Another thing I liked about it was that the matches last for awhile. Unlike other fighting games like Soul Calibur, DOA where the round may be over in 30 seconds. Also there are alot of things to unlock in the game, like characters, outfits, artwork ect.

Sound- 5/10 - The sound in the game gets the job done but the music is kind of annoying, depending on what you like. Not a strong point in this game.

Overall- Well Its not the deepest or fastest fighter out there but i actually think this game is pretty good, i enjoy playing it more than most wrestling games, mainly because the girls are very beautiful and look every bit as good as the D.O.A. girls and because the gameplay works and the moves are animated well. I just wish there were more moves, ring intro's and stages. On a scale on 1-10 I give Rumble Roses 7.5 out of 10.Read full review...

Rumble Roses XX

Love this Game!! Of course I love wrestling as well. I remember
seeing Rumble Roses game for Playstation 2 but I didnt't have the system
so I couldn't purchase it. I wanted to see how good this game was for myself.
After purchasing Xbox 360 when I saw this video title I had to purchase it.

I love watching women wrestlers more than male wrestlers. In short watching
women wrestlers is intriging, sexy and just plain fun. I love the different
changes you can make of the female wrestlers. The wrestling holds is just like
watching real wrestling live. The different opening scenes and theme music is
great for each female wrestlers. My favorite so far is Street wrestling..there is no rules and anything goes. I am trying to learn how to perform submission holds and working as a wrestling team on the other stages.

My suggestion is buy this game for your personal interest. If you love wrestling
like I do why not purchase a game the lets you be one of the female wrestlers
and experience wrestling live at a whole new level. I DID.. WHY NOT YOU!!Read full review...

Rumble Roses XX

This game I bought because it got somewhat good reviews in Official Xbox Magazine. One of the best things about the game is the multi-player. You can have 4 people playing at the same time and no split screens. Xbox live is also great for this game but make sure you have great internet speed. Without it and the game tends to lag. The custom character was cool. You could even have your music that is stored on your 360 hardrive play as you entrance music. Two of the worst things about this game is one - the unlockables. You have to spend point you earn to get other stuff for the game. It takes forever!!! And two - character selection. You get only about half to play with. The others only can be use on Xbox Live. 1 to 10 - I give this game a 7.Read full review...

Rumble Roses has been a hoot for me.

While it isn't perfect, it has been very enjoyable for me. The you get a sense of character building as you go. There could be better "rewards" to purchase, and the interface could be more intuitive, but it doesn't detract either. I enjoy the gameplay and the graphics. Your character increases in ability in whatever style of battle you use more of. Her attributes "grow" along with her accomplishments, as does her muscles. There is focus on body parts and the embarassment factor. You can exchange photos on xbox live if you use it. The T&A is well displayed thru the ability to photograph your models in your favorite skimpy (or skimpier) outfit. Really.
This game is rated M for a reason. Like R for the movies. Not for kids.
Everyone's a critic. If you listened to everyone all the time you'd never see a movie, enjoy a song, or perhaps a game. While my wife hates this one for obvious reasons, I think it's a hoot.Read full review...

A Little More Addition with a Lot More Disappointment!!

Here's my advice: Before you buy a game please check out reviews ANYWHERE before getting it. I made that mistake when I got this game. Overall, when I had gotten Rumble Roses XX it seemed like it was going to be something promising with its new modes but quite honestly where they opened the doors to new features, they've done a pretty lazy job on it.

The first thing you will definitely want to try out is the Create-A-Wrestler mode where you can make your own character from a variety of different options: hair color, make-up, and yes... you can pick between TWO different costumes. After playing professional wrestling games with personas you actually see on television like WWE, there have been moments in those games where it just seemed like they squeezed it out and some things were disappointing. If you put Rumble Roses XX in the pro-wrestling game genre it would make those other lame looking games gold. Yes, the customization is THAT bad. When morphing your wrestler's form, you can only change three things: B-W-H. You cannot change facial structure or even push their height past 5'9" (because women taller than that is absurd!) There may have been only 5-6 different hairstyles all you can change between 3-4 different hair colors on. The costumes you can only change the color on as well.

After just an hour playing this game, I realized one thing: I was gipped. When playing a match, it feels like this is not a pro-wrestling game but just a fighting game guised as one. The controls are less responsive than a comatose person. As part of the game, you can fill up your opponent's "embarrassment" meter when you constantly land attacks on them and you keep countering theirs. The problem: They can do the same back, and they do it a bit TOO well. I've tried countering many times and I got a low percentage of success. If I attack the CPU, then they miraculously counter every move I make. It's just like guessing at a Scantron True / False section while locking horns with someone who has the answers written on their palm.

I would tell you about the other modes this game has which I bet are a blunder. The unlockables are probably not even worth it. You can't beat your opponent unless you survive to the 10 minute time limit.

If you want to give this game a shot, then by all means RENT it. Do not buy it and expect something that'll tear off the roof.Read full review...