Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood
| Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Paradox Development |
| Publisher(s) | Eidos Interactive |
| Series | Backyard Wrestling |
| Platform(s) |
Xbox PlayStation 2 |
| Release date(s) | |
| Genre(s) |
Sports Fighting |
| Mode(s) |
Single Player Multiplayer |
Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood is the second installment in the Backyard Wrestling series and was released on Xbox and PlayStation 2. The licensed soundtrack includes music by Andrew W.K., Kool Keith, the Insane Clown Posse, Bad Brains, Body Count, Six and Violence, Mudvayne, Saliva, Fall Out Boy, and Hoobastank. It was developed by Paradox Development, now owned by Midway Games, and was published by Eidos Interactive.
The television commercial included Insane Clown Posse, Vampiro, New Jack, and Major Gunns. Despite promises of an improved gameplay experience, the game was a critical flop when released in 2004. Its sales numbers remained respectable, however, moving nearly 300,000 copies through 2005.
Gameplay
The roster of underground wrestlers features more than 20 combatants, including notable hardcore wrestlers, music personalities, and adult film actresses.
The game was billed as being greatly improved over its predecessor, including a more in depth create-a-wrestler mode. The game includes an option for turning the game's blood effects on and off; the original game does not have said option. Each wrestler now has an introduction video. There are also four unlockable music videos.
Roster
| Character | Place or Origin/Occupation | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent J | rapper (Insane Clown Posse), wrestler (WWF/WCW/JCW) | |
| Shaggy 2 Dope | rapper (Insane Clown Posse), wrestler (WWF/WCW/JCW) | |
| Mad Man Pondo | Independent wrestler, notably JCW | |
| The Rudeboy | Appears in JCW | |
| Vic Grimes | Independent wrestler | |
| Vampiro | Independent wrestler, notably for JCW and WCW | |
| New Jack | Wrestler (ECW, TNA, various indie promotions) | |
| Nick Mondo | Independent wrestler | |
| Ruckus | Independent wrestler (CZW, ROH, XPW) | |
| The Sandman | legendary hardcore wrestler (ECW/Japan/TNA/WWE/WCW/JCW) | |
| Sonjay Dutt | Independent wrestler (TNA) | |
| Masked Horn Dog | Comedy wrestler from Best of Backyard Wrestling: Backyard Babes | |
| El Drunko | Independent wrestler | |
| Messiah | Independent wrestler (XPW,CZW) | |
| Supreme | Independent wrestler (XPW) | |
| John Zandig | Independent wrestler (CZW) | |
| Luke Hadley | Backyard wrestler | |
| Joe Peterson | Backyard wrestler | |
| Tylene Buck | wrestler (WCW), model, host for Best of Backyard Wrestling | |
| Ryuji Ito | Japanese hardcore wrestler | |
| Kelvin Finn | Unknown | |
| Andrew W.K. | Musician | |
| Tera Patrick | Porn Star | |
| Sunrise Adams | Porn Star | |
| Adrianne Pain | Unknown | |