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TNA Impact! Impressions

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By Jeff Gerstmann, GameSpot, Posted Jan 27, 2007 12:08 am GMT

Midway's reentry into the wrestling game business isn't going to happen until next year, but the company does have a few things to say about it.

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How is Midway turning TNA into a video game? Find out in this interview.

Midway recently held a press event to discuss some of its upcoming lineup. While the main focus was on games coming out later in 2007, attendees also got another quick glimpse at the trailer for TNA Impact!, the wrestling game currently under development in Midway's Los Angeles studio.

The trailer was originally released back in December, and it shows AJ Styles and Samoa Joe entering the "Impact Zone" and briefly punching at each other in the ring. The two are also working directly with Midway as consultants on the game and are said to be heavily involved. The version of the trailer shown at the event goes on for a second or two longer and ends with a few quick flashes of other TNA wrestlers, including Jeff Jarrett, who appears to be holding up his trademark guitar. The only other official asset for the game thus far is a promotional shot featuring the TNA logo and three polygonally rendered wrestlers, AJ Styles, Monty Brown, and Jeff Hardy. The image is most definitely out of date, because Brown and Hardy no longer compete in TNA.

As for the game itself, details are few and far between. The game will duplicate the six-sided ring found in TNA and will feature many different match types. The ability to create your own wrestler is another feature that the team is currently considering. The team contains some heavy-duty Midway veterans, including people who have worked on such games as NFL Blitz, NBA Jam, Ready 2 Rumble Boxing, and more.

TNA Impact! is currently scheduled for release in the first half of 2008 on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii. We'll have more on this one later in the year.

44 Comments

  • jaydeepzone

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 10:53 pm GMT

    the svr series wasn't 2 successFul at all. hope this'll b a great hit the graphics a re too good and the gameplay looks cooL

  • daguy209

    Posted Jun 22, 2008 3:13 am GMT

    no its not going to be on ds when it comes out i will get it for my 360

  • DK994

    Posted Mar 31, 2008 5:32 am GMT

    is this game not goin 2 be on the ds??

  • purcy1232

    Posted Jan 21, 2008 1:28 am GMT

    only because the have had no competition 4 a couple of years

  • _Samsung_

    Posted Aug 30, 2007 6:02 am GMT

    WWE and WWE Games are best and dats a friggin fact

  • _Samsung_

    Posted Aug 30, 2007 5:56 am GMT

    PS3 SVR 2007 just beats it by about 0.09%

  • fudger2

    Posted Aug 26, 2007 1:41 pm GMT

    brushwithrob is so correct

  • sadistictetris

    Posted Mar 24, 2007 1:13 pm GMT

    i havent played a good wrestling game since smackdown 4
    i hope they keep the gameplay simpe oh and how can someone be a true wrestling fan and like wwe better then tna the actual wrestling in tna is far better
    aside from a few good wrestlers all wwe has is talentless big men{i.e cena and batista}dont even get me started on the worst wrestler in the history of wrestlin the great kahli

  • brushwithrob

    Posted Mar 6, 2007 9:46 am GMT

    I miss the N64 wrestling games. Those were the greatest ever.

  • donster0monster

    Posted Feb 3, 2007 9:18 pm GMT

    i dont know how good this game can be...but i dont want Jeff hardy in it because i dont like him in Tna.

    i would like to see some cool Match Types....knockouts (divas)....and everyone's favorite wrestlers!

  • boricuasnake04

    Posted Feb 1, 2007 1:03 pm GMT

    WELL ITS HARD TO SAY ITS A PRETTY HARD GAME TO MAKE... BUT REALLY WHO CARES WHEN YOU HAVE SUCH AWESOME RPG'S COMING OUT LOST ODYSSEY, BLUE DRAGON, MASS EFFECT...

  • HandsomeDead

    Posted Jan 29, 2007 10:39 am GMT

    If only AKI were involved, then it'd be worth the wait.

  • WCRIDER

    Posted Jan 29, 2007 10:33 am GMT

    JOE JOE JOE JOE JOE JOE JOE JOE JOE JOE "JOES GOING TO KILL YOU" GOD I LOVE TNA FANS

  • Irve

    Posted Jan 29, 2007 4:32 am GMT

    Dear Midway, Save yourself a LOT of hassle and licence the King of Colusseum Engine from Spike .. it is by far and away the best 3d wrestler money can buy.

  • Lord_Daemon

    Posted Jan 29, 2007 12:28 am GMT

    Wrestling games are a hard thing to get right so I'll be keeping an eye out to see how their engine works out. I'm definitely curious but fairly cautious due to the Midway's shaky past.

  • death_burnout

    Posted Jan 28, 2007 5:16 am GMT

    timesplitt wrote
    "wwe games > any other wrestling game except wcw revenge"

    oh i really hope you do not mean that timesplitt, thats plain ignorance, unless you got your symbols wrong

    the japanese have produced the finest wrestling games around, Fire Pro being the most popular, king of colosseum being in at second

    whats more annoying is that yukes the develper for the WWE games are japanese yet they produce shoddy wrestling games

  • FallenAngel

    Posted Jan 27, 2007 11:39 pm GMT

    Been never a fan of TNA. But been always a big fan of good wrestling games. So if this is any good, I'll def give it a shot.

  • kca89

    Posted Jan 27, 2007 11:18 pm GMT

    Sounds interesting. Hopefully they make a good quality game so that I can play with my favorite TNA superstars without having to create them on Smackdown vs Raw.

  • Timesplitt

    Posted Jan 27, 2007 10:40 pm GMT

    wwe games > any other wrestling game except wcw revenge

  • Sonicplys

    Posted Jan 27, 2007 7:04 pm GMT

    Midway sucks now. So will this game.

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    • Release Date: Sep 9, 2008
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    • Release Date: Sep 16, 2008
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