WWE Day of Reckoning 2 is the best wrestling game for the Nintendo GameCube. It is the sequel to WWE Day of Reckoning which continue it's story mode. The story starts with Raw GM Eric Bischoff comes out to address the audience about a World Heavyweight Championship match between Triple H and Chris Jericho where Triple H had Chris Jericho pinned at the same time Triple H tapped out to Jericho's submission. Eric Bischoff declared the match a draw and vacated the World Heavyweight Championship and set up a tournament to determine a World Heavyweight Champion and the finals to be held at Wrestlemania. Your character and Triple H advanced to the finals but before the match takes place, which leads to a lot of twists, turns and betrayals. The best part of the story mode are the different types of matches the the character will compete in and will face the majority of the superstars on the roster.
WWE Day of Reckoning 2 has the best controls when compared to the previous WWE games for the GameCube. When you're using catched state strike against an opponent, it is not stiff but it is fluid. Like WWE Day of Reckoning, this game has momentum shift, which can be used one time per match, and it has also implemented submission system which are great addition to the game play. The submission system give the gamer four choices where they put thier opponent in a submission hold which are submit, rest, drain, and taunt. It also as a stamina meter which means that a gamer cannot dominate the match but they have to watch their stamina meter to make sure it don't go too low, this is where the submission system come in handy. The create-a-wrestler mode in WWE Day of Reckoning 2 is the detailed mode when compared to the previous WWE games released on the Nintendo GameCube, which include outfits, wrestling holds, and entrances. It also has the best graphics when compared to any other wrestling games on GameCube. The WWE arena and the superstars on the roster look realistic.
In conclusion, THQ has delivered with WWE Day of Reckoning 2 and any wrestling fans will live this game.