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Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood for PlayStation 2
Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood for PlayStation 2 mixes wrestling with a free-form fighting game. Matches take place not only in a ring, but also on building sites, in backyards and other cluttered locations. You choose from familiar names from the American backyard scene and fictional fighters. Every environment is full of objects that can serve as weapons, from chairs and bins to lawnmowers and fluorescent tubes.
In the career you first create your own wrestler and travel through the neighbourhood to build a reputation. Victories earn money and experience points for expanding your appearance, skills and moves. Fights revolve around quick strikes, throws, climbing and using the environment. A match ends when you pin the opponent or meet the conditions of the selected match type. Unlockable characters, clothing and locations give the campaign a visible objective.
Alongside the career, the PS2 version contains standalone matches for one or two local players. Two participants each use a DualShock 2 controller; additional network features from the original release are not promised to work today. The game contains strong violence, blood and explicit presentation and is therefore aimed at a mature audience. All campaign and local versus content is on the disc. This page covers the second game, not the earlier Don't Try This at Home.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood
Paradox Development created Backyard Wrestling 2 for Eidos Interactive, and the game appeared on PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2004. It followed Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home by one year. The developer retained the combination of arcade combat and the American backyard wrestling scene, but built progression around a custom competitor and a quest for the championship belt.
For this sequel, moves were recorded with stunt performers and new locations, weapons and match types were added. The roster combines independent wrestlers with musicians and licensed characters. As a result, the presentation resembles a rough music video more than an official sports broadcast. The career lets you improve statistics and buy new items, while versus matches use unlocked content directly in a local duel.
The game appeared when Def Jam and WWE titles were also linking wrestling to street culture or elaborate stories. Backyard Wrestling 2 deliberately chose fewer rules, more environmental weapons and a smaller independent circuit. It remained the last major console instalment in the series. The physical PS2 release preserves the original soundtrack, career and local matches; later servers or promotions are not required to use that content.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw uses official WWE arenas, championships and more extensive ring rules. Backyard Wrestling 2 chooses building sites and backyards with improvised weapons and a rougher presentation. Both offer a career and local duels, but SmackDown simulates a television production while Backyard Wrestling plays more like an arcade fighter.
Def Jam: Fight for NY mixes hip-hop culture with street fights and lets a custom fighter combine styles. Backyard Wrestling 2 shares the music-driven atmosphere and dangerous locations, but uses wrestlers and a quest for a belt. Def Jam stresses different fighting styles; Backyard Wrestling focuses on weapons and leaps from the environment.
The Warriors has gangs fighting in large groups through streets and buildings. Environmental objects and heavy blows matter in both games. Backyard Wrestling 2 consists of contained matches against one rival and uses wrestling moves. The Warriors tells a continuous gang story with cooperative missions and larger battles.
Urban Reign offers fast arena fights with precise dodges, team battles and martial-arts combinations. Backyard Wrestling 2 is looser and heavier, with chairs, tubes and other weapons spread across the location. Both support local confrontations, but Urban Reign is about technically chaining attacks and Backyard Wrestling about chaos and reputation.
Here Comes the Pain has a large WWE roster, season progression and familiar match rules. Backyard Wrestling 2 also lets you develop skills and pin opponents, but moves the action outside the professional ring. WWE gives more depth to players seeking official stars and simulation; this game chooses independent names, weapons and extreme locations.
