Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood
{{short description|2004 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title=Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood
| image = Backyard Wrestling 2 - There Goes the Neighborhood Coverart.png
| caption = Xbox cover art featuring (from left to right: New Jack, adult film actress Sunrise Adams, and Violent J of Insane Clown Posse)
|developer = Paradox Development
|publisher = Eidos Interactive
|series = Backyard Wrestling
|platforms = {{ubl|PlayStation 2|Xbox}}
|released={{Video game release|NA|November 16, 2004|EU|November 19, 2004|AUS|December 3, 2004{{cite web | author=van Leuveren, Luke | date=November 11, 2004 | url=http://www.palgn.com.au/article.php?id=1766 | title=Updated Australian Release List - 22/11/04 | website=PALGN | publisher=PAL Gaming Network | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060910162629/http://www.palgn.com.au/article.php?id=1766 | archive-date=September 10, 2006 | url-status=dead | access-date=June 29, 2023}}|JP|April 7, 2005 (PS2)}}
|genre = Fighting
|modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood is a fighting video game developed by Paradox Development, and published by Eidos Interactive in 2004 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is the second installment in the Backyard Wrestling series and the sequel to Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home. The licensed soundtrack includes music by Andrew W.K., Kool Keith, Insane Clown Posse, Bad Brains, Body Count, Six and Violence, Mudvayne, Saliva, Fall Out Boy, and Hoobastank.
Gameplay
The roster of underground wrestlers features more than 20 combatants, including notable hardcore wrestlers, music personalities, and adult film actresses.
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 sixteen unlockable music videos.
= Roster =
| class="wikitable sortable" | |
| | Character
! colspan="2" | Place or origin/occupation | |
|---|---|
| Violent J | Rapper (Insane Clown Posse), wrestler (WWE/WCW/JCW) |
| Shaggy 2 Dope | Rapper (Insane Clown Posse), wrestler (WWE/WCW/JCW) |
| Mad Man Pondo | Independent wrestler, notably JCW |
| Rudeboy | Appears in JCW |
| Vic Grimes | Independent wrestler (XPW, WWE, ECW) |
| Vampiro | Independent wrestler, notably for JCW and WCW |
| New Jack | Wrestler (ECW, XPW, TNA, various indie promotions) |
| Nick Mondo | Retired hardcore cult independent wrestler (CZW) |
| Ruckus | Independent wrestler (CZW, ROH, XPW) |
| The Sandman | legendary hardcore wrestler (ECW/Japan/TNA/WWE/WCW/JCW) |
| Sonjay Dutt | Independent wrestler (TNA, CZW) |
| 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 and promoter (CZW) |
| Luke Hadley | Backyard wrestler |
| Joe Peterson | Backyard wrestler |
| Tylene Buck | wrestler (WCW, XPW), model, host for Best of Backyard Wrestling |
| Ryuji Ito | Japanese hardcore wrestler (BJW) |
| Kelvin Finn | Unknown |
| Andrew W.K. | Musician |
| Tera Patrick | Porn Star |
| Sunrise Adams | Porn Star |
| Adrianne Pain | Unknown |
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| PS2 = true
| XBOX = true
| na = true
| EGM_PS2 = 5.67/10{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |issue=188 |date = February 2005|page=100}}
| Fam_PS2 = 26/40{{cite magazine |title=Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood (PS2) |magazine=Famitsu |volume=852 |date=April 15, 2005}}
| GI_PS2 = 5.75/10{{cite magazine |title=Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood |magazine=Game Informer |issue=141 |date = January 2005|page=118}}
| GamePro_PS2 = {{Rating|1.5|5}}{{cite magazine |author=Rice Burner |date=December 22, 2004 |url=http://gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/40648.shtml |title=Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood |magazine=GamePro |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050209142746/http://gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/40648.shtml |archivedate=February 9, 2005 |url-status=dead |accessdate=March 11, 2016}}
| GamePro_XBOX = {{Rating|1.5|5}}
| GameRev_PS2 = D{{cite web |last=Reilly |first=Mike |date=December 8, 2004 |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/backyard-wrest-2 |title=Backyard Wrestling 2 [There Goes the Neighborhood] Review |publisher=GameRevolution |accessdate=March 11, 2016 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924024042/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/backyard-wrest-2 |url-status=live }}
| GSpot_PS2 = 3.4/10{{cite web |last=Navarro |first=Alex |date=November 22, 2004 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/backyard-wrestling-2-there-goes-the-neighborhood-r/1900-6113776/ |title=Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood Review |website=GameSpot |accessdate=March 11, 2016 |archive-date=October 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004135140/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/backyard-wrestling-2-there-goes-the-neighborhood-r/1900-6113776/ |url-status=live }}
| IGN_PS2 = 5.6/10{{cite web |last=Dunham |first=Jeremy |date=November 19, 2004 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/19/backyard-wrestling-2-there-goes-the-neighborhood |title=Backyard Wrestling: There Goes the Neighborhood |website=IGN |accessdate=March 10, 2016 |archive-date=April 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406100122/http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/19/backyard-wrestling-2-there-goes-the-neighborhood |url-status=live }}
| OPM_PS2 = {{Rating|1.5|5}}{{cite magazine |title=Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |date = February 2005|page=91}}
| OXM_XBOX = 4.3/10{{cite magazine |title=Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood |magazine=Official Xbox Magazine |date = January 2005|page=84}}
| MC_PS2 = 46/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/backyard-wrestling-2-there-goes-the-neighborhood/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood for PlayStation 2 Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=March 11, 2016 |archive-date=December 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227011148/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/backyard-wrestling-2-there-goes-the-neighborhood |url-status=live }}
}}
Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood received "generally unfavorable" reviews on both platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave the PlayStation 2 version a score of one six, two sevens, and one six, for a total of 26 out of 40.
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