WWE Day of Reckoning 2

WWE Day of Reckoning 2, a professional wrestling video game for the GameCube, came out in 2005. Developed by Yuke's and published by THQ, it follows the original Day of Reckoning. The game's soundtrack includes two songs by industrial metal band A Dark Halo: "Burn It All" and "Beyond Recall". It boasts better visuals than its predecessor, a submission system based on strategy, and a story mode where players can pick different paths.

The core gameplay stays close to the first game, keeping features like Momentum shift and momentum lift. A new stamina meter slows wrestlers as it drains; when empty, characters become winded and vulnerable. Bleeding also affects how fast stamina recovers. There are now four submission types: Taunt submissions drain the opponent's momentum, Rest Holds let the player regain stamina, Drain submissions sap the opponent's stamina, and regular submissions target specific body parts. Players can create wrestlers and customize their movesets, assigning one to nine finishing moves depending on the opponent's position. The story mode continues from the first game's Raw storyline, but created characters from the original cannot be imported.

The story picks up nearly a year after WrestleMania XX. The player's character, once World Heavyweight Champion, has lost the title back to Triple H and fallen down the ranks. They have a romantic relationship with Diva Stacy Keibler. One month before WrestleMania 21, Triple H loses the title in a controversial match with Chris Jericho, leaving it vacant. Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff sets up a mini-tournament for the belt, with the final at WrestleMania 21. The player's character beats Jericho to advance, but the belt is stolen before the final. The player investigates, gets framed for the theft, is dumped by Stacy, fired, and banned from Raw. SmackDown! General Manager Theodore Long then signs them to a lifetime contract. The player wins the WWE Championship and later discovers that Chris Jericho, Christian, and Tomko stole the World Heavyweight Championship. Triple H then challenges the player to a standard singles match for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 22. The player wins, but Stacy does not return and Triple H does not take possession of the recovered World Heavyweight Championship.