From the creators that brought you the Smackdown vs Raw series, legends
of Wrestlemania is a simplified brutal adventure down memory lane. Gone
are the complicated control schemes, they have been replaced with a
fairly simple yet clunky controls.
Legends of Wrestlemania
allows to to relive many of Wrestlemanias big fights over the last 25
years. From Bundy vs Hogan to Honky Tonk Man vs Brutus the Barber
Beefcake, all the big fights are there. You can either relive,
re-create history of those big fights, in other words you can also play
as Bundy and win against Hogan to redefine the fight.
All fights
have an owesome video feature that is about 2 minutes long that shows
you the events that lead up to the big fight. In typical WWE style,
these videos are the highlight of the game as they are over produced
and very well edited, fans will love them.
Were Legends of
Wrestlemania falls short is in the visuals, sound and gameplay. The
review so far has been quite possitive, however the core fundamentals
of the game leave a little to be desired. Although the controls have
been simplyfied they are not simple enought. I would have loved it if
they made this a true arcade game like wrestlemania was back in the
day. Instead it feels a little clunky and is a bit of a let down.
The
character models are a bit of a hit and miss, some look ok and others
look pretty bad. Hogan for example is way too buffed and his model
isn't really an indication of what he looked like back in the day. The
graphics in general are just ok. The crowd looks terrible as per usual.
Sound
is ok with comentary comparable with any other wrestling game out
there. There is a cool feature to import all wrestlers from your WWE
Smackdown Vs Raw 2009 game. As long as you have a savegame you will be
able to import all wrestlers.
Overall WWE Legends of
Wrestlemania is an average wrestling game which will please the
hardcore fans of the series. It fails to fix the playabilty issues that
have plaugued the series for many years. Bring back Wrestlemania: The
Arcade Game I say!
Gameplay = 6.5
Visuals = 7
Sound = 6
Game Now Score = 6.5/10
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