WWE Legends of WrestleMania

WWE Legends of WrestleMania

Developer(s) Yuke's
Publisher(s) THQ
Platform(s) PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
iPhone/iPod Touch
Release date(s)
  • AUS: March 19, 2009
  • EU: March 20, 2009
  • NA: March 24, 2009[1]
  • JP: July 9, 2009
Genre(s) Professional wrestling
Fighting
Mode(s) Single-player
Multiplayer
Multiplayer online

WWE Legends of WrestleMania, known as simply Legends of Wrestlemania, is a video game featuring legends of the professional wrestling promotion, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), who have appeared at WrestleMania in the 1980s and 1990s; during that time, WWE was known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The game was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.[2] It was released in March 2009 to coincide with WrestleMania XXV.[3][4] The game was developed by Yuke's and published by THQ, the same developer and publisher for the WWE SmackDown vs. Raw video game series.[3][4] The WWE logo featured in the game was a slight modification of the pre-1990 WWF logo.

Gameplay

Match gameplay

A recreation of the main event at WrestleMania 3 featuring Andre (left) and Hogan (right).

The game features a new grapple-based combo fighting system.[2][5] To differentiate itself from the SmackDown series, Legends of WrestleMania focuses more on arcade-style gameplay (similar to WWF WrestleFest) with only the D-pad (or left analog stick) and the four face buttons needed on the gamepad. During play, the player's HUD features a health bar and a number between one and three. After successful chains of attacks, the number increases with more devastating moves now available. After completing the third level of moves, the wrestler's finishing move can then be performed. Continuous chains of moves are performed by pressing a button allocated by the screen before the player's opponent can. If the opponent beats the player at this, then the move is blocked and the chain is broken.[6] Each wrestler has five taunts, which will either increase his health meter or his speed, among others. In addition, when a wrestler is being pinned, a meter displays that determines how likely it is for the opponent to kick out of the pin. Unlike the WWE SmackDown games, a submission meter is the only indication to specific damaged body parts, as opposed to a body model located in the HUD.[7]

Managers play a significant part of the game, and interfere on behalf of their clients.[6] Features similar to the SmackDown series such as create-a-legend mode and online gameplay are also featured in the game.[2] There are many new moves created for this game, along with most moves that appeared in Smackdown vs. Raw 2009. Most moves were used for SmackDown vs. Raw 2010. A new mode featured is the WrestleMania Tour where classic WrestleMania matches can be recreated with classic WWE footage included to introduce the bout.[2] The game also includes a feature to import characters from WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 (except for; Big Daddy V, Chuck Palumbo, Elijah Burke, Lance Cade, Paul London, and Trevor Murdoch).[8]

Game modes

The game features a WrestleMania Tour mode consisting of three options: Relive, Rewrite, and Redefine. In Relive, the player can play as a legend that won a match over a certain wrestler. Rewrite allows the player to play as the loser of a certain historic match in order to "rewrite" history. The player in this mode can watch a recap of the history of certain wrestlers, a recap of their feud, and a recap of their match at WrestleMania. In this mode, the player must complete certain objectives, besides winning the match. In Redefine, the player chooses any wrestler to play and the ability to change the match type. A Movie Theater is available to watch all unlocked match clips. The match types are Single, Tag Team, Triple Threat, Steel Cage, Ladder, Submission, Iron Man, Handicap, Hell in a Cell, and Royal Rumble.[9] Another game mode in WWE Legends of WrestleMania is the Legend Killer mode. The mode features six tiers, with four tiers having ten legends waiting to challenge the player, and the two others will have all the Legends from the game and a tier list for the Superstars from WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 respectively. This mode is used to enhance the player's Create-a-Legend attributes.[10] Also featured is a Hall of Fame Mode, allowing players to view what they have unlocked.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PS3Xbox 360
EurogamerN/A6/10[11]
Game Informer8.5/10[12]8.5/10[12]
GamePro[13][13]
Game RevolutionB[14]B[14]
GameSpot5/10[15]5/10[15]
GameSpy[16][16]
GameZone8.2/10[17]7/10[18]
Giant Bomb[19][19]
IGN6.5/10[20]6.5/10[20]
OXM (US)N/A8.5/10[21]
PSM[22]N/A
Aggregate score
Metacritic70/100[23]71/100[24]

WWE Legends of WrestleMania received "average" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[24][23]

Some critics praised the game's focus on nostalgia from the earlier days of the event.[13] Other reviewers, such as GameSpot and IGN, criticized the game for being repetitive, lacking in replay value, being overly simplistic, and how wrestler models were beefed up to look too "action figure" like.[15][20]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "WWE Legends of WrestleMania New Gameplay Trailer". YouTube. January 26, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Miller, Greg (July 14, 2008). "E3 2008: WWE Legends of WrestleMania Officially Announced". IGN. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. 1 2 Miller, Greg (May 6, 2008). "WWE Legends of WrestleMania announced". IGN. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  5. ↑ Stewart, Kemuel (May 7, 2008). "WWE Legends of WrestleMania Announced". GameCenter. Retrieved May 7, 2008.
  6. 1 2 Miller, Greg (July 16, 2008). "E3 2008: WWE Legends of WrestleMania Eyes-on". IGN. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  7. ↑ Miller, Greg (December 22, 2008). "WWE Legends of WrestleMania Hands-on". IGN. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  8. ↑ Balderson, Keelan (March 25, 2009). "Latest On Legends of Wrestlemania: Legend Killer Mode & More". Wrestling Truth. Archived from the original on March 28, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  9. ↑ Regan, Mike (March 20, 2009). "WWE Legends of Wrestlemania Reviewed". Gaming Ring. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  10. ↑ Archived March 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ Whitehead, Dan (April 8, 2009). "WWE Legends of WrestleMania (Xbox 360)". Eurogamer. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  12. 1 2 Reeves, Ben (May 2009). "WWE Legends of WrestleMania". Game Informer (193). Archived from the original on April 10, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  13. 1 2 3 Noble, McKinley (March 24, 2009). "WWE Legends of WrestleMania". GamePro. Archived from the original on March 31, 2009. Retrieved March 31, 2009.
  14. 1 2 Tan, Nick (March 24, 2009). "Legends of Wrestlemania Review". Game Revolution. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  15. 1 2 3 Watters, Chris (March 24, 2009). "Legends of Wrestlemania Review". GameSpot. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  16. 1 2 Berman, Steve (April 1, 2009). "GameSpy: WWE Legends of Wrestlemania". GameSpy. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  17. ↑ Aceinet (March 26, 2009). "WWE Legends of WrestleMania - PS3 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on March 28, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  18. ↑ Ewen, Christopher (March 24, 2009). "WWE Legends of WrestleMania - 360 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on April 30, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  19. 1 2 Gerstmann, Jeff (March 27, 2009). "WWE Legends of WrestleMania Review". Giant Bomb. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  20. 1 2 3 Miller, Greg (March 24, 2009). "WWE Legends of WrestleMania Review". IGN. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  21. ↑ Cohen, Corey (May 2009). "WWE Legends of Wrestlemania". Official Xbox Magazine. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Review: WWE Legends of WrestleMania". PlayStation: The Official Magazine: 78. June 2009.
  23. 1 2 "Legends of Wrestlemania for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  24. 1 2 "Legends of Wrestlemania for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
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