LN: "The first thing you will notice is that the roster is deep. Very deep. There are some noticeable omissions, like the Macho Man, but there are still plenty of other wrestlers that you will instantly reminisce with. The character models are superb, almost too good. Andre the Giant looks like he was in the best shape of anyone who ever walked the Earth and Hulk Hogan has a beautiful head of hair. Truth is Andre was obese and Hogan was balding at a young age. What you will notice is the text graphics from Wrestlemanias of old and this is a great touch. You will get the chance to Relive, Rewrite, or Redefine past events."
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Christopher Buffa (Prima Games): News of Ultimate Warrior Jim Hellwig’s death left millions of wrestling fans, including myself, in shock. I never knew the man, but I loved the character. His electric entrance, running to the ring full blast and shaking the ropes, was adrenaline personified, while the outfit (multicolored face paint, neon tassels, different colored straps for his title belts) embodied the 90s. Critics often remark that his promos were illogical, but to kids, they made perfect sense. Fill the spaceship with rocket fuel? Trampled by elephants? Might as well be Shakespeare to a nine-year-old.
Despite what Wee Jimmy Krankie and the agony aunt section of men’s magazines might say to the contrary, size matters loads. Just ask any of these hulking goliaths. While some giants in popular culture are more concerned with shilling you canned sweetcorn than grinding your bones to make a wholemeal loaf, PlayStation’s gargantuan folk just want to trample, scoff or suplex you. Regardless of whether it’s a fallen god scrapping with his football field-sized granddad or a Skyrim beanpole who can mess you up more than any lag, none of these brutes exactly scream BFG.
The nostalgia factor will only get you so far. Wish they made it a more solid game.
Maybe some day we'll get a game as good as No Mercy or WCW/NWO Revenge back from the N64 days.
The game is fun but not one you are likely to play for an extended period of time.