These moves can mean the difference between winning and losing a match.Īll this is great, but the one thing that made War Zone so much fun was the create feature. Eventually, the meter will flash Special and you will be able to perform a special move that is very powerful and leaves your opponent in a sad state. This meter can help decide the outcome of matches by giving the wrestler more powerful moves. In this game, the Spirit Meter plays a huge role. One thing that THQ wrestling games use is the Spirit Meter. Like I mentioned above, all of the moves are the same button presses, so once you perfect the moves, you will be able to check out the other wrestlers and still be successful. A common problem with wrestling games in the past has been the sluggish feeling, but this does not seem to be a problem with this game. The control is dead-on and your wrestler seems to execute your commands instantly. Now only if the wrestlers could do the same.Īll of this is fine and dandy, but the real question is, how does it play? The answer? Pretty darn good. Even I can appreciate the fact that the developers have gone to great lengths to make the game feel as realistic as possible. You have things like Bash on the Beach and Souled Out, just to name a few. I guess things just soak into your subconscious without you knowing, because I've heard of every single one of the match locations. I have seen commercials for every Pay-per-View ripoff - er - event since they started doing them.
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Once again, I am not a fan of real-life wrestling, but even I have not been shielded from the mass marketing hype that is professional wrestling. So instead of maneuvering my wrestler in for the finishing blow, I constantly missed the opportunity.
What the hell? Oh yeah, I just grabbed the analog stick out of instinct. I can't tell you how many times I would have a guy down and be circling in for the kill, only to find my guy not moving but raising his hands to the crowd. I didn't like the fact that you had to move the player with the d-pad, and the analog stick was used for the crowd taunt. Don't get me wrong the moves are different between the wrestlers, but the button sequences are the same to get them to pull the moves off. This means that no matter whom you choose, the commands are the same to get them to perform moves. There are only a few button combinations to pull off the moves, and every wrestler uses the same combination. I think the game developers did a great job of making this game easy for anyone to pick up and play. I know that there is a tremendous loyalty to wrestlers by the fans, so my guess is that most people will only play their favorites instead of trying out the other wrestlers, but for a guy like me who doesn't know the difference between Diamond Dallas Whoever and Jimmy Somethingorother, I really liked all the variety. One downside to having all these wrestlers is that there are sure to be a bunch you have never heard of before. That is a hell of a lot of different wrestlers and moves to learn. No game out there can compete with the types of numbers we are looking at. When it comes to volume of wrestlers available, Revenge is the hands-down winner. Wrestle in the real life events and see if you can take your favorite wrestler to the top. I mean, this game is bursting with wrestler options and play modes.
Can it be done? If anyone can pull it off, it is the wrestling pros at THQ.
This is still one of my favorite games on the N64, so WCW/NWO Revenge is really going to have to show me something to take away my attention from it. Then along came Acclaim and the awesome WWF War Zone. One need go no further than the top 10 monthly sales charts to see that wrestling games are just as popular as the real thing.įor at least a year, THQ was unchallenged when it came to wrestling on the N64. Since I can't stand wrestling in real life but enjoy the video games, I have no doubt that fans of the actors - umm, I mean wrestlers - just eat these games up. As much as I find it a joke in real life, I can't help but enjoy the wrestling games on home consoles. I guess there is no denying the fact that this wresting thing just ain't going away.
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