MODEL- 23306 VENDOR- ACCLAIM FEATURES- Legends of Wrestling II Legends of Wrestling II is the exciting follow up to the holiday 2001 smash taking you through the ultimate wrestling hall of fame, with the top grapplers battling for squared circle supremacy! * Over 65 of the greatest ring warriors ever including the icon Hulk Hogan, Andre “The Giant”, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Bruno Sammartino, Bret “Hitman” Hart, Sid Vicious, “Big Poppa Pump” Scott Steiner, Jerry “The King” Lawler, and many more! * Cranium-crushing match types, such as 6- and 8-man Elimination Bouts, Cage, Battle Royal, Ladder, Table and 3- and 4-way dances. * Never-before-seen ,000 Body Slam Challenge with Big John Studd. * All-new storyline and career modes, allowing players to battle throughout the United States and the world for the respect of promoters and fans while fighting for the heavyweight championship of the world. * Fierce tag-team tournaments with great teams such as The Road Warriors, Steiner Brothers, British Bulldogs, Nasty Boys, Rock-n-Roll Express and more. * Leverage the experience of some of the greatest managers in the business, including Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, The Grand Wizard, Captain Lou Albano, “Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart and Mr. Fuji. * Signature entrances and taunts for each legendary wrestler, including all new licensed music composed by “Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart. * All-new DVD bonus footage, including interviews with many of the legends talking about their famed careers, favorite opponents and more. * Advanced ISP system delivering even more bLegends of Wrestling II features over 65 of the greatest ring warriors ever, including the icon Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Bruno Sammartino, Bret “Hitman” Hart, Sid Vicious, “Big Poppa Pump” Scott Steiner, Jerry “the King” Lawler, and many more. There are cranium-crushing match types, such as six- and eight-man elimination bouts, cage, battle royal, ladder, plus three- and four-way dances. There is also the never-before-seen ,000 Body Slam Challenge with Big John Studd. The all-new storyline career mode allows players to battle throughout the United States and the world for the respect of promoters and fans while fighting for the heavyweight championship of the world. There are fierce tag-team tournaments with great teams such as the Road Warriors, Steiner Brothers, British Bulldogs, Nasty Boys, Rock-n-Roll Express, and more. Signature entrances and taunts for each legendary wrestler include all-new licensed music composed by “Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart.
- For Play on Your PlayStation 2
- Published by Eidos
- Game Genre: Sports, Game Sub-Genre: Wrestling
List Price: $ 19.99
Price: $ 89.75
Great game but its missing some people,
This game is great, especially the ladder and cage matches which are my personal favorites. There are many legends here such as the obvious ones like Hulk Hogan, Roddy Piper and Andre The Giant. Some other ones are Rocky Johnson(The Rocks dad), LOD, the Nasty Boys, Tony Atlas, Bruno Samartino, the Von Erich family and Sid Viscous plus many more that I cant even remember. Although most of the legends are included, many are missing and some that are on the game shouldnt be here. Take Eddie Guerrero for example, yea hes a great wrestler but hes not a legend YET and could have easily been replaced with Shawn Michaels, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Ultimate Warrior, Mr Perfect, or Dusty Rodes. Also, for the life of me I cant figure out why they didnt include Ric Flair in this game, i mean come on, hes just as good as Hogan and has won more world titles than anyone..but besides the lack of some of the all time greats, the gameplay is awesome, theres great moves, and all sorts of matches that add to the excitement. Overall, this is one of the best wrestling games ever made and will provide many hours of entertainment. WOOOOOH!!!!!
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|For old school wrestling fanatics only.,
I’ve been a wrestling fan since the mid 80′s. So my interest was piqued when this game came out. I like the new generation of wrestling stars, but things have changed. Wrestling has changed from decade to decade, generation to generation. But anyway, this game is for old school fanatics only.
This game has some of the best legends of wrestling (hence the title). Andre, the Von Erichs, the Funks, JYD, King Kong Bundy and Big John Studd, Million $ Man, they’re all in there. If you can recognize all those names, this game is for you. If not, you probably won’t get into this as much as Smackdown!, even if this game boasts some pretty good original ideas for matches.
The graphics are pretty nice, in a cartoonish super muscular sort of way. Who was passing out the steroids? Oh, wait…anyway, the sound is ok as well. The control scheme? I liked it because it’s different from Smackdown! It’s based on a hold/reversal system, and you can combo moves into other moves for devastating results. Or you can counter moves, which makes it good for some strategy and less button mashing. Timing is very important in this system.
I like the cage and ladder matches, as they are new ideas. The ladder match, whatever belt you’re fighting for gets lowered down after a little while, which makes things more interesting than the “beat your opponent in 30 seconds” strategy. The one thing I don’t like is the difficulty to place the ladder where you want it to be. Maybe I just need more practice. The cage is escape rules; but the cage itself has a meter that you beat down and then you escape.
Over 65 wrestlers are represented in this game, and you can create your own. Myself, I was a bit disappointed that Randy Savage, Sting, and Dusty Rhodes weren’t represented in this game (or at least weren’t immediately playable). They all seem to have more modern moves, and I never thought I’d see Robert Gibson do the Stone Cold Stunner, complete with finger pointing. It’s weird seeing some characters do a Rock Bottom, but considering a simple piledriver was the finisher to end all finishers back in the day, there needed to be an, ahem, update on all wrestlers’ moves and such. Regardless, finishers are much easier to pull off, as a simple flick of the analog stick makes it happen.
All in all, this is one of those games where you either like it or don’t like it. I didn’t play the original Legends of Wrestling, but I do like this sequel. If you’re more of a fan of the modern era, then Smackdown! is the way to do. If you have appreciation for what wrestling was before the Austin years, at least rent this game. For me, it was a pleasant surprise.
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|Gave it a try…..eh.,
I read a lot of the reviews on this board and first off let me say that I’m not a new wrestling fan. I didn’t jump on the bandwagon when the soap opera of the WWF/E started. Saying that, I was going into this with high hopes.
The controls are pretty good. Not great, not horrible. However, MUCH better than Acclaim’s previous control system.
Graphics…wow. I read the reviews that said they were ‘cartoony’ and I actually usually like that look. But cartoony is an understatement. These guys look like comic book characters. Sid Vicious is 3 times bigger than the Incredible Hulk would be. A little TOO cartoonish.
Music. Not bad, definitely not what you’d expect for an “old-school” wrestling game though.
The cage and ladder matches are pretty good. Nice idea, and good system for that. Best features in the game.
Well, I’m tired of writing this review. All in all I’m glad I rented it first. DEFINITELY rent it before buying and if you weren’t a wrestling fan before the emergence of Stone Cold I wouldn’t suggest this.
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