Now I know a lot of you guys shut down when we talk about wrestling videogames. I've heard it all before, including the revelation that wrestling isn't "real" and that it used to be cooler back in the day when you used to walk uphill to school, barefoot in the snow.
Well, this might be of some interesting to you -- THQ has revealed the cover for their upcoming wrestling title WWE Legends of WrestleMania, and you may see some faces you'll recognize. Likeness of Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, and The Rock will all grace the cover of the upcoming title when it launches next year. Additionally, managers and big personalities Bobby Heenan and "Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart are also featured prominently.
Honestly, I don't know too much about the game itself just yet (in fact, I hadn't seen any screenshots myself, so I've included some "old" ones in the gallery), but the names alone have my attention. The game will feature over 40 legends from the 80s and 90s era of wrestling, and the game's presentation will apparently remain authentic to the telecasts of the eras.
Prepare yourselves -- say your prayers and eat your vitamins, brother. WWE Legends of WrestleMania is set to ship next spring for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
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1:03 PM on 11.28.2008
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AKI (now known as syn Sophia inc.) is still the king of wrestling games, with Spike following closely behind.
It's weird to see that retconned WWF logo in the image above.
What does Legends of Wrestling have to do with this? Similar name, but that's it. Acclaim made those games, and this isn't one of them.
Macho Man will most likely not be in this game either. He's not on good terms with Vince McMahon, like Ultimate Warrior, so he's got almost no chance of being in this game unless Vince allows it.
Owen Hart will also not be in most likely due to his wife still being angry with the WWE for her husband's death.
Chris Benoit...well, no need to mention that.
Will it have Mr.T?
Acclaim went bankrupt?! When did this happen?!
Seriously, doesn't everyone do a leg drop?
I'm somewhat interested in this as I was with TNA but that game flopped :-/
Acclaim went bankrupt in 2004, around the same time they released Showdown: Legends of Wrestling. So that Acclaim no longer exists.
Though since then, in 2006, someone did buy the rights to the Acclaim name and logo, but so far just does MMO styled games online.
Ultimate Warrior has no chance of being in this game. Vince McMahon hates Warrior, and Warrior hate him right back along with anything pretty much having to do with WWE.
And fuck you Neonie, don't diss some of the all time greats.