GamerNode's Mike Murphy writes: "The crowd is chanting my name in unison. I size up my opponent as his red-glowing body slowly rises from the mat. He notices too late that I am going for my finishing maneuver. I wrap him up in a hold and jump about ten feet in the air, flipping both myself and my foe multiple times in the process. We land on the mat with his upper shoulders slamming so hard that the ring shakes and ripples. The crowd goes wild. I do pushups on my fallen enemy's chest as the referee counts the three. This is the over-the-top, ridiculous, and extremely refreshing take on wrestling that comes with WWE All-Stars..."
What classic WWF/WWE wrestling games are worth playing now? Quite a few, actually.
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WCW/NWO World Tour and Wrestlemania 2000 were peak wrestling games. Back when wrestling was at the top of pop culture, everyone in school would watch. The gameplay is phenomenal and create your own characters opened up the door to WCW vs WWF. What a time!
The best wrestling games range from all-time classics on the N64 all the way up to some surprising new hitters you should check out.
I was always partial to the arcade wrestling games like Saturday night slam masters, wwf superstars, wrestlefest, wrestlemania, wrestle war and then a NES classic... pro wrestling. By the time the N64 era of wrestling games happened, I wasnt into wrestling much anymore (tv & games).
Starman was awesome. I also remember a tan dude with bright yellow hair. Good times!
Virtual Pro Wrestling 1 & 2 > Most games on that list.
Also, WCW/NWO Revenge should be #2 minimum.
WWE 2k13 thanks to the WWE Attitude Mode. Followed by WWE Attitude and ECW Hardcore Evolution.
also: ECW! ECW! ECW!
Alex & Mike talk Biomutant, a game from Experiment 101/THQ Nordiq you likely have not heard of. While the AAA side of the industry tends to homogenization and imitative, cinematic presentation, “AA” games remain creative and innovative in 2021. Drawing on inspirations as varied as Dark Souls, third person shooters & kung fu cinema, Biomutant is Ratchet & Clank on acid, developed by a team of 20 people.
Definitely excited about this. I feel like since I've been out of the wrestling fan community, over-the-top is exactly what I need in a wrestling game.
Ooh yeah! I can't wait to get back in the ring with the Macho Man! First match I do is Savage/Cena, no doubt.