Legends of Wrestling

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Legends of Wrestling
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North American and PAL cover art for PlayStation 2. Clockwise, from top left: Rob Van Dam, Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan, Terry Funk, Jimmy Snuka, Jerry Lawler, The Road Warriors, and Jimmy Hart.
Developer(s) Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City
Publisher(s) Acclaim Entertainment
Composer(s) Nelson Everhart
Series Legends of Wrestling
Platform(s)
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • NA: December 3, 2001 [1]
  • PAL: February 15, 2002
GameCube & Xbox
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Legends of Wrestling is a professional wrestling video game developed and published by Acclaim. It was released in 2001 for the PlayStation 2, then in 2002 for the GameCube and Xbox.

Contents

Reception

The game was met with "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. [5] [4] [3]

The Cincinnati Enquirer gave the PS2 version a score of four stars out of five and said that its characters "have an exaggerated action-figure look, but they move smoothly and have a robust collection of moves." [29] However, Playboy gave the same version a score of 60% and said, "Unless you're desperate to see Captain Lou Albano in action again (and who isn't?), scant reason for a purchase presents itself. Casual wrestling fans can pass." [30] BBC Sport gave said version a score of 56%, stating: "When you press a button to pull off a move there's far too long a wait for any action, and the game actually builds up a queue which can mean you are waiting for moves to happen before you can continue." [28]

Sequels

A sequel to the game, titled Legends of Wrestling II , was released in 2002 for the Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, GameCube and Xbox. The series was followed by a third sequel, titled Showdown: Legends of Wrestling , was released in 2004, for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

See also

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