Hi everyone! Today we're going to be reviewing WWF Wrestlemania 2000 for the Nintendo 64. I actually love Wrestling, and I know quite a lot about it. This is one of the best Wrestling games ever made, so with that being said let's go inside the squared circle.
Graphics, 8: This game looks really good for the N64. The crowd looks like cardboard, but the focus went into the arena, and the wrestlers themselves. The hair kind of looks bad. The ring itself looks good, as well as the stage. The ring's ropes look like they are paper thin, but they do have animation. The referee is just a picture that comes on screen during a pin, submission or a rope break. The ref does have some animation. The titantron (or video) for the wrestlers is just about 10 pictures, instead of a video, which is understandable because of the N64's memory limit. The Pyro's (fireworks) during some of the entrances look good as well. The top of the area is just darkness, and the crowd are just pictures, but it's nothing to serious. There's even Blood! It looks good too.
Sound, 9: This game has some awesome music. Especially during a match. There's about 5 songs total that play during matches. Also when there's a submission when a wrestler's spirit meter says "DANGER", there's some bone crunching noises and the wrestler saying "OW!". The mat sounds good, when the crowd cheers/boos it sound good as well. When the ref says "1,2,3! 3 Count Fall!" It sounds alright. The Wrestlers' themes in this game sound okay, but most songs are a 10 second loop. Also, the crowd can say "1,2,3" along with the ref. There are also kicking/punching noises that play when a wrestler hits their opponent. Addictiveness, 8: This game is very fun, and you can get addicted to it. There's multiple matches, and a career mode, both of which you could get addicted to. There's really not that much to say when it comes to how addictive this game is. It's just really fun, and that's what makes this game awesome.
Story, 6: Since this is a wrestling game, there's not that much story, unless you play career mode. In career mode, you create a wrestler, and work your way up the ladder. You start as a jobber, who has small matches, wrestling the smaller guys. AS you work your way up, you start wrestling the bigger guys, and eventually you'll start having championship matches at the PPV's. At Wrestlemania, you can become champion, and if you win all the belts, you become the Ultimate Champion!
Depth, 8: There's a lot to do in this game. There's Exhibition mode, which is just where you play matches, Career mode, PPV mode, and there's Edit and Create a wrestler. The edit a wrestler is just editing a wrestler's moves, video, and music. Create a wrestler is pretty good for the N64. The gameplay is awesome as well. The striking is really good, as well as the grappling is advanced, as there are many grappling moves(which was improved from WCW/NWO World Tour) , which really set this game apart from the other WWF games at the time. There's a total of 58 superstars, 50 men, and 8 divas. There are more you can unlock, and about 20 you can create. Each superstar/diva has 4 attires, which was really cool at the time. So, for example, if you have Kane versus Kane, they will both be wearing different attires, so you can tell them apart. This game also has a spirit meter. The spirit meter shows you how much momentum you have. It gets bigger every move you do, if you do the same move, it shrinks. If you use different moves, it grows. If it's blue, you're in danger, if it's red, it'll say SPECIAL! Which means you can preform your finisher. You're finisher basically finishes the match. Speaking of matches, the One on One, Tag Team, Handicap, steel cage, Tournaments and more.
Difficulty, 5: In this game you can change difficulty. There's easy, medium, and hard. Easy is, well, easy. Medium is for the average player. Hard is for the experienced player. This isn't too hard, or too easy, if you set it at the right difficulty. Career also get harder as you go.
OVERALL, 9: WWF Wrestlemania is an awesome Wrestling game. If you like wrestling, of the WWE, this game is for you. With that being said, this game gets a 9 out of 10. Hi everyone! Today we're going to be reviewing WWF Wrestlemania 2000 for the Nintendo 64. I actually love Wrestling, and I know quite a lot about it. This is one of the best Wrestling games ever made, so with that being said let's go inside the squared circle.
Graphics, 8: This game looks really good for the N64. The crowd looks like cardboard, but the focus went into the arena, and the wrestlers themselves. The hair kind of looks bad. The ring itself looks good, as well as the stage. The ring's ropes look like they are paper thin, but they do have animation. The referee is just a picture that comes on screen during a pin, submission or a rope break. The ref does have some animation. The titantron (or video) for the wrestlers is just about 10 pictures, instead of a video, which is understandable because of the N64's memory limit. The Pyro's (fireworks) during some of the entrances look good as well. The top of the area is just darkness, and the crowd are just pictures, but it's nothing to serious. There's even Blood! It looks good too.
Sound, 9: This game has some awesome music. Especially during a match. There's about 5 songs total that play during matches. Also when there's a submission when a wrestler's spirit meter says "DANGER", there's some bone crunching noises and the wrestler saying "OW!". The mat sounds good, when the crowd cheers/boos it sound good as well. When the ref says "1,2,3! 3 Count Fall!" It sounds alright. The Wrestlers' themes in this game sound okay, but most songs are a 10 second loop. Also, the crowd can say "1,2,3" along with the ref. There are also kicking/punching noises that play when a wrestler hits their opponent. Addictiveness, 8: This game is very fun, and you can get addicted to it. There's multiple matches, and a career mode, both of which you could get addicted to. There's really not that much to say when it comes to how addictive this game is. It's just really fun, and that's what makes this game awesome.
Story, 6: Since this is a wrestling game, there's not that much story, unless you play career mode. In career mode, you create a wrestler, and work your way up the ladder. You start as a jobber, who has small matches, wrestling the smaller guys. AS you work your way up, you start wrestling the bigger guys, and eventually you'll start having championship matches at the PPV's. At Wrestlemania, you can become champion, and if you win all the belts, you become the Ultimate Champion!
Depth, 8: There's a lot to do in this game. There's Exhibition mode, which is just where you play matches, Career mode, PPV mode, and there's Edit and Create a wrestler. The edit a wrestler is just editing a wrestler's moves, video, and music. Create a wrestler is pretty good for the N64. The gameplay is awesome as well. The striking is really good, as well as the grappling is advanced, as there are many grappling moves(which was improved from WCW/NWO World Tour) , which really set this game apart from the other WWF games at the time. There's a total of 58 superstars, 50 men, and 8 divas. There are more you can unlock, and about 20 you can create. Each superstar/diva has 4 attires, which was really cool at the time. So, for example, if you have Kane versus Kane, they will both be wearing different attires, so you can tell them apart. This game also has a spirit meter. The spirit meter shows you how much momentum you have. It gets bigger every move you do, if you do the same move, it shrinks. If you use different moves, it grows. If it's blue, you're in danger, if it's red, it'll say SPECIAL! Which means you can preform your finisher. You're finisher basically finishes the match. Speaking of matches, the One on One, Tag Team, Handicap, steel cage, Tournaments and more.
Difficulty, 5: In this game you can change difficulty. There's easy, medium, and hard. Easy is, well, easy. Medium is for the average player. Hard is for the experienced player. This isn't too hard, or too easy, if you set it at the right difficulty. Career also get harder as you go.
OVERALL, 9: WWF Wrestlemania is an awesome Wrestling game. If you like wrestling, of the WWE, this game is for you. With that being said, this game gets a 9 out of 10. |