The Official WWE Legends of Wrestlemania thread

**Lord-Of-Darkness** · 03-20-2009, 03:51 PM

I got this in the post this morning, and I've had a fair few hours play out of it.

So far, not alot negative to say about the game if I'm honest.

I transferred my SvR file across, and it seems they've been slightly cheeky. 'Import ALL of the superstars from SvR' is a bit of an exageration, if only a small one. Divas have been removed, for obvious reasons. So some superstars that have been released, such as Paul London and Big Daddy V.

Although one positive thing that goes with the SvR/CAW transfer is that they all come ready with a 'Legends' moveset. The finishers are as simple as a joined move that consists of the two signature moves and one of the finishers.

Example being, Legend Undertaker's finish will consist of a fairly fluent combo of his flying lariet, a big thrust to the throat, and a Tombstone. Where as SvR Undertaker's finish consists of Old School, a chokeslam, and the Tombstone.

The ladder matches and cage matches are pretty different from SvR. IMO neither better or worse, just different. For the first time I remember in a game, you can just walk out of the cage door. No superplex then crawl stuff. Just get your opponent down, walk towards the door, and button bash to get out. Mean while the opponent button bashes to get up, first one to do so wins the minigame. Same story with climbing out as well.

I haven't unlocked HIAC or played the rumble yet, so more on those later.

There are plenty of outfits to unlock. HBK, Taker, LOD, and a few others too.

There aren't any 'shadows' for unlockable characters, so I'm unsure if in fact there are any to unlock.

I'm currently doing the 'Relive' mode. So far I've done Bundy/Hogan, Andre/Hogan, Warrior/Hogan, Slaughter/Hogan and Austin/Bret. My next match being HBK/Austin, and the final match in the mode being Austin/Rock.

The further you get in the mode the more objectives you have to complete in order to 'pass' and get a gold medal. For example Hogan/Bundy only presents you with a basic 6, such as make Bundy bleed by whipping him into the cage, stop him from escaping twice, hit the legdrop, escape the cage. Where as Hart/Austin had about 10, which you have to complete about 8.

So my current verdict is that its definately an enjoyable game, if you can see past the fact that its not supposed to be based on 'technical wrestling' and wearing down body parts. It is what it is, a fun wrestling game. If you were a fan back in the day then I'd recommend it.

Needless to say, if anything its a nice refreshing change from the Smackdown series, which as we know barely changes from year to year.

03-20-2009, 03:51 PM	#11
Lord-Of-Darkness Posts: 2,513	I got this in the post this morning, and I've had a fair few hours play out of it. So far, not alot negative to say about the game if I'm honest. I transferred my SvR file across, and it seems they've been slightly cheeky. 'Import ALL of the superstars from SvR' is a bit of an exageration, if only a small one. Divas have been removed, for obvious reasons. So some superstars that have been released, such as Paul London and Big Daddy V. Although one positive thing that goes with the SvR/CAW transfer is that they all come ready with a 'Legends' moveset. The finishers are as simple as a joined move that consists of the two signature moves and one of the finishers. Example being, Legend Undertaker's finish will consist of a fairly fluent combo of his flying lariet, a big thrust to the throat, and a Tombstone. Where as SvR Undertaker's finish consists of Old School, a chokeslam, and the Tombstone. The ladder matches and cage matches are pretty different from SvR. IMO neither better or worse, just different. For the first time I remember in a game, you can just walk out of the cage door. No superplex then crawl stuff. Just get your opponent down, walk towards the door, and button bash to get out. Mean while the opponent button bashes to get up, first one to do so wins the minigame. Same story with climbing out as well. I haven't unlocked HIAC or played the rumble yet, so more on those later. There are plenty of outfits to unlock. HBK, Taker, LOD, and a few others too. There aren't any 'shadows' for unlockable characters, so I'm unsure if in fact there are any to unlock. I'm currently doing the 'Relive' mode. So far I've done Bundy/Hogan, Andre/Hogan, Warrior/Hogan, Slaughter/Hogan and Austin/Bret. My next match being HBK/Austin, and the final match in the mode being Austin/Rock. The further you get in the mode the more objectives you have to complete in order to 'pass' and get a gold medal. For example Hogan/Bundy only presents you with a basic 6, such as make Bundy bleed by whipping him into the cage, stop him from escaping twice, hit the legdrop, escape the cage. Where as Hart/Austin had about 10, which you have to complete about 8. So my current verdict is that its definately an enjoyable game, if you can see past the fact that its not supposed to be based on 'technical wrestling' and wearing down body parts. It is what it is, a fun wrestling game. If you were a fan back in the day then I'd recommend it. Needless to say, if anything its a nice refreshing change from the Smackdown series, which as we know barely changes from year to year.