The hype of WrestleMania 30 is still in the air, so GameZone revisits WWE Day of Reckoning for the GameCube to see if this grappler has withstood the test of time.
Half-Glass Gaming: "It’s a long shot, but I hope WWE 2K22 features a gameplay system that’s more in line with WWE Day of Reckoning. There’s never been a more polished wrestling game. Considering fans are always talking about how they want something like No Mercy, I’m surprised more people don’t talk about Day of Reckoning since that game was basically No Mercy but much faster and smoother."
Asking for the "engine" of that old game means asking for old graphics. Gameplay wise, you know fully well they're more leaned into the simulation crap than the arcade stuff that game had. It ain't happening. Wait for the AEW game instead
I get that. In the article I talk about how I'd prefer a gameplay engine more in line with that of DOR's -- not necessarily the exact engine. And honestly, with a few exceptions here and there (pixel audience, for example), I'd argue that the newer WWE 2K games hardly look much better than DOR did.
GameCrate takes a look at five rasslin' classics in this list of old school wrestling games.
Yeah, it was really the true successor to No Mercy, I feel. Heck, I still fire it up and play it with my roommate these days.
Played every single one of them. Fire Pro is one of my favorites. Author has great taste in wrasslin' games. Although I'm sad to see that WCW vs NWO was not on the list.
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I mentioned WCW vs. NWO: World Tour (which I own) and WCW/NWO: Revenge (which I sunk countless hours into), though I feel the foundations of those games were only improved upon by the time No Mercy launched. They were great games that paved the way for one of the all time best in No Mercy.
I loved playing the WWE and WCW games on the N64. Still feel they are the best.
I miss WrestleFest. I sunk SOOOOO many quarters into it in various arcades of the 90's.
Get the rom and emulator on PC and play Wrestlefest over and over again like I do. You can also get WWF Superstars which is also a classic.
so i gather the updated wrestlefest that was released last year digitally didn't measure up? i ask cause i didn't play that update since from what i understand was an ios port....
as for this list, i can't believe they left out tecmo wrestling which was considered top notch for the 8 bit era...loved that game...
honorable mention to konami's Main Event, and sega's 3 count bout.
The Gamecube may be dead and long gone at this point, and even if the system was generally looked down upon, it still carried a variety of stellar series. Despite their excellence, many of those series have been laid to rest. With this in mind, Greg of Leviathyn.com decided to structure a list of 5 series from the Gamecube that need revival.
