WorthPlaying writes: "Hacksaw Jim Duggan, King Kong Bundy and The Ultimate Warrior: Chances are that if you were a child of the '80s or early '90s, the mere mention of those names brings back a flood of fond memories. Whether it was Hulk Hogan shocking the world by slamming Andre the Giant or The Rock and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin facing off in front of a roaring crowd, professional wrestling in general and Wrestlemania in particular have played a huge role in the lives of millions. Now THQ, the company behind the Smackdown vs. Raw franchise, is back with Legends of Wrestlemania, and it's shaping up to be a hell of a trip down memory lane."
The HITC Tech team write about what they're playing this weekend, including XCOM: Enemy Unknow, Banished, and L.A. Noire.
Christopher Buffa (Prima Games): News of Ultimate Warrior Jim Hellwig’s death left millions of wrestling fans, including myself, in shock. I never knew the man, but I loved the character. His electric entrance, running to the ring full blast and shaking the ropes, was adrenaline personified, while the outfit (multicolored face paint, neon tassels, different colored straps for his title belts) embodied the 90s. Critics often remark that his promos were illogical, but to kids, they made perfect sense. Fill the spaceship with rocket fuel? Trampled by elephants? Might as well be Shakespeare to a nine-year-old.
Despite what Wee Jimmy Krankie and the agony aunt section of men’s magazines might say to the contrary, size matters loads. Just ask any of these hulking goliaths. While some giants in popular culture are more concerned with shilling you canned sweetcorn than grinding your bones to make a wholemeal loaf, PlayStation’s gargantuan folk just want to trample, scoff or suplex you. Regardless of whether it’s a fallen god scrapping with his football field-sized granddad or a Skyrim beanpole who can mess you up more than any lag, none of these brutes exactly scream BFG.
