Overall, Legends of WrestleMania does exactly what it sets out to do, which is to create a nostalgic experience that is easy to pick up and play even for people that may not normally be into wrestling games. The arcade-style controls may limit your actions during matches, but the developers still did a great job of fitting in just about everything you would need to keep the gameplay fresh.
The ability to import your roster is also a huge plus for this game, and it gives you one of the largest character rosters seen in a WWE game. If you've been fan of the Smackdown games you should definitely at least give this game a shot, and if you haven't been enjoying that series this may be a good time to check out something a little different.
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.
