Legends of Wrestling

Short description: 2001 video game

Legends of Wrestling

North American and PAL cover art for PlayStation 2. Clockwise, from top left: Rob Van Dam, Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan, Terry Funk, Jimmy Snuka, Jerry Lawler, The Road Warriors, and Jimmy Hart.

Developer(s)| Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City
Publisher(s)| Acclaim Entertainment
Composer(s)| Nelson Everhart
Series| Legends of Wrestling
Platform(s)|

* PlayStation 2
* GameCube
* Xbox

Release| PlayStation 2

* NA: December 3, 2001[1]

* PAL: February 15, 2002

GameCube & Xbox

* NA: May 28, 2002[2]
* PAL: June 7, 2002

Genre(s)| Sports
Mode(s)| Single-player, multiplayer

Legends of Wrestling is a professional wrestling video game based on the greatest wrestlers of all time, from WWF/WWE, NWA, WCW, WCCW, AWA, ECW and various independent promotions. It was developed and published by Acclaim. It was released in 2001 for the PlayStation 2, then in 2002 for the GameCube and Xbox.

## Contents

* 1 Reception
* 2 Sequels
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Reception

Reception

| Review scores

Publication| Score
GC| PS2| Xbox
AllGame| N/A| [3]| N/A
EGM| N/A| 7.17/10[4]| N/A
Game Informer| 7/10[5]| 6.25/10[6]| 7/10[7]
GamePro| N/A| [8]| N/A
GameRevolution| N/A| C[9]| N/A
GameSpot| 5.3/10[10]| 5.3/10[11]| 5.3/10[12]
GameSpy| [13]
(62%)[14]| 70%[15]| 72%[16]
GameZone| 7/10[17]| 7/10[18]| 7.5/10[19]
IGN| 5.4/10[20]| 4.9/10[21]| 7/10[22]
Nintendo Power| 2.6/5[23]| N/A| N/A
OPM (US)| N/A| [24]| N/A
BBC Sport| N/A| 56%[25]| N/A
The Cincinnati Enquirer| N/A| [26]| N/A
Aggregate score
Metacritic| 50/100[27]| 55/100[28]| 65/100[29]

The game was met with "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[29][28][27]

The Cincinnati Enquirer gave the PS2 version a score of four stars out of five and said that its characters "have an exaggerated action-figure look, but they move smoothly and have a robust collection of moves."[26] However, Playboy gave the same version a score of 60% and said, "Unless you're desperate to see Captain Lou Albano in action again (and who isn't?), scant reason for a purchase presents itself. Casual wrestling fans can pass."[30] BBC Sport gave said version a score of 56%, stating: "When you press a button to pull off a move there's far too long a wait for any action, and the game actually builds up a queue which can mean you are waiting for moves to happen before you can continue."[25]

## Sequels

Main pages: Software:Legends of Wrestling II and Software:Showdown: Legends of Wrestling

A sequel to the game, titled Legends of Wrestling II, was released in 2002 for the Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, GameCube and Xbox. The series was followed by a third sequel, titled Showdown, was released in 2004, for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

## See also

* List of licensed wrestling video games
* List of fighting games
* Legends of Wrestling (series)
* Legends of Wrestling II
* Showdown

## References

1. ↑ "Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Pile-Drives Home Next-Generation Action With 'Legends of Wrestling' For PlayStation 2 Computer Entertainment System". Berkshire Hathaway. December 3, 2001. Archived from the original on December 18, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20011218025154/http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/011203/30109_1.html. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
2. ↑ "acclaim.com > press releases > Acclaim Announces Legends Of Wrestling Ships for XBox and GameCube". 2004-08-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20040817142606/http://www.acclaim.com/company/pressReleases/product/LegendsOfWrestlingShipsOnG.html.
3. ↑ Thompson, Jon. "Legends of Wrestling (PS2) - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141115112527/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=35030&tab=review. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
4. ↑ EGM staff (February 2002). "Legends of Wrestling (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly: 152.
5. ↑ Leeper, Justin (August 2002). "Legends of Wrestling (GC)". Game Informer (112): 82. Archived from the original on November 14, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20041114011138/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200208/R03.0801.1552.59302.htm. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
6. ↑ Leeper, Justin (February 2002). "Legends of Wrestling (PS2)". Game Informer (106): 85. Archived from the original on November 29, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20041129054240/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200202/R03.0801.1524.25248.htm. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
7. ↑ Leeper, Justin (July 2002). "Legends of Wrestling (Xbox)". Game Informer (111): 88. http://gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/F137D61C-57EE-4007-B41F-B9ED2676420A.htm. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
8. ↑ The D-Pad Destroyer (January 7, 2002). "Legends of Wrestling Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050209062024/http://gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/19544.shtml. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
9. ↑ Nash, Joe (February 2002). "Legends of Wrestling Review (PS2)". Game Revolution. http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/legends-of-wrestling. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
10. ↑ Villoria, Gerald (June 3, 2002). "Legends of Wrestling Review (GC)". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/legends-of-wrestling-review/1900-2868989/. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
11. ↑ Villoria, Gerald (December 11, 2001). "Legends of Wrestling Review (PS2)". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/legends-of-wrestling-review/1900-2831788/. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
12. ↑ Villoria, Gerald (June 3, 2002). "Legends of Wrestling (Xbox)". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/legends-of-wrestling/1900-2868993/. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
13. ↑ Murphy, Kevin (July 7, 2002). "GameSpy: Legends of Wrestling (GCN) (Incomplete)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on December 2, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20051202025448/http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/legends-of-wrestling/609862p1.html. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
14. ↑ Murphy, Kevin (July 7, 2002). "Legends of Wrestling (GCN)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on January 12, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050112002436/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/july02/legendsgcn/. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
15. ↑ Fudge, James (December 26, 2001). "Legends of Wrestling". PlanetPS2. Archived from the original on June 2, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20020602064257/http://www.planetps2.com/features/reviews/2001/legendsofwrestling/. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
16. ↑ Abarcar, Gabe (June 19, 2002). "Legends of Wrestling (Xbox)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on February 17, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050217080453/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/june02/lowxbox/. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
17. ↑ Lafferty, Michael (July 9, 2002). "Legends of Wrestling Review - GameCube". GameZone. Archived from the original on June 4, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080604035527/http://gamecube.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18739.htm. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
18. ↑ Valentino, Nick (January 4, 2002). "Legends of Wrestling Review - PlayStation 2". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 21, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080221113719/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18739.htm. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
19. ↑ Surette, Tim (June 20, 2002). "Legends of Wrestling Review - Xbox". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090214221105/http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18739.htm. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
20. ↑ Casamassina, Matt (June 12, 2002). "Legends of Wrestling (GCN)". IGN. http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/06/12/legends-of-wrestling. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
21. ↑ Fujita, Mark (December 12, 2001). "Legends of Wrestling (PS2)". IGN. http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/12/13/legends-of-wrestling-4. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
22. ↑ Carle, Chris (June 3, 2002). "Legends of Wrestling (Xbox)". IGN. http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/06/03/legends-of-wrestling-3. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
23. ↑ "Legends of Wrestling". Nintendo Power 157: 148. June 2002.
24. ↑ "Legends of Wrestling". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 108. February 2002.
25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Gibbon, David (February 15, 2002). "Let's play: Legends of Wrestling (PS2)". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on February 23, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20020223064514/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/funny_old_game/newsid_1822000/1822778.stm. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Kent, Steven (February 13, 2002). "Olympics aren't only games to hail from Utah". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on February 11, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080211105732/http://cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/021302_utahvids.html. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Legends of Wrestling for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/legends-of-wrestling. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 "Legends of Wrestling for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/legends-of-wrestling. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 "Legends of Wrestling for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/legends-of-wrestling. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
30. ↑ Steinberg, Steve (January 18, 2002). "Legends of Wrestling (PS2)". Playboy. Archived from the original on February 12, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20020212201357/http://www.playboy.com/sports/games/legendsofwrestling/index.html. Retrieved February 23, 2015.

## External links

* Legends of Wrestling at MobyGames

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