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Decent at best | | Jeff from Torrington, USA says (13/Jun/2002): | Being an avid wrestling and video game fan I can say that this wasn't the wait. I own both XBox and Game Cube and have to say that both were not worth it to me. I loved WWF No Mercy and expected this to be good, and was sorta let down. First, I couldn't wait to make myself and use the nWo's theme but was very let down when I found that it wasn't the real one. Gameplay is quick but seems like it was made quick for those who are just casual fans of both the WWE and gamers. Where is Ric Flair? Where is Rhyno? Raven? Tommy Dreamer? good music? a decent career mode? Where is Stacey Keibler? Come on THQ. Come on Vinny Mac. Come on Nintendo, give us something to work with here.
| Haha! Can we say Garbage? | | Adam from PA, USA says (13/Jun/2002): | Man, I was SO let down with this game! Yea, sure..it's great that the NWO and WCW/ECW invasion is there....but what the heck, like five or six of the members of the WCW/ECW invasion are there!! Now I don't know about anyone else...but the creat-a-wrestler is horrible! You have about 5 faces to choose from...which are dumb looking, no good outfits for the wrestlers and you can't even give them enterance attire like sunglasses and crap! I mean create-a-wrestler is the thing I love MOST about the wrestling games! THQ, Yukes, Nintendo, VINCE come on now, we know you people can do better that this...the only good that came outta this game is the enterances, other than that it's trash, so wrestling fans, save your $50 and get something worth buying!!
| I guess some of u people didnt play the game | | play the game from usa says (14/Jun/2002): | For everyone that has made a review of this game they say Ric Flair and Rrhyno are not in it... well I got news for you they are they are a secret characters, and as for the music Edge and NWO they where not able to get the rights to put it in the video game. I have to agree with everyone saying how carrer mode and create-a-wrestler sucks, but as for the game play it makes it more realistic. I mean come on its better then Smackdown where matches where like 10secs long and No Mercy where they where like 30 mins long. At least when you play with your friends I have to say that for multi-player it so far is the best.
| Not as good as No Mercy but still prety damn good | | Hammer from Omaha,Nebraska,USA says (14/Jun/2002): | The gameplay is fantastic and the controls are excellent. They could do better with the create a wrestler but other than that this game is everything I expected it to be and more. I'll still be a hardcore No Mercy fan, being that it's the best wrestling out so far but who knows what the future has in store for wrestling games. Think of it this way for those of you who don't like this game, its ten times better than Legends of Wrestling for both the GameCube & Xbox!!. The only thing that disappoints me about this game is that there is no story mode that lets you get drawn into the real life wrestling, I'd like to be able to get rivals and injure someone so they'd be out for a week and actually control who I fight and who i make partnerships with.
| This maybe the BIGGEST letdown of 2002! | | Kevin "eXtremist" Morris from Bluefield, WV says (15/Jun/2002): | Wrestlemania X8 was highly anticipated, but fails to capture the gold. For starters the graphics will make you feel as if you are watching well a very pretty video game. Personally I think THQ was trying to fool you into thinking this was the WWF No Mercy of the Gamecube. The details could have been push a little better on each wrestlers face, but the sets look as good as anyone could have expected. Everything from Wrestlermania X8 to the classic Smackdown sets are on this game. Next the entrances are a close to TV fit too. Jericho, Triple H, The Rock, Stone Cold, the developers worked their magic well on them, but once again the let downs came as the fake music plays for the nWo, Booker T, and The Hardy Boyz. At least the titan tron video is clean as can be. And what about the sound, well I guess it was to hard to fit cheers into the game. Also JR and King might be ringside but all you get to hear is pathic background music. Now the create-a-wrestler mode has taken about two giant leaps backwards. It impossible to make someone that isn't already a WWE superstar. The faces reflect anyone from Crash Holly to Mankind. Everything is very basic and bland feeling in the create-a-wreslter. Don't waste your time in it unless you want to make DDP, Catus Jack, HBK, old WWF stars etc.
After fooling around with all that you might decide to play a match. Next you'll notice that only 40% of the current WWE talent is on the roster. You're not going to find Billy and Chucky, Brock Lesner, Paul Heyman, Al Snow, Maven, and other choice superstars. On a lighter note you can unlock Rhyno, Ric Flair, Chris Beniot, even Vinny Mac himself. Next you're going to be happy because they have any match you would ever want. Hell in the Cell, TLC, Ladder, Hardcore, ect, but once again there is not Buried Alive match and they also scraped the Casket match. I found the Royal Rumble to be lame because only 4 people could be in the ring. That sucks! The game play could also have not been more basic. Push A do a grapple move. I think you get 5 grapple moves. Speical move are also pulled off with a press of A+B. One thing I miss is the instant replay after big moves. Is it just me or would you love to see The Hurricane take out Molly with The Eye of the Hurricane a couple time because off how she won the hardcore belt at Wrestlemania X8. Speaking of Hardcore matches where did Yukes put the backstage areas. Hardcore isn't the same without a good backstage match. Wrestlemania X8 also lacks a season mode. No storylines equals a very low replay value once you beat Path of Champions if you can get into playing it at all. Fianlly to wrap it all up I would like to say if you're craving a wrestling game with a newer roster and a nice look here you go, but otherwise as The Hurricane might say "STAND BACK" this game is not for you!
| After Some time with The Game | | Az from Whitehorse, (Yk) Canada says (15/Jun/2002): | I've spent some time with the game, played around with the modes, and I figure that a lot of people jumped to some conclusions. Those of you complaining about the create-a-wrestler, no, you're right, it's not as good as Smackdown. But Smackdown has had 3 tries to get it this far too. Those of you complaining about the enterance music? Yeah, they left some good ones out. The four person royal rumble? Aren't you the same people who complained about Smackdown for the very reason that it had too many people, and it was hard to target?
I have to admit, the wrestler this is painfully short, and the lack of backstage areas is sore point. The midi-style music is damn near laughable, but none of these things detract from the gameplay.
I was one of the many people eagerly anticipating the sequel to No Mercy for the 64, and I was dissapointed. However, when it comes down to it, this stands head and shoulders above Raw for the X-Box and Legends of Wrestling for the PS2. I don't regret buying it, and it's fun to play with a couple of friends.
They're choices for secret wrestlers leave something to be desired... Rhyno? He was
1) a secret character in Smackdown
2) Not all that big a star... Where's Shawn Michaels? Mankind? DDP?
Oh well, the sequel may address these issues.
| what happened to the good wrestling games | | legendarykhmai from St.Paul, Minnesota says (17/Jun/2002): | What happened?? Where is the real NWO music, where is the yellow and red on Hogan, and only 2 different outfits for each character. Wheres the instant replay, the create a wrestler mode is a joke. I cant even tell how tall my wrestlers are, WrestleMania 2000 for the N64 was better, the controls are a joke, why cant they just leave the controls like the N64 wrestling games. Why cant i stop in the middle of my characters taunt, so many flaws in this game, the N64 WWE games are better... hhhmmm whats good about it, the graphics oh yeah, i didnt have to spend my own money on it.
| Best Wrestling Game Ever | | Stephen Gould from Toronto, Canada says (19/Jun/2002): | Thie game rocks. Even though the create a wrestler mode is bad it, it still is a good game. The graphics are amazing, and there are tons of mach posibilities. The players only have 2 costumes but you dont need more. The quest for the titles is just like most 64 games and theres the battle for the belts option were you wrestle for custom belts (is that in any other games, dont think so) Over all this game is the best wrestling game that has ever been made, so dont listen to everyone else you should try the game and if you like, well then buy it!
| The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. | | Ben from Des Moines, USA says (19/Jun/2002): | Alright, to start off, this game has a few huge improvements over the N64 wrestling games (WrestleMania 2000, WCW/nWo Revenge, etc.) One of these is obviously the graphics, which shouldn't need to be mentioned. Another is the sound and video quality, which of course are naturally going to get better when you move a game from cartridge to disc. (I can actually tell what the videos are showing, as opposed to the GIF-like animations in WM 2000.) However, I was seriously disappointed by the Create a Superstar mode, mainly because there aren't nearly enough costume designs to make an original character, plus, you HAVE to have a current wrestler's video on their entrance instead of having no video or a generic video of some sort. (What the hell is up with that? They've already made all those, why would we want to clone them?) The huge selection of match types helps, but in the Royal Rumble mode once you or your friends you're playing with get eliminated, the computers take over for the rest of the match. If there is a way to change this, someone please tell me, because that is one of the only features that has really ruined this game for me. I mean, after unlocking all the hidden characters, what else is there to do? The battle for the belts mode is ridiculous in my opinion. Just fighting for renamed titles, don't see the big draw there. Well, anyway, if anyone's got a way to change it so you can play the Royal Rumble as the guy that comes in after you get knocked out (N64 wrestling games have it.) please post or send me an e-mail at GoldKman64< remove me > at aol.com because I personally don't like watching the computers fight for 2 hours.
| Wrestlemania X8 | | Nick from adf says (23/Jun/2002): | Ok for all you guys expecting this game to be like No Mercy it is. Same basic gameplay and same basic controls.... I mean would you rather play this or smackdown? pfft come on now we all know that this game owns any of its predisesors on the ps2 and xbox. Raw just straight up sux and Smackdown 2 is just straight up annoying to play. I would suggest you guys quit complaining about ever damn flaw in the game... every game has them why should this one be different?
| I can finally put my N64 AWAY! | | Mike from North Bergen, NJ USA says (23/Jun/2002): | I have been waiting for this game since the day I bought Gamecube on the day it hit stores. However, NO MERCY is just so good, I could never put the N64 away. That all changed with Wrestlemania X8. Flaws - few - I loved the Pay-Per-View mode in No Mercy. Now I just line up my matches in my head... No biggie. I WANT RED AND YELLOW HOGAN! Also not a huge thing. I would like the champions to come to the ring with their belts and be able to defend them in Exhibition like in No Mercy. Now allow me to address the Create a Wrestler. At first I was dissapointed, Then I decided to REALLY try it. I created my very own Brock Lesner. I couldn't be happier with the way he turned out. I couldn't create him on No Mercy. Especially the NECK on him.. I can do without the Battle for the Belts option. Hell in the Cell, TLC, and table matches are UNBELIEVEABLE! Great gameplay and need I mention the Graphics!
| the best wwe game, bigger than the immortal pay-per-view wrestlemania x8 | | shawn kahan from solon, ohio says (24/Jun/2002): | If you are a big wwe fan than this game will stun you. This game has the greatest graphics and sound. It has the best matches like hell and the cell, ladder match, hardcore, tlc, ect. the bad thing about the game is jim ross and jerry the king lawler dosen't talk, but you can see them trying to talk, kind of funny. Also, the wrestler don't talk and there is no road to the titles, but there is a battle to the belt, and finally, you can not go back-stage. This game is still awsome anyway. You must buy this game, it is worth buying it. Plus, there are secret characters in this game like, ryno, vince mcmahn,raven, and ric flair. All you have to do is just beat all the belts and you win. So if you like wwe, go buy it.
| The game is fine but it doesn't have the matches and backstages evey wwe fan wants | | The Game from USA says (25/Jun/2002): | The gameplay is really really fun when u play on painful or hard and the grapichs are so totally cool i mean if there were blood, backstages, and those type of matches like i quit, 6 man tag, 6 man hell in a cell, guest referey, and the king of the ring, and more matches but i forgot i know that all u people would love story mode if it had story mode i would like play that game so many times until i get bored and i know that u people would give this game and would like give it 9.5 i mean i would if it contanied more stuff that the fans want and i want. And i would really have more fun with the game if it was like wwe smackdown just bring it i mean when u play with the superstars u have the feeling that your acutally wrestling in reall life i mean u feel it when u play the game but.. the game it's not more fun than wrestlemania x8 but it's fun in story mode i mean i played the game but the only thing i love is the story mode i really love that nothing else is good in the game like create a wrestle what kind of $#< remove me > at ! is that and what the hell is the music OLD WWE music i mean at least wrestlemania x8 has every supersatrs new music that's why i love it for a reason and at least every thing is upgarded in wrestlemania x8.I think that wrestlemania x9 is the next game coming out for gamecube. I WISH SO.
| LAZY CREATORS! | | Madd Matt from Los Angeles, California says (26/Jun/2002): | i think that this game lacked any type of finesse or style that all other WWE games had. The wrestlers look terrible, The gameplay sucks, and half of the theme songs are missing! i feel that this game shouldn't even go on this list of WWE Games and should just be considered a preleude to a bigger and better game such as, oh...i dunno.... SMACKDOWN 4!
| Please dont waste your money like i did | | Jawone Ray from Detroit Mi USA says (27/Jun/2002): | Now i ahve been a gaming and wrestling fan since i was 4 and i must say that if you wanna play the best wrestling game on the market,pick up No Mercy for N64 or the old Wrestlefest on Arcade, but this game which i have already broken was the biggest waste of 50 ever, i mean come on they dont have all the wrestlers themes and if you listen to Booker T's theme here's how it goes "dum dum doom dum doom dum" that is hillarious to me. There is no career mode which flat out kills the replay value and the worst thing of all is the lack of strong and weak grapple moves, i mean every wrestler has 5 moves. God what a waste of good hard earned cash
| not real good | | Eric from Atlanta, USA says (1/Jul/2002): | I think Wrestlemania X8 was a big let down. The lack of moves are a joke. Why would they cut back on moves? And going for the belts on No Mercy was great. You had different roads to take when you lost. I would be happy with the game if it had more moves and the story mode. The graphics overall are good and I dont care about the right music and stuff like that. I just wonder if WWE was rushing THQ to get the game out or THQ tried to hurry it up since they already got the other game systems wrestling games out.
| missing a bit but still really really fun. | | kyle from Quebec,Canada says (4/Jul/2002): | This game has amazing gameplay (I should smack the person who sent a review saying it did not) the graphics on the game are great except for when you are too close to weapons (the weapons shake) and Christians first intro taunt looks pretty sad. I was disappointed with how some of the intro music was changed for superstars. These are the ones that I know about now, Edge, Booker T , the nWo, the Hardyz, Trish Stratus and Ric Flair. Everyone is whining about how there are no new matches included, thats because there are not that many more that the wwe has made. There is only one match that I think might be able to be included, that is the leather strap match. The only other thing that bugged me is that you can not customize everything on the not made up superstars. I think the coolest new addition to this game isthat you can win regular belts and your friends can challenge you for them. Overall it is a great game but I think that some of the problems were made because THQ might have been rushed or they rushed themselves.
| In my opinion, HORRIBLE! | | josh from Edmonton, Canada says (6/Jul/2002): | A couple of days ago, I rented Wrestlemania X8 for Gamecube. I thought it was going to be awesome. However, it wasn't. When i put the game in, i quickly went to the create-a-player mode. It sucked. After that, i went to listen to the entrance music. The music of the NWO, booker T, hardyz, and trish made me laugh!!. And the music wasn't just the only flaw of the game. There was no career mode or story mode of the game. And each wrestler only had like 5 moves! No mercy beats this game by a long shot. Even Wrestlemania 2000, Attitude, and Warzone are even better. Yukes and THQ, you need to make some big improvements to your wrestling games.
| This game has its ups and downs | | Grant Olson from Federal Way, WA says (8/Jul/2002): | This game was possibly the best wrestling game for any of the new councles this year. I went to my friends house to play Legends of wrestling, which is the other wrestling game for the Gamecube while he came over to my house and we took a vote, we obviously picked Wrestlemania x8. One big thing the missed out on big time was the choice of career mode and i definately think that is a pain in the < remove me > at $$. On the other hand, i was able to make a great character on create-a-superstar but what its lacking is the choice of clothing. Some entrances are old, and i think that should have been the last thing they should have done so they had time to add in extra wrestlers. there are i think there are about over 40 characters but i dont see why they put in vince because when i played with him, he was as good as edge- my fav. wrestler. but come on there missing obivous people like hardcore holly, Al snow, DDP, need i go on? but what im still trying to figure out is what Battle for the belts, is for, cause when i got into it there are like 50 somthin belts and i dunno, but can i get them? there is andre the giant (unlock by getting all titles with big show within 20 hrs). The graphic and gameplay are awesome, and dont get me wrong on that. But the lack of backstage and career mode do bring down its replay value. i mean i dont have a problem, ive been playing it for 1 week now and i havent gotten tired of it. Overall if you got friends over, this is an awsome multiplayer game.
| one of the best | | Andrew Pribyl (thats right i gave you my real name) from Green Bay, Wisconsin says (9/Jul/2002): | This game has its flaws, but it still beats all of the games besides the smackdown series. Some people are saying that the hardyz music is wrong, but then they must not know anything about wrestling. That theme was the theme by monster magnet (live for the moment) on the recently released forceable entry cd. There could have been more moves, but the no mercy engine made good use of the tables (you don't fall off the table during a move). Another great thing is the use of tables in a tlc match. This is the first game i've seen that you can superplex someone off of a ladder and through a table. And other games only had two moveable tables, but this one you can get many more. The hell in a cell match is much improved. The cell finnaly gets away from the ring. It is also more real because you have to weaken walls or cell panel tops to break them. Another thing done well is the real life fell. In previose games you could superplex someone off of a ladder 20min into a match and get to your feet in less than a second. In this game you stay down giving it the feel of despiration manouvers. One thing I noticed is the very detailed anouncers. JR looks good and they move away when your near them. One thing is that they have anouncers but the announces don't talk. I think anyone who gave this game a bad review should think it over and actually look deeper into the game itself.
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