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If you say Wrestlemania X8 kicks @ss give me a hell yeah!!!! |
| A die hard wrestling fan from NY, U.S.A says (24/Jan/2003): |
where to begin i dunno where to start it's such a sweet game. Ok for starters The graphics and sound are amazing. There so much to do u got hell ina cell, tlc, etc. A kick < remove me > at ss roster. The battle of the belts mode is awesome. Gameplay Rocks!!!!. I stunnered flair through the top of the cell and gave lance storm a 3d through the table. There so much to do. The rumble isn't that hard once you played more than once it's easy. Now since that outta the way all those people who said this game suxs or said raw is better I will personally come to each and evryone of your houses and beat u silly, and that's all i got 2 say bout that SUCKA!!!! if any of people need help with the game or got questions just e-mail i'll help u out.
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It's fun, but not the best |
| Nova Man from Bitburg, Germany says (20/Jan/2003): |
Wrestlemania X8 is a game for people who are in the mood to let off some steam or just play around. There is a large variety of wrestlers to choose from, including names such as The Rock, Triple H, Hulk Hogan, and Rob Van Dam. The manuevers are all very well captured in image [although I was a little dissapointed with the Swanton Bomb], and there is a nice variety of matches, including the Table Match, Hell in a Cell match, and the TLC match. The major killing points are the limited characteristics in 'Create A Superstar', and the fact that there's no storyline in the game. The mark-ups are the costume accuracy and and signature poses. No other wrestling game comes close to displaying Matt and Jeff Hardy's nylon shirts, and seeing the Undertaker enter the area on his trademark motorcycle, or seeing Rikishi do his butt-shaking victory-dance is quite fun. Wrap-up: the game is fun to play [especially in multi-player], but wouldn't ever win any gaming awards.
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It sucked |
| Aaron from California, USA says (2/Jan/2003): |
This game absolutely sucked. There is absolutely no storymode. There is no backstages to play in. The Path of a champion loses its importance right after you get all the characters. The battle for the belts is cool until you beat it. I found myself trying to sell WMX8 for $20 just because the store wouldnt give me a refund. Oh well i guess I'll have to wait for the next game. For now though I'll just play WWEn Shut your mouth.
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DAM THis GAME IS COOL |
| Abel cruz (phobos) from santa ana,CAlifornia,USA says (2/Jan/2003): |
THE graphics were good and also the titantrons but i guess they really let the F out. WUT the game needed was a story mode and more create a wrestler options. But out of that the game was a cool fun game its the best wrestling game out right now i cant wait for the next game to come out. And all u people that think it sucks open ur eyes its the best game out rigth now.
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this is the biggest piece of !@#$ |
| dam from lewisville, Texas says (30/Dec/2002): |
THQ is lucky i even gave this a 1! it deservers a -12 or worse! if you look at the graphics, almost all the wrestlers have the same figure,the graphics are more video game like than real life. CAWmode, where the hell do i start? ok, it sucks, theres only 8 or somthin faces, moves are crappy, cant edit colors, like with the meter in sd:sym, and you can make your createdwrestler look like a superstar, butnot change anything, wtf is up wit dat!? and the story mode, it is the worst story mode in the hisory of wrestling games! the back ground music sounds like a f**kin 2-year-old playing a keyboard! and they screwed up all the entrance music!
and whats next, road to wrestle mania 18! wrestle mania 18 was almost a year ago! the next thing is wrestle mania 19! thats only 2-3 months a way. road to wrestle mania 18 is spose to come out after that...... do u no how pathetic that is?????? well i think all you get the point, cya, and dont buy this game if your planning on it, go buy smackdown!:shutyourmouth, its a hell a lot better than wm18
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next time ask fans how should the game be |
| kris from brooklyn, new york, USA says (28/Dec/2002): |
this game should of been more like wwf no mercy. the graphics and every think less is fine. But it just should of had a story line to path of a champion. it would been better if you could of gone to the back stage/round.It has to have more matches for exampal the 3 stages of hell match. it should of had that the person your fightig with could bleed. the create a superstar mood shold be more like wwf no mercy. i hope the next game one is better
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oh my god what a peace of S***!! |
| bill from brooklyn ,NY,USA says (28/Dec/2002): |
the graphics for this game is very good thats why i gave it a 1. every thing less SUCKS!!! you cant even go to the back round for crying out loud. what are the people in THQ smocking they should get back AKI. why did i sell my n64 a ps1 for a gamecube if the game on n64 are better then the one on gamecube. I rather play my nintendo then of play gamecube And where the in hell are the story lines oh i forgot their are none! this game should of been like wwf no mercy and for every on how thing this game is good i guess you havent played no mercy for n64. because wwf no mercy makes this game look like a peace of S***. I spent $45.00 on this game and i am only 15 years old is very hard for me to get that kind of money that just a waste of money. when you kick a ladder down it should of been for real like smack down4 shut your mouth in that game you could go all around the city. and why in the hell when some one jumps off the hell in cell they land on their feet i like that there is 4 diferent way to break some one throught the hell in the cell but not when they fall and land on top of you and you fall too and where in the hell is the blood! i said it once and i say again the creat a super star mood should of been more like no mercy.this game should have way more superstars and way more matches. it is so easy to get the the belt in a ladder match they should of made it like the cage match that you should use the control stick. i dont like this game soo much i should brake it and give it back their should of been that you can have more then 4 peolpe in the ring your lucky i can only use 200 word cause i could of went on foever well i hope the next game THQ thinks it though before making it!
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You could have done better!!! |
| A gamer from Florida United States says (28/Dec/2002): |
-.-THQ, hear me out.
Graphics: WOW! Y'all have really out done yourselves this time on the graphics. The hair actually moves like real hair. And ring detail. The motorcycle that Undertaker comes out one is very highly detailed.
Storyline: It's a little mediocre and please make the superstars talk, all there is is matches, matches, matches! Where's the cating in thing. WWE is half acting, right. They has some conversation in WF No Mercy.
Create-A-Wrestler: X.X What! This CAW sux. Please, ad some of the superstars clothes and faces. And what kind of stupid idea would be making a created wreslte have the appearence of a life wrestler. If we're going to have they're whole body let us have some of there clothes. The moves! There's only like 12 moves for grapple. No Mercy had at least 40.
Roster: Who the heck do you people think you are fooling!? Add 4 appearces! Have stables! Use the models for the part where they're show the match status(the superstars, the match type). I sick of seeing that blank body for CAW wrestlers do like you did with No Mercy. Where's Regal's pop belly? Where's Alberts stomach? Why does Jeff has Matt's body(Jeff is that big, I know I watch WWE)
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I no why its not the best game ever |
| best game master there is to find more about other games email me from Coon Rapids MN USA Rocks says (26/Dec/2002): |
You Peaple are dum the graphics are why its not the best game thq spent more time on the graphics than the game so its not that big and also look at the disk its small like they could fit a lot gaming on it.
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I think I'll wait for the next game. |
| Cam Stauffer from Strathmore (Alberta) Canada says (8/Dec/2002): |
Alright, the graphics are good. The wrestlers kind of look real. The music isn't bad except for the bad version of 'Live For The Moment' by Monster Magnet for the Hardyz. The rest of the music wasn't bad. But the CAW was pathetic. WWF Attitude had better and more detailed modes. The story line (Which is the only reason I buy wrestling games)is not even there. They should have done some sort of mix of Smackdown and No Mercy. Some other lame things were: No stables, Small Roster, 4 wrestler limit in ring, and the royal rumble mode where it is almost impossible to eliminate someone. I am just going to sit back and wait for a newer one to come out and prey that the put some sort of effort into it.
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Stop your complaining! This game rocks! |
| Travis Arquitt from Brasher Falls, New York says (6/Dec/2002): |
This is for everyone that is moaning and growning about how bad Wrestle Mania X8 is! It doesn't suck this game rocks! The graphics are the best I've ever seen! (Better than any Smackdown game's graphics)So the Create-A-Wrestler Mode isn't that great people need to make due with what they have! As for new wrestlers the game has a lot of new wrestlers like The NWO,Ric Flair,Booker T,and RVD. THQ tried it's hardest to make what they thought would be the best wresting game out. As for No Mercy that game was good but the intros and titan tron sucked! Wrestlers and the moves were so horribly fake looking it scared me! The matches in Wrestle Mania X8 are incredibly awesome! Hell in a Cell, TLC, Hardcore Match, they all rock! And season mode that could be better but Smackdown 2's season mode took like 30 minutes just to finish 1 event! First you had to wait for the other people to finish their matchs and then there is the pointless and endless loading time! I think people exspected way too much of Wrestle Mania X8 that the antisipation ruined the game for themselves. Hey in Wrestle Mania X8 you can wrestle up to 4 people all at once in a Hell in a Cell Match what other game can you wrestle 4 people in a Hell in a Cell (Definitly NOT Smackdown 3 or 4) Also you can play with 3 of your friends all at once! The originality of having your own belt is wicked sweet! So what like 3 wrestlers don't have their original music! At least Dead Man INC has his real music,finally! In No Mercy half the wrestlers didn't have music! If you don't like Wrestle Mania X8 then why don't you go dust off your ancient N64's and prehistoric PS1 and play some of those garbage games! You people that insult Wrestle Mania X8 wouldn't know a good wrestling if it slapped you people in the face! The reason I rated Wrestle Mania X8 a 10 is because their is no better wrestling out right now. So if you people don't like it don't play the game and you can go back to playing the other Wrestle Mania X8 wanna-b games (No Mercy,Smackdown 3 and 4,and Raw)for those who don't know! So quit your complaining and just play the game!
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One big let down |
| john from Chester City Uk England says (16/Nov/2002): |
I like my Wrestling games such as smack down so when i saw a preview of wrestle mania 8 in a magazine i thought wow.I could'nt wait to open up a whole can of whoop ass on the rock. But as soon as i handed over 38 pounds to the shop keeper and put the little shiny disc in the cube my day got worse lets just say thank god for the 10 day money back guarantee. To be Fare the Graphics are really good i was defiantly amazed with that but thats where it ended. The creat a charcater mode is so limited it needs more options. The speed of the game is fast thats another good point. The Game also needs more diffrent modes such as coffin matches and better back room brawls. There is also no blood which is quite boring because if you get hit on the head 10 times in a row you're going to bleed. But i suppose since this is the first wrestling game on the cube other companies can learn and improve.
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It could've been better.... |
| Deena from Arizona-United States says (11/Nov/2002): |
I gotta admit, the game was cool, but they could have done a better job on it. I mean No Mercy was better than this (well with the quality of superstars and intros), but Wrestlemania X8 has good graphics.I mean theres only what, 36 stars and you can win like 6 stars, when on No Mercy you can win like 20,and there are already like 50!They could probably made the storymode more like Smackdown: Just Bring it, or atleast No Mercy. Come on, there are no promos, no backstage interviews, there is even no sneak attacks!I sure hope the next game is better!I still like the game though. I mean atleast it has more realistic arenas and movements. Make no mistake about it, the game does have better stars. Though, how come some intros are differant, like nWo, Booker T, Team Xtreme, and Trish Stratus?I like the game over all, I gave it a 9.
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Fantastic |
| rob from england says (4/Nov/2002): |
I loved this gave it was simple to start and get to know and still can be mastered. the create a superstar may be different than expected bu does get the job done and to a good standard (despite there being no long sleeved tops). the gameplay is fast and smooth and the different superstars have diffeent attributes such as the big show is strong but with a low endurance and tajiri is fast but weaker than others. This game has a huge amount of match types and the hell in a cell has 4 available slam through points whereas the games such as smackdown had only 1! this game was different but great I do not seem the big problem
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Bit of a Letdown: The F is Really Out Now |
| Chris from Derby, UK says (16/Oct/2002): |
Hmm, quite bad reviews for the game, and that's fine because all the points made were fair criticisms, except obviously the roster which cannot ever be perfect.
It's not exactly what we were looking for, many of the finer parts of N64 Wrestling such as detailed CAW, millions of moves, even the Smackdown Mall, just not there... puzzling. The most annoying part of the game I find is the AI, and in particular during Triple Threat matches. It can take forever to finish matches like Table matches due to the computer's persistence in attacking the human character instead of actually winning the match. We should remember that handicap matches are NOT included in Wrestlemania X8. This is only really a problem here as in Fatal Fourway matches the computer always has the extra man to attack, rather than you.
Although there are improvements, NOT the ridiculous "One blow destroys all" system of wrecking grapple moves. Improvements like
-Reversal of finisher
-Playable Cage and Ladder matches, forever destroying the old "smash the green button and pray" mode of N64
-More 2 Player modes such as Unification
-Sound, hey it's better than the N64 cartridge distorted effect.
-The graphics give a lot of realism, like the crowd.
But, like I said, it's not what we wanted. We wanted the same features of the WCW/nWo/WWF games added with even more depth and detail, we didn't get it, but it's not a bad game by any means and will suit any new WWE fan.
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Thq could do better then that I WANT MY MONEY BACK |
| Mr Game and Watch from New york says (14/Oct/2002): |
I tell you what the graphics are good a good job for that.Evan thoe the graphics are good the screen still needs zooming because its to far back. The new wrestlers are good like Booker T Lance storme and Rob Van Dam thats ok but lets get into the fun facter thats one thing that sucks the moves are lazy and unrealistic the wrestlers look good and all but ther are not detailed. The gameplay is boring. I turn down my T.V sometimes i play and when you are in a match thers this boring music for the background. No backstages why all the games i see coming out thes days all have backstages evan wwf no mercy. Some of the wrestlers are not even in the game like Brock lesnar Tommy Dreamer X pac and many more. I would go and create them but thers this poor create a wrestler mode turn you right off. I have went over this game i played all the modes i played days and days of it i would of not give a bad score if i dident play this game over and over. I try rvd the worst rvd non of his real kick combose are in the game Sound. Dont get me started on that i have played all kinds of games with bad sound and good sound to sounds that sucked and this game dident hit any of those slots. I use for this rushed. Booker T song is not even in the game or the nwo realy sad Overall. The game was rushed needs alot of improving sounds need help alotand to me you can put the best graphics with no fun facter your game would suck. Save your money
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Whrer do i start |
| mat from toronto says (14/Oct/2002): |
General/Summary: Where do I start? I realize that in the gaming industry there are certain deadlines that have to be met in order to have the game on the store shelves on the given release. From what I understand, this game had a very short production time from start to finish. But how in the world does it make sense to build a new wrestling game from the ground up and expect for it to be a decent game in such a limited production time? What DOES make sense to me is sticking with what works, and with this type of game(wrestling), people want more features added to this game they played to death up until the sequel comes out, right? So why wasn't AKI used to make this game? Wouldn't have made sense to bring in the already made game engine, plop on the next-generation graphics, add some more match types, add some more situational moves, expand on the CAW, expand on the well done storyline mode from the previous game, expand the number of wrestlers in the ring at the same time (which in turn creates more game modes), up the production value, and address any request your LOYAL wrestling game fans have been clamoring for. But what do I know, I don't work for THQ, I don't look at the THQ wrestling fans money paying idiots that will buy anything with a WWE logo on it, I don't release a game for the sake of captilizing on a license, I don't crush the hopes of the millions of people who bought the last *good* game they made buy ignoring or requests.
Gameplay: One match in this game had me convinced that I no longer wanted to buy a THQ WWE game before I rent it first. The matches flow really unevenly. Most matches consist of just throwing a flurry of attacks until the cpu reverses on then try a front or back grapple. Also for some reason Yukes decided to only allow 5 front grapples and 5 back grapples not including the specials. For those who you who don't have a problem with this then have fun watching Stone Cold rake the eyes, knee the stomach, spine buster, body slam, and shoulder smash twice, and then go for the pin and realize that all those moves were only good for a 1 count and do it all over again. Talk about deep gameplay!! Then if you get bored with that throw someone into the turnbuckles and do 2 moves available for that, and 5 for the back grapple. Watch in amazement as every match you have starts to look like the one you just had!! And then get angry as you go for the pedigree on Kurt Angle and RVD stomps Edge who is right near you and for some reason the pedigree is broken up and you lose that special! Have fun going through all those grapples for the next hours getting another special!
Sound like fun yet? Well try to pick up a weapon when your near the ring ropes, guess what instead of picking up the weapon you just exited the ring! and whats even better is that now your opponent has the weapon because you wasted time getting the weapon! Still want some more fun? Then why not try out the path of the Champions and if you chose HHH then you could even maybe Main Event Wrestlemania X-8 against Scotty Too Hotty in an exhibition match which could lead for a hardcore championship title match on Smackdown, good thing that match is not a hardcore match or it might make sense even to someone with a B/A of.2. Now thats what I call a career mode, not, this is just plain insulting.
Still want more, then realize that this game is a complete joke and waste of my and eveyone elses money who bought it on the notion that it was the real successor to No Mercy.
I think if the WWE wants to be treated like a sport and entertainment then why can't THQ realize this and entertain its fans with a quality WWE game. If you wanna throw away a highly respected game engine that with some tweaks and additions could only have gotten even more respected, then go ahead. Let me ask you this THQ, do you think John Madden football would be the #1 selling football game on the planet for soooo long by jerking the fans around and changing the game engine right when it was starting to get good? Shouldn't a next generation title feel deeper in terms of gameplay like most sport game sequels do from system to system?
All I want from THQ is a an apology in the terms of the real sequel to No Mercy and stop filling us full of lies about how good its gonna be and let the game itself be as good as it could be and shut us disgruntled fans up ( and by the way I'm sure a lot of fans share my opinion).
Also since when is it that a next generation game cannot include an updated and complete roster is beyond me. Now if World Series baseball can include almost 650+ players in it I don't think it's too much to ask for a complete roster of 50+ wrestlers, and most important ones too. It boggles the mind.
Graphics: I can't complain about much in terms of graphics. The texturing and the wrestling models look like I would have imagined for a sequel to No Mercy, a more cartoonish look. But the awkard animations for some of the moves, the unrealistic jerky move transitions (WWF RAW had it right), and how some wrestlers just don't look right (Jeff Hardy is a wrestler but not all wrestlers have big muscles, just watch a WWE show). Besides that I wouldn't hold the graphics against the game at all.
Sound: Weird sounding crowd noises, mediocre Menu and gameplay background music, Some licensed WWE themes (Trish Stratus, Hardy Boys, Booker T, Ric Flair) for some reason didn't make it in so what we the fans get is really bad replacment music instead of the real thing (another insulting fact about this game). If its gets bad turn the music off and by music I mean background and crowd noise and see how much fun this game is.
So if you need your wrestling fix break out the N64 and No Mercy and forget about what could have been, and remember to rent before you buy.
Recommended strictly as a rental or 2 but not a buy.
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Please why did t get this game. |
| A gamer from Toronto says (13/Oct/2002): |
Yeah i got this game thinking that this game was going to beat no mercy and smackdown 3 just bring it no.In my words thq could do better then that.I loved wrestlemania 2000 no mercy peaple were right they could of used no mercy make the graphics look more realistic and update it a little more with the new wrestlers make the create a wrestler have more option and work from ther and i would be given this game a good review.The graphics are very very good thats why i gived it a 2.The sound is the worst in the game it makes me think of the 1st nintendo.Why no Booker T music i loved booker t song i was dissopointed because of that and when you punch a wrestler it sounds like this shhhhhhh shhhhhhhh why thq why.I thought the shop zone was good on wwf no mercy and in no mercy you could pick your own enemies at least tree not on wrestlemania x8 this as to be the most unhappy game i have played for a while No mercy kept me playing for years this game kept me going for a month the moves in this game are so sad and boring.Thq need aki back please thq make another wrestling please i dont have all the system not everyone has ps2 i need a good wrestling and this was not it.If you are a big wrestling fan and you never tryed no mercy wrestlemania 2000 nwo revenge then rent it.But if youed try those games save your money.
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In a word: DISAPPOINTING |
| Michael Franklin from Bournemouth, England says (12/Oct/2002): |
Don't get me wrong, wrestlemania X8 is a cracking game. It has a decent game play, great finishing moves, a good control system & fantastic graphics. But after owning No Mercy & Smackdown: Just bring it, this game was awful. It lacked the smackdown mall option which was fantastic on No Mercy as it always gave you something to aim for. You can't leave the arena into backstage areas, possibly the best feature of Smackdown: just bring it. There are barely any arenas compared to smackdown. The evading system is irritating. We can't exit into the crowd. The chairs are bigger than the wrestlers! And the different match types are just plain shallow. No first blood matches, no guest refs, no submission matches, no 'i quit' matches, no slobber knocker, no 3 stages of hell, no bleeding, no street fights, no interference, no NOTHIN! I can't create my own stable or create my own taunts. They even took away the biggest pleasure i ever got from wrestling games, focussing of the ref and beating him black and blue. But the worst feature in wrestlemania is the insultingly bad create a wrestler feature. It's AWFUL. It's just so bad, there's no faces, no haircuts, no writing on shirts, no decent logos, i hate it. After the detail of the wonderful smackdown create mode, it was the nail in the coffin that condemns wrestlemania X8 to being a bargain basement game. I'm returning it this week.
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WHY WHY WHY Did this game come out i had high hopes for it. |
| THQ listen to your fans because i am a big fan from Toronto says (12/Oct/2002): |
I went to buy this game thinking its like no mercy yah right ha ha ha this is the worst game to ever hit the market.At first i tought it was funny but going through this game its not i mean no story mode why no mercy had a good story mode why dident they keep the good work up i mean for example wrestlemania 2000 to me it was good for the time then to wwf no mercy it was improved and everything on to this crap.Wheres aki when you need them and one thing that was realy sad was the poor create a wrestler somebody online on a game site before i got this game said the CAW was going to be better then the other games out yeah right you want to try this piece of crap.Why did they call it a create a wrestler that alone gives the name create a wrestler a bad name.You would think they would keep up from no mercy.NO shop zone no story mode and you cant edit the wrestlers in the game i mean when you are finish trying all the modes in the game and the matchs the game is good for garbage.Dont get me wrong ther is a updated roster with Booker T Rob Van Dam Lance Storm and many more and new match typs with good graphics but whats good graphics with out fun facter the moves has to be the most boring things like in smackdown 4 shut your mouth the 5 star frog splash when its connected you do a flip and a taunt then atomadicly pins why not for gamecube owner in wrestlemania x8 the 5 star frog splash is crap the when you hit it on someone that someone gets up before you like noting happen.The gameplay is not good and fun at all they say that its like smackdown 3 just bring it yeah right just bring it the moves are more exciting.I loved wwf no mercy that game kept me for a years this game kept me a month.The only thing they hade to do was keep no mercy make the gaphics better make it updated with the new wrestlers change around the story mode make the entrance videos look real like in just bring it smackdown 3 make it more anamated make the moves more funner put more moves.Put full entrances and more real that would be a good game.As for wrestlemania x8 THQ i want my money back and wrestlemania x8 has turn me off realy bad THQ not everyone has ps2 and thats all i have to say save your money or rent it
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