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really a great game |
| stewy the gamer from Ottawa,Illinois says (9/Jul/2002): |
this game is great not much for create a wrestler but i didnt care cause i dont create wrestlers. If ya dont like the moves fore the people then feel free to change them. The matches were good i would think if they were getting that creative with the matches hten the should have put guest Ref. king of the ring and elimination tag matches. as for the people that are in there i couldnt belive the they didnt put DDP Billy N Chuck or Jazz after all she was the womens champ but i guess that dont matter since that belt aint even in there. When HHH entered i was kinda mad with the entrances they have it was kinda decent. All in All it was a pretty damn good game
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The best Gamecube game available. |
| Zac Muller (a.k.a. RVD's #1 fan!) from Great Falls, Montana says (13/Jul/2002): |
Today I went and bought a Gamecube. Along with it I purchased several games including WWE Wrestlemania X8. I was blown away by it and I'll tell you why. The entrances are perfect, with the exception of some of the wrestlers' music not being correct.The graphics are the best in any wrestling game. There is a wide variety of characters but there should've been more. I mean how does Jaqcueline get in the game before Billy, Chuck, or even Spike Dudley? There are a wide variety of matches and the characters seem to take actual damage unlike other games. The worst thing for me was the weapons, it took me forever to learn how to use them. So if you are planning on getting a Gamecube or already have one, be sure to pick up this great game.
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Solid game, but doesn't live up to expectations. |
| A gamer says (24/Jul/2002): |
So here's how it goes. THQ makes great games for the Nintendo 64... Wrestlemaina 2000, and No Mercy. They put detail into the create a wrestler, the use of weapons, the backstage are and the wrestlers themselves. I was a huge fan and bought Wrestlemania X8 without question. I like to make myself in create-a-wrestler but decide to go righ to a Hell in the Cell match. It was the fist time a Nintendo wrestling game had one of those. The match starts(I had read the instruction booklet before hand so I know a bit about the grappling engine and such)and awkwardness immediately follows with the shotty grappling system. I had played the Smackdown series and hated the grappling system because it takes all the strategy out of the game. Why go from something that works to something that barely works? .... But its okay i digress, and its just something i need to get used to. Maybe if I go and make my own character i will get used to the system... Wow what did they do to create a wrestler. The faces are limited, as is the clothing apparrel. The taunts are not nearly enough, and the amount of moves they took out of the game was horrendous! You are no longer able to dropkick a guy while he is standing inside the ring and you are on the apron. You are no longer able to have your own original finisher... you have to use a pre-exsisting superstars. And what was worst about the create a wrestler was the lack of control you had over your guy's personality. You could no longer pick a rival to interrupt your matches and you can no longer have a valet! What good is a game without a pretty girl in your corner rooting you on. Now down to the hidden charaters... Benoit, Rhyno are excellent additions! Vince and Ric, ok no problem. Stacey wonderfully done to put her in. Now out of all the light heavy weights that you could have put in... they put in Raven. I like Raven but jeesh. With only 4o plus exsisting characters... what where they thinking.
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Review on Wrestlmania x8 by Sniper89 |
| Colin Van Dyke from Chesapeake, Virginia, USA says (24/Jul/2002): |
Several aspects of this game were among the best I've ever seen. On the other hand, some need improvement. On the downside, some of the music in this game was not correct( e.g. Tajiri, NwO, Trish Stratus, Nature Boy Ric Flair.) It also would have been nice if they had added a few extra people like Sean Michaels, X-Pac, Gold Dust, Spike Dudley, Eddie Guerrero, Tommy Dreamer, Chris Nowinski, and maybe Jamie Noble. It also would have been cool if Hogan had had his current music. They could also have updated the game as new wrestlers joined the WWE like Brock Lesnar. Also, I don't think they gave us enough options in the Create a Superstar mode. For instance, I tried to make a current wrestler of Hulk Hogan, with the Hulkamania shirt and everything, and when I went for the Hulkamania logo to put on his shirt, I couldn't find it. Being as he is my favorite wrestler, this upset me. Also, some of the faces of the wrestlers were a bit jacked up. The Rock didn't look like The Rock on bit, and Trish was unrecognizable. On the upside, the graphics were extremely good in my opinion. The music that was correct was fun to listen to. The gameplay was OK. Frankly, I think they need to put in more moves for each wrestler (Ex: Icouldn't figure ut how to do the Ankle Lock with Kurt Angle. Also, these people just won't tap out!) I felt that the lifespan was good. It took a while for me to have problems getting up. This game is also extremely fun. The Battle for the Belts had me occupied for DAYS! I feel the originality isgood what with all the meters like adrenaline, spirit, and how many special attacks you could do (Ithought there should have been more.) The fact that when you win a title with a character that you made you get ten creation points is also a plus. With hat, I found it easy to make the best wrestler in the game. Overall, I think this game is a good buy for anyone who likes to invite friends over to play in multilayer mode, or anyone who likes layin' da smack down on Y2J.
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Save your money |
| Mike from Cleveland, OH says (26/Jul/2002): |
Worst WWE game ever. Lack of career mode/story. Lack of blood. Lack of active wrestlers. Lack of moves. Lack of correct music. Lack of commentary. Button/action response slow. Crappy create-a-wrestler. Lack of fun. Smackdown for PS1 was 1,000 times better.
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Super Game but some things were wrong |
| Punisher from Paducah, Kentucky says (4/Aug/2002): |
Well the game play is fine if U like N64 combind with Smackdown. Hell in the Cell is the most kick ass thing. I wish U could go in the back. Created player Sucked majorly but if U can over look some things like that. I have a few problems with doing the 3D and also the player select. Like the missplace of wrestlers like wheres Chuck, Billy, DDP, Shawn, and a few others but the games a great buy.
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Pretty cool game |
| Jerome from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA says (13/Aug/2002): |
WWE Wrestlemania X8 may not be the best wrestling game ever, but it is the best that is out right now. One thing that I hated about it was that they only put Superstars and Tag Teams that were in the WWE before and during Wrestlemania X8. I mean, they released it two months after Wrestlemania, at least have the Red and Yellow Hollywood Hulk Hogan or Brock Lesnar. Then there is the Create-A-Superstar mode which was nothing compared to WWF War Zone! I've been looking at CAWs posted in websites and message boards and they don't even look like the real people. Another thing that bugs me is that there is no story mode in the game, which makes it boring after you've won all the titles and unlocked all the characters. Anyway, the match types and the nWo kinda makes up for the errors and mistakes of the game. And the graphics (quoting E&C) totally reek of awesomeness! So all around, it's a pretty good game. But I guess we'll all have to wait 'til the 4th installement of the SmackDown! series comes out so we could run wild on all the WWE Superstars!
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the best |
| buckster from southport england says (18/Aug/2002): |
this game is the best i dont no why your complaining so the entrances are not so good or create a wrestler isent up to much i am sure we can live with out a few minor details so stop thinking about the bad points and focus on the good any way its still a wwe game and in my opinion its the best game EVER!!
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To all those who complain... |
| Rieko from Oregon, Ohio, USA says (2/Sep/2002): |
Let's go back to when there WASN'T a career mode..So there isn't a career mode,so? Just remember the old days before it,the game was still fun,right? Right. Bad CAW mode..Stop whining! And remember when there wasn't a CAW mode,the games were STILL fun! Missing music,okay,so the Book's is gone and so is NWO's,SO WHAT? THQ and Yukes tried their damndest to get close to them,and all you people can do is b*tch?? You're just ungrateful. And whoever said the intro's suck or the music is too low,get a new TV or something,cuzz they kicked azz. The biggest (and basically only) letdown for me was that you can't change a superstars' attire. What if their look changes? What can I do then? Sit it out I guess,oh well. I also had trouble getting use to the control scheme and how to change view,but I got the hang of it now,no prob. And guys, about the lacking roster ...EVERY WWF GAME LACKS SUPERSTARS BY THE TIME ITS RELEASED!!! If you couldn't figure that out,and would just rather complain, I'm glad I'm not you and have your bad sense of taste.
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This game rock!!! |
| Nick Maraffino from Highland falls, USA says (12/Sep/2002): |
First i love this game i don't get tired of playing it there so much to do i love havin hell in a cell and tlc matches. I last ride angle through the cell it was cool. The entrances are the best graphically good sound rocks the wrestlers look like like the wrestlers. I recommend byin this game if your a true blue wwe fan.
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Rental only, at best! |
| Ryan from Warren, RI says (20/Sep/2002): |
This game stinks! What I expected was a wrestling game that dominated all previously released wrestling games on any platform. What I played was a pile of crap! It's not the worst game. The worst game I played was Wrestlemania for the original NES back in the 80's. The graphics are ok..kinda looks like those of "Legends of Wrestling" that was released not to long ago. Contol/Gameplay? Terrible. Even the Playstation Smackdown was better than that. If you want a top of the line wrestling game, and if you don't have these already, go out and buy an N64 system with these two wrestling games: WWF No Mercy and WCW/nWo Revenge!!! I strongly recommend that you rent Wrestlemania X8 first.
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A good game, but it still needs work |
| Justin from Westlake Village, CA says (26/Sep/2002): |
WWE Wrestlemania X8 is one of the best wrestling games so far, however there are somethings that still need improvement. As far as gameplay goes, it took a little getting used to, but I say it was pretty good, however it did not have the simple grappling system like No Mercy. For the visuals, most of them were very detailed, some of them however, were not very realistic like RVD and Triple H. Another thing that I would like to point out is that they should show the wrestlers coming out with the belts, and should have title matches in exhibition mode. As far as Create A Wrestler goes, they could have a lot more options like they did in WWF RAW for the Xbox. They could've added a bit more realism like blood, or first blood matches as well, that would've added a little more excitement to it. However WM X8 is still a very fun game to play with all the different match types to choose from. But I still think that there is room for adjustments.
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the game is not that bad for the first thq game for gamecube |
| slick a.g from canada says (1/Oct/2002): |
The game is ok for the first thq game but i think that the wwe fans that own gamecube deserve a good wrestling game with season mode more features for create a wrestler more moves. real theme music backstages more options more new talents like brock lesnar and chair moves more weapons.corner finishers crowd chants for example for kurt angle [you suck] more details and more realistic moves commentary more outfits for create a wrestler and create a taunt like in smackdown 3 just bring it and more stuff but i heard that wwe wrestlemania x9 is coming for the gamecube and i know thq like to improve stuff so we are going to have to wait and see
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Is It worth it?????? |
| neil flynn AkA Flynnmaster from evesham england says (8/Oct/2002): |
I am from England and wrestlemania x8 has just come out 29/9/02 and to honest i shouldn't have sold my n64.ok x8 is good but the story mode isn't there or more matches.i am not one to complain but i still prefer no mercy.then again ppl wrestlemania 2000 wasn't to good but no mercy improved it.so we never know.The music is a bit off due to copyright laws of course stacy kieblers couldn't be right because of kid rock but it still has the tune.the hardys is the one from forceable entry live for the moment but ones like booker t and nwo is a bit dodgy umm.As for lack of wrestlers well thats cause new wrestlers joined after development such as Brock Lesnar,Rey mysterio,jamie noble etc now europeans get games later because of the need of 5languages.The game is great but well No mercy had better gameplay and its not all about graphics
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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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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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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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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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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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