WWE Legends of Wrestlemania - Out now! Buy it or the Warrior will lecture you!

[quote name='-Never4ever-']With any luck they'll strip the legends outta SVR09 altogether and use the space for more of the actual roster.[/quote]

They'd probably take the opportunity to toss in more useless models-turned-wrestlers/non-wrestlers. :whistle2:#
 
wait so I might be able to get a WWE game with bret hart, owen hart, old school shawn michael, old school taker, diesel, razor ramon, yokozuna and randy savage? dude i swear if they put all these wrestlers i might actually get this game at release as opposed to waiting for it to be $20...
 
[quote name='eminemobied12']wait so I might be able to get a WWE game with bret hart, owen hart, old school shawn michael, old school taker, diesel, razor ramon, yokozuna and randy savage? dude i swear if they put all these wrestlers i might actually get this game at release as opposed to waiting for it to be $20...[/quote]


Three names that most likely wont be in the game are Warrior, Savage, Owen. Just because them, or their wives wouldnt want them to be in the game. If they are, i will be shocked, and quite happy.

On another note, here is the official site.

http://www.legendsofwrestlemania.com
 
Well regarding Legends maybe appearing on SVR09,I saw a interview saying that it will have a 60+wrestler roster.
 
[quote name='TNAJason']Well regarding Legends maybe appearing on SVR09,I saw a interview saying that it will have a 60+wrestler roster.[/quote]

Wow, I really hope that is true, and they should NOT have any legends in that game, as Im assuming thats the purpose for having a seperate game focusing on Legends.
 
[quote name='buterbals']Wow, I really hope that is true, and they should NOT have any legends in that game, as Im assuming thats the purpose for having a seperate game focusing on Legends.[/quote]

I agree, every year they skip on some of the more popular lower card wrestlers, or tag teams. Hopefully they dont use legends and instead add those lower card wrestlers people still want to play as.
 
[quote name='The 7th Number']I agree, every year they skip on some of the more popular lower card wrestlers, or tag teams. Hopefully they dont use legends and instead add those lower card wrestlers people still want to play as.[/QUOTE]

More than likely they will have DLC wrestlers in SVR 09 or at least that is what the devs made it sound like at E3 when I spoke to them.

When I saw the trailer for Legends of Wrestlemania, it reminded me of Legends of Wrestling which is a series I enjoyed because of its great roster. THQ said it is using a new game engine from a different team at Yukes then their usual WWE Smackdown devs.
 
[quote name='buterbals']Wow, I really hope that is true, and they should NOT have any legends in that game, as Im assuming thats the purpose for having a seperate game focusing on Legends.[/QUOTE]So I wonder which game gets Rock and Austin? It's hard to imagine a Smackdown game without them (although I believe Austin actually missed one of them due to the time he briefly walked out on WWE).
 
See... that's my problem, though. People like Austin, Rock, and Hart aren't novel or exciting anymore since they've been in EVERY SINGLE GAME. Removing them from Smackdown and throwing them in the Legends game isn't a bad move, IMO. Let 'new' WWE stand on it's own, and keep putting mid-to-low carders in.

The other thing to take into account is that TNA has claimed that they'll have DLC wrestlers, so SvR would be stupid not to do it, too, just to say they are. If anything, people like Austin, Rock, and Hart would be *great* DLC, instead of lower card people.

They only have the WWE licence for, what, 1 or 2 more years, so why not take some chances now. DLC is hugely profitable, and DLC wrestlers aren't going to be time consuming to create. Pure profit.
 
[quote name='007']They only have the WWE licence for, what, 1 or 2 more years, so why not take some chances now. DLC is hugely profitable, and DLC wrestlers aren't going to be time consuming to create. Pure profit.[/QUOTE]Actually I was under the impression that 2009 is the last SvR game, and Legends of Wrestlemania is THQ's way of squeezing out one last WWE game while they still have the license. I may have been misinformed though.
 
[quote name='The 7th Number']Here is an update thats been found. IMDB has a list of "archive footage" for the game including yokozuna, taker, hbk, haku, and more.

My only worries is it has Jim Ross listed as himself "voice". I really didnt want Jim Ross to be the commentator for this game.[/QUOTE]

Ross has said in his blog that he is doing comentary for this game. At least he is the best man alive to do it, but I hope they use some classic clips from Gorilla, The Brain, and Ventura as well.
 
[quote name='OnyxPrimal']Ross has said in his blog that he is doing comentary for this game. At least he is the best man alive to do it, but I hope they use some classic clips from Gorilla, The Brain, and Ventura as well.[/quote]

I would rather have mcmahon and ventura commentate.
 
I don't think they'd go to that much trouble to put *him* in the game. I think they may make a ref model who looks like Marella, but they wouldn't name him.

At the very least, not this early in development.

Roster so far is meh. Give me Demolition, and more guys who weren't in previous SvR games.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']I don't think they'd go to that much trouble to put *him* in the game. I think they may make a ref model who looks like Marella, but they wouldn't name him.

At the very least, not this early in development.

Roster so far is meh. Give me Demolition, and more guys who weren't in previous SvR games.[/quote]

Im not sure he is actually in the game. The game has old footage of matchups before a match, to give you a better sense of what is going on. Like a recap of a fued, then the match starts. Or something similar to that. So when it says footage archive, it just means a video. But i would assume any wrestler in these videos would be made as real characters.
 
I have no problem with Jim Ross doing commentary for this - he's definitely the best living commentator available to do this, and since he's done commentary since the mid-to-late '80s, it doesn't even really violate the retro '80s wrestling vibe this game's going for.
 
[quote name='JaytheGamefan'] and since he's done commentary since the mid-to-late '80s, it doesn't even really violate the retro '80s wrestling vibe this game's going for.[/QUOTE]
Not sure I agree with that. Regardless of his Mid-South/NWA 80's roots, Jim Ross is a mid 90's - current WWF voice in relation to THIS product. Seems a little out of place when the game is focusing on stuff like Hulk-Andre. Obviously Monsoon would be difficult to work in (I'm sure he's done plenty of broadcasts to piece together what they'd need, but that would be a ton of work). They should have put Vince and Jesse Ventura in this if they're going to insist on commentary!

I'm guessing 7th Number is correct, that's probably just video footage Marella is credited for.

Now, if I hear Lillian Garcia's annoying voice in ANY aspect of this game, I hope everyone at THQ gets smashed and stabbed with a pickaxe.
 
They're pretty much screwed with the announcers either way. The old commentators either can't or wouldn't come back, and as much as people keep saying it, piecing together commentary from old broadcasts just isn't feasible, both in terms of effort involved and the likely lack of quality that the audio may or may not have.

So, that means Gorilla is a no go, and Vince... well, Vince would make sense and COULD do it, but my guess is that he wouldn't, simply to maintain the stigma of the Mr. McMahon character. To be fair, a large number of the people that are going to be playing this game have no idea that Vince used to be an announcer, they just know him as the evil boss. It'd be confusing, and unnecessary.

So, yeah, as much as I'd love to see commentary from the actual announcers of the 80s, I just don't think it's feasible. JR is a fine enough replacement, provided they have him record NEW commentary, as opposed to the same Smackdown vs. Raw ones they've used for years (On that note, I loved how in the last game JBL was just given the same damn script that others had been using for years. I mean, c'mon.), plus he's at least representative of the 90s, which at least half the roster will be from.
 
hey legends of wrestling atleast tried.. they got shiavone and heenan. Plus they had the old ring announcer (forgot his name). That ring announces was awesome and he sounded good during the wrestler entrances.
 
After geting demos of the new TNA game and this at E3, I wished that the TNA game was using the the WWE Legends license. That game engine seems far superior.

I'm not a big fan huge character models that take up the whole screen and very slow gameplay.
 
[quote name='CheapyD']After geting demos of the new TNA game and this at E3, I wished that the TNA game was using the the WWE Legends license. That game engine seems far superior.[/QUOTE]

Tell us more about this! Wrestling game fans (speaking generally) have been scared of new titles since WWF No Mercy. TNA Impact! *looks* great, but I'm not buying it at launch unless I hear it's awesome to play from reliable folks.

Smackdown vs. Raw is one of the laziest and most worn out annual sports titles. The gameplay itself just ain't fun. If Impact! is good, though, I'm on it like neckbone.
 
guyver, I think they had David Penzer do the ring announcing in the LoWs, and it was quite good - Showdown's commentary was definitely fantastic, even with Heenan's being done post-cancer. It was the best commentary in a wrestling game since WCW Mayhem, which remains the gold standard for it.
 
[quote name='JaytheGamefan']guyver, I think they had David Penzer do the ring announcing in the LoWs, and it was quite good - Showdown's commentary was definitely fantastic, even with Heenan's being done post-cancer. It was the best commentary in a wrestling game since WCW Mayhem, which remains the gold standard for it.[/quote]

No, it was Gary Michael Cappetta doing the announcing, at least in Showdown.
 
Fink better be in this game. I second lighting babies on fire and whipping them into cyclists if Lilian Garcia is heard. She is so very annoying.
 
[quote name='CheapyD']After geting demos of the new TNA game and this at E3, I wished that the TNA game was using the the WWE Legends license. That game engine seems far superior.

I'm not a big fan huge character models that take up the whole screen and very slow gameplay.[/QUOTE]

Agreed- After playing TNA, the Smackdown series loses all appeal. I hear they are already planing a sequel, which will add female wrestlers to the ring.

Impressions: http://tech-gaming.com/2008/07/18/e...heelman-and-mortal-kombat-vs-dc-universe.aspx

Looks like Midway is poised for a turnaround.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']Tell us more about this! Wrestling game fans (speaking generally) have been scared of new titles since WWF No Mercy. TNA Impact! *looks* great, but I'm not buying it at launch unless I hear it's awesome to play from reliable folks.

Smackdown vs. Raw is one of the laziest and most worn out annual sports titles. The gameplay itself just ain't fun. If Impact! is good, though, I'm on it like neckbone.[/quote]

I grew up playing the various WWF arcade games and it seems the TNA game is closer to those than the slow prodding gameplay of the Smackdown series. The developer I spoke to at E3 said that those classic games were part of their inspiration as they want the game moving quick and not have it be overly complicated. The game runs in 60fps as well.

I don't mean to hijack this thread, but there are some new vids on gametrailers:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/38670.html
 
[quote name='CheapyD']I grew up playing the various WWF arcade games and it seems the TNA game is closer to those than the slow prodding gameplay of the Smackdown series.[/quote]


I figured as much, considering Midway is behind the development. I suppose they used the "No Mercy" reference as a way to bait and switch some of us. It figures. It's typical TNA strategy.
 
In that TNA video, Mark Turmell looks like Bobby Heenan Jr. Therefore that game HAS to be decent.

[quote name='chasemurata']I suppose they used the "No Mercy" reference as a way to bait and switch some of us. It figures. It's typical TNA strategy.[/QUOTE]

To be fair, I haven't heard of a new franchise starting up in the last 10 years that DOESN'T mention that while hyping their game. "Oh, it's heavily influenced by No Mercy." Then the end result is something like Wrestlemania 21 on the XBox.

The TNA thing I'm mildly interested in, can't stand the promotion but Smackdown needs competition badly. I don't think Legends of Wrestlemania is going to provide it.
 
[quote name='CheapyD']I grew up playing the various WWF arcade games and it seems the TNA game is closer to those than the slow prodding gameplay of the Smackdown series.[/QUOTE]

You talkin' WRESTLEFEST!?!?!?!?!

Tenta-in-Wrestlefest.jpg


Sadly, a game that will never see the light of XBLA/PSN day due to the whole "WWF" copyright crap.
 
Seems like a fine enough place to ask the question... since we're coming up on the end of the Smackdown contract, who gets the next batch of WWE games? Been announced yet?
 
[quote name='007']Seems like a fine enough place to ask the question... since we're coming up on the end of the Smackdown contract, who gets the next batch of WWE games? Been announced yet?[/quote]

I don't think it's been announced yet. I actually hope EA gets it and has AKI make the game just like they did with the Def Jam wrestling game.
 
Firstly, awesome avatar, Rawis.

Secondly, EA could present a good change for the series. THQ allowed it to go stale, and while EA has a similar reputation, I think the first few games could be solid. Plus, they could use EA DICE's Frostbite engine and include interesting destructible elements within the game.
 
[quote name='chasemurata']Firstly, awesome avatar, Rawis.

Secondly, EA could present a good change for the series. THQ allowed it to go stale, and while EA has a similar reputation, I think the first few games could be solid. Plus, they could use EA DICE's Frostbite engine and include interesting destructible elements within the game.[/quote]

Thanks chase. I'd like to see EA get the license as long as we don't get another WCW Mayhem or Backstage Assault.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']You talkin' WRESTLEFEST!?!?!?!?!

Tenta-in-Wrestlefest.jpg


Sadly, a game that will never see the light of XBLA/PSN day due to the whole "WWF" copyright crap.[/quote]

I would happily buy the game if there was an XBLA release with online play. Even if it had to look like this, I would still download it.

hoganposeap2.png
 
Hey, you never know! Don't they allow the old-school version of the WWF logo for some reason? I believe it's only the "Attitude Era" logo (in use from 1997-2002) that gets blurred.
 
Check the screenshots for the LoW game (the game this thread *was* about ;)).

They use the "neutered"/"WWE" version of the classic logo.
 
The TNA game is made by the Devs that did the Backyard Wrestling games and it did kind of play like that since there were not a lot of moves for each character I tried. Still any competition towards Yukes/THQ is welcome so that they feel the need to add more new stuff for next year.
 
[quote name='BustaUppa']Hey, you never know! Don't they allow the old-school version of the WWF logo for some reason? I believe it's only the "Attitude Era" logo (in use from 1997-2002) that gets blurred.[/QUOTE]
Yup, good memory. They can use the old "metallic block" logo, I guess they just opted not to in this case.
 
[quote name='KaneRobot']Yup, good memory. They can use the old "metallic block" logo, I guess they just opted not to in this case.[/quote]

While it would be nice, it would be too confusing. Most of the talk of this game centers around the 80s stars, but I assume it goes all the way up to now. So, what, have the old logo until 1997 and then switch to WWE?

Sidenote, am I the only one that can't take those damn World Wildlife Fund commercials seriously? Sharon Lawrence: Actor and WWF supporter. It amuses me. Anyway, fuck the WWF. You can show the dying polar bears all you want, but I still hate you for making us have to say WWE and get butchered DVD sets. :bomb:

Interesting about EA, though, since that's completely up in the air. Could be great, could be terrible, could be utterly mediocre. I just hope they don't do what Midway claims to have done and go more arcade-y with it. I appreciate the old games, I really do (seriously, love Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game), but I'd actually rather have a bit more of a slower sim feel to it. Might just be me, though.
 
[quote name='BustaUppa']Hey, you never know! Don't they allow the old-school version of the WWF logo for some reason? I believe it's only the "Attitude Era" logo (in use from 1997-2002) that gets blurred.[/QUOTE]

Correct. On the old videos, they only have to blur the scratch logo and bleep out times they *SAY* "WWF". The old logo or World Wrestling Federation are usually fine. There was one episode of WWE Presents MSG Classics where they altered a Hogan interview and he said World ___ Federation for some reason.
 
[quote name='KaneRobot']Yup, good memory. They can use the old "metallic block" logo, I guess they just opted not to in this case.[/QUOTE]Oh yeah, I wasn't suggesting that they use the old logo for this game. I could understand why they wouldn't want to do that, even if they legally could. I was making that point in reference to the Wrestlefest arcade game, as I don't think the presence of the old WWF logo would present any legal hang-ups.
 
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