Recently I had the oppurtunity to play WWE Legends of WrestleMania. I picked this title up mostly because I loved the WWF in the late 80's through the early 90's. I even attended a few live events at my local venues. With that said, WWE was a instant return to those days. The soundtrack is amazing. They match up well with the realistic opening sequences. Every wrestler that was featured in a Wrestlemania will be found somewhere in this game, and not only the wrestlers but also their managers.
The game actually captures the personalities of the wrestlers. The game consists of a few different modes. It has your standard create a character, online matchups, and exhibition modes. What I found to be the most entertaining are the live re-enactments from Wrestlemainia. This is where the game shines, actual footage from live events set up the feud lines, background, and stages you to take control at Wrestlemainia. The very first thing I did was set up Hulk Hogan against Andre Giant. Damn right I slammed him.
So we got a great sound track, awesome graphics and presentation, that leaves us controls. A friend mentioned the controls are terrible. I really didn't understand that statement until I played the game for about 5 hours. What he should have said is there are no controls. Basically this is a button masher. A and X are basically it. Hold A down a little longer for your power move. I find this strange, as THQ has produced the Smackdown Vs. Raw series of wrestling games, and they have slightly more complicated controls. I feel they may have dumbed them down expecting a wider range of audience to play this game. Just a feeling.
Once you get the basic controls down, the game really exposes it weaknesses. There is no challenge to this game. Yes I know you can tweak the settings and slide the bar all the way to the right, but again I feel they have dumbed down the diffuculty. Then there is the huge issue of wrestling outside the ring. Near the ring, basic controls work fine, but move to one of the outside areas and all hell breaks loose. A pop up appears on the screen, to press "A" to move to next area, problem is "A" is also the grapple button. The recognition is ridiculous, and cripples the fluidity of the game. 
Returning to the ringside area is almost impossible, as you tap "A" to return the computer character will dodge, block, or enter into a grapple. For what ever reason, it does not recognize the fact that you are trying to return not grapple. Simply frustrating. 
So lets get down to it. If you are a fan of late 80's early 90's WWF wrestling then RENT this game. If you find it for $20 bucks pick it up. The videos are worth $20 bucks on thier own. The lack of difficulty and low replayability, is the downfall of this game. The video clips and soundtrack leg kick this game out of a 2 count. It is no Wrestlemania, but it is a great Royal Rumble, which is a exhibition game type by the way.
Returning to the ringside area is almost impossible, as you tap "A" to return the computer character will dodge, block, or enter into a grapple. For what ever reason, it does not recognize the fact that you are trying to return not grapple. Simply frustrating. 
So lets get down to it. If you are a fan of late 80's early 90's WWF wrestling then RENT this game. If you find it for $20 bucks pick it up. The videos are worth $20 bucks on thier own. The lack of difficulty and low replayability, is the downfall of this game. The video clips and soundtrack leg kick this game out of a 2 count. It is no Wrestlemania, but it is a great Royal Rumble, which is a exhibition game type by the way.
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