WWE Legends of Wrestlemania

[JoeMimic]

WWE Legends of WrestleMania Announced

Another THQ wrestling game? Whaaaaa?!

by Greg Miller

May 6, 2008 - During an afternoon investor conference call to report its 2008 fiscal earnings, THQ announced that it is working on a brand-new wrestling property for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

It's called WWE Legends of WrestleMania, it'll star former Superstars, and it's in addition to the WWE SmackDown vs. RAW franchise. Details are still a bit hazy at this point in time, but a THQ press release says the game will arrive in March 2009 to coincide with WrestleMania 25, in Houston, Texas.

"We have generated significant year-over-year growth in key global territories with WWE-licensed videogames, including tremendous success with the WWE SmackDown vs. RAW franchise," said Peter Matiss, vice president, global brand management, THQ. "The development capabilities afforded by next generation hardware, combined with our established history and deep understanding of fighting videogames, allow us to leverage the strength of the WWE brand to further extend our leadership in the fighting videogame genre and bring this new property to market."

We'll have more for you whenever it's formally announced.

Stolen from IGN. This could be freaking great. Could be what Legends Of Wrestling was supposed to be.

[zero]

So they're finally doing the Legends game... not bad. Of course I'm sure it will be a $60 Smackdown expansion pack, but it could be interesting.

[YI]

It better have old school steel cages. That is all.

[JoeMimic]

It better have old school steel cages. That is all.

Didn't they have them in one of the newer SVRs? I echo that statement regardless. These legend deals the E has signed over the past few years could really show up here. I'm looking forward to the almost guaranteed mode where you go back in time and have to relive certain moments from Wrestlemania. Such as Hulk Hogan and Andre @ WM3, Hogan/Warrior and all the other crazy moments they could pull from. I fear too that we'll see far too many current roster members and it'll just be a way to boost profits for THQ inbetween the SVR series.

[Hajjhowe]

Warrior in the game? I doubt it.

They have a lot of possible workers though thanks to those Legend deals.

[King Ellis]

Warrior in the game? I doubt it.

They have a lot of possible workers though thanks to those Legend deals.

Wooo, Sabu.

[apsham]

Woah, that's pretty awesome. I've been calling for this for years.

[SRN]

Now this sounds pretty awesome. Although I really hope Warrior will be in it.

[new_era]

If they run with the guys they have on the legends page on wwe, could be very interesting.

Curt Hennig, Jake Roberts, Rick Rude, Roddy Piper, Ted DiBiase..........The Godfather.

I can't find my Legends Of Wrestling game anywhere

[VerbalPuke]

Give me some tag teams like Demolition, Strike Force, Hart Foundation, Brain Busters, and the Road Warriors and then we're talking.

[Hobo]

I hope they use old school WWF commentary Gorilla and Heenan or Gorilla/Jessie. I'm sure it's possible with technology and whatnot.

[Captain Eo]

Randy Savage.

EDIT - My mistake, this isn't the "Who will be left out of the game" thread

Edited May 8, 2008 by Dr. Drake Ramoray

[CQI13]

It'd be cool to see actual WM setups in the game, or at least arenas, since some have been used more than once.

[Guest DaMan]

Give me a Casket Match, Old School Taker and Yokozuna and you've got me hooked.

I agree that there should be a WrestleMania Rewind Mode

[Leaping Leo]

Show Me.... Randy Savage....

OOOHHH YEAAHHHH

[LexChaney]

Man I so want Ultimate Warrior to be in this game. It could be a good game and I hope they do it, like it was said before this is what Legends of Wrestling should have been like.

[Skummy]

I don't want to play at mini-mod here, but is there any chance of a discussion that goes beyond OH I HOPE MY FAVOURITE WRESTLER IS IN THIS GAME?

Personally, I'd like to know exactly how this game will be presented. Will it just play like a skinned SmackDown game, or will it have a whole new engine? I've heard it would have a bit more of an "arcade" feel to it, which is a bit of a warning siren to me, as "arcade" to me means flashier, more style over substance, when a Legends wrestling game should be slowed down, more strategic, it should accurately reflect a more old-school style of wrestling.

[Dingle]

Whilst I think an old school feel IS neccessary. I just can't see them doing it unless they can get it so the gameplay isn't taking a hit. People will still want to do top rope moves and I think that is fine if they let them do elbow drops from ladders. All I hope is that those who want to play it realistically can do so and aren't stoppd by the game engine and the AI.

[JoeMimic]

E3 Preview

There's a trailer on that page. Bobby Heenan is confirmed to be in the game in some capacity. There will be more info in the week.

[zero]

Trailer looks good - old school cage is in. I also like that they've recreated the Pontiac Silverdome for the game, hopefully they have a venue for every Mania.