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WWE Legends of WrestleMania will be a video game based on legends and alumni of the professional wrestling promotion, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), who have appeared at WrestleMania in the 1980s and 1990s. It will be released in March 2009 to coincide with WrestleMania XXV. The game is being developed by YUKE's Future Media Creators and will be published by THQ, the same developer and publisher for the WWE SmackDown video game series.

Production of the video game was announced in May 2008 by THQ, respectively for the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 video game consoles. A trailer for the game was released the following month at E3, featuring a recreation of the Hulk Hogan versus André the Giant main event at WrestleMania III.

Gameplay

Match gameplay

The game promotes a new combo fighting system that is grapple-based. Unlike the SmackDown series, Legends of WrestleMania is focused more on arcade-style gameplay (similar to WWF WrestleFest) with only the D-pad (or left analog stick) and the four face buttons needed on the gamepad. During play, the player's HUD will feature a health bar and a number between one and three. After successful chains of attacks, the number will increase with more devastating moves now available. After completing the third level of moves, the wrestler's finishing move can then be performed. Continuous chains of moves are performed by pressing a button allocated by the screen before the player's opponent can. If the opponent beats the player at this, then the move is blocked and the chain is broken. Each wrestler will have five taunts, which will either increase their health meter or their speed, among others. In addition, when a wrestler is being pinned, a meter will show up that determines how likely it is for the opponent to kick out of the pin. Unlike the WWE SmackDown games, a submission meter is the only indication to specific damaged body parts, unlike a body model located in the HUD.

Managers and valets will play a significant part of the game, and will interfere on behalf of their clients. Features similar to the SmackDown series such as create-a-legend mode and online gameplay will also be featured in the game. It has been noted that each move in the game will have a brand new animation and are not recycled from moves featured in the SmackDown series. A new mode featured is the WrestleMania Tour where classic WrestleMania matches can be recreated with classic WWE footage included to introduce the bout. The game will include a feature to import characters from WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009.

Game modes

The game will feature three modes: Relive, Rewrite, and Redefine. In Relive, the player will be able to play as a legend that won a match over a certain wrestler. Rewrite will allow the player to play as the loser of a certain historic match in order to "rewrite" history. The player in this mode will be able to watch a recap of the history of certain wrestlers, a recap of their feud, and a recap of their match at WrestleMania. In this mode, the player has to complete certain objectives, besides winning the match. In Redefine, the player will be able to choose any wrestler to play as and the ability to change the match type; as of January 2009, the steel cage match is the only match type announced and as of February 5, 2009, ladder match will also be playable..

Roster

According to IGN, several of the game's wrestlers have been heavily modified; Hulk Hogan's size was increased, while André the Giant's size was decreased, which contradicts their actual appearances during their WrestleMania era. On the Royal Rumble 2009 pay-per-view broadcast, an advertisement aired with shots of The Ultimate Warrior and Roddy Piper. Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart both feature in UK advertisements for WWE programming on Sky Sports. In March, WWE.com will air videos of past WrestleMania events involving superstars in the video game.

Beginning in February 2009, WWE released names of wrestlers who would be included in the roster, which confirmed the appearances of Hogan, André the Giant, and Stone Cold Steve Austin, the wrestlers featured on the game cover.

See also

• Legends of Wrestling (series)

Part ! of the roster is 1Hulk Hogan 2Bam Bam Bigelow 3shawn micheals 4Big john studd 5Dusty Rhodes 6Bobby the brian heenan 7The iron sheik 8Brutus Beefcake 9Jimmy Snuka 10Junkyard Dog 11Sgt. Slaughter 12Andre the giant 13Bret hart 14The Rock 15Stone Cold Steve Austin 16Roddy Piper 17The Ultimate Warrior

References

1. "WWE Legends of Wrestlemania New Gameplay Trailer". 2009-01-26. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
2. ^ Miller, Greg (2008-07-14). "E3 2008: WWE Legends of WrestleMania Officially Announced". IGN. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
3. ^ "WWE Legends of WrestleMania announced". THQ. 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
4. ^ Miller, Greg (2008-05-06). "WWE Legends of WrestleMania announced". IGN. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
5. Stewart, Kemuel (2008-05-06). "WWE Legends of WrestleMania Announced". GameCenterOnline. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
6. ^ Miller, Greg (2008-07-17). "E3 2008: WWE Legends of WrestleMania Eyes-on". IGN. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
7. ^ Miller, Greg (2008-12-22). "WWE Legends of WrestleMania Hands-on (Xbox 360)". IGN. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
8. "WWE Legends of WrestleMania profile". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
9. "Legends of WrestleMania card from SmackDown vs. Raw 2009". Retrieved 2008-11-01.
10. "WWE Classics on Demand upcoming Legends of Wrestlemania". Retrieved 2009-5-02. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
11. "Legends of WrestleMania roster". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-02-09.

External links

• Official website
• Legends of WrestleMania at WWE.com
• WWE Legends of WrestleMania (PS3) | (Xbox 360) at IGN
• WWE Legends of WrestleMania (PS3) | (Xbox 360) at GameSpot

• 2009 video games
• Multiplayer online games
• PlayStation 3 games
• WWE video games
• Xbox 360 games