The roster is probably the top aspect of this game. It brings to the table a list of legends spanning many different promotions. It also gives you a glimpse into what the WWE games would have looked like if they had stayed with Acclaim. The graphics are decent, the gameplay is simple and addictive and the create a wrestler is well done. It has some flaws in collision detection and the models are a bit blocky but overall a very good effort by Acclaim.
i have to agree i have the x-box version and i love it. granted sometimes a gitch can cause you to restart matches but all in all its a great game that doesn't get have the credit it truly deserves.
Good comment. The roster is absolutely amazing, the game was obviously made by knowledgeable wrestling fans (arenas, ring attires) and the graphics are wonderful. It's a real shame they spent all their budget on the roster and graphics, the AI and game play are terrible. Still fun but man, it could have been the best American wrestling game ever made.
The song in the Intro is no cover Version it IS Quiet Riot, you and Wikipedia both got that kinda wrong .... but it´s not the original recording from ´83 , it´s the re-recorded Version from the 1999 Album "Alive and Well"
I love this game because of the roster. There are a lot of bad aspects most notably game play and commentary but no other wrestling game has such a large diverse roster.
every sequel of this game had potential.Great rosters, great soundtrack... The game itself very addictive. I remember played on this game back in 2006, very entertained especially if you loves to see entrance, the rosters, the characters and attires. But, never mind.. its acclaim. Every wrestling game from acclaim is disappointed, in my opinion.
I quite enjoyed this game at the time, despite it's flaws. I remember one glitch in particular involving Sabu, whenever he would do a dropkick his hair would stretch out and attach itself to the nearest rope. Personally, I found it added to the charm.
"I'm Tony Schiavone." "And I'm Bobby "The Brain Heenan." "I'M LARRY ZBYSZKO!" That always got me at the beginning of matches when I played as a kid, and still does now xD
You know something? After playing this and going back to WCW Mayhem, it makes Mayhem feel amazing! Mayhem is actually a pretty good game. The best use of the WCW license ever in my opinion. Sure it’s not as good as Revenge, but honestly the WCW presentation was nailed in Mayhem. Plus you can play with both Versions of the Nitro Arena! The arena selection backstage fights and excellent roster, including the likenesses of the characters and overall presentation quality is so good. I can take average gameplay any day. Yeah it’s not as polished but it’s actually more responsive than Showdown surprisingly!
I was really disappointed with Mayhem but it’s probably because of how highly it was hyped. The PS1 had some pretty bad WCW entries and this was a new publisher, a new developer, and a new start that was much needed. I thought it was going to be amazing based on the previews but it ended up decent.
on Xbox its actually better. while both versions have progressive scan, Xbox version provides your own Custom soundtracks during entrances and i think in-game. the gameplay is somewhat better too.
I used to love this game. All the criticisms were deserved, but we have to understand that WWE owning a lot of rights kind of creates an uphill battle for a solid wrestling game. Plus, it was decent for PS2 and that time period.
I did play the hell out of this game. Love the rosters they had on here, but the take away from this game is being buggy, slow, and sometime it glitches up during the match and you had to restart
I had a lot of fun with this game personally. I used to play this all the time with my cousin. We used to play a bunch of match types just picking any random wrestler. It made for a lot of fun nights in the years 2004-2006.
Tony Schiavone has claimed many times that neither he, Larry Zbyszko, nor Bobby Heenan got a paycheck for this game. Way to go on another fail, Acclaim!
I can understand what this game was trying to be, and I respect that. It was trying to be a love letter to fans of the history of wrestling, not just the WWE. It was meant to be a platform where people could have dream matches and have their favorite wrestlers from history face off against each other while in their prime. The problem is that, aside from the roster, they didn't get anything right. I honestly thought Legends of Wrestling 2 had a much better career mode.
As a kid and even now i absolutely love this game and first one (never played the second one) but if you accept it’s glitchy gameplay it’s an incredible game to play with a couple fiends and a bottle of jack
I love this game too, just wish it wasn't so damn glitchy all the time. it could've been regarded as one of the better wrestling games ever if it ran smoother lol
You should mention that if you're eliminated in a Battle Royal, the match is over. Even if you're the first one out. Same goes for any multi-man match.
Imagine the people that made virtual pro wrestling/wcw/nwo revenge/wwf wrestlemania 2000 etc with there grapple system. Imagine how good this game would be if they made it.
I actually just picked this game up today. I remember playing this when I was 12 years old and the game blew me away. It definitely has its faults but honestly I’ve played worse video games.
I really enjoy playing this game. The gameplay doesn't really bug me as much as other people. I don't know, maybe it just takes more time to piss me off. I won several cage matches by climbing up and escaping. And to recreate so many matches from so many different wrestling leagues, is just awesome.
I love your channel and game reviews. I can listen to you talk and review games all day long and not get bored one bit. You know your stuff . But this review I have to disagree . For the time this game was frickin awesome. It had everything you could ever ask for. Announcers(good ones) , blood, every frickin wrestler for every time period u could think of . And pretty great graphics for the time like i said. Yes it was a little buggy and yes the music gets quite annoying especially during the match with the announcers taking and the shit playing at the same time. The game wasn't perfect I can agree . But once u get past and used to the little bugs and little errors in it , you don't really get botherd by it . It was like playing legends of wrestling 2 with eveything improved . I played this literally all night when i came home from school . I begged my mom for this game the first 2 weeks it was released for the Xbox and all I had to do was get good grades on my next report card ( which I did) I was so happy 😁
Jesus I enjoyed this game so much, yeah it was so glitchy but I loved it, a lot of arenas, a lot of wrestlers, it was good and I had some good matches with it... The only thing that bothered me was that the wrestlers didn't have their original theme songs but it was good for me.
My best memory of this game was beating the hell out of my opponent with a ladder, and Tony Schiavone yelling repeatedly yelling "He's using....THE Steel Ladder?.....AS A WEAPON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Agree , and I personally thing that more companies should make wrestling games ......... I want an Impact Wrestling , AAA , Lucha Underground , All Elite Wrestling games ................ I even want a brandnew Rumble Roses game .
This was my second wrestling game ever, the first one was Wrestlemania 21 on the Xbox, but i enjoyed this game more than the first one. Even though it is buggy and it feels weird to play but i like it.
I just got this one tried the others I definitely prefer this one. Also didn't heenan have cancer at this point? I'm assuming that's why he sounds a bit off.
this game was actually really fun and could've been one of the better wrestling games ever, but since it was rushed and was a glitchy mess, unfortunately it falls more towards average.
Man even with the awful controls and engine I still PLAYED the hell out of this game. It was repetitive and frustrating but something about the season mode or whatever they called it hooked me. All acclaim had to do was give us a playable game. Not sure how u can make 3 games, when the first was awful, and NOT improve the gameplay whatsoever. So dumb.
I was pretty pumped when I got this game but it didn't deliver what I was hoping for. I give it a 7/10. The commentary was cool but the game play was not good. Lots to improve upon, needed a lot of work. Still had some cool elements though
I think they were trying to create an engine similar to aki engine and am I the only one who noticed that the game shows eliminated after winning the steel cage match and ladder match
I love this game I still play it alot the best is when I play with my dad and we do battle royals and we work together to defeat the cpu s then we fight each other it gets really competitive I still play this game alot
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This game had one thing none of the 2K have ever had, or ever will:
Owen Hart
That's the only reason I bought this game the game wasn't that good but the roster was the best
Wwe will never have him because of owens wife
is owen hart even that great? he not that good hes just basic
@@rickyrosay33977 games is fun. Buggy , but so is the 2k games. There is plenty of fun to be had in the low games.
That's because it's a non-licensed title not tied to any of the big 3 promotions of that time (WWF.WCW, or ECW).
Heenan was recovering from throat cancer that's why he sound strange . sadly now he can not speak.
Really but he still has no jaw .
Charles Ringey rip heenan 😩
Sadly now Heenan cannot live
Joe Ferreira sadly bobby the brain hennan passed away last year bruh may he r.i.p.
@Joe Ferreira that's really disrespectful.
"so u can select from duochie Scott Steiner, to even douchier Scott Steiner"
Bradey so much diversity
better hope Steiner doesn't see this.
“I’LL MAKE HIM BLEED “
The roster is probably the top aspect of this game. It brings to the table a list of legends spanning many different promotions. It also gives you a glimpse into what the WWE games would have looked like if they had stayed with Acclaim. The graphics are decent, the gameplay is simple and addictive and the create a wrestler is well done. It has some flaws in collision detection and the models are a bit blocky but overall a very good effort by Acclaim.
2 thumbs 2 you're comment. I agree.
i have to agree i have the x-box version and i love it.
granted sometimes a gitch can cause you to restart matches but all in all its a great game that doesn't get have the credit it truly deserves.
Good comment. The roster is absolutely amazing, the game was obviously made by knowledgeable wrestling fans (arenas, ring attires) and the graphics are wonderful. It's a real shame they spent all their budget on the roster and graphics, the AI and game play are terrible. Still fun but man, it could have been the best American wrestling game ever made.
The song in the Intro is no cover Version
it IS Quiet Riot, you and Wikipedia both got that kinda wrong ....
but it´s not the original recording from ´83 , it´s the re-recorded Version from the 1999 Album "Alive and Well"
Ah, that makes sense. I knew it sounded a little different...
thank you for that I've been trying to find that version of the song
You´re welcome !
That roster is 11/10
that doesn't make sense
@Vidal Hodges you don't know me.plus,you don't make any sense,either.just shut up.
@Vidal Hodges what's your deal,dude?get over this.move on.
@Vidal Hodges jackass you are.
@@reggieholder576 2 years btw
Kinda ironic that Eddie Guerrero is in this game, this game was released while he was the WWE Champion, well actually just 5 days before he lost it
dude no way!? .......are you serious ?
This is the game Bobby Heenan did voice work for fresh off of surgery for cancer. That's why he was mumbling.
I just saw a video where Tony Schiovani said him and Bobby the Brain never got paid for their voice work
I want to see that
Schiavone said he got paid like $200 bucks and never got the money he was promised
SouthOx it's he and Heenan.and that's ashame.
@@tomhood7343 well,at least he got something out of it.i would've taken them to court and demanded the full payment,and more.
This game was and still is great i don't care what anyone says
@PHILL SHIVELY the roster is fantastic where else can you get a game that has Owen Hart in it?
Smack down 2007 has owen hart
@@rhysoneill7399 no it didn't
@@rhysoneill7399 lol what the hell are you talking about?
@@rhysoneill7399 As a CAW maybe. Otherwise you're confusing Owen for his big brother Bret.
I love this game because of the roster. There are a lot of bad aspects most notably game play and commentary but no other wrestling game has such a large diverse roster.
This game could have been great, but rushed development killed it.
So much potential...
every sequel of this game had potential.Great rosters, great soundtrack... The game itself very addictive. I remember played on this game back in 2006, very entertained especially if you loves to see entrance, the rosters, the characters and attires. But, never mind.. its acclaim. Every wrestling game from acclaim is disappointed, in my opinion.
Dude this game rules
Awesome dude! Radical dude!
what kind of drugs have you been taking?
CMSports0897 the 2nd one is the best
I quite enjoyed this game at the time, despite it's flaws. I remember one glitch in particular involving Sabu, whenever he would do a dropkick his hair would stretch out and attach itself to the nearest rope. Personally, I found it added to the charm.
Axlsmith1 the game was glitchy as hell but I enjoyed it all the same
Showdown legends of wrestling = S.L.O.W.
😛
"I'm Tony Schiavone."
"And I'm Bobby "The Brain Heenan."
"I'M LARRY ZBYSZKO!"
That always got me at the beginning of matches when I played as a kid, and still does now xD
Holy shot was that Andy Kaufman? with the neck brace?
Jay Bclay Yep 😊 he was in the game
Omg i saw that when they showed the roster and was like...wait was that Andy???
That hardcore fan is me. This roster is amazing!
imagine if AKI made this game OMG it would have been one hell of a game
This game was awesome. Me and my roommates in college played it for hours. We also played 1 and 2 alot
You know something? After playing this and going back to WCW Mayhem, it makes Mayhem feel amazing! Mayhem is actually a pretty good game. The best use of the WCW license ever in my opinion. Sure it’s not as good as Revenge, but honestly the WCW presentation was nailed in Mayhem. Plus you can play with both Versions of the Nitro Arena! The arena selection backstage fights and excellent roster, including the likenesses of the characters and overall presentation quality is so good. I can take average gameplay any day. Yeah it’s not as polished but it’s actually more responsive than Showdown surprisingly!
I was really disappointed with Mayhem but it’s probably because of how highly it was hyped. The PS1 had some pretty bad WCW entries and this was a new publisher, a new developer, and a new start that was much needed. I thought it was going to be amazing based on the previews but it ended up decent.
on Xbox its actually better. while both versions have progressive scan, Xbox version provides your own Custom soundtracks during entrances and i think in-game. the gameplay is somewhat better too.
PHILL SHIVELY yep. all you need is a CD that has that music on it.
Plus it's backwards comp with 360 and you can play in HD
That cage is super high 🤣🤣
I love this game it was Hell Fun!!!
Hell ain't supposed to be fun.make some sense
aside from the amazing roster, they greatest thing about this game is the glitches. Great video.
I used to love this game. All the criticisms were deserved, but we have to understand that WWE owning a lot of rights kind of creates an uphill battle for a solid wrestling game. Plus, it was decent for PS2 and that time period.
MISTER PERFECT yeah despite the flaws it was a pretty dang good attempt of a band without any real fed backing it
Roster, graphics, atmosphere, animations, everything about this game ruled except the gameplay
8:49 B.B McMahon? Wtf? Lmao.
I did play the hell out of this game. Love the rosters they had on here, but the take away from this game is being buggy, slow, and sometime it glitches up during the match and you had to restart
This was a great game for its time, I spent hours playing it!
thanks for reviewing all these wrestling video games, it brought back a lot of nostalgia for me, keep up the awesome work
I had a lot of fun with this game personally. I used to play this all the time with my cousin. We used to play a bunch of match types just picking any random wrestler. It made for a lot of fun nights in the years 2004-2006.
The most potential for a wrestling game ever.....this engine has so much potential....
Tony Schiavone has claimed many times that neither he, Larry Zbyszko, nor Bobby Heenan got a paycheck for this game. Way to go on another fail, Acclaim!
Sounds about right for Acclaim.
I can understand what this game was trying to be, and I respect that. It was trying to be a love letter to fans of the history of wrestling, not just the WWE. It was meant to be a platform where people could have dream matches and have their favorite wrestlers from history face off against each other while in their prime. The problem is that, aside from the roster, they didn't get anything right. I honestly thought Legends of Wrestling 2 had a much better career mode.
Explosions and Stuff legends 2 is probably the best one of only acclaim did another game with the roster of showdown and the pasazz of the 2nd game
As a kid and even now i absolutely love this game and first one (never played the second one) but if you accept it’s glitchy gameplay it’s an incredible game to play with a couple fiends and a bottle of jack
I love this game too, just wish it wasn't so damn glitchy all the time. it could've been regarded as one of the better wrestling games ever if it ran smoother lol
The only roster that comes even close to this is WCW Revenge.
Bobby had/still has throat cancer. The reason for the mumbling..
His better but his voice will never sound the same. But I heard he healing
That's the only gripe I had with the US AKI games was the exclusion of big name legends. Only one we had was Andre The Giant
You should mention that if you're eliminated in a Battle Royal, the match is over. Even if you're the first one out. Same goes for any multi-man match.
I remember playing this game and thinking it was underrated
Imagine this roster with smackdown vs raw 2007 gameplay that would be great
This is on my short list of wrestling games to catch up on.
I'm waiting for WWE 13 to come in the mail now, thanks to your review!
Imagine the people that made virtual pro wrestling/wcw/nwo revenge/wwf wrestlemania 2000 etc with there grapple system. Imagine how good this game would be if they made it.
AKI moved on to the Deff Jam series once the WWF license went to Yukes.
My man, what the hell is going on in that BB McMahon vs Hulk Hogan match!?
I thought that was Andre lol
This is the BEST roster in any wrestling video game PERIOD.
Absolutely incredible roster!
I actually just picked this game up today. I remember playing this when I was 12 years old and the game blew me away. It definitely has its faults but honestly I’ve played worse video games.
This game was awesome. I’m going to go buy it again.
This is still the BEST wrestling game roster ever!! Why can’t WwE take note of this?
this game was fun
I really enjoy playing this game. The gameplay doesn't really bug me as much as other people. I don't know, maybe it just takes more time to piss me off. I won several cage matches by climbing up and escaping. And to recreate so many matches from so many different wrestling leagues, is just awesome.
Another great wrestling game review man! I also watched your recent WWE game reviews as well
Showdown legends of wrestling is one of my top favourite wrestling games ever 👍👍
I really like that screen in the background showing the game play that looks really cool and I would like to see 2k do that
This and here comes the pain are my top 2 of all time
I actually quite enjoyed this game when I was younger, I'm gonna have to re play it see what I enjoyed
I actually love music during gameplay. I think newer games without background music makes it feel boring sorta
Have this game with the WWE licenses and in-game mechanics of the WWE games, then I think it'd be an awesome game.
the game had a great roster. If the gameplay would have been better it would have been a really good game
Have this for PS2, never played it though
I love this game I have it for ps2 too I still play it alot
Well good because you haven't missed much the game is terrible
What's up with the height of the steel cage😂😂😂 and the way he's stuck there trying to exit the ring🤣🤣💀
Sting taking those 20 feet cage dives into standing right back up.
I love your channel and game reviews. I can listen to you talk and review games all day long and not get bored one bit. You know your stuff . But this review I have to disagree . For the time this game was frickin awesome. It had everything you could ever ask for. Announcers(good ones) , blood, every frickin wrestler for every time period u could think of . And pretty great graphics for the time like i said. Yes it was a little buggy and yes the music gets quite annoying especially during the match with the announcers taking and the shit playing at the same time. The game wasn't perfect I can agree . But once u get past and used to the little bugs and little errors in it , you don't really get botherd by it . It was like playing legends of wrestling 2 with eveything improved . I played this literally all night when i came home from school . I begged my mom for this game the first 2 weeks it was released for the Xbox and all I had to do was get good grades on my next report card ( which I did) I was so happy 😁
A nice touch that the ref is outside the ring in a cage match.....shame WWE 13 didn't think of that
RNC200711
Celery. That is all.
Also 4 fucking attires for each wrestler!!!! Come on WWE 2K!! What the hell! Why can’t we get a remake of this?!!
This is one of my all time favorite wrestling games. Its not the greatest but the roster, match types, and arenas I can forgive its flaws.
This has a legit Owen Hart? Dude I'm buying this and a old ps2 now
_HOLY SHIT IT HAS ANDY KAUFMAN?!_ I'm sold
I loved the legends of wrestling games which had fantastic rosters but I just wish the gameplay in those games was better.
The line “so you can select from douchey looking Scott Steiner to doucheyer looking Scott Steiner” always kills me 💀😂
This was made in 2013 when Indy wrestling want as popular as it is today... Just look at all in. :)
Jesus I enjoyed this game so much, yeah it was so glitchy but I loved it, a lot of arenas, a lot of wrestlers, it was good and I had some good matches with it...
The only thing that bothered me was that the wrestlers didn't have their original theme songs but it was good for me.
My best memory of this game was beating the hell out of my opponent with a ladder, and Tony Schiavone yelling repeatedly yelling "He's using....THE Steel Ladder?.....AS A WEAPON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Come to think of it, the WWE games of today play a lot like Showdown did.
this game was amazing it needs a remake
Agree , and I personally thing that more companies should make wrestling games ......... I want an Impact Wrestling , AAA , Lucha Underground , All Elite Wrestling games ................ I even want a brandnew Rumble Roses game .
This was my second wrestling game ever, the first one was Wrestlemania 21 on the Xbox, but i enjoyed this game more than the first one. Even though it is buggy and it feels weird to play but i like it.
I just got this one tried the others I definitely prefer this one. Also didn't heenan have cancer at this point? I'm assuming that's why he sounds a bit off.
can u do a review for legends of wrestling II?
2:33 - WHat's with the blank spots on the selection screen? Are those locked characters?
Haven’t played it quite some time now, but I think they may be wrestlers that I didn’t unlock.
@@NikateeN Weirdly, i've genuinely never seen anything about how to unlock them on any FAQ or anything.
⚡🤘⚡Legends of Wrestling in the House! 🤼♂️🤼♂️
Ahhh Back when more than one wrestling game came out a year
this game was actually really fun and could've been one of the better wrestling games ever, but since it was rushed and was a glitchy mess, unfortunately it falls more towards average.
Man even with the awful controls and engine I still PLAYED the hell out of this game. It was repetitive and frustrating but something about the season mode or whatever they called it hooked me. All acclaim had to do was give us a playable game. Not sure how u can make 3 games, when the first was awful, and NOT improve the gameplay whatsoever. So dumb.
I was pretty pumped when I got this game but it didn't deliver what I was hoping for. I give it a 7/10. The commentary was cool but the game play was not good. Lots to improve upon, needed a lot of work. Still had some cool elements though
I enjoyed this game a lot played it for hours along with Smackdown SYM
This game really only had two things going for it. The roster and that it took place in real arenas.
I feel like if wcw didn’t close down this game would of been a wcw game instead of a legends game. I actually like this game.
I think they were trying to create an engine similar to aki engine and am I the only one who noticed that the game shows eliminated after winning the steel cage match and ladder match
I do like some of the entrance music they put in here.like LOW 1.
Damn that cage is big as hell 😂😂
Damn that cage long
I want Eddie guerrero as he looked in the 70s!! At 5 years old
Also, this is the best legends of wrestling game.
Which iron maiden song is the intro theme based off?
I love this game I still play it alot the best is when I play with my dad and we do battle royals and we work together to defeat the cpu s then we fight each other it gets really competitive I still play this game alot
I love this game , still have my copy
glad sting was FINALLY included.but the gameplay was so hard.think I lost every time.
@PHILL SHIVELY hart
Lovesd this game back in the day!
2:05
Is it just me, or does that look like one of the most confusing character select screens ever?
It’s like a looping excel spreadsheet
I'm curious is there hidden characters in the game I use to have this game haha
basdball132312 no hidden