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Legends of Wrestling II

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Legends of Wrestling II
North American PlayStation 2 cover art featuring (clockwise from left) Hulk Hogan, Bruno Sammartino, André the Giant, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Sid Vicious, Scott Steiner, Bret "Hitman" Hart, and Jerry "The King" Lawler
Developer(s)Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City
Powerhead Games (GBA)
Publisher(s)Acclaim Entertainment
SeriesLegends of Wrestling
Platform(s)
ReleaseGame Boy Advance
  • NA: November 26, 2002
  • PAL: December 6, 2002
PlayStation 2 & GameCube
  • NA: November 26, 2002
  • PAL: February 7, 2003
Xbox
  • NA: December 5, 2002
  • PAL: February 7, 2003
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Legends of Wrestling II is a professional wrestling video game developed by Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City, published by Acclaim Entertainment, and released on November 26, 2002, for both the PlayStation 2 and GameCube. It was later released for the Xbox on December 5, 2002. It is the sequel to the 2001 professional wrestling video game Legends of Wrestling. Legends II contains 25 wrestlers that were not in the first game, though also excludes Rob Van Dam, presumably because he had recently been signed to a WWE contract. The game does contain Eddie Guerrero who, although unemployed at the time, re-signed with WWE by the time the game was released. A Game Boy Advance version of the game was released on November 25, 2002. It was the last game developed by Acclaim's Salt Lake City studio before its closure in December 2002.[1]

The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions included video interviews with many of the legends featured in the game while the European version of the game includes four exclusive additional legends from the United Kingdom: Kendo Nagasaki, Big Daddy, Mick McManus, and Giant Haystacks.

Whilst the console version received generally mixed reviews, the Game Boy Advance version of the game received universally negative reviews, being noted as one of the worst games to release on the system.

Gameplay

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Within Career Mode, a wrestler will be working for a specific promoter in each area. By winning the belt for that division and successfully defending it, said promoter will become available for purchase in Shop Mode. Note that the world region is only available after completion of all the American territories. Each territory has 8–12 storylines chosen at random. Certain storylines may not be available based on the wrestler used by the player. For example, if the player uses Jerry Lawler, the only storyline he can play in the Southeast region is based on the famous feud Lawler had with comedian Andy Kaufman.

The game also features a Create-a-Legend mode (CAL). Players can create their own custom made characters which can be used for storyline mode as well as exhibition play.

Reception

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The console versions of the game received "mixed or average" reviews, while the Game Boy Advance version received "generally unfavorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Notably, it is the lowest rated Game Boy Advance game on the website.[32][31][30][29]

GameSpot nominated Legends of Wrestling II for its 2002 "Worst Game on Game Boy Advance" award, which went to Mortal Kombat Advance.[33]

Sequel

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Main article: Showdown: Legends of Wrestling

A sequel to the game, titled Showdown: Legends of Wrestling, was released two years later in 2004, for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

See also

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References

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  3. ^ EGM staff (February 2003). "Legends of Wrestling II (GC)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. p. 146.
  4. ^ Bramwell, Tom (February 5, 2003). "Legends of Wrestling II (PS2)". Eurogamer. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
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  10. ^ Varanini, Giancarlo (December 6, 2002). "Legends of Wrestling II Review (GC)". GameSpot. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  11. ^ Varanini, Giancarlo (December 6, 2002). "Legends of Wrestling II Review (PS2)". GameSpot. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
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  13. ^ Steinberg, Steve (January 9, 2003). "GameSpy: Legends of Wrestling II (GBA)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on November 5, 2005. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  14. ^ Murphy, Kevin (January 2, 2003). "GameSpy: Legends of Wrestling II (GCN)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on February 20, 2006. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
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  17. ^ Bedigian, Louis (December 20, 2002). "Legends of Wrestling II - GBA - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  18. ^ Tha Wiz (December 14, 2002). "Legends of Wrestling II - GC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 31, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  19. ^ Valentino, Nick (December 16, 2002). "Legends of Wrestling II Review - PlayStation 2". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  20. ^ Zacarias, Eduardo (December 15, 2002). "Legends of Wrestling II - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  21. ^ Harris, Craig (December 11, 2002). "Legends of Wrestling II (GBA)". IGN. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  22. ^ Smith, David (December 2, 2002). "Legends of Wrestling II (GCN)". IGN. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  23. ^ Smith, David (November 30, 2002). "Legends Of Wrestling II (PS2)". IGN. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  24. ^ Smith, David (December 2, 2002). "Legends of Wrestling II (Xbox)". IGN. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  25. ^ "Legends of Wrestling II (GBA)". Nintendo Power. Vol. 166. March 2003. p. 137.
  26. ^ "Legends of Wrestling II (GC)". Nintendo Power. Vol. 166. March 2003. p. 136.
  27. ^ Zuniga, Todd (February 2003). "Legends of Wrestling II". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. p. 104. Archived from the original on May 25, 2004. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  28. ^ "Legends of Wrestling II". Official Xbox Magazine. March 2003. p. 81.
  29. ^ a b "Legends of Wrestling II for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  30. ^ a b "Legends of Wrestling II for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  31. ^ a b "Legends of Wrestling II for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  32. ^ a b "Legends of Wrestling II for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  33. ^ GameSpot Staff (December 30, 2002). "GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2002". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 7, 2003.
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