| 1 | 10.04.2025 | JTI | 8.0 | One of the best rosters of any wrestling game. It's a real who's who of wrestlers from the 70's-90's. There are some big names missing (Dusty, Flair, Savage etc.) but A. That was mostly out of the devs' hands as far as likeness ownership, and B. It's more than made up for by the sheer size of the roster and the variety of wrestlers presented. My favorite aspect of the game is career mode, where you must run through a storyline in each of the several US territories and then one final international storyline. Storylines are presented through a series of fully-voiced narrations by each territory's promoter, who are all generic yet enjoyable. Usually they're random, however using certain wrestlers in certain territories unlocks special exclusive storylines (e.g. playing as Jerry Lawler in the southeast has you play a storyline against Andy Kaufman (! )). It's a really cool system and while it does get a little repetitive, the storylines are unique enough to not really drag it down too much. The wrestling gameplay itself is pretty fun, and encourages using different moves through the crowd reaction system. The reversal/combo system is also very unique, with reversals sometimes leading into set-up holds, which combined with comboing moves into pinfalls/submissions can sometimes lead to some really interesting chain wrestling. I'd like to see this system tried again with modern tech. I do have some gripes though. Unlocking things in the store is a pain in the ass, because it requires you to literally gamble your in-game currency. Yes, that's right, you can earn coins winning matches and then just lose them all trying to win a minigame to unlock an arena or something. It's dumb. Also, the soundtrack. Oof. If you love early 00's nu-metal, you're in heaven. Otherwise... maybe it's time to put on Spotify. No idea why they licensed contemporary nu-metal rather than classic rock, etc. that would've come out when these guys were actually wrestling. Also the create-a-legend sucks but in a game where you can play as Mr. Fuji, Mil Mascaras, Kevin von Erich and Killer Kowalski, why are you making CAWs? Oh also special shout-out to the recorded interviews of some of the legends. They're particularly enjoyable, somehow. 7.5 rounded up. |
| 2 | 08.02.2025 | TheDoubleDarkness | 6.0 | |
| 3 | 11.01.2025 | Drew115 | 6.0 | |
| 4 | 07.12.2023 | Kash | | A solid game, even though it doesn't look like it. The Create-A-Wrestler mode isn't as good as the WWE games, but you still could create something good, even doable IRL. The entrances aren't as good also, but the gameplay works and proves playable. The premise of gathering all former legends and square them off one another, is good, and this opus proved the best of them three. If you see this game at a store for not too much, feel free to take it and have a good time. |
| 5 | 20.10.2023 | AidanArcher | 8.0 | |
| 6 | 29.08.2022 | No One | 6.0 | |
| 7 | 08.04.2022 | Shadow Explosion | 5.0 | |
| 8 | 29.06.2021 | 5nicoShuffle | 7.0 | This was ok, a little better than 1st one. Had a great soundtrack, amazing roster for the time especially with European version getting the World Of Sport guys. Kinda got stuck on the Career mode somewhere and didn't like the gambling system. The extra added bits of interest being the announcing by Dave Penzer and the shoot interview videos. Good game. |
| 9 | 17.02.2021 | ManiaMan93 | 8.0 | What a great sequel this is and was to the original Legends of Wrestling game. I still play this from time to time with Showdown Legends of Wrestling (III). Very underrated game series and much better than this crappy WWE 2K game since WWE 2K17... |
| 10 | 25.04.2019 | KinchStalker | 5.0 | |
| 11 | 03.04.2019 | Ovaldinho | 6.0 | |
| 12 | 02.11.2018 | JEK 1991 | 8.0 | Great game the best in the Legend of Wrestling series. Expanded roster and more new wrestlers. Mangers even wrestle. This game is way better than the 1st one. More selections for different matches, more exciting crowds, more selected arenas, and the moves are exciting. The downfalls are the four way dances and three dances you have to win because there are no eliminations in it. First pin its over. The gambling system is sketchy and its harder to get unlockables. The career mode is great and realistic but too many jobbers. |
| 13 | 30.09.2016 | SlickDevilSWP | 8.0 | I find this game underrated. The best of the series (Showdown would have been if it weren't for all the bugs in it) and an amazing roster. The graphics are cartoony but the gameplay is fine, the matchups fun, and the Career mode is excellent. The gamble system is a head scratcher but overall I enjoyed it for nostalgic reasons. |
| 14 | 19.08.2015 | Der Bjoern | 5.0 | Deutlich besser geworden als sein Vörgänger, aber trotzdem leider noch weit entfernt davon gut zu sein (eher mittelmaßig). Die Auswahl der Legenden geht voll in Ordnung, die Matchtypen und Modien sind ok, aber die Steuerung ist unnötig kompliziert. Definitiv kein Spiel was man zwischendurch spielen kann. Man muss schon bisschen Zeit mit der Steuerung mitbringen. Davon mal abgesehen war die Art und Weise, wie man Wrestler und Arenen "freischaltet" ein bisschen merkwürdig. Insgesamt kein schlechtes Spiel, aber leider (trotz guten Ideen und Besserungen) keine Offenbarung... |
| 15 | 19.08.2013 | Boris The Menace | 5.0 | |
| 16 | 15.03.2013 | Leone | 6.0 | It was an enormous step up from the previous instalment with a very good roster. But when compared to other wrestling games from the time in terms of graphics and gameplay (Primarily WWE Smackdown: Shut Your Mouth), it was an ordinary game. |
| 17 | 17.08.2011 | Exist 2 Inspire | 5.0 | Eigentlich gar nicht schlecht, das Roster ist natürlich mega kultig, allerdings haperts etwas an der Umsetzung. Einen Pluspunkt gibt es für die Möglichkeit den Ringrichter zu spielen, das war echt mal eine nette Abwechslung! |
| 18 | 06.09.2009 | Kritter667 | 5.0 | Es sind relativ viele Legenden im Angebot (und dass auch noch mit verschiedenen Outfits). Die Idee, dass man sich im Career-Modus durch die einzelnen Territorien kämpft ist auch mal was anderes. Die Steuerung und das Konter-System sind ungewohnt, aber erlernbar. Dadurch, dass die Kämpfe allerdings alle relativ gleich ablaufen und man nicht soviele Moves wie z. B. in der SvR-Reihe zur Verfügung hat, wird's dann nach einiger Zeit doch recht langweilig. Trotzdem noch der Teil der LoW-Trilogie, der am gelungendsten ist (durch den Career-Modus). |
| 19 | 22.09.2008 | Masterpiece | 5.0 | Der zweite Teil hat mir mit Abstand am besten gefallen! Die Grafik lässt zu wünschen übrig, Rooster ist OK! |
| 20 | 15.09.2008 | MINOtaurus | 8.0 | Der beste Teil der Legenden-Trilogie. Tolles Roster, gute Musik, guter Storymode. Eigentlich stören nur die KI und die ungewöhnliche Grafik. |
| 21 | 19.07.2008 | tuwdc | 8.0 | Den errsten Teil habe ich mal kurz bei einem Kumpel auf dem Gamecube gespielt und war doch einigermaßen angetan. Durch die Kontermöglichkeiten spielte sich der zweite Teil taktischer und verlangte mehr Konzentration. Hat mir damals wirklich gut gefallen! |
| 22 | 24.03.2008 | BigVanVader | 6.0 | |
| 23 | 08.03.2008 | Metal Overlord | 8.0 | |
| 24 | 07.03.2008 | shannonmoore | 2.0 | Schon lustig wie Acclaim einfach in allen drei Teilen nacheinander die gleichen Fehler einbaut und nichts dazulernt. Sich nur auf den "Legenden Bonus" zu verlassen ist ziemlich risikoreich wenn das Game so viele Schwächen hat. Die Gegner sind dämlich, Grafik mässig und das Spiel selber schwankt zwischen Arcade und ansätzen von Realismus und kann sich dabei nie festlegen. |
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