Legends of Wrestling II
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| Developer(s) | Acclaim Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Acclaim Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | November 26, 2002 (PS2/GC) (NA) December 5, 2002 (Xbox) (NA) November 25, 2002 (GBA)(NA) February 7, 2003 (PS2/GC/Xbox) (EU) December 6, 2002 (GBA) (EU) |
| Genre(s) | Fighting, Wrestling |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer, online |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Teen (T) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo Gamecube |
| Media | 1 × DVD-ROM, GameCube Optical Disc |
Legends of Wrestling II is the sequel to the professional wrestling video game Legends of Wrestling. It was published by Acclaim Entertainment and released on November 26, 2002 for both the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube. It was then released later for the Xbox on December 5, 2002. Legends II contains 24 wrestlers that were not in the first game, though also excludes Rob Van Dam, presumably because he had recently been signed to a WWF contract following the recent end and buyout of ECW. However, the game did contain Eddie Guerrero, who, although unemployed at the time he signed a likeness deal, resigned with WWF when the game was released.
The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions included video interviews with many of the legends featured in the game while the Europeon version of the game exclusivley included four legends from the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Roster
- Wrestlers in italics are new to Legends of Wrestling II
- Abdullah the Butcher
- André the Giant
- Andy Kaufman
- Bam Bam Bigelow
- Baron von Raschke
- Big Daddy - European version only
- Big John Studd
- "The Birdman" Koko B. Ware
- Bob Backlund
- Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- Bret "Hitman" Hart
- Brian Pillman
- "British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith
- Bruno Sammartino
- "Captain" Lou Albano
- "Cowboy" Bob Orton
- Brian Knobbs
- David Von Erich
- Don Muraco
- Dory Funk, Jr.
- "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
- Dynamite Kid
- Eddie Guerrero
- Fritz Von Erich
- The Grand Wizard
- Giant Haystacks - European version only
- Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
- "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
- Harley Race
- "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert
- Hulk Hogan
- The Iron Sheik
- Ivan Koloff
- Ivan Putski
- Jerry "The King" Lawler
- "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart
- Jerry Sags
- Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka
- Kendo Nagasaki - Europeon version only
- Kerry Von Erich
- Kevin Von Erich
- Killer Kowalski
- King Kong Bundy
- Mick McManus - Europeon version only
- Mike Von Erich
- Mil Máscaras
- Mr. Fuji
- "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas
- "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- Nikolai Volkoff
- One Man Gang
- Owen Hart
- Rick Martel
- Rick Steiner
- Ricky Morton
- Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
- Road Warrior Animal
- Road Warrior Hawk
- Robert Gibson
- Rocky Johnson
- "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- Sabu
- Scott Steiner
- The Sheik
- Sid Vicious
- "Superstar" Billy Graham
- Ted DiBiase
- Terry Funk
- Tito Santana
- George "The Animal" Steele
[edit] Fictional territorial promoters
Within Career Mode, your wrestler will be working for a specfic 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 of the promoters in the game were based on famous real life wrestling promoters.
- Belle Jackson (Southeast Region)
- Hiro Natsume (World) (Based on Hiro Matsuda, former president of New Japan Pro Wrestling)
- Randell Scmandell (Pacific Region)
- Scotty MacDougal (Midwest Region) (Based on Jim Crockett, former owner of Jim Crockett Promotions)
- Tex McGraw (Southwest Region) (Based on Ted Turner, former financial backer of World Championship Wrestling)
- Tony "The Boss" Pavorati (Northeast Region) (Based on Vince McMahon, Chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment)
[edit] Critical response
The critical response to Legends of Wrestling II was slightly better than that of the original, but still not spectacular; at Game Rankings, the PlayStation 2 version received 59.9%, only a .6% increase from the previous game. The Xbox version was rated highest, garnering a 66.8% (.8% higher than the original), while the GameCube version was the most improved, jumping 5.9% to 60.6%.
