Legends of Wrestling II

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Legends of Wrestling II
Image:Legends of Wrestling II Coverart.png
Developer(s) Acclaim Entertainment
Publisher(s) Acclaim Entertainment
Series Legends of Wrestling
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo Gamecube, Game Boy Advance
Release date 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) ELSPA: 11+
ESRB: Teen
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. However, the game did contain Eddie Guerrero, who, although unemployed at the time he signed a likeness deal, re-signed 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 European version of the game exclusively included four legends from the United Kingdom.

Contents

[edit] Roster

[edit] New Legends

[edit] Returning Legends

[edit] Fictional territorial promoters

Within Career Mode, your 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 between 8-12 storylines chosen at random with a push of a button. 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. Each of the promoters in the game were based on famous real life wrestling promoters.

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.

[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%.

[edit] Soundtrack

  • Superstar by Saliva
  • Headstrong by Trapt
  • Headstrong by Earshot
  • Get Away by Earshot
  • We Fall, We Stand by Earshot
  • Cosmopolitan Bloodloss by Glassjaw
  • Box Full of Sharp Objects by The Used
  • Questions? by Hometown Hero

[edit] See also

[edit] External links