WWE Road to WrestleMania X8

WWE Road to WrestleMania X8

Cover art featuring Triple H, Rob Van Dam and The Undertaker
Developer(s) Natsume
Publisher(s) THQ
Platform(s) Game Boy Advance
Release date(s)
  • NA October 23, 2002
  • EU October 25, 2002
Genre(s) Wrestling
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Distribution cartridge

WWE Road to WrestleMania X8 is a video game released on the Game Boy Advance handheld console by THQ in 2002, based on WWE's pay-per-view of the same name. It featured improved gameplay and grappling techniques to its predecessor. This game was the successor to WWF Road to WrestleMania. The game was succeeded by WWE Survivor Series. Although the game's graphics and visual effects are not that pleasing, this game, unlike its previous versions, is much more entertaining and addicting. The superstars available in the game are limited to the big name and money making superstars.

The controls in the game are very limited, as the platform on which it is available only has space for very few buttons and devices. Also, very limited external devices can be used to add on to the already existing game features. WWE Survivor Series and WWF Road to WrestleMania were the previous versions of the WWE games and did average in the gaming world. WWE Road to WrestleMania X8 was the most successful out of the three.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings64%[1]
Metacritic73/100[2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Computer and Video Games8/10[3]
Game Informer7/10[4]
GameSpot8.1/10[5]
GameSpy[6]
GameZone8/10[7]
IGN7/10[8]
Nintendo Power3.2/5[9]

The game was met with average to mixed reception upon release, as GameRankings gave it a score of 64%,[1] while Metacritic gave it 73 out of 100.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "WWE Road to WrestleMania X8 for Game Boy Advance". GameRankings. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "WWE Road to WrestleMania X8 for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ Francis, Jimmy (December 1, 2002). "GBA Review: WWE Road to WrestleMania X8". Computer and Video Games. Archived from the original on September 21, 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ Leeper, Justin (March 2003). "WWE Road to WrestleMania X8". Game Informer (119): 92. Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ Provo, Frank (December 12, 2002). "WWE Road to WrestleMania X8 Review". GameSpot. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ Althof, Jeremy (December 8, 2002). "GameSpy: WWE Road to WrestleMania X8". GameSpy. Archived from the original on November 12, 2005. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  7. ↑ Lafferty, Michael (November 20, 2002). "WWE Road to WrestleMania X8 - GBA - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on April 6, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  8. ↑ Harris, Craig (November 25, 2002). "WWE Road to Wrestlemania X8". IGN. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  9. ↑ "WWE Road to WrestleMania X8". Nintendo Power 162: 228. November 2002.

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